My Vitamix

So in my quest to eat healthier, (which actually we started a few years ago now) I was finding it hard to get in enough veggies. I don't love a lot of raw veggies but really wanted to eat them raw since every time you heat them up you are cooking out a lot of the important vitamins and minerals our bodies crave. So I heard about juicing and decided to give it a try. Problem was I didn't have a juicer. I didn't want to spend the money either until I knew it was something I was going to actually get a lot of use out of. So I wrote on my facebook status one day that I "would really like a juicer". Well go figure, someone had one sitting around they were not using anymore and gladly offered hers to me. I fell in love! But I soon realized that I wanted to upgrade. There are many different types of juicers and the one I had, produced a lot of waste. In other words I was throwing out the fiber which our bodies actually need. And this particular one was a bit older and had a lot of parts so it was hard to clean. So after a lot of research, we decided on the Vitamix. It was painfully expensive, but it's the cadillac of blenders and had a 7 year warranty. Best purchase I've ever made!






Really you can throw anything in it, every day is different depending on what is in season or what is in the fridge that day. Today for starters... ice and frozen strawberries (this thing emulsifies ice in seconds!)





Add carrots (which I love to do since I have never been able to eat raw carrots)





And a banana (it's a really great way to use up the old ripe ones, that no one wants to eat anymore)






Some celery (usually I add Spinach or Kale but we ran out on this day)





Sneaking in some wheat germ. I would like to start adding some flax seed too! I also often stock up on tofu when we are in Toronto and add a few ounces since I find it so hard to eat enough protein. I do have soy protein powder in the cupboard which I bought but for some reason haven't dared to add it yet.






If we need some extra sweetness we add some Stevia (a good all-natural alternative to sugar or chemical sweeteners)






All ready to go!






About 30-60 seconds later... Presto!







MMMMMMM!!!!!





Braedon and I enjoy one together every day. When I originally invested in this machine, I had visions of serving the whole family a nice smoothie daily. Not so! The only one I have been able to convince this is a great treat is Braedon. Sigh! We'll keep trying, who knows, maybe one day.....



PS- Titus has also made amazing soups in this thing. Just turn it on high for 5 minutes! Friction heat is used for making soups. . . it only gets hot enough to eat and I find that soup tastes much fresher this way. The flavours are richer and more full-bodied, and the soup does not have the same "cooked" taste as stove-top heating.


If I haven't sold you yet come on over and we'll enjoy some together! ;)