For an early Christmas present for ourselves, the wife and I bought a Hamilton Beach Big Mouth Pro juice extractor. I ordered it online from Walmart for $50 which was $10 off the regular price. For those that may not be familiar with them, it removes the pulp from the juice as opposed to a blender that leaves the pulp in the juice. Well I have been using my juicer for about a week now and I thought I would share a few thoughts about it. First, I can say that for $50, the machine can make a great tasting glass of juice. We started things off by simply juicing some apples and oranges. Wow, it's hard to convey just how good the "home-made" flavor was. However, we knew we could buy orange/apple juice in the store, so it was time to get serious. I started adding celery and cucumber along with some carrots into the mix and-----I liked it---a lot. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. I have even went as far as adding such healthy greens like kale, spinach, and broccoli into the mix along with fruits like grapefruit and mangoes. To me the fun part is experimenting with different ingredients to see how each one can change the overall taste of the final product.
I have used the juice in two ways so far. First, sometimes just as a drink that tastes good with or without a meal. I figure at least I am getting a lot of nutrients that I would not have gotten before. Here I must repeat because I am often asked this...yes the juice tastes good. Many people (myself at first) cannot believe that fruit and vegetable juice mixed together tastes good. It honestly does taste good. Second, I use the juice as a replacement for a meal every so often. A tall glass or two can easily take the place of a meal and not leave me feeling hungry, but rather feeling proud that I am doing something easy and enjoyable that is helping me lose weight.
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