Muttley, I know..the colour of those smoothies makes me want to gag, and like your Mum I tend to avoid looking too closely! Nothing wrong with a home-made chicken and salad roll, but the way IW carry on you could be forgiven for thinking that all you need for optimum health is whatever comes out of the Nutriblaster. This is the danger of these people, acting as "experts" in every field, food, fashion, health & well-being, you name it Sadly, without responsible TV promotions, some people will believe that these blenders are a Magic Bullet and all you need to keep healthy, which is totally wrong.