Your Step-by-Step Guide to Juicing with a Vitamix, Blendtec or other blender

If you have a Vitamix, Blendtec or other blender, you can still harness the full benefit of fresh raw vegetable juice without buying a Juicer. This is great if you would like to give juicing a try without investing upfront into a juicer. Once you experience the power of juicing, you may want to consider investing in a dedicated juicer.

Here are your step by step instructions.

What you need:

• Vitamix, Blendtec or other blender• Selection of fresh, preferably organic, produce• Cold, filtered water to aid with the blending• Cheesecloth or a nut milk bag (http://amzn.to/1NuHaJh)

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1) Place all ingredients in your blender

2) Add a little bit of water to aid the blending process

3) Blend all ingredients 30-60 seconds or until completely pureed

4) Place cheesecloth and drape it over a large glass or mason jar. While pressing

the cheesecloth to the rim of the glass so there is no overspill, pour about 1/2 cup of the juice mixture onto the cloth

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5) Gather the cheesecloth together and let the juice drain into glass slowly

6) Gently and slowly squeeze the cheesecloth

7) Once you have squeezed out most of the juice, open the cheesecloth and gather the pulp. You can save it, compost it, or discard it

8) Rinse out the cheesecloth and repeat with 1/2 cup more of the juice mixture, until you are done

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We prefer strainer bags over cheesecloths. You can find these at most kitchen or hardware stores that sell kitchen appliances. A third option is to use pantyhose as your strainer. We have found a great little bag on Amazon that we like.

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The key with each of these methodologies is patience and gentleness. Put on some soothing music or your favorite podcast, or even use the time as a meditative/reflective part of your day. The straining is the most time-consuming portion, but the end results are well worth it if you do not want to invest in a juicer.

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