Buy a juicer

Great thread went on a "I need to start juicing" kick earlier this week.

After reading this etc.. I am thinking about this bad boy Breville 800JEXL Juice Fountain Elite 1000-Watt Juice Extractor

For those who have a Breville does it do good with wheat grass and other leafy greens. I could get into knocking back some wheat grass shots.

Thanks!
 


Just picked up a cheap juicer and made some juice. Anyone else that just started this having any noticeable benefits?
 
I posted the benefits I experienced before.

Keep in mind that was when all I did was drink vegetable juice all day. Didn't touch anything else for 24 hrs.
 
Just copped the breville juice fountain plus at bed bath & beyond with a 20% discount coupon it was like $119


Any recommendations on books or sites to check out.
 
After reading this thread last week, I told my wife "Hey, I'm dropping $xxx on a juicer". Then she told me we already have one from her family, sitting in the basement in which we've never used.. We took a look at it and it was some (I assumed) shitty juicer from some old fuck Jack Lalanne.. So for the fuck of it we went out n' bought some fruits/veges and tried it out..

We've been using 2 apples, 2 oranges, a peach, kale, and 2 small cucumbers to make our drink(s).. Turns out pretty fucking good, and the best part is, our 22 month old daughter loves the shit. She literally asks for "juice" every day..

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That's her, drinking that slime green shit up. Good shit, get into the habit of this stuff.
 
m0rtal said:
Holy shit a juicing thread on WF lol...I haven't started juicing full time yet but since going vegan 6 months ago I've looked into it quite a bit.

Firstly, some of the healthiest stuff to juice is greens. Kale, collard greens, spinach, wheatgrass, etc.. I just had my first wheatgrass shot last week and I swear I thought I smoked a bag of grass or something after a few hours. I started giggling like a retard at one point and was like wtf is this shit. That's how good it makes you feel. I need to either start growing my own when I decide on a juicer or order some flash frozen. Do not buy the shitty pasteurized ones, juices or powders. If it's not fresh, especially for wheatgrass, it's shit. Also try to buy organic. Or at least, check this list for some of the dirtier and cleaner non-organic foods: Executive Summary | EWG's Shopper's Guide to Pesticides | Environmental Working Group | EWG.org

DO NOT get one of those shitty centrifugal juicers that rotate at high RPMs. They cause a lot of heat and end up killing the enzymes (in short without getting scientific on you). I actually made that mistake and ended up with a shitty one for now."



I totally agree with u bro. But juicer i thought was only meant for getting juices from fruits, never used it though for vegetable:)
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Very interesting thread, looks like I need to get into juicing. But doesn't it get expensive? I've been seeing recipes of 4 carrots, 4 apples, 2 pears, etc all in 1 serving?! That grocery bill is going to add up quick!
 
I'm starting a juice fast for 10 days on Monday. Buddy that has been into this for years is letting me use one of his spare juicers for that time frame.

Thought: In order to get the grocery bill down, I'm going to hit up the local Farmers market as well as find out where the local restaurants buy their stuff.

In downtown Dallas for instance is a place called 'The Red Barn', right across the street from the regular Farmers Market. You can buy 5 onions at the Farmers market for $3 vs. walking across the street and buying the entire fracking bag for $10.
 
dreamache said:
After reading this thread last week, I told my wife "Hey, I'm dropping $xxx on a juicer". Then she told me we already have one from her family, sitting in the basement in which we've never used.. We took a look at it and it was some (I assumed) shitty juicer from some old fuck Jack Lalanne.. So for the fuck of it we went out n' bought some fruits/veges and tried it out..

We've been using 2 apples, 2 oranges, a peach, kale, and 2 small cucumbers to make our drink(s).. Turns out pretty fucking good, and the best part is, our 22 month old daughter loves the shit. She literally asks for "juice" every day..

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That's her, drinking that slime green shit up. Good shit, get into the habit of this stuff.
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Nice man, keep her on the juice! She's getting a nutritional leg up on every other kid her age in this country, that's fucking great.

vipervin said:
Very interesting thread, looks like I need to get into juicing. But doesn't it get expensive? I've been seeing recipes of 4 carrots, 4 apples, 2 pears, etc all in 1 serving?! That grocery bill is going to add up quick!
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Yeah it can, about $10 per glass but each glass can count as 2 servings like breakfast + lunch. Wouldn't you be willing to spend that on something that'll make you feel incredible/give your body what it needs? Very worth it and there are ways to save cash.

avatar33 said:
is juicing really better than blending? I mean, don't you waste a lot of the fruit/vegetable when you juice?
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Yeah you do waste a good part of it but there are ways to get more out of the left over material.

Gertex said:
I'm starting a juice fast for 10 days on Monday. Buddy that has been into this for years is letting me use one of his spare juicers for that time frame.

Thought: In order to get the grocery bill down, I'm going to hit up the local Farmers market as well as find out where the local restaurants buy their stuff.

