30 Days of Healing Food – Day 13
Juicers have more parts to clean, 5 to 10 minutes is more than enough time to empty a juicer and wash it out. And there are special juicers for wheatgrass that are made just for that purpose.
Blending on the other hand can be used to create meal replacements, especially if a person does not like veggies and wants to hide them with other foods. High speed blenders will liquify all the food including the fiber, and if a person if constipated this is a good way to go. Blending three meals a day is fine, blenders can also be used to make soups, smoothies, sauces, and more… everything can be put in the blender and thus nothing is missing.
Blending will make you feel full because of the fiber… thus it’s great for weight loss. And with blending other ingredients can be added such as yeast powders, protein powders, seeds, nuts, just about anything.
At the same time blending does create heat that breaks down live enzymes, thus putting in a little ice cools down the process and keep the enzymes happy. Blender juices need to be chewed because chewing prepares the GI tract for breaking down the food and fiber. Otherwise blends create gas, cramping, and GI distress… drink slowly and chew.
Blenders vary in price… very good blenders are powerful and work well for smoothies and can even be use to grind grain into flours and make dough… some blenders even cook the meal. Other less expensive blenders do a good job too… but have limited power for making smoothies with ice.
