Juicing with a Blender?

megbee617
megbee617 Posts: 100 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi all,

So I'm seeing more and more posts about juicing and I think I'd like to try it out. However, I do not have a Juicer, nor do I really have the extra cash for one. Though I do have a blender and would be able to do that instead.

Does anyone have any juicing recipes for a blender? Something in which I could potentially make a big batch and freeze smaller portions for the week?

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  • buttonfeet
    buttonfeet Posts: 50 Member
    I don't, but I do know how tough (but worth it) juicing is. I salute everyone who tries it. The first three days are hell, but each day afterward reveals more and more of the payoff. Best of luck, Meg.
  • ngyoung
    ngyoung Posts: 311 Member
    Juicing with a blender is better then a juicer. Stripping away all the fiber with a juicer is going to just leave only sugar behind reek havoc on your blood sugar.
  • favreervaf
    favreervaf Posts: 54 Member
    If you can scrounge up $100 you should get the Nutribullet! It's a high quality bullet blender that liquifies everything you put into it. That way you get all the fiber and you can even add seeds and nuts, but you also use less veggies and save more money. Juicers spit out all the fiber and are a pain to clean and you need to use tons of veggies and fruits just to get 1 cup worth. If you have a blender that isn't "strong" enough or the blades arent good enough, you're healthy smoothies will be gross and chunky. Spinach chuncks would be weird, but with the nutribullet; everything is smooth and liquid. I love it so much I made a review myself on YouTube. Check it out. Search "Ultimate Nutribullet Review" or I'll post it here...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGPBqJUVx_4
  • Pearsquared
    Pearsquared Posts: 1,656 Member
    There are manual juicers that are cheap. You'll burn some calories in the process! That's how we always made orange juice when I was a kid - the kids were in charge of the juicing, and we'd squish and turn those oranges until they were thoroughly juiced!
  • brraanndi
    brraanndi Posts: 325 Member
    You can "juice" depending on what you use if you add a bit of water and go to the effort to chop your stuff up first.

    I use this sometimes to make soups however they end up being more like a salsa haha.
  • EDesq
    EDesq Posts: 1,527 Member
    Hi all,

    So I'm seeing more and more posts about juicing and I think I'd like to try it out. However, I do not have a Juicer, nor do I really have the extra cash for one. Though I do have a blender and would be able to do that instead.

    Does anyone have any juicing recipes for a blender? Something in which I could potentially make a big batch and freeze smaller portions for the week?


    Juicing does not work like that. But I suggest going to YouTube and searching both, YouTube is a Great resource.
  • Polly758
    Polly758 Posts: 623 Member
    Try searching for green smoothies instead, you can do some real good things for your health that way-- and you don't have to buy another device.

    The basic idea is, 1 fruit, 1 vegetable, 1 banana, 2 cups of water in a blender.

    For the vegetable, try cucumber, salad greens, spinach, I've even put a raw beet in there (I chopped it first) and that was very good.
  • goldengirl111
    goldengirl111 Posts: 684 Member
    slightly cook hard veggies
    use strainer after blending
    cut fruit veg into smaller pieces
    you do need the fiber
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,272 Member
    Alternatively known as a smoothie.

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