Power Juicers** Are they a no, no?

[KabinKitty 10]

I just ordered a Jack LaLane Power Juicer. How do Sleevers do with juices made from a mixture of fruits and veggies?

Hubby's enzymes are messed up and it caused an episode where he basically passed out at work and ended up riding to the hospital in an ambulance. He spent the night in the hospital and had tons of tests.

I've read where if you eat too many cooked vegetables and fruits you won't get enough enzymes. I just want to know if I'll be able to enjoy all the fresh juices too, after I have surgery.

[BlackBerryJuice 349]

Yeah, why not? I got a hand-me-down juicer from a friend. I used it during the first month post-op, but I haven't really touched it since. I just find juicing to be too expensive. I'd rather pay like $5 for a huge bottle of Bolthouse Green Goodness juice that will last me a week - the same amount of juice at home would run me about $25.

[Robin Lanzoni 1]

Health vs Cost.... which one will win? A bottle of any juice will never have the same nutritional value of FRESH, UNCOOKED, UNPASTURIZED vegetable juice that you make yourself.

Centrifugal juicers whip a lot of oxygen into the juice, causing it to lose nutritional value quickly, so it's important to drink it ASAP if you use this kind of juicer. You can't juice it way ahead of time to store in the fridge for the day because, after an hour, it will have lost too much of its nutrition to be worth it. A twin-gear juicer would retain much of the nutritional value because of the gentle extraction of the juice. They are expensive and even I don't have one (getting it this year). I do have a manual juicer that I adore. It's small, portable, easy to clean, it uses no electricity so you can take it apart and just throw it in the dish washer. It was only about $50. Love it. I also have a large centrifugal juicer for home and a small one that I keep at work.

You can also juice with your blender by putting the veggies in with a little Water, blend completely, then pour it all in a nut milk (mesh) bag to strain the juice from the pulp. You just hold the bag over a bowl and gently massage it to squeeze out the juicer. This is the fastest way to juice.

I wouldn't suggest juicing fruits as this makes the sugars too readily available without their cell walls to slow the digestion. Even carrots and beets I would juice in moderation while on a weight loss program.

I have my certification in Natural Hygenic Nutrition. I've been vegetarian for 20 years and RAW VEGAN on and off for years. I once juice fasted for 2 months straight. Nothing beats the feeling of fresh juicing. I believe it's worth every penny.

You can google or look on eBay for "nut milk bag" or "nut mylk bag" or for Lexan juicer if you want to learn more. Here's the manual juicer I have: http://cgi.ebay.com/LEXEN-brand-MANUAL-WHEATGRASS-JUICER-wheat-grass-/320645648324 Mine is exactly the same. I have a pretty tote bag that I carry it in when I want to take it with me. It's very small and convenient and makes no noise since it's manual.

Robin

[afdonn 1]

How do you become overweight as a raw vegan? I think juicing sounds like a great idea, what would be good veggies to use that aren't too high carb?

[Globetrotter 1,340]

Gosh, that was my first thought too, how on earth does a raw vegan become overweight? If I were a non-op that news would strike me as bleak indeed!