Will this take the place of juicing? A meal?
788267
I drink it in the morning and don't get hungry until 3 in the afternoon. So I'd say yes. I'm not hungry for hours after word.
788268
Juicing, yes. Meal, no. You still need your protein and carbs. If you consume alot as a mere drink, of course, you'll be full and have no room to eat any food. Think of this a salad or a snack if you drink it on its own and with any other juicy drink. With a smoothie, it's a meal (but if the smoothie is specified as a meal).
1633437
You can pretty much drink it instead of a meal. I do suggest that you work out if your trying to stay healthy.
1458856
Haven't tried to juice with it...Can't see it actually reducing hard veggies and fruits to juice. More than likely you'd get mush. However if you need advice for a juicer I own an Angel juicer and it woks wonders.
708719
It will juice them, but they don't have much juice in them. It is better to use a blender for those.
1008991
Absolutely. I use mine every day to juice greens. It will be a thicker mixture because it is breaking down whole foods and not extracting the juice. It is much more beneficial and works like a wiz. I add about 1 cup spring water to mine when blending. I love this blender.
1067641
No - It is strictly a juice. If you are really interested in juicing then this is your unit. If you want blended fun drinks then get a blender like Vita Mix.
517142
Yea.It tastes much better with juice. Make sure u shake it to dissolve well.
1037245
No, it only juices the fruits and veggies. You need a blender for that, some fruits like berries you can just throw in blender with the ice and whatever else.
2194498
Does pretty good on everything minus herbs and juicing soft fruits (like strawberries). You get some juice but a lot of waste. Most hard fruits and vegetables do amazing.
2038598
Yes,& No.It will make carrot juice but, you will get small chunks of carrot.the motor is not powerful enough to beat the carrots to a pulp. For chopping.Yes! For juicing.No! If you are looking for a machine that can produce 100% juice,i would recommend the Nutribullet Rx.
1986169
Definitely! I actually put the ginger through first while the basket is clean. I actually obtain a nice amount of ginger juice from an inch cube or so of fresh ginger root. I also juice beets & turnips. I get ALOT of juice from both. Go easy on the beets. They have a very strong flavor that will overpower the taste of your other veggies. Happy Juicing! Hope this helps.
1699188
No. If you define juice as pressing out and separating the juice from the ruffage. Yes, if you define it as turning the entire vegetable into something you can drink...
1698845
YES! I load it with kale, carrots, beats, broccoli, cucumbers... Great juicer.
694705
No, it only squeezes juice out of fruits or vegetables. If you want smoothies, get a blender instead.
3771
it really depends on what you put through it. I spent all afternoon on Sundays juicing for the week. I would have 24 - 32 ounce containers - I usually would do 6 to 8 of them. I would put through about 6 cucumbers, 6 apples, a bag of kale, I like cilantro - so i did a bunch of that, a head of celery, a bag of spinach, chard, napa cabbage, lemons, and anything else that sounded good. Zucchinis and cucumbers and apples make the most juice. the leafy veggies do not - but they are full of other stuff you need. I would have juice for breakfast and lunch then have my dinner. I lost weight too. but it is tough just doing the juice and not much food.
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Instead of juicing where the pulp is removed at the end and disposed of, this machine pulverizes the fruit and vegetables into more of a solid form. Instead of juice it is more like a pudding. I eat my blended raw vegetables and fruits with a spoon. I make my morning drink with a whole lemon with peal & seeds removed, a chunk of ginger, a banana, a half of avacado, a whole organic apple, and a big handful of kale or greens, pinapple chunks if you have any, and add water and put the blender into action. In about 30 seconds it is an edible green shake. I add fresh blueberries on top and eat it with a spoon. delicious. It comes with a recipe booklet and you can add nuts or flax seed to it as well. You eat all the fibre with the juice so the entire vegetable or fruit is consumed. Very few particles are in the mix -- Depending how much water you add to the container when you are blending the mix it can be thick or more liquidy.
1008998
ABSOLUTELY!!!! Unlike a juicer the Vitamix seamlessly blends in the pulp!!!! I use my VitaMix everyday!!!!