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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 4, 2014 - 11:19am PT
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Just scored a Vitamix from the company picnic's raffle.
Does the Supertopo community have any idea's on what to Blend?
my first blend was "Blueberries, banana, strawberry and almond milk!
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
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Oh shit! That is a SCORE.
Basically you can blend any damn thing you want with that.
A lot of folks are into "juicing".....turning any type of veggies and fruits into juices.
Have fun....there are lots of web resources in addition to whatever folks on here will add.
I've been lusting after a Vitamix. If you ever decide it's not for you let me know,
Susan
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bergbryce
climber
East Bay, CA
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nice score. we got one for our wedding. it sits in the cupboard taking up a lot of space. our $100 Nutribullet on the other hand sees daily usage and stays out on the counter taking up a few square inches.
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Juicing is great but don't underestimate the function of chewing and saliva in digestion. Nobody has time for that anymore.
I have made some amazing remedies for what ails me using a juicer. One of the benefits of juicing is that you can learn something about nutrition and food if you are so inclined.
Happy trails. And try adding Nettles to the mix- a lesser-known superfood. Just use rubber gloves.
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covelocos
Trad climber
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Mayonaise - Blend stepping up to high for 30 sec, 3 room temp egg yokes, a little water, a little vinegar, some garlic, salt. Reduce to 8 and add 1 to 2 cups oil (canola, sunflower, light olive oil) drizzled in as slow as possible until thickened. 3 min.
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MarkWestman
Trad climber
Talkeetna, Alaska
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my first blend was "Blueberries, banana, strawberry and almond milk!
Add strawberry or raspberry kefir, some pomegranate juice, and a few tablespoons of shredded coconut to that...pure perfection.
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covelocos
Trad climber
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Almond milk - Soak in 1 qt. mason jar, 1/2 quart of raw almonds. In the morning, rinse well and refill mason jar with water. Blend stepping up to high for 30 sec.. strain thru nut sack (yes, I just said that) purchased at health food store (or buy paint straining bags at Home Depot for 1/3 the price). Squeeze gently till all is drained from the nut sack. return to Vita Mix and add vanilla, a pinch of salt and a dollop of maple syrup. Blend on low for a moment. Divine. The almond solids can be dried and used in pancakes or any other baking.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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And here I thought all I needed was a picture a day!
My brother-in-law has been using this for years and years.
http://www.westwayfeed.com/products/dairy/mol-mix/
But he's a dariyman and the company's local rep and he never climbs.
Frankly, I fail to see the point in juicing if one eats a regular diet of fruits and veggies and ice cream and beer.
Don't forget to brush your teeth after eating food with Mol-Mix, kids.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 4, 2014 - 10:19pm PT
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Supertopo Blend mix!
Thank's for the comment's!
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Doh! TGT beat me to it... The first thing I thought of when I read the title :)
You can also blend dried oatmeal to make oat flour, for substitution of wheat flour into cookie recipes.
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Daphne
Trad climber
Northern California
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Throw in some dark leafy greens into that fruity blend, the vitamix blends so well you won't even know they are in there (except for the color).
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adam d
climber
CA
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my first blend was "Blueberries, banana, strawberry and almond milk!
add some protein powder and 1 more random item I happen to have and I do that almost every morning...
slicing up your bananas and stocking them in a container in the freezer is nice.
I like frozen strawbs more too because they make the whole thing freeze up nice.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 5, 2014 - 09:27pm PT
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ordered a back-up sprocket!
lot's of good beta!
thank-you!
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Dingus McGee
Social climber
Where Safety trumps Leaving No Trace
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if you use this too much your sh#t will be paste! start using your teeth and chew your food more motor animal.
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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My blender is a piece of crap...
I borrow my neighbors vitamix to make ...delicious pesto.. It works perfectly crushing all the almonds, or pistachios .. i use those nuts instead of expensive pinenuts......
cool score!
