My green smoothie in the Vitamix is pineapple, green grapes, baby spinach, ice, water, and flaxseeds. It's awesome and so smooth.

I recently started juicing because my roommate does it all the time. I'm actually really surprised by how much better I sleep and how I weirdly don't get road rage like I used to. That's a totally unforeseen result.

Sounds tasty.

My go-to might be too much - 1/4 to 1/2 cup of the following: strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries, a banana, small handful of baby spinach, scoop of peanut butter, and some protein powder. Yummy, and definitely fills me up. But is that too much?

Not sure what you mean by too much... and is that 1/4 to 1/2 cup of EACH, or in all? Of each, that's a lot. You've got double creaminess going on with the banana and the peanut butter, so you could probably cut back on one or both and have the same flavor and creaminess aspects. I've only got about 200 grams of fruit, 30 or so grams of spinach, and a couple teaspoons of flax seeds.

I use the pineapple because citrus is especially effective at cutting the flavor of the greens, and I go for the spinach because it's pretty mild to begin with.

EDIT: And how does the Ninja do with the blackberries? Do you still have seeds?

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Well I'm on day 2 of it, and so far so good. I added to much red bell pepper to one, but that's just a lesson learned.

So who knows, maybe someday I'll get Vitamix too. It's the price of two Chiefs games, and I'm thinking the juicing and/or smoothie might do more for my health.

But I've been lifting for 35 years and if there's one thing you have to get used to with anything to do with health and your body - there's going to be some learning and pain associated with it...

not sure if this has been mentioned, but the infomercial the OP probably saw was the NutriBullet. like the MagicBullet, it pulverizes and, according to the infomercial, emulsifies everything put in it. now i don't know what emulsification is but that was scientific enough for me to get it for the holidays.

considered a "nutrition extractor" rather than a juicer or blender, this thing is quick, compact and easy to clean. really amazing. i'd get the larger NutriBullet 900, which might run you a little more than a $100 at Kohls with one of their regular 30 percent coupons.

The cleaning part, to me, will remain a huge consideration.

Blender type much easier to clean

FWIW, the Vitamix is quite easy to clean. The blender mechanism is all one piece, so you're not dealing with gaskets or separate pieces to take apart and put back together. If you'll clean it immediately after using it, you fill it halfway with water, put a little squirt of liquid dish shop in it, blend it on medium high for 30 seconds, and rinse. It's very simple.

This. I have a Vitamix. I think it was a waste of money. It jams up too often and doesn't handle certain things real well. Personally, if I were to do it again, I'd get the Ninja Pro or whatever. I think the sharp blades would make a huge difference. I think you can make digg with it too, something I'd like to do.

Thinking about it, anyone want to buy a Vitamix?

If it's jamming, you're doing something wrong. Sharp blades won't make a difference unless you're trying to use it as a food processor. As a blender at the high RPMs either machine is running, you don't need sharp blades. The VM is the better blender. Now, is it $200 or $300 better, that's debatable.

Cut stuff up, put it in, blend. Stops blending, turn off, slowly ramp back up. Constantly. Carrots give it hell.

I do prefer the blender to the juicer. Juicy requires HUGE amounts of produce. That would be extremely expensive. Then again, I'm not altogether sure those who juice, do so to replace their regular diet, our to supplement it.

If you're only having a juice a day, it might be alright financially, but anymore would be too expensive for me.

As for the blender, getting all the fiber is certainly a plus, and the produce goes a lot further, so it is cheaper, and a viable option for a full on smoothie diet.

Omega Juicers are amazing...but I hate cleaning any juicer and they remove all the fiber.

Just get a Vitamix and blend it into a smoothie with Ice.

I have both and I almost never use the Omega anymore.

I think I may get there over time, but not right now. And it seems as though it's Vitamix or nothing, so I'll have to make sure this is something I'm willing to do long term if I'm going to drop that kind of coin...

I was 13, had a girl so juicy I pulled out with web fingers, true story, prolly should not have shared. I think about her often.

Brevile juicers are expensive but worth their value. Especially if you can't stand lumps of fiber in your juice like me.

This is a good call. I didn't get one until I'd beem doing a smoothie for breakfast almost every day for a year or more.

The nine-year-old is loving this (too bad he's not part of the cleaning!!!), we made Creamsicle juice drink (Apple, Oranges, pears, celery, sweet potato) and it is awesome...

Yes, I meant of each. I may start rotating them from day to day instead of all of it each day.

And yeah, the blackberry seeds are present, but not a deal killer. However, the Ninja just refuses to chop flax/chia seeds.

That's what eventually sold me on the VM. I like the flavor of blackberry, but I absolutely loathe the seeds. The VM makes them not present. First blender I've ever had that totally destroyed the seeds.

Do you have the correct container? Vitamix has one for dry and one for wet. If you are blending fruits and vegetables in the dry you can have 'jam ups'.

Good call.

I've started having smoothies for breakfast (making an effort to eat healthier). Some protein powder, spinach, frozen fruit, honey, lime juice, coconut and almond milks. Blast away on the blender of your choice. Been using the same Ninja for over 10yrs.

btw, whatever happened to NaptownChief?

I can't personally vouch but all the fellas at Pipefitters Local 420 really tout Direkshun's mom.

I bought my gal a "Magic Bullet".....she loves it. I thought it was a vibrator....

Got all ate up with nutjob political stuff and got himself banned for spamming it everywhere IIRC.

We use the press for lemon and lime mix with agave syrup to sweeten it. Great replacement for soda. Fresh squeezed oj too.