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About The Nutribullet Recipes

Here is the key information you need to know about our Nutribullet recipes:

Nutribullet Recipe Basics

(1) Nutribullet Recipes are generally based on the large cup size, which is 24 ounces. That usually results in about 12-16 ounces of smoothie. However, it is easy to convert a Nutribullet recipe to another size simply by reducing or increasing the amount of each ingredient. Nutribullet recipes are not rocket science and, other than always using the max fill line for liquid, exact measurements are very rarely needed.

If you don’t have a Nutribullet and are using our recipes in your blender or Ninja, see our Recipe Conversion Page for tips.

(2) Recipes are provided to us from a variety of sources. You can even submit a recipe! Since we can’t personally test each and every single one of them, we rely on your ratings. If you try a recipe, please come back and rate it, and leave comments telling us why you did or did not like it and what you might have changed.

(3) Substitutions are always fun with recipes. If you like the looks of a recipe but happen to hate one ingredient, change it! The beauty of the Nutribullet is the many interesting combination of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, grains,and liquids that can be combined. Experiment, and if you think your new combination is a success, come submit it here to share! See more below for common substitutions.

(4) Food preparation: Generally, you can leave items in large chunks for the Nutribullet. Cut up fruits and vegetables to a size that makes them easy to fit in the cup. You need not chop them. I often hand tear/shred leafy items like spinach or kale, but it is not necessary. Add leafy items first, followed by fruits and vegetables, then grains and nuts. If you use something semi-liquid or very soft, like yogurt, add that last, but fill with liquid to the fill line first. I find that yogurt often blocks the liquid from filling right otherwise The idea is to have the liquid and semi-liquid items at the top of the cup, which ends up on the bottom when blending. this helps things blend more quickly and smoothly. Usually a Nutribullet recipe will call for raw items. However in a few rare cases, such as with when using sweet potatoes, the item must be cooked. The recipe will note that if it is the case.

Nuts and seeds can be put in whole. Note, however, that some seeds should not be consumed as they release a toxic substance (cyanide) into the body. These are:

  • Apple Seeds
  • Apricot Pits
  • Cherry Pits
  • Peach Pits
  • Plum Pits

When using any of these fruits, be sure to remove and discard the pits or seeds before blending.

(5) Using liquids: Nutribullet tends to tell you to use water in their instructions. That is fine, but often the use of other liquids adds flavor and additional nutrients. Some things you might want to try include: milk, coconut water, coconut milk, almond milk, rice milk, soy milk, or fruit juice. You can also add yogurt, but you will still need a pure liquid as well.

Watch the max fill line! When you add liquid, the fill line on your cup should be taken seriously. Under filling the cup may result in incomplete blending. Over filling may result in leaking.

(6) Want a frozen smoothie or were your ingredients at room temperature? Try adding an ice cube or two before blending. For a frozen slushy type of smoothie use frozen fruit or add additional ice.

fruit and vegetables for Nutribullet recipes

You can freely substitute one fruit or vegetable for another

Common Nutribullet Recipe Substitutions

The following are common substitutions, but in reality you can freely substitute any fruit or vegetable for another and any liquid for another. If you don’t like something, leave it out and add something that you do like. The sky’s the limit!

(1) Leafy Vegetables: Substitute any of these for another: spinach, kale, chard, butter lettuce or other dark green leafy vegetables.

(2) Citrus Fruits: Substitute any citrus for another, although you may want to try to stay in the same range of sweetness or tartness. common citrus items are oranges, tangerines, grapefruit, lemons, and limes.

(3) Other Fruits: Try switching in and out bananas, grapes, apple, pineapple, watermelon, or cantelope. Get creative with your Nutribullet recipes and try more exotic fruits such as guava, dragon fruit, mango, papya, star fruit etc.

(4) Vegetables: Try switching up carrots, beets, broccoli, cauliflower, peppers, tomatoes, celery, cucumber etc.

(5) Nuts, Seeds, and Grains: Almonds are a favorite that are used in many Nutribullet recipes, but you can substitute them for any other nut. Other common nuts are walnuts, cashews, and hazelnuts. Be sure to use raw, unsalted nuts. Common seeds are sunflower seeds, flax seeds and chia seeds.Try oatmeal instead of nuts for lots of fiber/

(6) Liquids: change out the water for another liquid such as milk (skim milk is lower calories, but higher sugar, while whole milk has more fat to keep you feeling full longer), soy milk, rice milk, coconut milk, almond milk, coconut water, or fruit juice.

About Boosts

Nutribullet refers to additional nutritional items as “boosts.” They include nuts and seeds in this definiton, but for most, this often means something like chia or flax seeks for omega 3 fatty acids, or powdered items such as goji or cacao. Some people add protein powder or other powdered nutrients to their Nutribullet recipes.

Nutribullet makes a Nutribullet Superfood Superboost Powder containing powdered chia, goji, cacao, and maca.

Make Your Nutribullet Recipes Your Own

Most important, do not feel constrained by the recipes on this site or the instructions in your Nutribullet book that state to use a certain percent of leafy greens, fruits, and boosts. Those are great guidelines, but ultimately the idea is to eat a variety of healthy foods throughout the week. If you want all fruit smoothie, have one! Or make an all veggie blast. Leave out nuts and seeds if you desire, or add more! Ultimately this is a very flexible system, and how you approach a recipe is up to you. Have fun with it!


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Ashley

Saturday 10th of February 2018

Hi have many questions but I need to know if I should boil my greens especially need to know about Spinach cooked or raw.

Carleen

Saturday 10th of February 2018

Hi! You can just put in all of your greens raw. I never precook mine.

Elsa Hills

Sunday 4th of February 2018

Love my nutribullet, thanks for all your ideas. I’m not so sure that skinned milk is healthier though. It might have the lowest fat content but there is evidence that drinking whole milk is best (ideally organic & not too much). It’s to do with skimmed milk being messed with too much (less natural), a little milk fat being fine for most people & fat soluble vitamin absorption too. Great page though!

Carleen

Tuesday 6th of February 2018

I actually agree with you and am editing this to reflect different views on that.

Miles

Saturday 2nd of December 2017

Can I use magic bullet to grind meat? And is it safe to make guava juice as guavas are seedy fruit.

Carleen

Saturday 2nd of December 2017

I would be skeptical of grinding meat in the bullet. I suspect it would get rather gummed up. It is better to grind meat through something open ended. You can make smoothies with guava. The seeds are edible. Some fruit, such as apple, you want to remove the seeds, but guava is OK.

Dorothy Vernon

Sunday 5th of February 2017

Hi, I have just got a nutribullet. Should I peel mangos, or can the skin go in as well?

Carleen

Sunday 5th of February 2017

I recommend peeling mangoes. Mango peels are generally considered safe to eat, but they do contain urushiol, which is a compound found in poison ivy. People who are strongly sensitive to that can run into problems eating the peel. So, unless you know for sure that you have no reactions to mango peels, I suggest peeling them. I like to buy frozen mango for smoothies, which comes already peeled.

Carmen winstanley

Friday 30th of December 2016

Hi I have a nutibullet for Christmas for specific recipes like hormonal etc how long would you take this for to have a beneficial effect?

Carleen

Wednesday 4th of January 2017

Recipes for affecting hormones can really vary. Some also might not be effective as it tends to be rather individualized. For example, I tried adding tofu (soy) and soy milk to my smoothies to regulate hormones in order to address hot flashes, and it helped, but it took a month or so of drinking them before I saw results.