Edit, Wayno...I was hoping to see you at the facelift...I want you to cook us a dinner..(-;......I will do the prep, and wash the dishes...Next year, Ok?
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Pistachios for Pesto> Now you're talking my lingo. I'm coming over for dinner.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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that thing is huge, like furniture-size huge.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 8, 2014 - 11:33am PT
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that thing is huge, like furniture-size huge. it has it's spot in the kitchen!
I'm totally stoked to have won the vitamix!!
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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No one has mentioned its ultimate use? Calling jimmy buffet...
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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Very nice.
G_Gnome could help you there. He makes the best Margaritas around.
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blahblah
Gym climber
Boulder
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"blending" is not juicing.
Juicing is probably a big mistake as it gets rid of the fiber, which is good for you (or at least that's the theory).
Blending, on the other hand, keeps everything that's in there in the first place. Can't see why "chewing" would improve nutrition compared to blending when the purpose of chewing is to make the food you're eating into smaller pieces, which is what the blender does, but much, much better.
Anyway, the whole point of Vitamix (or other high powered blenders) nowadays is to make what are called "Green Smoothies"--just Google it.
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MisterT
Trad climber
little gold truck
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I hear frozen fruit and nuts yields an ice cream like concoction.
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Dingus McGee
Social climber
Where Safety trumps Leaving No Trace
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Blending, on the other hand, keeps everything that's in there in the first place.
A subtle oversight when one has this view. Properties change.
Are you saying blending makes no changes to how we process a different product??
Other than people too lazy to chew and who do blending, no other animals chew/process their food for the stomach to this extent of pulverizing a blender achieves, yet these blenderless animals get their nutrients.
Pulverizing = no work for the muscles of the stomach and intestines and no work for the jaws. Eating pulverized food creates the lack of intestinal exercise like riding a bike downhill is lack of exercise for the leg muscles, just the ass gets sore.
And yes the blender companies claim more nutrition and your crap will be paste. Enjoy the paste you dumb bunnies.
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handsome B
Gym climber
SL,UT
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Buy bananas right as they expire (black), freeze them, then Vitamix them with cashews and a few drops of vanilla for a tasty summer freeze. This works well with pears to.
Never buy pasta/pizza sauce again. Heirloom tomatoes, half an onion, a couple of garlic cloves in a bowl. Nuke in microwave for 3-4 minutes and blend in Vitamix with basil.
Got too many squash? Substitute squash instead of tomatoes above and add curry for a tasty soup.
Make any sauce a vegan cream sauce with cashews instead of cream.
Want the smoothest hummus ever? Garbanzo beans, a little water, 2 garlic cloves, a teaspoon of cumin, half a lemon of juice, a quarter cup of sesame seeds (or tahini) and salt. Vitamix blends it to butter-smooth.
You got such a score!
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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mmmmm,I bet you can make some fresh...almond butter and peanut butter...
I'm envious of your win....good on you..
bergbryce, can the Nurtibullet crush almonds without getting stuck under the blade ?..
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blahblah
Gym climber
Boulder
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Are you saying blending makes no changes to how we process a different product??
Other than people too lazy to chew and who do blending, no other animals chew/process their food for the stomach to this extent of pulverizing a blender achieves, yet these blenderless animals get their nutrients.
Pulverizing = no work for the muscles of the stomach and intestines and no work for the jaws. Eating pulverized food creates the lack of intestinal exercise like riding a bike downhill is lack of exercise for the leg muscles, just the ass gets sore.
And yes the blender companies claim more nutrition and your crap will be paste. Enjoy the paste you dumb bunnies.
I am saying blending is an improvement for digestion purposes--breaks it does so the nutrients can be fully metabolized.
Chewing does this to some extent, but our teeth aren't as good as Vitamix blends at thousands of rpm's.
Blending works especially well for things like kale, which our omnivore teeth and stomachs aren't optimized to digest.
