Green Juice without a Juicer

Just become a vegan and omit all dairy products. It's the same diet as juicing. You'd probably want to add some tofu and nuts for protein though.

Hey Green Juicers out there! Has anyone tried making it with a Magic Bullet or a blender? ...Also, if you have any favorite combinations, I'd love to hear them! Thanks in advance!

Hello from Chicago!
I too have the new "Magic Bullet" which includes the mini-blender. Concoction with green leafy veggies is called GREEN SMOOTHIES. I've been making GREEN SMOOTHIES with my Magic Bullet since I got it in August this summer.

i have a Breville Juicer which is now collecting dust. SAVE YOUR MONEY because making GREEN SMOOTHIES is healthier than JUICING. Why? With Green Smoothies you keep the skin of your veggies & fruits which has all the nutrients! With Juicing, you throw out all the fiber and the nutrients that's in the skin.

Been making Green Smoothies with the blender of my Magic Bullet 5 mornings a week. IT IS NOW A HABIT!

Been experimenting with different green leafy veggies & fruits. Suggest you first try using fresh raw spinach & romaine lettuce. I've now tried kale, parsley, and will be using swiss chards this week.

SPINACH,raw, fresh (2 cups tightly packed); BANANA(1 small/medium) for creaminess; BERRIES (any on sale like strawberries or blueberries - 1 to 2 cups); ICE WATER

ROMAINE LETTUCE (2 cups chopped tightly packed); BANANA or AVOCADO for creaminess; APPLE sweet variety (1 small/medium); BLACK GRAPES SEEDLESS (15-20 large)'; NAVEL ORANGE (1); ICE WATER

PARSLEY (2 cups tightly packed); BANANA (1): RED PEARS (1-2); ICE WATER

TIPS: PRECUT & FREEZE. Cut your fruits, layer on wax-paper-covered cookie sheet and freeze. Then measure in cup and place in plastic bags. I've also just started chopping and freezing my veggies.

http://greensmoothiesblog.com/guidelines-green-smoothies/
http://www.incrediblesmoothies.com/tag/weight-loss-recipe/

MPF has a GREEN SMOOTHIES CHALLENGE GROUP.

Great response. I purchased a very expensive juicer with Service Award points I received from the company I work for. Otherwise I would not have paid $400+ for one. I purchased it after watching the "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead" video. I liked it af first but it seemed odd to just throw away all the healthy fiber that was ejected as refuse after making the juice. Fortunately, it came with a 30-day no questions asked guarantee and I was able to return it. I will be getting a super blender instead and going the green smoothie route, which I am convinced is much better.

bump for green drinks in general. I make smoothies. Thinking about getting a juicer for Xmas, but just dreading cleaning.

What a great post with lots of good advice!
Have you lost weight with the green smoothies? Do you need to freeze all the fruit/veg? or just the fruit?

I think I'm always experimenting and adding new things. I always use Kale, baby spinach and celery for the green part, and add a handful of frozen berries and nuts for taste and protein and fat. Sometimes I also add carrots, banana, ginger, oats or a pea protein powder.

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 use my "Magic Bullet" and it's a little thick like a smoothie.

1 cup-spinach, 1/2 cup-frozen mango, 1/2 cup-frozen mixed berries, 3 tbsp-flaxseed meal(for fibre and protein), 100g-yogurt and use almond milk if I need more liquid.

I got the idea from Montel WIlliams who was advertising a blender and I did not have the funds to buy a blender or juicer so I tried my "Magic Bullet' and I was so happy it worked the way I wanted it to. I now drink one a day and have lost 9lbs in 7 weeks. I think because it filled me and it lessened my cravings and 4 weeks into it I realized I wasn't eating any carbs/gluten.

I just purchased a Magic Bullet two weeks ago and am loving it.
I have no cans in the house and everything is fresh or frozen.
I use kale as my main veggie, sometimes spinach.
like the frozen blue berries and strawberries.
let me know how your juicing came out.

I make all my juice in my vitamix..love it..

Paid a small fortune for a vita mixer and do really love it. That said.... my friend bought a ninja and her's makes smoothies just as good as mine does and it cost a whole lot less.

i am into smoothies, not juices so a few years ago i bought a kenwood smoothie maker in the after christmas sales. at the time it was reduced from £99 to £29. it is still going strong!

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