Vitamix Promotion!

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Both Charissa and I are Vitamix customers. And we can't say enough wonderful things about this product.  Besides the early morning smoothie routine, we make dressings, desserts, and soups with this thing.  You've all seen our recipes, yes?  If not, here you go. At least one step in almost every recipe calls for blending.  

As Charissa mentioned in a previous post, we've tried many blenders. Some of them were okay for a little while, but none of them stood the test of time. Either they didn't have the strength to hold up to our daily needs, or were awkward and downright dangerous to use.  After hearing many great things about the Vitamix (a five year warranty, easy to clean and use, and makes SMOOTH smoothies), we finally decided to invest . Well, I did first. Then after my annoying but rave reviews, Charissa saved her pennies and got hers. 

Several months and recipes later, we couldn't be happier with our investment. It's amazing how appetizing and gourmet the Vitamix makes our food appear.  But this is the blender that many restaurants use, after all. Plus, it helps get a ton of nutritionally dense, plant based foods and smoothies into our diets that we wouldn't normally if we had to prepare it non-blended. Especially greens. 

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When I learned Vitamix is always looking for happy customers to promote their product,  we didn't hesitate at the chance to join their affiliate program. We love it, use it every day and want to help others get healthy too,  We receive a small commission on each sale if you order through us. The incentive for you is you get free shipping directly from the company by using our promo discount code. And if you are satisfied with your product, you can become a future affiliate, too. 

Vitamix stands by its product. As mentioned, there is a five year warranty, and if anything (ANYTHING!) goes wrong with it, Vitamix will make sure you have your blender back in working order-- as the high speed, state of the machine-that-can-liquify-wooden-blocks that it is. (When you're blending frozen bananas or anything dense each day, that point comes in handy.)

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR A DIRECT LINK TO THE VITAMIX SITE WITH A CODE FOR FREE SHIPPING, WHICH IS A SAVINGS OF $25 ($35 in Canada). If you don’t like ordering over the Internet, you can call Vitamix Account Mgr. JP Minard and order directly from him at his direct line of 440-782- 2303 (800-848-2649 Ext 2303). The discount code if you do it that way is:

06-007869.

If you've been researching which kinds of equipment to buy to improve your health nutritionally, I can't think of a better way to accomplish that than with a Vitamix blender. Especially since out of all my gadgets--the dehydrator, spiralizer and food processor-- I use the Vitamix most. 

Please save your time and money--learn from Charissa and me and our multiple expenditures on inferior blenders. Unless you're in a financial pinch and want to have a cheaper product for the time being (believe me, I understand how that goes), we suggest skipping the hassle altogether. Don't endure undesirable chunky smoothies, blender motor burnout and overall poor quality and use. Consider buying a Vitamix. It's a worthy investment.  

With the help of this product, we've sustained our healthy BMI's for over a year! 

 Order online or toll free. And don't forget to give them the discount code! 

www.Vitamix.com, 800.848.2649. Discount code: 06-007869

Your blender does matter!

Since starting this whole smoothie and better health mission, I have used 3 blenders.

All within a year.

Before the blender became our ultimate tool in the kitchen, the Cuisinart, (you know, the standard one most get at a wedding shower), was not being used ...er, to its maximum potential.  When it was, it only took a few months but the smoothies got chunky.  As you can imagine, a chunky smoothie is completely unappetizing.  Soooo, I stole my Mom's Montel Williams blender.  What a difference! This blender is fantastic.  A bit tall but it blends wonderfully.

BUT...eventually my mom wanted her blender back.  So she bought Melissa and I Ninja blenders.  This is by far the worst blender I have ever encountered for so many reasons:

1.  Chunky smoothies, like, on the first day of ever using it.

2. We had to let the blender go for over five minutes before it got somewhat smooth.


3.  The blades were designed to come in and out of the blender for better cleaning (and supposedly better blending) but it was absolutely dangerous.  Stuffing the fruits and veggies in was a nightmare.

