A sealed pack (440) contains quantities of ingredients to make an individual smoothie portion. The ingredients comprise a flavor ingredient (410) such as pieces of fruit (strawberries, raspberries, mango), a frozen portion of liquid (420) such as water, fruit juice, milk, coffee or tea； and a consistency ingredient (430) such as ice-cream, sorbet and yoghurt. The pack may be subjected to a temperature sufficiently low to maintain the frozen state of some of the ingredients in the pack (440). Also disclosed is a method of packaging the ingredients into the pack, or into first and second containers, or into a container with compartments for different ingredients in frozen and unfrozen states； and a method of preparing an individual smoothie using the sealed pack wherein the ingredients are blended with additional liquid； and an apparatus that uses the sealed pack for automatically vending an individual smoothie portion.
