How to Turn a Blender Into a High Power Juicer

         Not too recently I was in a store and got sucked into a juicer on display.  It was made of highly polished aluminum, looking more like a car on display than a kitchen appliance. Upon flipping over the price tag, I noticed something equally as “impressive”: the price.   Since spending over 300 dollars on a juicer wouldn’t have been  prudent at the time, I decided to buy a lower price juicer for 30 dollars.

     Initially the juicer worked fine, but with time I found myself using it less and less. I simply got fed up of constantly taking the machine apart and then washing each part after each juicing.  One day, when making a whey protein shake in my blender, I got an idea.  Why not make juice using the blender?  It’s really simple. Here’s what you do:

1. Add about a half cup to a cup of water into a blender.  Usually you will find that the more juice you are making the more water you will have to add.
2. Add to the blender any types of fruits and vegetables you think would make a good drink. Just make sure you  cut them up into smaller pieces so the blender has an easier job blending them.  In this case, the smaller the better.
3.  Put the blender on high and wait until it becomes a watery mash. (Keep in mind that as you are blending, you might have to press down the vegetables and add more water as needed)
4. Using a straining mesh, pour the blended mash into the mesh and squeeze it over a bowl.  (For straining meshes, you can try Home Depot, or just go to the local dollar store and look around for one. That ’s where I bought mine.)

         Just like magic you now have juice!  Juice not made with a fancy juicer, but with a little bit of creative thinking and  ingenuity.

         Fact is, Juicing, either way you do it,  is a great way to stay young since it allows you to increase your fruit and vegetable intake in an easy and quick way.  What would you rather do?  Eat a pound of fruits and vegetables, or drink the same nutrients in a glass of juice?