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Vita-Mix 5200

Filed under: health and nutrition, healthy recipes; Tagged as: fruits, Nutritious Meal, Protein Powder, quick soups, smoothie, Smoothies, vegetables, vita-mix, Vitamix

I purchased a Vita-Mix several years ago and it has changed significantly the way I eat. I have never been a big fruit eater, although I like most fruits. I think it’s laziness mostly. I didn’t want to peel and take the seeds out, cut it up, etc. There’s nothing easier than cutting and apple in fourths, removing the stem and throwing it in the Vita-Mix with some juice or berries and maybe some protein powder, pour it in a cup and there’s a meal you can consume on the run. And unlike juicers all the fiber gets pulverized too – not extracted to throw away.

It’s fun to combine different fruits and vegetables and experiment with different flavors. I’ve really never had a smoothie turn out badly. And the longer I use it the more adventurous I get with different combinations. One of my favorite smoothies is an Orange-Date-Pecan smoothie. You can get the recipe here.

If you’re not a big vegetable eater, this is the machine for you. You can stick those veggies right in with the fruit and you’ll never know it – and neither will your kids.

Not only can you make great smoothies, but the Vita-Mix can make outstanding soup in just 4 minutes. That’s right. It only takes 4 minutes for it to grind up the vegetables and heat it up. Then if you want to add some texture, like chicken chunks, just throw it in for a few seconds at a low speed(at the end). A nutritional meal in less than 15 minutes (including prep time).

So if you’re a family on the run, with people going every which way and no time to fix a healthy, nutritious meal, try the Vita-Mix. Or if you’re a single person and just get tired of trying to cook for one – the Vita-Mix is a life-saver.

Get a Vita-Mix today – you’ll find yourself spending a lot more time in the produce section at the grocery store.