Here's an analogy so that maybe you can understand it better:
no other animals cook their food, but we humans do, and it works great!
You have to remember that humans are basically domesticated animals at this stage of the game--what may work in a pure "state of nature" isn't necessarily what works best for us.
So we need clothes, external heat for cooking and warmth, etc.
We don't need super high powered blenders, but they make digestion more efficient.
Just start drinking those green smoothies and you'll start feeling better soon.
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
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breaks it does so the nutrients can be fully metabolized.
There are so many thoughts on blending out there. Some things I have read suggest just the opposite. That blending immediately starts the oxidation process thereby starting to rob some of the nutrients of their benefits. Other "research" suggests that many nutrients need the roughage and mastication process to be optimally absorbed by our body.
I'm no expert on blending, that's for sure. I do it quasi regularly just for the change in plate-full meals and I like the flavors that come from blending. I've had some righteous bombs that's for sure. I don't like the clean up.
Anyway, the offer is still on for the OP if you tire of the Vitamix! I'd make you an offer.
Susan
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bergbryce
climber
East Bay, CA
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green smoothies have become my primary breakfast. handful of kale, spinach or whatever we've got, plus some fruit, frozen or fresh (you won't throw away overripe fruit anymore, just blend it, you won't even know it was overripe) and water. You can add any combination of other stuff that you like. I usually add about .5 cup of greek yogurt to add some protein based oomph, or a few nuts. I don't understand why anyone would hate on eating food like this. It's popularity is growing in leaps and bounds. Sure it looks like pond scum, but it tastes great and gets me going for the day rather than feeling like I need a nap already.
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blahblah
Gym climber
Boulder
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Other "research" suggests that many nutrients need the roughage and mastication process to be optimally absorbed by our body.
Roughage is just fiber--the blender keeps ALL the fiber--it just grinds it up.
Here's the Google entry for mastication: "Mastication or chewing is the process by which food is crushed and ground by teeth. It is the first step of digestion, and it increases the surface area of foods to allow more efficient break down by enzymes."
Don't you think super-fine grinding with Vitamix (or other high power blender, although Vitamix is in fact what I use) "increases the surface area of foods to allow more efficient break down by enzymes"
Sounds like of some of you all have been brainwashed a little bit by "bro science"--just start blending healthy foods, especially dark green leafy stuff--it's not that complicated!
Edit: bergbryce, glad to see I'm not the only one who "gets it."
Maybe Dingus will see the light too, if not, so much the worse for him, the green smoothie brigade is growing every day!
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handsome B
Gym climber
SL,UT
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Susan brought up a good point about cleaning.
When you are done just fill your Vitamix 1/3 of the way with hot water, a couple of drops of dish soap, and throw it back on the motor to blend on high for 10 seconds. Rinse and you are done.
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
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^^^^^. Hey what a great idea!
I don't feel swayed by 'bro science" at all. I am not a juicing zealot. I enjoy it as a part of a well rounded diet. I just don't buy into the hype of juicing being the panacea many promote. My own opinion is that the body releases enzymes and engages in processes that are necessary and beneficial when breaking down roughage.
Don't you think super-fine grinding with Vitamix (or other high power blender, although Vitamix is in fact what I use) "increases the surface area of foods to allow more efficient break down by enzymes" No. If I look at 10 spinach leaves I see by far more surface area than if those 10 leaves were pulverized in a blender. Even broken down by chewing you'll still have roughage that the digestive system must step up and finish off.
Any way...I'm not debating... I enjoy some juiced meals but I'm not a soap boxer.
Susan
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bergbryce
climber
East Bay, CA
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Just for clarification... vitamixing, nutri-bulleting, mini-ninja-ing, etc. isn't juicing, it's blending.
