Living and working in London and commuting by tube is always a battle of time and a mad rush. I’m no an early bird so getting up early enough to get ready before rushing for the tube is always a challenge.
My morning routine used to mean rushing to get dressed, makeup and if I had a bit of time, grab a quick breakfast before dashing in heels to the tube station. On the days when I didn’t have time, I’d grab a cappuccino and croissant from one of those Italian delis in the City. Nowadays, trying to add more protein to my diet, a high protein smoothie is the new routine. Using the new Ninja BlendBoss takes just a couple of minutes with the preprogrammed buttons and powerful motor, I just blend it in the carry away tumbler and I can just make it and run.
Ninja BlendBoss: The new must have gadget that enhances you morning routine.
At one point in time, everyone I knew in London had one of those bullet blenders. They were powerful and were very popular, as it coincided with the surge in popularity of daily smoothies. At that time, most of the smoothies were using frozen fruit and sometimes yoghurt.
Today, the focus is protein rich smoothies. Instead of sugar laden fruit smoothies, a tweak to the recipes will make it easy to reach your daily protein intake.
This new Ninja BlendBoss blender design is sleek and doesn’t take up a lot of space on your kitchen countertop. With some fabulous colours that you can mix and match to suit your style, this is a lovely piece of kit.
I chose the cyberspace colour, which is a matt navy blue. It is my favourite colour. The two pastel colours, Pink Peppercorn and Lavender Lemonade are very popular too. You can mix and match the colours too, pick 2 different colours for the base and the tumbler. You can but an extra tumbler in a different colour for the other people in your household.
Things you need to know about this new Ninja BlendBoss blender:
The Ninja BlendBOSS Tumbler Blender is designed for people who want a proper smoothie or iced drink without washing a full-sized blender jug afterwards. This product is designed to simplify your life and save on washing up as you blend directly in the travel tumbler, switch to the leak-proof lid, and take the drink with you on your commute.
The blender has a powerful 1,100W motor so it works really fast. There is an ice-crushing capability and a 710ml tumbler (650ml maximum fill), it is more powerful than many compact personal blenders. It is best suited to single-serve smoothies, protein shakes, green drinks and frozen fruit recipes rather than family-sized batches or hot soups. It can be a bit noisy when you blend though. But that is one of the biggest complaints but it works so well to compensate for the few minutes of noise.
- 1,100W Motor: Delivers high-performance power to effortlessly break down frozen fruit, tough leafy greens, seeds, and ice-based drinks.
- 710ml Tumbler Capacity: Generous personal-drink sizing with a 650ml maximum fill line specified for blending.
- Direct-in-Cup Blending: Blend directly into your travel cup to skip extra washing up and eliminate the need to decant from a jug.
- Three Auto-iQ® Programmes: Features dedicated Smoothie, Blend, and Crush single-touch settings that run automated pulse-and-pause patterns.
- Manual Pulse Control: Gives you extra control over short bursts, thicker mixtures, and final texture adjustments.
- Travel Lid & Removable Straw: Flexible drinking options let you sip via the flip spout or the included removable straw once off the base.
- Locking Leak-Proof Lid: Seals tightly when properly closed, making it safe to throw into a work tote, backpack, or gym bag.
- Dishwasher-Safe Parts: Easy maintenance with a dishwasher-safe tumbler, travel lid, straw, and removable blade assembly.
- Compact Countertop Footprint: Takes up minimal space compared to traditional full-sized jug blenders (mains-powered operation).
The BlendBoss tumbler is not heavy, and is the same size and similar shape as that ever so popular gigantic drinks tumbler. This lovely blender is a welcome addition to my morning routine. I can now make a protein smoothie, add some collagen and creatine powder and I have my essential supplements all ready to go.
With this design, you can easily carry it with you on your daily commute. I took it with me on the tube and the handle makes it very easy to carry. It will also fit in my backpack. By removing the straw, you have a leakproof smoothie cup.
Another use for this blender which I am very excited about is the ice-crushing feature. You can use it to make snow ice that can be turned into frozen desserts like Malaysian Ice Kacang, Korean Bingsu or Filipino halo halo.
Some protein smoothie recipes you can try with your new Ninja blender
- Blueberry protein smoothie using skyr
- Mixed berries cottage cheese smoothie
- Banana berry smoothie
Cottage cheese is cool again. It is a great ingredient to add to your smoothies, omelettes and more to easily increase your protein intake for those on a high protein diet. For women of a certain age, building muscle will help you with your health and fitness as age catches up. In some of these smoothie recipes, I add cottage cheese instead of yoghurt or Skyr. The cheese taste is not discernible after blending and it results in a slightly thicker drink.
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