Smoothie mixes
Hi there,
What I actually prefer is just using frozen fruit. There are companies that sell single serving frozen fruit mixes, or you can mix your own blends. This can be easily done in just about any type of freezer, and takes little or no extra effort to make.
I never add ice to any smoothies.
The benefits - a much nicer final product, and health benefits - no sweeteners, no artificial flavors, no added chemicals, etc.
Drawbacks - people are used to overly sweet, artificially flavored things. If you do the single serving packs, the cost is a little higher than using mixes.
My basic recipe -
Fill blender to just under cup size with frozen fruit, cover fruit orange juice - blend!
To make it sweeter, for an additional charge, you can add frozen yogurt, vanilla frozen yogurt, etc.
You can also add other "add ons" - protein powder, etc.
I usually just stick with the basic recipe and only rarely have someone that doesn't think it is sweet enough - people usually start coming in for them everyday!
Have fun!