v8 or at home juice?

kenzie0884
kenzie0884 Posts: 66 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I don't seem to get my servings of vegetables unless I eat a salad each day. I've been contemplating getting a juicer so that I could mask the taste of veggies since I'm not a huge fan of many by themselves. My husband on the other hand thinks it might be a waste of money because of all of the fruits and veggies needed to make juice, the preparation, etc.... He basically told me to weigh the pros and cons of juicing vs getting something like v8 to get in more servings of vegetables. What do others think? Should I just stick to drinking v8 products, or should I invest in a juicer? I'm going to ask some of my close friends as well as do some "Google research," but for now I thought I might get some opinions on here.
TIA

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  • kenzie0884
    kenzie0884 Posts: 66 Member
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  • ostrichagain
    ostrichagain Posts: 271 Member
    I have a juicer and I buy V8. V8 is cheaper, but go for the low-sodium. Fresh juice is so amazing, but it's expensive. I save the juicer for produce I buy bulk, in season or what I get out of the garden.
  • micheleb15
    micheleb15 Posts: 1,418 Member
    Juicing will not mask the taste of vegetables unless you overload the juice with fruit. You will still taste the kale, spinach, celery, etc. There has to be some vegetables that you can eat and enjoy - even kids don't hate every veggie.
  • excitedaboutfitness
    excitedaboutfitness Posts: 53 Member
    I just picked up a juicer recently, and from my understanding, freshly juiced vegetables deliver more nutrients than "old" or more shelf-stable juice. From my understanding, the importance of getting those servings of fruits & vegetables every day is to collect those nutrients, so from that standpoint, a juicer is a better option.

    I know that my boyfriend had the same doubts about juicing: he was really concerned about it being cost-effective. We go to Costco, and I buy celery and carrots in bulk. I can make a 14oz glass of celery juice for about 50 cents. That's about 8 stalks of celery. My juicer delivers about 70% of nutrients from the actual vegetable (I bought slightly lower-end).

    But that means that for 50 cents, I am getting the nutrients from about 5 stalks of celery (quickly!).

    Carrots are similarly priced. And carrot juice is supposed to be really great for people new to juicing (it's sweet).

    Overall, I've had mine for about a week, and if I clean it up right after I use it, and buy veggies in bulk, it's way worth it (and my BF changed his mind... he uses it twice a day now!)

    For reference, I got this juicer. It doesn't do leafy greens well.

    http://www.amazon.com/Breville-BJE200XL-Fountain-700-Watt-Extractor/dp/B000MDHH06/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1377725907&sr=8-3&keywords=breville

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