Smoothies are drinks you make at a Smoothie Station in the original Grounded, the backyard survival game from Obsidian. Most of them heal you right away and add a temporary boost, such as extra stamina, more maximum health or faster swimming. Learning which ones to make, and how, can make a rough stretch in the yard much easier.
Items
Items
Boost Juice
Save it for a fight that asks for repeated heavy attacks.
- Buff
- +Max Stamina (+20)
- Effect Duration
- 120 seconds
- Ingredients
- 1 Raw Aphid Meat, 1 Mushroom, 1 Acorn Bits
- Recipe Unlock
- Analyze Acorn Bits
Boss Sauce
Pair it with a weapon setup that attacks often.
- Buff
- +Critical Hit Chance (+5%)
- Effect Duration
- 120 seconds
- Ingredients
- 1 Wasp Queen Head, 1 Broodmother Fang, 1 Mantis Head
- Recipe Unlock
- Analyze Wasp Queen Head
Fluid Flippers
Use it for long swims between Pond landmarks.
- Buff
- +Swim Speed (+10%)
- Effect Duration
- 120 seconds
- Ingredients
- 1 Water Boatman Fin, 1 Eelgrass Strand, 1 Lilypad Wax
- Recipe Unlock
- Analyze Water Boatman Fin
Fuzz on the Rocks
A dependable choice for boss attempts and other hard fights.
- Buff
- +Max Health (+20)
- Effect Duration
- 120 seconds
- Ingredients
- 1 Clay, 1 Mite Fuzz, 1 Pebblet
- Recipe Unlock
- Analyze Mite Fuzz
Gastro Goo
Take it into areas where gas makes normal gear hard to use.
- Buff
- Gas Guard grants immunity to gas damage
- Effect Duration
- 120 seconds
- Ingredients
- 1 Stinkbug Gas Sack, 1 Fungal Growth, 1 Aphid Honeydew
- Recipe Unlock
- Analyze Stinkbug Gas Sack
Green Machine
Useful when a long fight demands several attack and dodge cycles.
- Buff
- +Hyperstamina (stamina regeneration +20%)
- Effect Duration
- 120 seconds
- Ingredients
- 1 Lilypad Wax, 1 Sprig, 1 Clover Leaf
- Recipe Unlock
- Analyze Lilypad Wax
Hedge Lord
A good choice for extended trips away from a stocked camp.
- Buff
- +Fuller reduces hunger drain by 25%, and Moist reduces thirst drain by 25%
- Effect Duration
- 120 seconds
- Ingredients
- 1 Berry Chunk, 1 Aphid Honeydew, 1 Acorn Bits
- Recipe Unlock
- Analyze Berry Chunk
Human Food
Carry it into fights where surviving a heavy hit matters.
- Buff
- +Damage Resist reduces damage taken by 10%
- Effect Duration
- 120 seconds
- Ingredients
- 1 Fresh Apple Bits, 1 Fresh Cookie Sandwich Bits, 1 Fresh Billy Hog Bite
- Recipe Unlock
- Analyze Fresh Apple Bits, Fresh Billy Hog Bite, or Fresh Cookie Sandwich Bits
Liquid Gills
Use it before exploring the Pond's deeper routes.
- Buff
- +Veteran Diver increases max oxygen capacity by 20%
- Effect Duration
- 120 seconds
- Ingredients
- 1 Water Flea Meat, 1 Eelgrass Strand, 1 Raw Tadpole Meat
- Recipe Unlock
- Analyze Water Flea Meat
Liquid Rage
Save it for a short damage window against a tough enemy.
- Buff
- +Attack increases damage dealt by 10%
- Effect Duration
- 120 seconds
- Ingredients
- 1 Larva Spike, 1 Spider Fang, 1 Red Ant Mandibles
- Recipe Unlock
- Analyze Larva Spike
Soothing Syrup
Keep a few in reserve for quick recovery between fights.
- Buff
- None (instant heal only)
- Effect Duration
- No timed buff; instant heal only
- Ingredients
- 1 Algae, 1 Mushroom
- Recipe Unlock
- Unlocked by default when the Smoothie Station is available
Waspidote
Keep it ready for battles with poison dealing bugs.
