Vitamix suggestions?

[elektra_168]

I just got a Vitamix! Used my 20% off coupon at Bed Bath & Beyond! While it was pricey, I really wanted to make an investment in my health and make it easier to prepare healthy drinks and foods.

So, what are your favorite things to do with the Vitamix? I'd like to focus on drinks and recipes that are cleansing and detoxifying.

Thanks!

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a lot of the recipes at chocolate-covered katie are made using a vitamix. her site is actually making me seriously consider getting one.

[sparklewolfie]

There is a YouTube channel called Blend it and Mend it that uses the VitaMix for everything. I don't think she is exclusively vegan, but pretty much all the recipes are just fruit and veggies and soup anyway, so I am pretty sure they are easily veganized if not already vegan :)

Her focus is on anti-aging, I think!

[salsuginous]

I drink a quart of green smoothie every day. Easiest way to get a TON of leafy greens in your diet without spending hours chewing. :)

Just throw some spinach and kale in with some fruit and water--and there ya go. A banana really seems to mask the taste of the greens so you can put in a LOT of greens before it tastes too clorophyll-ish. If it isn't sweet enough, you can always throw in a date. I don't use nut milks, but I will throw in a bit of hemp protein and some flaxseed meal to make it a bit more robust.

[neverfinding]

delicious and amazing smoothies!
the great thing about the vitamix is that it is so powerful that it cuts up greens so tiny for a truly smooth smoothie.
my friend makes an amazing cookies 'n' cream smoothie of coconut milk, coconut yogurt and raw cacao nibs.

[elektra_168]

Thank you! Awesome suggestions!