Can you prepare banana smoothies the night before??

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Permalink Reply by John on May 3, 2012 at 9:57pm

If you can manage, get up 5 minutes earlier.  Personally, I don't like the taste even 1/2 hour after it is made, and my guess is that the vitamin content will not have dissipated.

Permalink Reply by Martin T on May 4, 2012 at 12:25am

I make mine in the morning and they keep just fine for several hours, even without being kept in the fridge; I would think they would keep overnight too, if you put them in the fridge overnight, but I'd love to hear if others have experience with this. 

I always fill each container to the top, so there's very little air in the container, which I think might help in terms of preventing oxidation.  I always drink the container that's not full first, and once I start a container, I usually finish it relatively soon.  I've never added lemon juice, but I suppose you could (just a tiny bit), although it feels to me like lemon and banana don't really seem like a very appealing combination.

Permalink Reply by Trina Southe on May 4, 2012 at 1:20am

I make mine when I first get up, at 6 am.  I don't eat them until about 12 and I don't refrigerate them either and they are fine!  I would think the night before would be no problem at all.

Permalink Reply by Georgie on May 4, 2012 at 6:32am

Thank you for the replies everyone! :-)

I'll try it and let you know how it goes!

Permalink Reply by Alagaia on May 4, 2012 at 7:05am

i have shift work where i work evenings then mornings and would be kicked out by my housemates if i blended late at night lol so i do mine the day before and though they dont taste like just mades smoothies they still taste fantastic and i feel fine. (usually eat the brown off the top too..)