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I got the BEST present from my parents today. I guess my Mom and Dad really worried about my recent hospitalization so they wanted to do something special for me. Well, this is the perfect gift for me. I got a Vita Mix 5000 and I am in love.
This machine is a heavy duty blender, a food processor, ice cream/sorbet maker, and so much more! It blends food at speeds up 218 miles per hour!
The first day I had the machine I had a strawberry, banana, carrot, cabbage, and raspberry smoothie… fresh lemonade… strawberry sorbet, and hot tortilla soup. The machine actually heated up the soup and it was delicous! This machine can even be used to grind your own flour AND make bread from scratch.
It comes with two books including and amazing cookbook with hundreds of recipes for soups, salsas, ice cream, smoothies, dips, nut butters, and soooo much more. Everything can be created in minutes. And because the machine is so good at blending smoothly you can leave seeds and some rinds in tact with no need to do a bunching of peeling. In fact the lemonade I made today had quite a bit of lemon rind in it and you could not tell at all. I also added an apple to one of my smoothies and I did not core it at all.
This machine rocks! If you have any Vita Mix recipes to share I would love to hear from you! Check out the Vita Mix here.
Nature Moms Blog » Blog Archive » Thanksgiving Tips said,
November 16, 2006 at 1:17 pm:
[...] But this week I stumbled upon some other great finds. Costco has a large selction of organic turkeys! I think a 12 pound bird was about $65.00. They also had some organic wine and a few other organic foods that would be good for Turkey Day, including organic Tapioca pudding for desert, or perhaps the Tapioca could be blended with some almond milk and sprinkled with Nutmeg to make healthy Egg Nog, courtesy of my new Vita Mix. If I could just find someone to do the cooking then I will be set. [...]
Nature Moms Blog » Blog Archive » PET Scan said,
January 10, 2007 at 10:44 pm:
[...] Today I had my long awaited PET/CT scan. The whole process took about four hours but of course the torture began waaay before that, LOL. I had to stop eating any sugar or carbs for two days prior and while I only eat natural sugars, like those in fruit, I had a tough time with this one. I was crying all over my Vita-Mix when I couldn’t make any smoothies. And my husband can attest to this…no smoothies made for a very grumpy girl. It is amazing that even when you eat natural sugars and not much of them that you still get a little bit of those sugar blues you hear so much about. [...]
Omniwhore said,
January 15, 2007 at 5:28 pm:
If one had to choose between a KitchenAid mixer and Vitamix, which is better and why?
Tiffany said,
January 15, 2007 at 5:39 pm:
Well, I do not have a KitchenAid mixer but from what I can tell they are not an enclosed device. I think making my smoothies in one could be potentially disastrous. So I think I would have to stick with my Vita-Mix. At this point it is all I really read…it grinds foods, I can knead dough with it, I can make soup in it, and most importantly I can make delicious smoothies. I use it 3-4 times a day and I can’t see needing anything else.
Nature Moms Blog » Blog Archive » Mean Green Machine Smoothie said,
February 27, 2007 at 11:43 pm:
[...] all ingredients in a blender - I suggest the VitaMix - and process until smooth and creamy. Serve [...]
Kale, Carrot, and Flax Fruit Smoothie » Natural Family Living Blog said,
October 17, 2007 at 11:36 am:
[...] up in a blender (I use a Vita-Mix - and LOVE it!) and it makes enough for the whole family. The smoothie is a muddy orange color [...]