Can I juice f(e)ast using my vita-mixer? Or do I need a juicer?

[Irish_Vegan_Girl]

Hey, I am thinking of juice feasting, and I want to know if I can use my vita-mix instead of a juicer(which I do not have the money to buy atm) because it says a lot about juicing with juicers on the sites I have been looking at.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks everyone:)

[Revvell]

A Vita-Mix is a blender which means it does not separate the liquid from the pulp. A juicer separates them. IF you want to use the Vita-Mix as a blender, then you'll have to blend and strain.

Revvell (http://LetsTalkRaw.com)

[Irish_Vegan_Girl]

A Vita-Mix is a blender which means it does not separate the liquid from the pulp. A juicer separates them. IF you want to use the Vita-Mix as a blender, then you'll have to blend and strain.

Revvell (http://LetsTalkRaw.com)

Would a sieve be sufficient?

EDIT: I would also feel bad leaving all the pulp over.. just throw it out to compost or.. any suggestions with what it could be used for if I am not eating it?

[Revvell]

Would a sieve be sufficient?

EDIT: I would also feel bad leaving all the pulp over.. just throw it out to compost or.. any suggestions with what it could be used for if I am not eating it?

Why not just do a smoothie feast and drink the pulp since it's necessary for good bowel conditioning?

You can use a sieve but it wont be as clean as it would with say cheesecloth.

You can compost it; feed it to worms or use in a buger/loaf. There are recipes others have posted on that particular question.

[Aleesha Sattva]

na you can totally make juice in a vita mix - many many people have.

get a nut mylk bag and after you blend... pour it into the bag and squeeze out the juice. then just compost the fibre or make crackers!!! (adding flax etc obviously)

[Irish_Vegan_Girl]

Why not just do a smoothie feast and drink the pulp since it's necessary for good bowel conditioning?

You can use a sieve but it wont be as clean as it would with say cheesecloth.

You can compost it; feed it to worms or use in a buger/loaf. There are recipes others have posted on that particular question.

Yeah I might do a smoothie feast with just fruits and veggies and water and consume it all, I'm sure I would get positive benefits even if they may not be the same benefit's from a juice feast.

Thanks revvell.

[Irish_Vegan_Girl]

na you can totally make juice in a vita mix - many many people have.

get a nut mylk bag and after you blend... pour it into the bag and squeeze out the juice. then just compost the fibre or make crackers!!! (adding flax etc obviously)

Yeah thing is if I made other food with the left over pulp I owuld just want to eat it, and then it wouldn't be a juice feast ha:)

Thanks though, think I might try a smoothie feast.