Vitamineral Green vs. Green Juice/Smoothies

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Permalink Reply by Angelina on June 29, 2008 at 9:56pm

Well, me being a huge lover of Vitamineral green and not so fond of cleaning my greenstar - I'd have to agree with you as far as the convenience of VMG, plus is does have some stuff that I know I wouldn't be juicing, such as nettle, horsetail and nopal cactus!! I don't use it as a complete substitute - I still juice my greens at least once/week (and with the greenstar it lasts a few days) so I do have my juice a couple of times. And I wouldn't even say VMG is better than nothing because it does have some unique ingredients, its just different - juice is obviously fresh pressed sunshine; hydration, enzymes, etc...

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Permalink Reply by The SaladMander on June 30, 2008 at 1:46pm

Vitamineral green + fresh pressed carrot juice gets my vote. The only other green juice I like is wheatgrass juice.

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Permalink Reply by Sea Goddess on June 29, 2008 at 10:06pm

I would definitely do both! At least I like to have a happy balance. I found that VMG works great to put into tasty raw chocolate mixtures! Super Yummy!!! Have fun!

~Seagoddess~

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Permalink Reply by Ryan Love on June 30, 2008 at 1:15am

I vote both also!

Best answer I heard someone else give on this was "Given the choice between fresh grass and dried hay a horse will choose the grass."

I don't spend a lot of horses, so who knows if it's true. But it sounded good! =)

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Permalink Reply by RawZi on June 30, 2008 at 1:24am

vitamineral green is good, but i've only given it a slight taste in juice. i have found smoothies to be of use, and presently i juice, but not nearly enough. that being said, you might think i should do vmg. i have it handy in the house, but i want juicy raw stuff, real food, etc. somehow i haven't considered powder to be real food in years, unless it's a powdery carob pod just off a tree. actually we just ran out of vmg, i have got to order some more.

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Permalink Reply by Carpe Diem on June 30, 2008 at 8:20am

Thanks for the insight! Those are some great analogies.

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Permalink Reply by RawZi on June 30, 2008 at 12:59pm

Thanks.

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Permalink Reply by Jeff on June 30, 2008 at 9:59pm

Today is my 15th day of juice fasting and I drink just under a gallon a day and it is such a hassle juicing that much with the Greenstar. I've been wondering if I could do the fast with VMG's and water alone. If people do water fasts, why can't I do this? I know it would make things much easier and save me a ton of time. It can take me up to 2 hours to juice a gallon depending what I'm juicing, including cleanup. Talk about boring. It's like watching the worst movie of your life and that's every day. HELP!!!!! :-) I know people who buy 6 16 ounce bottles of juice from Liquiteria each day of their juice fast for 8.50 each. That's a bit too much for me. 357.00 a week. I'd say I spend 15.00 a day on produce at the co-op.

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Permalink Reply by RawZi on June 30, 2008 at 10:10pm

Maybe just juice easy things, like celery, zucchini and cucumber for the first half of the day, then vmg and water for the second half, or mix the two the both times.

Do you juice as you go? Or do it once or twice per day? Or some other way?

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Permalink Reply by Jeff on June 30, 2008 at 10:13pm

That's an idea. The leafies are a hassle. I juice once a day because the gstar keeps it fresh for a few days but I use it all in a day. Goodbye leafies, hello VMG's

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Permalink Reply by Rachel on July 2, 2008 at 4:00pm

Heya Jeff,
I am juice feasting in NYC too. Day 17 today...totally hear ya on the the Liquiteria/Green star madness ;-) Ooooh but the Grasshopper is soooo good! Do you go to the Park Slope Coop? I ordered my VMG from High Vibe but it hasn't come in yet so I am finishing off some Shine and other green grass powder I already had. Are you following juicefeasting.com? Love to meet another feaster in the area!
I find music while juicing makes me happy and sends good energy into the juice! So chant away and the time goes faster!

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Permalink Reply by Rande on July 1, 2008 at 2:41pm

after drinking a glass of fresh green juice i feel awesome, like all light and happy and stuff. the powdered stuff just doesnt do it for me, but i do take it with me when i travel and substitute my green juice with it.

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