Juicing: yea or nay?

Mary_Anastasia
Mary_Anastasia Posts: 267 Member
edited November 13 in Food and Nutrition
Found my dads old Juiceman II in storage, cleaned it up and am wondering if I should keep it or sell it.

Have a Vitamix already, so, not sure I would benefit from a juicer in addition. Thoughts?

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  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    My dietitian insisted that chewing is better. It keeps you aware how much you are eating.

    As an experiment, juice five oranges, and calculate how many calories that is. Time how long it takes you to down it. Compare that to the calories in a single orange, and time how long it takes you to eat that.
  • NewGemini130
    NewGemini130 Posts: 219 Member
    I loooove fresh juices, as an occasional treat. Carrot, oranges, grapefruit, pineapple. Green ones too. So many good combos. But yeah chewing is better and fiber and all that- but fresh juice is da bomb. IMO.
  • stubbysticks
    stubbysticks Posts: 1,275 Member
    I say it depends on your goals. Blending is better in general since you keep the fiber in your fruits/veggies, but if your goal is better nutrition, juicing is AWESOME. For example, eating a couple of beets, a bunch of carrots, & a big bunch of kale in one sitting is not something I'm going to do. But I can juice it all & drink it in a day so I get the nutrients from it without being too full to eat other stuff.
  • Mary_Anastasia
    Mary_Anastasia Posts: 267 Member
    Thanks for the thoughtful feedback. I think I would rarely juice fruit, diabetes runs in the family, so the thought of excess fructose without fiber unnerves me. Maybe fresh grapefruit juice as a treat. I do generally accept CICO point blank so chewing would be more desirable for calorie input, and I'm not lacking any nutrients; but I do have RA and osteoarthritis, so maybe it would be a way to incorporate more anti inflammatory raw produce into my diet (I tend to cook my veggies).

    Maybe I'll just try it for a few weeks and see if there's benefit over using the Vitamix for similar drinks, which I don't use nearly enough, but because I don't like soupy gloppy drinks :neutral:
  • ModernRock
    ModernRock Posts: 372 Member
    Ditto what everybody else already wrote. Keep in mind that most inexpensive juicers--like the Juiceman--aren't producing a completely fiber-free result. Unless you run it through another filter/strainer to clarify it, you are still getting some fiber.

    If you stick with lower calorie veggies, such as carrots and spinach, you're going to get a lot of micro-nutrients and typically at a rate of under 100 calories per cup.

    With all that said, I have a juicer and mainly use it for variety/treats and not a regular part of my diet.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Nay
  • Sloth2016
    Sloth2016 Posts: 838 Member
    edited November 2016
    Vitamix rules, Juicer drools. :)

    I love my Vitamix - protein smoothies, veggie and fruit smoothies, crushed ice margaritas, hot homemade soups from scratch, etc., etc., etc.

    bon appétit!
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    Not in favor of juicing. I'm too much of a fan of fiber.

    I'm dreaming of the day we can afford a Vitamix.
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    edited November 2016
    I bought a juicer once and used it for awhile but then stopped using it and put it in storage until I finally got rid of it. Same thing applies to a lot of other appliances.

    Sell it.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    edited November 2016
    Mary_Anastasia wrote: »
    Found my dads old Juiceman II in storage, cleaned it up and am wondering if I should keep it or sell it.

    Have a Vitamix already, so, not sure I would benefit from a juicer in addition. Thoughts?

    I love homemade juice, but only to add to the food I already eat. Juice is a rare treat for me because the excess fructose gives me digestive upset.

    Does the juice machine have sentimental value to you? If so, you might want to keep it, or you could give it to someone you like who will use it.

    Or, if no sentimental value, you could donate it to a thrift store.
  • fr33sia12
    fr33sia12 Posts: 1,258 Member
    I prefer smoothies myself as you drink everything you add including the fibre. I add lots of different types of fruit and veggies.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »
    Not in favor of juicing. I'm too much of a fan of fiber.

    I'm dreaming of the day we can afford a Vitamix.

    The man loves his Vitamix, which he's had for years. I understand you can make soup in it.
  • fr33sia12
    fr33sia12 Posts: 1,258 Member
    You can make soups, smoothies etc in a normal food processor, it doesn't have to be a Vitamix :) I have a normal food processor that cost me about £30 and it's just as good.
  • bjade18
    bjade18 Posts: 21 Member
    edited November 2016
    I love juicing. I do it more for fast nutrition though rather than weightloss after years of a crappy diet I'm thinking my body needs some nutrients lol. So easy to get a bunch of nutrients from fruit and veggies from juicing. Smoothies are also awesome though.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    Nay for me. Nothing wrong with it if you like it, but it's not my thing. Other than the occasional can of V8 the only juice I drink is in mimosas.
  • cosmonew
    cosmonew Posts: 513 Member
    Nay for me. I like to chew my food. Juicing is a lot of calories for a small taste of food..in my opinion.
  • stealthq
    stealthq Posts: 4,298 Member
    fr33sia12 wrote: »
    You can make soups, smoothies etc in a normal food processor, it doesn't have to be a Vitamix :) I have a normal food processor that cost me about £30 and it's just as good.

    But if you blitz a soup in a food processor for long enough to heat it, you'll end up with a smoking motor. A Vitamix can blend and heat the soup.

    I have a Vitamix, but I have to say - making soup is the last thing I do in it. My soups are usually chunky, not smooth.
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,002 Member
    Mary_Anastasia wrote: »
    Found my dads old Juiceman II in storage, cleaned it up and am wondering if I should keep it or sell it.

    Have a Vitamix already, so, not sure I would benefit from a juicer in addition. Thoughts?

    IMO not worth it...
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