Green Juice without a Juicer

I was blending for 8 months until I bought juicers. Now I have 2 juicers (centrifugal + masticated) and my blender, I still use all 3.

With the blender my go to smoothie was

1/2 cucumber
2 large stalks of celery
1+1/2 good handfuls of curly kale leaves
1 large apple (or pear, not both)
ginger root (roughly the size of a thumb)

Great drink, it doesn't taste amazing but its a difference maker. It gave me great mental clarity, especially in the morning. And it made my skin amazing, anytime I met new people I received compliments about it. If there is any way you can fit Kale and Ginger in to your smoothie, I absolutely recommend it.

I've been using the ninja blender. I combine whatever I have ready to just throw in there. For example, this morning I blended: beets, carrot, pear, kale, and celery. I normally do just one fruit and the rest veggies.

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I make green smoothies with a regular blender. I put about 3-4 cupsish of spinach in with a little bit of water and then turn it on to the liquify setting. Once you have a nice smooth green liquid, I add a banana and a couple handfuls of various frozen fruits. They turn out awesome!

I have never used a juicer and only make my drinks using a 3 hp blender. I found that keeping all of the roughage made my green drink not very palatable. I took my smoothie and strained it out through cheese cloth to get the juice. I did want some of the filling and nutritious fiber, so I added back the amount that gave it a pleasing consistency.

I used to do juice fasts like the guy in "Fat, Sick, and Almost Dead" and used a blender for that like you do. But to strain the juice I used a nylon bag I got at an aquarium store that ia meant to be filled with charcoal and put in your fish tank filter. I later bought a nut bag and it's exactly the same material but costs more and is more square shaped, so a wider opening. The reason I strained the juice was because, for fasting, you want all the good nutrients but you want your digestive system to rest (and leave you alone-- no hunger after the first couple of days).

But anyway, I don't feel like doing that now. I'm happy eating good food and logging my calories, keeping within an amount that helps me lose weight.

I don't know your financial status. I am on disability. So I get stuff on small payments from these places....gettington.com......ginnys.com.......and stoneberry .com. I make green juice with the nutra bullet. I paid 20 a month till it was paid off. And I didn't have any good credit at the time, but my credit built up by doing it this way. Now I have good credit...So just in case I thought I would send you this info....good luck.