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Have been thinking of buying a Vitamix for a while, mainly for green smoothies and making soups. Do the soups come out good? Just wondered if those of you that own one like it or wish you had gone w/something else?Thanks for your help.
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- You could make nut milks with it.
I think smoothies are too processed for anyone, really. I think we need WHOLE food so as to have it last longer for better glucose stability for hours. Smoothies digest faster than whole foods would. So, if for a meal, it may not be good to rely on a smoothie. But, as a "side-dish" or dessert or snack, the ability of a vitamix to have all the pulp mixed in beat out other juicers.
Vegetable juices would have the pulp all in with it and easier for an injured stomach to digest but still have necessary fiber.
As it is a plastic container, I would not want to use the heat function. I don't know if the polycarb 80 is BPA free but I don't think ANY petroleum product should get hot if food is in it.
The freeze feature for frozen fruit and ice cubes can be very nice for a dessert with protein powder or nuts added for protein and fat - to balance out fruit sugars. Dark berries are lower in sugar than most other fruits and can be mixed in with certain vegetables and still maintain a primary berry flavor.
If you do get one, be sure to always wear construction ear muffs to protect your ears. Ear plugs are not enough for a machine like this. A friend of mine had one, so I know they are VERY loud, indeed. Anyone in the same room needs to wear hearing protection when this would be running.
All that said, I would LOVE to have one to make NUT MILKS. As for the price, yes, I think so. But if you buy, buy directly from their site so that if something goes wrong, you are protected. My friend's vitamix broke and they sent her a brand new one that was perfect. A secondary vendor would not likely do that.
I researched the Montel Williams model which is similar but Vitamix has better reviews. -
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