- Buff
- Poison Cure removes active poison, and +Poison Resist reduces poison damage by 25%
- Effect Duration
- 120 seconds
- Ingredients
- 1 Wasp Shell, 1 Wasp Paper, 1 Spider Venom
- Recipe Unlock
- Analyze Wasp Paper or Wasp Shell
Worker's Comp
Use it when hauling building materials between a worksite and camp.
- Buff
- +Hauling Strength lets you carry 3 more Grass Planks and Weed Stems
- Effect Duration
- 120 seconds
- Ingredients
- 1 Red Ant Part, 1 Red Ant Head, 1 Red Ant Mandibles
- Recipe Unlock
- Analyze Red Ant Mandibles
What Smoothies Do in Grounded
Most smoothies do two jobs at once. They heal you right away and add a temporary boost on top. That boost is the real reason to make them, because it can give you more health or stamina, better swimming, or protection from a specific threat when you need it most.
Because each boost wears off, smoothies pay off most when you time them. Drink one just before the moment it matters, and you get the most out of it.
How to Make Smoothies at the Smoothie Station
You need the Smoothie Station first. Once it's built, the station's menu lists the recipes you have memorized, so you only see the smoothies you know how to make.
To make one, pick a recipe and then pick a base. Confirm the mix, and the finished smoothie goes straight into your inventory, ready to drink. You learn new recipes by analyzing the right ingredients, which is how the list grows.
Ingredients come from the backyard's plants, bugs and creatures, so you'll be gathering as you go. Stick to the exact recipe, though. A mix that doesn't match one you've learned won't give you the smoothie's boost, so check the ingredients before you confirm.
Normal, Beefy and Sticky Bases
Every smoothie needs one base ingredient, and the base decides which version you get. The base doesn't change which smoothie you make. It only changes how much it heals and how long the boost lasts.
A normal smoothie uses Grub Sludge and heals 40 health, with the boost lasting 2 minutes. The beefy version uses Muscle Sprout, which doubles the healing to 80 while keeping the boost at 2 minutes. The sticky version uses Gum Nugget, which keeps the healing at 40 but doubles the boost to 4 minutes.
Pick the base based on what you're about to do. Go beefy when you're badly hurt and need the health now. Go sticky when the boost has to last through a long trip or a long fight.
Best Grounded Smoothies for Fights, Survival and Travel
If fighting is your main worry, start with Liquid Rage, Boss Sauce and Human Food. Liquid Rage boosts your attack damage, Boss Sauce gives you a better chance at critical hits, and Human Food cuts the damage you take overall. Together they cover both sides of a fight, so they're the first ones to look at when enemies are the problem.
For staying in the fight longer, look at Fuzz on the Rocks and Boost Juice. They raise your maximum health and stamina, so you have more to work with while the boost lasts. Green Machine helps your stamina come back faster, and Gastro Goo protects you from gas, which matters when gas is the threat.
Some smoothies are about getting around. Fluid Flippers make you faster in water, and Liquid Gills let you stay underwater longer. Worker's Comp lets you carry more planks at once, which saves trips when you're building. Hedge Lord slows how quickly hunger and thirst drop, which helps on long stretches far from food and water.
FAQ
What is Trickle Regen in Grounded?
Trickle Regen is a slow heal that works over time. It comes from Soothing Syrup's sticky version, the one made with a Gum Nugget base, while the normal and beefy versions only heal. It restores 5 health every 10 seconds for 4 minutes.
Which Grounded smoothie cures poison?
Waspidote is the one. It removes poison effects from you right away and cuts the poison damage you take by 25%. Its normal version also heals 40 health, and you unlock it by analyzing a Wasp Paper or a Wasp Shell.
What unlocks each Grounded smoothie recipe?
Boost Juice unlocks from Acorn Bits, Fuzz on the Rocks from Mite Fuzz, and Liquid Rage from Larva Spike. Human Food has the most options, since analyzing any one of Fresh Apple Bits, Fresh Billy Hog Bite or Fresh Cookie Sandwich Bits unlocks it.