Juicer vs. Mixer

Here I go talking about juicing again (and this probably won't be near the last time that I do). A few of my clients agreed to supplement some of their meals for a few weeks with organic vegetable/fruit juices. They all asked me the same thing: I have a mixer, will that work?

While there are pros and cons that can be mentioned for both a mixer and a juicer, my purpose was to help aid my clients with their weight loss goals. In this case, the juicer is clearly the better choice of gun.

With a mixer the argument is: You get more of the fruit/vegetable because there is no pulp that is wasted. True. You could also argue that you get more fiber because of the same reason. But check this out: I took a large (excuse me for not knowing it's exact holding capacity) container and used my mixer to fill it with 3 apples, 2 bananas, 2 oranges and a couple large carrots. First off, I had to run the mixer two separate times to fit those fruits and carrots. When I was done and added equal parts water, the container was 2/3 full. Now it was the juicers turn: I juiced 15 apples, 6 mandarin oranges, 2 oranges, 2 bell peppers, 5 large carrots and 1 banana. I then added equal parts water to the potent mix and the container was also 2/3 full. Shouldn't it have been overflowing?

This is where the advantages of the juicer (while the mixer has it's own) become evident. You are able to squeeze a much larger amount of fruits and vegetables into the same amount of total liquid, which leaves you with a potent drink (potent in a good way). Juicers grind down food particles to such a fine state that our bodies have to do VERY LITTLE work in digesting all the nutrients. This is where we see the benefits of clearing our digestive system. Our bodies have to do less work in digesting so it doesn't shut down our metabolism. It's quite the opposite in fact: All the vitamins and nutrients kick our metabolism into high gear. Vitamin C and B Vitamins among others act not only as immune boosters but also as metabolism boosters.

To sum up the benefits of a Juicer:

- very fine particles that aid in:

• digestive health
• digestive cleansing
• metabolism boosting

- many fruits and veggies per ounce of drink:

• high fiber (even with the pulp lost)
• high Vitamin content
• high Mineral content
• good (healthy) carbohydrates

I will note that most of the inexpensive mixers that cost between $25 and $60 will take too much of the moisture out of your chosen fruits and vegetables. The best of juicers will leave the expelled pulp almost dry. For around $80 to $100 you can get (for instance) a Jack Lelanne Power Juicer which works great (I used this model 30 minutes ago. There are better models upwards of $400 and $500, but those might be out of reach for many of us.

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