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Posted 2/25/2011 10:35 PM (GMT -5)
We have been very cautious in our spending for a while due to the economy. There was a great deal (5 payments) on a Vita Mix and we've been wanting one for a while (not that we eat terribly healthfully now, but we want to). I like the idea of putting whole fruits/veggie in there and getting a sort of "V-8" drink, especially for breakfast and on weekends.

It will be arriving soon. Any input from anyone?
Posted 2/26/2011 12:28 AM (GMT -5)
Best investment. It easier for juicing than any other juicer. You can sift thru cloth or strainer or even have thick veggie juice.
Other juice machines are pain to clean.
Be sure to read direction. Some have like a built in Kooling fan that runs only when on high but not low. U never see them used.

Great machines. Add hot water to veggies n u got soup.
Posted 2/26/2011 3:30 AM (GMT -5)
Best to use organic veggies for the VitaMix, because the pulp (fiber) is what the pesticides stick to...
Posted 2/26/2011 2:28 PM (GMT -5)
I have a blend-tech, I think they're similar. I now use earplugs when I use mine. Antibiotics can make ears more vulnerable to damage, and I've had tinnitus for the past year after being on zithromax for 3 weeks.

I'm not sure if the loud blender caused it or the abx, or both. But the tinnitus gets louder with noise so i protect myself now.
Posted 2/26/2011 9:32 PM (GMT -5)
Ooooh, I got giddy just readin' the title :)

After burning out blender after blender every few months or so, Hubby got me a Vitamix last year for xmas. Best. Gift. Ever.

I love smoothies, and often times it is the ONLY thing I can eat/drink. That machine can make a smoothie out of ROCKS!!! :) I love it, can't say enough good about it. I usually freeze any fresh fruit I happen to 'score' a deal on, as well as any greens I use as I like that 'milkshake' consistancy, over a more juice consistancy. Plus for me, I can drink things easier if they are really cold, as opposed to room temp fruit blended into a smoothie.
Posted 2/26/2011 10:42 PM (GMT -5)
My cousin had a Vita Mix about 50 years ago when eating healthy wasn't even discussed. She loved it.

I have the Montel Williams Healthmaster (the larger wattage) and absolutely adore it. I have 4 other juicers including a Champion and Jack LaLane, and this is the best, hands down because it's more of a powerful blender. Being the frugal person I am, I watched Craigs List and got it for around $150, brand new in the box. Anyway, I think it's similar to the Vita Mix and for me, was more affordable. Easy to use and even easier to clean.

diaba, this one sounds like a jet taking off sometimes so I like the idea of earplugs.

Apples are a concern for me so unless I've pulled them off the tree myself, I always peel them and remove the seeds. Carrots can also be full of pesticides/herbicides/etc. so you're better off to get them organic. I usually throw in a few frozen blackberries and organic spinach, then whatever else I have on hand. I've made some pretty awful ones that I suffered through, but am getting better at it....
Posted 2/26/2011 11:33 PM (GMT -5)
Although I like the idea, too, of blending my own fruits and veggies into a drink, for now it just isn't going to happen.

For one thing, in our area the two health food stores usually do not have a good selection of organic fruits and veggies, what they do have looks bad, plus they're ridiculously expensive. Good news is that a Whole Foods is being built (hopefully will open in the Fall).

Thought I'd share this option for others who may be in my shoes. I started drinking concentrated green food supplements about six weeks ago and like the results.

Although the container says "once a day" or more...I starting drinking the "greens" three times a day.

I switch between two...just because of the different benefits they have to offer...although I am probably going to just end up with "Green Vibrance" as it is far superior than other "greens" out there (as far as what I've read).

I drink "Green Vibrance" morning and evening and "Amazing Grass" lunch time. Green Vibrance does not taste good to me; I mix it and swallow it right down in as few gulps as possible. smilewinkgrin Amazing Grass tastes some better. (You can google the two and read all the good stuff in them--all the benefits for our nutrition, digestion, circulation, and immunity--and also read reviews.)

I like the results I'm experiencing, so it is well worth the taste for the few seconds it takes me to drink it. Beginning on the second day, I noticed increased energy and I've had increased energy ever since!

PS: I do appreciate the info on the blenders. Thanks all! We had one a few years back that was a pain to clean...so we rarely used it. When we do get one we want one that is powerful/does the job and is definitely easy to clean!

Post Edited (daisyrlb) : 2/26/2011 9:40:44 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 2/27/2011 8:35 AM (GMT -5)
I think the "pain to clean" is the problem with all the regular juicers, and one of the reasons people quit using them. Then when I started really thinking about it, I didn't like the idea of throwing out the roughage part of it even if it did fertilize the garden! Daisyrlb, as a general rule, I throw some of the green powder into my juice for good measure! Here in PA our vegetables are about as sad as you can get this time of year, so that's why I stick mostly to organic spinach, apples, frozen blackberries, some carrots, then whatever isn't limp or rotten in the grocery store. I envy anyone who lives close to a Whole Foods or other health conscious grocery. I do encourage anybody who is interested at all in getting any kind of juicing/pulverizing machine to watch Craig's List. The downside is that you don't get the warranty but for a fraction of the cost and the chance it's unused or barely used, I'm willing to take the chance. By the way, I'd like to say I'm completely faithful to a regime, but I can't and I'm not although I have good intentions!!
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