I was excited to receive this and when it arrived it had a message o the box about how great it was at crushing and blending ice. I love how the zingy lemon shines through, complemented beautifully by the sweetness of the kiwi and honey. Then you detach it from the base, turn it upright, take off the blender lid and screw on the normal drinking lid. The Blend Active personal blender within the family pack is a great alternative to a family smoothie maker and one the whole family can really use and appreciate. I would definitely recommend the Breville Blend-Active Family Pack* to families who want to live healthier and create fun Breville all in one recipes.

We appreciate the simple mechanics of pressing a button to activate the appliance, as this allows for easier control than is the case with other smoothie-makers that activate as soon as the blades and cup are locked into the base. Compact bit of kit I do have a big blender but this appealed to me as appeared quite small and quick to make smoothies etc. Compact and easy to use The Breville Blend Active mini food processor is so easy to use, all you do is add your ingredients, screw on the blade, switch it on and all thats left to do is unscrew the blad and replace it with the sport lid, and away you go! Perhaps, one smoothie (or two) a day is enough when you can fit as many ingredients into these bottles as I could. Handy on the go bottles mean less washing up as you blen in the bottle and then just add a lid and off you go.

Also, the instruction manual lists some awesome smoothie recipes of its own (pages 9 to 10), so it’s worth checking those out, along with the tips on how to create great smoothies generally. My belly was full of fruit and veg after the juicer smoothie recipes creation afternoon and I ended up becoming quite bloated and uncomfortable. If you want to make a few different drinks you can just take the blade part off the bottle, attach a lid, clean the blade and make a new drink with a new bottle.

Dave and I have been taking smoothies to work and we all prefer the smaller bottles although the large ones are great for sharing or taking out with you to enjoy through the day.

We have been using the Breville blender and juicer to make some delicious Breville Blend Active Milkshake recipes and Breville Blend Active protein recipes too, as well as Breville Blender recipes for weight loss. The instruction manual offers clear, concise instructions on how to use the smoothie-maker (interspersed with long, dense safety warnings). From their power source to their complete capability, we’ve answered the big questions as comprehensively as possible. Blend Active Hibiscus, Raspberry and Mint Refresher - The Hibiscus flower has many health benefits and is used throughout the world. It’s super easy to use the Breville smoothie maker and create some awesome Breville juice recipes (you can find these Breville recipes below).

Or if you have already purchased a Blend Active product from Breville and it has experienced a fault of any sort, our FAQs can answer some of the more common concerns.out of 5 – The Breville blend active blender and blend active bottle are cheap, high quality and super fun to use. Here are a few of my favourite smoothies ideas from the last couple of weeks – the Blend Active recipes are the same, throw everything in and blend! These features combined with the great functionality of the appliance mean that the Blend Active range can help you whip up a huge amount of different drinks and snacks. Breville’s Blend Active range of blenders are designed to make family life and the morning routine as simple as possible.

Your Breville active blender can crush ice, but to protect the blades from possible damage, always add a small amount of liquid to the ice before processing. To make anything in the blender you literally put your ingredients into one of the Breville Blend Active bottles, twist on the top with the blade attached and then place this upside down on the top of the blender. Drink it straight away so as not to lose the enzyme and antioxidant activity which depreciates over time. The instruction booklet has some great recipe ideas to try out to which should get you started quite nicely. The spice grinder with this blend active is perfect for grinding up a handful of fresh coffee beans too!

If you’re interested in discovering just how powerful and versatile the Blend Active range could be, we have compiled answers to all the most common questions about the products. It's ok Not overly impressed with purchasing direct from brevill as the product appeared to have been already opened and perhaps used the product is good the only bad point is that the blade part can get stuck in the machine if you don't handle it with care. Motherhood Diaries was gifted an awesome Breville Blend-Active Family Pack* to make some awesome blending recipes using the Breville blend active personal blender.