Juicing is stupid, imho, unless all you really want is a cup of juice. With juicing, you extract just the juice (sugar) and leave behind all the fiber. This takes something like a carrot and extracts maybe 10% of its content as juice and discards the rest. Some juicers take their fiber and work it into other dishes, they are a small minority.
fyi... the nutri-bullet cleans with about 10 seconds of rinsing in the sink and costs about a quarter of a vitamix.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 9, 2014 - 07:16pm PT
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I've been lusting after a Vita-mix. If you ever decide it's not for you let me know,
Susan we are very much Happy with our vita-mix.
I was going to buy BLEND TECH, however got more than I bargained 4!
buttermilk,blue cheese chunks and mayonnaise...Blue-cheese dressing.
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blahblah
Gym climber
Boulder
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No. If I look at 10 spinach leaves I see by far more surface area than if those 10 leaves were pulverized in a blender. Even broken down by chewing you'll still have roughage that the digestive system must step up and finish off.
You are enormously wrong here: The 10 spinach leaves pulverized have incredibly more surface area than in their native state. I am not saying this to "flame" you, but to try to educate you and others who may be reading this thread.
Here's a way to look at it:
Every surface area on the leaves that you see will also be surface area on the pulverized pieces. But the pulverized pieces also have new surfaces that are not surfaces in the leaves. That's what pulverizing does.
Let's simplify by considering the the perimeter of a circle. As everyone with a grade school education knows, the perimeter is (pi)(d) where d is the diameter.
If you bisect the circle to form two semicircles, the perimeter of the combined semicircles is (pi)(d) + 2(d). You have all of the perimeter of the circle, but you have added two diameters (from where you bisected the circle--one diameters length on each semicircle).
When you pulverize something, you maintain the surfaces of the original shapes plus you create new surfaces where the structure has been rendered.
Edit: The Blendtecs looked just about as good as the Vitamix, and just as expensive of course. Not sure about lower price "alternatives" such as Ninja.
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bergbryce
climber
East Bay, CA
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Blendtec has some hilarious videos of strange stuff being blended.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
The cheaper blenders work well for making green smoothies and such. They don't have the ability to do all the other fancy stuff a vitamix or blendtec does.
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
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Susan we are very much Happy with our vita-mix.
Oh well! Enjoy!!!
I am not saying this to "flame" you Not taking anything you say as a "flame". I'm into the "who gives a fvck" stage! I'm a healthy eater so I'm not worried if I'm not juicing or pulverizing correctly. I either like it or I don't!
Susan
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Raafie
Big Wall climber
Portland, OR
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Is a pretty decent tool for grinding coffee beans at home rather than the store machine. Just don't add too much. Larger batches will come out less consistent.
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Dingus McGee
Social climber
Where Safety trumps Leaving No Trace
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Oct 10, 2014 - 04:42am PT
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blahblah,
you totally miss the point about digestion track exercise and what comes out the other end when you blend.
Get this: We have evolved without blended foods. Cooked yes.
The argument about increasing surface area increases enzyme action effectiveness may be true but here is where you miss the point of water soluble loss when we have high concentrations vs. the trickle of these water soluble nutrients we actually need and get by slow digestion.
Flood you body with these nutrients and you will soon piss 'em out. Waste, waste, and Waste.
The higher concentration of these nutrients puts us in a similar state of saturation as does white fuctose sugar we get in sodas.
And we get in a cycle of saturation and then loss--the rolly coaster.
Instantaneous surface area increase is exactly what we don't need.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 17, 2014 - 07:41am PT
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while watching NHL last night i noticed a vitamix in the locker room. quick juice action for pro hockey players!
vitamix strikes again!
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WBraun
climber
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Oct 17, 2014 - 07:44am PT
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Vitamix
This is why Americans are so confused,
They blend the world into a liquid drool ......
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Roger Breedlove
climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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Oct 17, 2014 - 08:06am PT
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Perfect items to blend for maximum health benefit.