In downtown Dallas for instance is a place called 'The Red Barn', right across the street from the regular Farmers Market. You can buy 5 onions at the Farmers market for $3 vs. walking across the street and buying the entire fracking bag for $10.
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Good idea, farmers markets are great for getting cheap produce.
 
Blending keeps in the soluble fiber.

Juicing removes the soluble fiber but keeps in the insoluble fiber.

Blending nutrition > Juicing nutrition.

Blending drinkability < Juicing drinkability.
 
Wow, I can't believe I missed this thread. I am vegetarian and a good part of my diets constitute Juices. Earlier my juices didn't include such a large variety of veggies, but as the availability has increased manifolds here in the recent years, I have a secret recipes I have been using for the past 2 years.

- Carrot - 1
- Radish - 1/4 (Add the root as it is, blanch the leaves for a few seconds, strain and then add them to the juicer)
- Cucumbers - 1 Large or 2 small
- Green apples - 2
- Oranges - 2
- Peaches - 1
- Kiwi - 1 medium sized
- Celery - 1 medium sized piece
- Pineapple - 1 Large piece
- Tomato - 1 Small
- Dragon Fruit - 1 Medium (Great for lowering cholestrol)
- Strawberries - (The taste is amazing at the end)

Add all of the above to the juicer (you can blend stawberries, pineapple and apples and add them seperately to get the extra pulp while retaining the goodness. It's important that the other ingedients be juiced and not blended to filter out the seeds)

- Once you're done, if the juice is not sweet enough, add a spoonful of honey.
- Season with some salt (optional)
- And finally crush some roasted cumin seeds and add it the juice.

Experience Juice heaven at it's best!
 
Triped said:
Wow, I can't believe I missed this thread. I am vegetarian and a good part of my diets constitute Juices. Earlier my juices didn't include such a large variety of veggies, but as the availability has increased manifolds here in the recent years, I have a secret recipes I have been using for the past 2 years.

- Carrot - 1
- Radish - 1/4 (Add the root as it is, blanch the leaves for a few seconds, strain and then add them to the juicer)
- Cucumbers - 1 Large or 2 small
- Green apples - 2
- Oranges - 2
- Peaches - 1
- Kiwi - 1 medium sized
- Celery - 1 medium sized piece
- Pineapple - 1 Large piece
- Tomato - 1 Small
- Dragon Fruit - 1 Medium (Great for lowering cholestrol)
- Strawberries - (The taste is amazing at the end)

Add all of the above to the juicer (you can blend stawberries, pineapple and apples and add them seperately to get the extra pulp while retaining the goodness. It's important that the other ingedients be juiced and not blended to filter out the seeds)

- Once you're done, if the juice is not sweet enough, add a spoonful of honey.
- Season with some salt (optional)
- And finally crush some roasted cumin seeds and add it the juice.

Experience Juice heaven at it's best!
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I'm trying that soon. Nice recipe
 
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EricVonDoobie said:
I'm trying that soon. Nice recipe
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Do get back here on how you found it.

Please note, the quantities I mentioned should make 2 to3 glasses of Juice and if you decide to blend half the ingredients, the quantity may increase even further.

So if you want to test it out, lower the quantities but retain the proportions.

Also, cumin seeds have no replacement. It's a must for the nice punch to your juice. Make sure you grind them smoothly, as you won't like them if they're coarse.

Also, if the cumin texture is not to your taste, you can add the powder to a small bowl of water, let it rest for a few minutes and then strain the water. Add this water to your juice, so you get the flavor minus the texture.

You can also squeeze a lime (depending on your taste buds) - but if ether of the apples, oranges or the kiwi is sour - you can skip the lime altogether.
 
Triped said:
- Carrot - 1
- Radish - 1/4 (Add the root as it is, blanch the leaves for a few seconds, strain and then add them to the juicer)
- Cucumbers - 1 Large or 2 small
- Green apples - 2
- Oranges - 2
- Peaches - 1
- Kiwi - 1 medium sized
- Celery - 1 medium sized piece
- Pineapple - 1 Large piece
- Tomato - 1 Small
- Dragon Fruit - 1 Medium (Great for lowering cholestrol)
- Strawberries - (The taste is amazing at the end)

Add all of the above to the juicer (you can blend stawberries, pineapple and apples and add them seperately to get the extra pulp while retaining the goodness. It's important that the other ingedients be juiced and not blended to filter out the seeds)
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Is there a nutritional or flavor reason to filter out those seeds?

Blendtec and Vitamix blenders will pulverize just about any seeds that you throw at them.
 
After reading this thread, and watching Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead, I bought a juicer on Amazon (use Amazon for everything). Went with the Omega VRT350. I liked the slower speed because it's quiet and after watching the 30 comparison video someone posted between the Breville and the Omega... that Breville tomato juice as just nasty looking. After seeing that, and thinking how much I like tomatos, no Breville here.

Seriously considering the Reboot that Joe talks about in the movie. I'm built like that truck driver - Phil - only shorter. 5 foot 8 inches and 375 pounds. If I don't do something soon, I'm not going to live long enough to see grandkids.
 
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