4.  The blender become absolutely disgusting.  Smoothie would leak into the handle and remain in there.  There was no way to take it apart, so food would stay in the handles of the blender.  So gross.

5.  Finally, after only a few short months with this $150 blender, we learned to blend then take the time to transfer it into the magic bullet, which took 20 minutes.

The Ninja blender...The smoothies practically looked like  that after blending for 20 minutes!

All I know is this hassle made me give up this summer, and I have not been juicing hardly at all until this past week, when I stole my mom's blender back again.  I have been feeling so awful not having my smoothies.  My body had become sore, depression returned, my skin lost its glow, and my motivation to be healthy: gone.

Fortunately I 've been feeling better again, but I need to get back on track like I did before.  Melissa had issues with her Ninja blender too so she invested in the Vitamix.  I was fortunate enough to enjoy a smoothie when we visited and it was fantastic.  This thing can liquify a block of wood.  Many juicers and vegans recommend this blender.

On the left is the Montel Williams blender and on the right is the Vitamix (available on our Amazon online store.)

Anyway, I can't wait because I just got mine in the mail!  Getting a blender that will last and (most importantly) BLEND is so key.  If anyone is looking into juicing or doing smoothies, do your research and hopefully realize the benefits of investing into one of the better/best blenders.  The Vitamix is outstanding, also the Montel Williams or Blendtech blenders. But the Vitamix has a standard five year warranty, and this company stands by its product.  Now here's my salesman coming out of me....If you are interested in the Vitamix, please look on our Amazon store located on our blog and a small percentage will be given to us.  As well as any other products of interest.  Thanks!  ( You will notice the Ninja is NOT on there!)  :)

Super-Juicer! (Um, that's YOU!)

Faster than a cheesecloth and many juicers combined. Able to leap over large containers with a single elastic . . .  

 Look up in the painter's aisle! It's a bird! It's a plane! 

No, it's a paint strainer! 

For those where money is no object, ye need not read any further. 

Go get ye a fancy juicer.

And a chef or maid. 

For the rest of us, this just might be the best two dollars you've spent in a long time.  Because not only do you get one, but TWO paint strainers in a single bag at the local Lowe's or Home Depot.  

I chose the 1 gallon varietal, but there are various volumes from which to pick. 

I have yet to test how long they each last, but since I bought them and have just been using one for the last couple weeks, they seem pretty sturdy. 

 

As many of you know, I love my Vitamix blender. Even brought it on vacation with us.

(It traveled well. . . added about 12lbs to the luggage, but was so worth it.) 

Anyhow, there are times when smoothies are a little much, and a fresh juice is more along the lines of what my body needs.  

Unfortunately, the run of the mill juicers at Walmart are not as efficient. 

Also, it gets expensive to juice all the time, thus not making it very economical to do (for me)--never mind the fact that the really good juicers are expensive anyway.  

But again, if you are Daddy Warbucks and looking for the creme de la creme of juicers, I recommend the Norwalk Juicer or the Green Star GS-1000.

Since I'm more of Little Orphan Annie's fiscal speed, I was delighted to learn about paint strainers' efficiency. The Vitamix does such a great job of breaking down all of the fruits and veggies, I add just a little bit of water into the blender, and the enzymes and flavors aren't lost.

In fact, I'd argue that it comes pretty darn close to as nutrient dense as you can get with some of the finer juicers. 

So, just to recap, here'sa whatcha do:

1. Put all desired fruits/veggies in Vitamix (or other high speed blender). 

2. Add about 2/3 water level.

3. Blend till very smooth.

4. Pour about 1/2 of smoothie into paint strainer which should be wrapped around the outside of the juice container.

5. Pull paint strainer bag up and wring the juice into container. Wring and finish till desired consistency.

6. Dump pulp into garbage disposal or compost. Some people use the pulp in various recipes or for dog food.

7. Drink juice or chill in refrigerator. 

This is the Beetox (Beet-Detox) recipe. One of my faves!