Tegan Lynn wrote:
I never understood juicing. I like juice and all, but personally, I'd rather just eat whatever fruits and vegetables I have lying around rather than drink them.

exactly. Not to mention it fills your stomach, no hunger pains an hour later.

modeled wrote:
^I'm on my second juicer from Sears, it cost under $50.  The first one would probably still work if I hadn't gotten the machine part wet.

Hummm, the blender I want costs twice as much lol
Must check it out!

Frances Jewel wrote:

exactly. Not to mention it fills your stomach, no hunger pains an hour later.

The point of juicing is to pack a lot of nutrients that can be absorbed quickly, not necessarily replace a meal.

Jules NYC wrote:
Hummm, the blender I want costs twice as much lol
Must check it out!

Our KitchenAid blender cost over $100 definitely.  We never use it.

I have Aloe and started adding Parsley today!  Ginger is next

ChaiNoir wrote:
Yes indeed I do!!

I have the Oscar Neo 900
2 x Twin Gear voice activated cold press juicers
1 x Manaual hand cold press juicer

I also have a tblspoon of VITAL GREENS ( as seen in pic ) and Aloe juice too and Sunwarrior protein powder. YUMMM

Greg Holt Photography wrote:
Last year I got a Breville Ikon multi Speed juice fountain. Its a bit pricey $199  but works extremely well, built for daily use, easy to clean, and gets every drop of juice out of the fruit or vegetable. The pulp comes out dry.

I would like to get a nice juicer soon. The one I've been using for about a year and a half, is not working as well anymore. It leaves the veg pulp juicy; it didn't used to do that when it was newer.

Greg Holt Photography wrote:
Last year I got a Breville Ikon multi Speed juice fountain. Its a bit pricey $199  but works extremely well, built for daily use, easy to clean, and gets every drop of juice out of the fruit or vegetable. The pulp comes out dry.

I have spent over $1000 on my juicers - But I use them for everything! I am a semi raw foodist and so its bascialy my kitchen and * COOKING * appliance in one

Save up a little here and there over a year and you can get an excellent juicer. Cold press juicers are the way to go - centrifrugal juicers produce heat and so you endup with tepid warm juice and loose allot of nutrient due to the friction.

modeled wrote:
^Blending beauty right there... I want one!


How do you make crackers with pulp?

I have a large commercial size Dehydrator - I have the temp set very very low ( Semi Raw foodist so no strong heat used for my foods ) - I add herbs and spices and pop onto a round circular sheet and flip every few hours.

I'll get some picies

NothingIsRealButTheGirl wrote:
Don't drink your carbs!

That's more applicable to people who want/need to lose fat, or also eat a lot of  breads and cooked starches.

If you don't eat a conventional diet, or a "standard American diet," anyway it's a whole different beast, and depends on what your diet looks like as a whole.

Since I've been interacting with people as personal trainer, I'm learning a lot more about the average Americans' eating habits, since they talk to me about what, and when they eat.  I'm starting to see more and more how the "common sense rules" about healthy eating often do not apply at all to people who aren't eating crap to start with, or people who eat a somewhat unique/specialized diet regularly.

Standard American eating is actually far worse than I ever even imagined it was, before starting work in the fitness industry. I figured that most people at least eat a couple vegetables every day ... not really. A huge portion of American women just barely eat enough calories to keep themselves alive, and will still be much larger than is healthy, because their bodies are starving and storing every single calorie as fat. It's appalling how people eat in this country, like absolutely appalling.

Mike Collins wrote:
I was pretty skeptical at first but I bought the Nutribullet and was amazed how much easier and IMO, better than juicing.  You loose all the fiber if your like most and throw away the pulp when juicing.  And what a pain to clean.  Take it all apart.  Clean each piece. let it all dry.  Put it back together agian.  Ugh!

The NB is like a cheaper Vitimix @ just $99 and extracts foods near the same quality.  Just add some spinach, some strawberries, grapes, some flax seeds and a little water and you got a very healthy smoothie that tastes great!  Tons of other combos to try as well.  And what you blend it with can serve as the glass you drink from as well.  NO cleanup except cleaning the glass when your done.

I'll never juice again.  Too messy and not as healthy.  IMHO.

I have a nice blender, and use it every day, sometimes multiple times per day. I still juice regularly.

Juicing allows you to consume enormous amounts of greens, amounts which would be very difficult to ingest pureeing them into smoothies.

DarcieK wrote:
I asked my mom for a juicer for Christmas. I'm crossing my fingers. I like my Mini Nutribullet for smoothies. But, I am not good at getting all my greens and what not in.

niiiice, hope you get one.   actually now i want a new juicer for christmas

modeled wrote:

niiiice, hope you get one.   actually now i want a new juicer for christmas

I just saw a juicer in one of the black friday ads I was looking at. 

LOTS of blenders

modeled wrote:

niiiice, hope you get one.   actually now i want a new juicer for christmas

Me too!

I just found a 30 day of juicing recipe book. I may go broke from buying all these different fruits and vegetables.

DarcieK wrote:

Me too!

I just found a 30 day of juicing recipe book. I may go broke from buying all these different fruits and vegetables.

farmers market is your best bet.  also, i recommend putting spinach in a zip lock bag, it keeps longer, at least it does here in humid FL.

modeled wrote:

farmers market is your best bet.  also, i recommend putting spinach in a zip lock bag, it keeps longer, at least it does here in humid FL.

I'd have to wait til summer for a Farmer's Market now since they are outside and there is 2 feet of snow on the ground.

D M E C K E R T wrote:
i'd juice all the time if i didn't have to clean the goddamn thing. fuck.

for what it's worth...before my juiceman died...i did try the "fat, sick, and nearly dead" green juice for a bit. not so tasty. but really effective. lost weight at a pretty fast rate and felt invincible. alas, the juicer was ancient, and kale is a bitch, and the whole thing lasted like 10 days.

I tried juice "feasting" but find it virtually impossible, because by the end of the first day, all I want is something the CHEW on. It's not even that I'm hungry; it's like my jaw is addicted to chewing and starts withdrawals around 7:30pm.

ShivaKitty wrote:
I tried juice "feasting" but find it virtually impossible, because by the end of the first day, all I want is something the CHEW on. It's not even that I'm hungry; it's like my jaw is addicted to chewing and starts withdrawals around 7:30pm.

My longest juice fast was 6 weeks , I had been in hospital for a very serious condition and after loading my body with Medications I need to refresh my system and it worked a treat. I usualy juice fast for atleast 4 weeks solid at a time but have now begun juice fasting 4 days a week. I feel super!!

modeled wrote:
I don't know exactly what "juice feasting" is but I bet it's extreme.  All things in moderation applies to juicing I feel.

Going for a few or more days, consuming primarily juices and smoothies (some people also include healthy fats, such as virgin coconut butter). You are consuming LARGE amounts of those things, so basic caloric needs are met.

I'm sure it's probably a nice experience for people who enjoy it. I enjoy textures and chewing foods too much for it to work for me. I never felt hungry, just missed chewing --- desperately.