Juicers! Vitamix! Anyone??

I added some ginger last night, yummy. I also had apple, orange, carrots, cantaloupe and a stalk of celery in the juice. This morning no nausea! I wonder if the ginger helped? I have a beville model and I love it, the pulp that comes out is pretty dry and I get a lot of juice from the veggies and fruit. Tonight I am going to try to add mint to some fruits. I saw some recipes on the net. thanks for starting this post! I could use more juice again. It gives me more veggies and fruit in my diet! Karen  

A lot of great info in this thread! I don't bother with commercial washes, and suspect they are a marketing gimmick. You can just use a brush and cold water.

The University of Maine recommends distilled water because it is free of contaminants, but I figured the water from the faucet is good enough. They evaluted ozone and a commercial fruit wash compared to a distilled water wash and found that distilled water was more effective than either in removing microbes. http://extension.umaine.edu/publications/4336e/

Cook's Illustrated also did a study, that showed several different ways to wash didn't work any better than plain water and a brush. They did find a slight improvement if using vinegar (1 cup vinegar to 3 cups water) in a spray bottle - says if you squirt an apple about six times and then rinse, works a little better than plain water and a brush. The same article mentions the Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at Tennessee State University didn't find any difference between Veggie Wash and water.  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14540742

I like to throw whole fruit into the Breville. This means buying organic is important, as no wash is likely to get rid of all the pesticides in the skin.

This thread was started 4 years ago, but the same dilemma still exists - juicer vs blender. I have avoided most vegetables for years. I think it's time I start putting more effort into what I'm eating. Until this week, I thought I had an uber active immune system because I rarely get sick. I'm on a ski trip right now, 10,000 feet up in the mountains, and I had to go to the ER with altitude sickness (120 resting heart rate) and then came down with a flu like illness. (I had a flu shot, apparently it's only 60% effective this year). So after spending $700 out of pocket for care in the ER and clinic (despite have health insurance, which is apparently good for nothing when you travel, even tho it says it includes ER care when traveling) and medications (including Tamiflu, which i hope doesn't cause a flare), and wasting $1000's on this fiasco of a trip (still not as bad as that Carnival Cruise. Could you imagine Crohnie's pooping in a plastic baggie?), I've decided two things: 1) no more ski trips, at least not one which requires plane rides during flu season) and 2) start eating more healthy. My husband asked me if I wanted a Vitamix for Valentines Day, currently on sale x2 days for $499! I'm a little worried about the pulp, but I like the idea of texture in the final product, rather than pure liquid. Any one have experience with the Vitamix, good, bad or otherwise? Thanks. ~SB

Thanks krw135. I forgot about the nutribullet. I'll check that out.