Juicer

[danetter]

I am looking to buy my 1st juicer to start juicing to help with weight loss. What is a good one to buy that is not too expensive?

 

[CatesRDisneyFans]

I bought the Hamilton Beach Big Mouth Juice Extractor for $50 about 6 months back. I haven't had any problems with it. It's easy to use and didn't cost a lot.

 

[manning]

I am looking to buy my 1st juicer to start juicing to help with weight loss. What is a good one to buy that is not too expensive?

You would be better off with a blender. Something like vitamix or blendtec.

They will give you the fiber you need. And fiber is important in weight loss.

 

[pixiechick]

I have a breville that I really like. I think I paid around $150 for it. It was worth every penny. We use it every day.

 

[Jonathan Swift]

Don't mean to be a party pooper, but juicing is not a good way to lose weight. You're stripping all the fiber off the foods you're juicing. Fiber slows down digestion, which can cause weight gain rather than loss. If you're interested in losing weight, your best bet would be to cut sugar and other refined carbohydrates from your diet and increase your fat intake.

 

[manning]

Don't mean to be a party pooper, but juicing is not a good way to lose weight. You're stripping all the fiber off the foods you're juicing. Fiber slows down digestion, which can cause weight gain rather than loss. If you're interested in losing weight, your best bet would be to cut sugar and other refined carbohydrates from your diet and increase your fat intake.

Exactly. That is why it's better to eat a whole orange than drink orange juice. That's what I do now for breakfast.

If you go to Vitamix web site (or any brand site) and look at the smoothie recipes you will see that there are other (healthy) ingredients included. It is not necessarily all fruits.

Definitely the better way to go.

And take a 30 minute daily walk. If you want break it down to 10 minutes at a time. Not only helps with the weight, it's good for the heart.

 

[ceecee]

Don't mean to be a party pooper, but juicing is not a good way to lose weight. You're stripping all the fiber off the foods you're juicing. Fiber slows down digestion, which can cause weight gain rather than loss. If you're interested in losing weight, your best bet would be to cut sugar and other refined carbohydrates from your diet and increase your fat intake.

It also takes more time to eat a fresh piece of fruit vs drink the juice! So you feel more satisfied.

 

[Freesia123]

I agree that a blender is best. And don't forget to use at least half veggies! I drink a smoothie daily ... Not for weight loss but for health. It's the only way I seems to get five veggies in a day. You have to be very careful with juicing though. Too much fruit and your sugar levels will get out of wack and you'll crave more sugar. You also have to be aware that adding, milk or yogurt adds a ton of calories. A smoothie is a breakfast, not a big drink you have with breakfast!

 

[pampam]

Juicing is a very healthy life style. And along the way to health you very well will lose some weight, but only if you drink a lot of juice. I started off by borrowing some juicers and comparing how much juice I got out of the carrots I was juicing. I measured the juice I got out of the different juicers so I wasn't throwing juice away. I started out with a Juiceman, graduated to a Juicelady, which I sold and it is still going strong to the person I sold it to, and now use Jack la Laines juicer. All 3 were good juicers, but I like the Jack Lalaine because I can feed large fruits into the feeder, and it is easy to clean. I had a Breville, but I returned it to the store. It was very very loud. If cost is an issue, you might want to try buying a used juicer at a second hand store, to see if you will really get into that lifestyle.

To those who recomend eating the fruits and veggies instead of juicing, what you say is true. However, with juicing, one consumes copious amounts of produce, much more than one would normally eat. It is common to juice for example, 4 carrots 2 apples and 2 or 3 stalks of celery. That is a lot of food, and most people cannot eat all of that, but if a person is juicing, they consume the live juice in the produce, plus what is in their meal, so they are still getting fiber. Then they take the left over pulp and put it in their soups or muffins etc, so they are consuming even more fiber than most people.

To truly benefit from juicing, you really have to have more than just 1 or 2 glasses a day. The more you juice you drink, the better you will feel.

Not to side track this thread, but I want to include an experience I had with juicing. I was heavy into juicing, drinking 10 to 12 cups a day. I cut the end of my finger off, nicking the knuckle bone, and cutting it off diagonally, leaving just a sliver of nail. My friends were very good to me, washing my produce and cutting it into chunks I could feed into the juicer, so I still drank a lot of juice. I grieved the loss of my finger, knowing I would never knit, type or use my hand the way I had done before the accident. However, the end of the finger grew back. I'm still missing the cuticle, and if I compare it to my other hand, the finger is thinner, but there isn't even a scar. The finger print is intact and if you look at my hand, you would never notice I damaged it unless I told you. That is the power of eating or drinking healthy food.