Base:
Banana
Greek yogurt
Kale
Spinach
WBraun
Ed Hartouni
Add strawberries and coffee beans for breakfast
Add ham and cheese for lunch
Add pulled pork barbecue for dinner
Add single malt scotch for evening snack
Add frozen beer for ball games and yard work
Add cheap red or white wine for guests
For vegans, exclude ham, cheese, & pork and increase strawberries, coffee beans, scotch, beer, and wine.
Yesterday, I attended a local event at which the current CEO of Vitamix, 4th generation family owned business, talk about Vitamix' move from direct sales to retail distribution. She showed the original TV ad produced in 1949, in which her grandfather opened the world to the possibilities of late-night infomercials.
Good product, good company, cult-like.
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handsome B
Gym climber
SL,UT
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Oct 17, 2014 - 08:15am PT
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Pulverizing = no work for the muscles of the stomach and intestines and no work for the jaws. Eating pulverized food creates the lack of intestinal exercise like riding a bike downhill is lack of exercise for the leg muscles, just the ass gets sore.
oh dear. I fear this level of science literacy is endemic of America.
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
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Oct 17, 2014 - 10:27am PT
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Shoot, I was hoping I was being "paged" because he no longer wanted the Vitamix. Anyway I'd have to put an addition onto my kitchen.
Roger....thanks for all the meal and entertaining tips!
Love it!
Susan
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 17, 2014 - 01:05pm PT
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Yesterday, I attended a local event at which the current CEO of Vitamix, 4th generation family owned business, talk about Vitamix' move from direct sales to retail distribution. She showed the original TV ad produced in 1949, in which her grandfather opened the world to the possibilities of late-night infomercials.
thank's Roger very cool comment!
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Roger Breedlove
climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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Oct 17, 2014 - 03:14pm PT
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pyro,
Vitamix is a Cleveland company with an interesting business strategy. It started out selling directly to buyers, either door-to-door, catalog, and mostly to professional users. The current CEO has led the company into retail sales based on the same high-end mixers, but with very specific marketing tactics. Vitamix refers to its customers as salespersons, on the basis that new units are sold by current customers raving about it to potential customers. They also focus marketing on health benefits and building a community of users.
They have about 1500 employees, including sales, and provide generous benefits and promote a sense of purpose--"I make blenders which are saving the world by providing health benefits."
As a family owned business they can do what they want without having to focus on profits. They are growing very fast, worldwide.
They guarantee that you can extract the essence of WBraun and Ed Hartouni. If that is true, which I don't doubt, then veggies and fruit are ... well, I don't know what analogy works here.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Oct 18, 2014 - 12:39am PT
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hoisted by my own puree?!
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Oct 18, 2014 - 09:02am PT
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Pyro....What time is the next drumming circle...?
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 18, 2014 - 11:16am PT
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blade is spinning at 250MPH, so that's how it heats up soups!! WOW!
thanks' again roger for the info.
p.s Rj drum circle has been displaced!
your fearless Dr F has evacuated!
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handsome B
Gym climber
SL,UT
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Oct 20, 2014 - 01:24pm PT
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I was convinced by my brother, a chef. Apparently the Vitamix is a workhorse of commercial kitchens, making soups and sauces.
I love the ability to take something boring like broccoli and experiment with cashew cream sauce on it.
Right now it's getting cold out so Curry Squash Soup is the name of the game. Summertime means banana milkshakes with almond milk, frozen bananas, cashews, dates and vanilla.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 4, 2014 - 07:22pm PT
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fresh ginger!
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Dingus McGee
Social climber
Where Safety trumps Leaving No Trace
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The same person made both of these posts on this thread. see below:
oh dear. I fear this level of science literacy is endemic of America.
I was convinced by my brother
Conclusion: If you find out from your brother, his wisdom is better than science?
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 6, 2015 - 08:07am PT
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how/why could Cmac not consider the vitamix as part of his outdoor gear lab!?!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 15, 2015 - 09:11pm PT
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Don't buy that wine vitamix myth..
taste same..
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