I know the vitamix blender doesn't juice fruits and vegetables but can I make something similar instead using the blender
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I make delicious smoothies every morning. You can get smoothie recipes online and after some experimenting you will find what flavors you enjoy and what to add to make them more to your liking. Many people juice, however I like the fact thatI am also getting fiber. The blending of fruits and vegetables was new to me but I really enjoy my morning smoothies. Any juice, water, or ice will thin out the mixture. I love my Vitamix!.
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You're right that it will not juice things, but it will puree it fine enough so that it can a thin consistency, plus you get the beneficial fibers. You can add a juice base, like apple juice, and then add fresh fruits and vegetables.
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if you add enough ice then the fruit will lose it's thick consistency and become more liquid-like. depending on what kind of fruit that you put in it will taste more or less like a liquid. for instance, if you put raspberries in the blender then it will taste less like a liquid because the seeds, which have been blended into tiny pieces, will remain
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I've done carrots and it's not a problem at all. As Little Lolo already mentioned, it won't be a juice. It'll be more like a smoothie since you'll have small little pulp remnants. You could use a cheese cloth to strain the juice from the pulp, if you so desire. Although, nutritionally, it's best to retain the pulp for any fruit/veggie you blend in the Blendtec.
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I'm not really sure what you mean by green vegetable juice? It will pretty much blend anything. I've added spinach and kale to my smoothies and they turn green.
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I have an older vita-mix. I know there has been some debate between blending and juicing. I think juicing is the way to go. I rather have veggie juice than anything made in the vita-mix.
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Yes. I juiced broccoli, cauliflower, beets, kale, jicama, apples, berries, swiss chard, romaine, lemon, grapefruit, mint, parsley and more. The only thing that would not juice was artichoke, but I was probably doing it wrong. As long as you cut the veggies small enough to fir in the feeder, this juicer can do pretty much anything. I was shocked by how well it worked! Good luck.
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The pulp comes out of the front, the juice comes out of the bottom spout. There is a filter that you can use with the juice and I don't use. It doesn't give you very much though. I guess you could add the pulp back in, but they why don't you just buy a vitamix and make smoothies instead?
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This is still a blender as opposed to a juicer. You would still have to add water to help with the blending process, but overall you would likely end up with carrot juice-albeit diluted a bit by the water. I consistently use the 3HP to make smoothies that are pretty much all liquid.
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This more of a strictly juicing product. It would probably be better to use a blender because it allows the entire fruit to be used in the drink. This product just extracts the juice and leaves lots of pulp.
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Using a juicer removes all the pulp, which is fiber and what you need! Healthiest option is to eat the whole food... use the vitamix with water and drink your veggies! I had a big juicer sitting on my counter, a pain to take apart and clean, cleaning out the pulp container... save pulp to add to other things, but wait, why don't I just add all I want to my blender... so my juicer is put away waiting for my Vita Mix to replace that and my blender. Just trying to decide on which model I will get...think this is the one!
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I don't know what you mean by a "blender thing". If you refer to a blender, you will blend the wheat grass not juice it. Since the fibers in wheat grass are pretty tough juicing is recommend, but if you blend it very well in a smoothie it might be ok.
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I apologize for taking so long to answer, but yes. I can make smoothies and pesto from the two blender containers that came with mine.
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I would say no, you have to add water which makes smoothies. A juice extractor makes pure juice.
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you should ask the mfg. I always core my fruit, so do not know for sure. would guess yes, but take a bit longer. be sure to use pulse mode to breakup. for all veggies I use a juicer and then put that mix into the blender as ice cubes.
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This processor can blend fruits and vegetables. I just takes time. It is not made to blend ice for drinks though.
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It will not come out smooth. If you want to do carrot juice and raw almond milk, you most definitely need a vitamix. I know it is much more expensive but that is the only way you will get a smooth juice, milk or smoothie. I am very disappointed in this machine and would not recommend it. As soon as I can, I am going to get a vitamix.
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it could easily blend the vegetables if they were cooked first- if not- i suggest the food processor attachment or maybe you want a juicer? The blender is a 6c capacity. Don't put that much in in all at once.
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You can make green smoothies with this blender, but you can do that with a magic bullet as well. If you want a green juice with little texture you'd want to buy a juicer.