Juicing fruits and veggies

Don't do it dude. It's incredibly messy. Huge pain to clean the juicer. Big pain in the arse for negligible benefits.

Sam's has started selling a few varieties for about $5/half gallon. Maybe start with that and see how you like it

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Why are you trying to avoid fiber?

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Not trying to avoid fiber, just excess fiber. I still throw some of the pulp in the juice and smoothies.

You can borrow my juicer which is gathering dust on the shelf.

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ETA: Never mind. You responded as I was typing. Fiber is one of the "selling points" on fruit and vegetables to me.

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Yes, I agree, fiber is important. That's why I add some back in to the juice. My point is that I can juice 5x the amount of veggies I could put into a smoothie and get most of the same nutrients... no?

Thanks for the tips.

Juice if you want to and don't mind what people say about it, especially here. Juicing /Blending both have their pros and cons but either of the two added to your diet is not a bad thing.

For me, I used to juice everyday before work. I felt great and it worked for me. But now I go into work way early and stick to the smoothie in the AM. When I have the time, I juice. I never regret it

I am a creature of habit and I always had apples, spinach, carrots and ginger.

Do you use organic fruit/vegetables? It seems like by juicing it that you're really sucking down into what that plant has in it and would want to avoid any pesticides, etc.