If the smoothie must arrive in a glass bottle, check the exact pack before buying: Ocado lists the cited 750ml innocent and M&S smoothies in plastic bottles. For a glass presentation at brunch, decant a chilled smoothie into your own glassware or blend one shortly before serving. A ready-to-drink bottle takes less preparation, but whichever route you choose, plan the pour size and check ingredients and storage instructions.
Start with the part of brunch that matters most: the glass-bottle presentation, the amount of preparation or the needs of your guests.
Decant a chilled smoothie or blend one to serve in reusable glass bottles. Ocado identifies the cited innocent and M&S ready-to-drink examples as plastic-bottled, while GlassBottles.co.uk lists empty glass bottles for smoothies.
A chilled bottle avoids blending just before guests arrive. Ocado lists five 150ml servings for both the 750ml innocent Pineapples, Bananas & Coconuts and M&S Super Berry examples; check whether those pours match the glasses you intend to use.
Read the current label for the exact variant. Ocado lists the cited Naked Protein smoothie as vegan, but identifies oats containing gluten in the M&S Green Smoothie Mix. Neither detail establishes the suitability of another flavour or recipe.
Choose when: You want a ready-to-pour drink but plan to serve it in your own glass bottles or glasses.
Trade-off: Decanting adds a serving step and does not change the material of the retail pack.
Choose when: You want to decide the ingredients and serve the finished smoothie in glassware.
Trade-off: You need ingredients, preparation time and a blender; follow any frozen mix’s preparation and storage directions.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Glass presentation | Check the exact retail pack material. Ocado identifies the cited innocent and M&S bottles as plastic; GlassBottles.co.uk lists empty glass smoothie bottles for separate use. | I want glass on the table. Am I happy to decant the drink, or does the purchased smoothie itself need to arrive in glass? |
| Amount to serve | Decide the pour size, then compare it with the bottle volume. Ocado lists five 150ml servings for each cited 750ml innocent and M&S smoothie. | Will small pours suit my guests, or should I plan more bottles or another drink for larger glasses? |
| Chilling and timing | Read the exact pack’s temperature, preparation and opened-life instructions. Ocado lists 0–8°C and four days after opening for the cited innocent smoothie, versus 0–5°C and 48 hours for M&S Super Berry. | I need to keep the drink chilled and know whether any opened bottle can be used after brunch. |
| Ingredients | Check the current ingredient and allergen information for every variant. Ocado lists pea protein in the cited Naked Protein smoothie and oats containing gluten in M&S Green Smoothie Mix. | Before I pour for guests, I want to check the exact product against their dietary requirements. |
| Portion expectations | Compare your intended pour with the serving information. The NHS says smoothies and unsweetened 100% fruit or vegetable juices count towards a maximum of one 150ml 5 A Day portion per day. | A larger glass may suit the occasion, but I do not want to mistake several pours for several 5 A Day portions. |
Ocado lists the cited 750ml innocent and M&S smoothies in plastic bottles. A product photograph or table-setting idea is not a substitute for checking the retail pack material.
If glass is essential, confirm the exact packaging before purchase or plan to decant or blend into suitable glassware.
Decanting also means having suitable glass bottles or glasses available.
The cited 750ml innocent and M&S products each state five 150ml servings, according to Ocado. Five larger glasses would require more than one such bottle.
Choose a pour size before working out how many bottles to serve, and consider another drink alongside the smoothies.
Opened-life instructions differ: Ocado lists four days for the cited innocent smoothie, 48 hours for M&S Super Berry and five days for Naked Green Machine. Their other handling instructions also need to be read separately.
Keep each product as directed and follow the date and after-opening instructions on the pack you serve.
The NHS says smoothies and unsweetened 100% fruit or vegetable juices count towards a maximum of one 150ml 5 A Day portion per day, however much is drunk.
Use that distinction when planning the brunch spread rather than treating additional pours as additional portions.
These examples illustrate pack sizes, ingredients and preparation routes to compare; check the current label for the variant you buy.
A ready-to-drink example for hosts planning small pours from a chilled bottle.
Chilled smoothie variants with different ingredient and serving details to check individually.
Examples include a chilled ready-to-drink smoothie and frozen mixes that are blended before serving.
These coconut milk fruit smoothies have stated bottle volumes to help plan brunch pours into your own glassware. If the retail bottle itself must be glass, check its pack material before buying.
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The 180ml volume gives you a starting point for planning a small brunch pour into your own glassware. Check the retail pack material if the drink must arrive in glass, and follow its after-opening storage instructions.
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The 325ml volume lets you plan how many bottles your intended brunch pours require. Serve in your own glassware if that is the presentation you want; check the retail pack material and follow its preparation and storage directions.
Check the exact product: Ocado identifies the cited innocent Pineapples, Bananas & Coconuts and M&S Super Berry 750ml bottles as plastic. If you want glass on the table, you can serve a chilled smoothie in your own glassware; if the retail pack must be glass, confirm its material before buying.
Start with the pour you intend to serve. Ocado lists five 150ml servings for each cited 750ml innocent and M&S bottle; larger glasses require more drink, so use your guest count and pour size to work out the number of bottles.
No. The NHS says smoothies and unsweetened 100% fruit or vegetable juices count towards a maximum of one 150ml 5 A Day portion per day, regardless of how much is consumed.
Read the current ingredients and allergen information on each exact pack before serving. Ocado lists oats containing gluten in M&S Green Smoothie Mix and identifies the cited Naked Protein smoothie as vegan; those details should not be assumed to apply to other variants.
Follow the directions for the specific mix rather than assuming it can stand after blending. Ocado’s directions for the cited M&S frozen mixes say to blend with juice and serve immediately; the Tropical mix directions also say to keep it frozen at −18°C and not refreeze it after thawing.