That's an awesome piece of advice. Just what I was looking for. Thank you very much. Still I have few questions. How do I know when something goes wrong? - my diet is lacking in something. I bet this will show as some medical problems, but probably only in the long run. Is there a way to verify, let's say after 6 months, if my diet is alright and my levels of nutrients and vitamins are alright?Consider investing in a good blender and a good slow juicer. Smoothies are awesome and an easy way of making a quick, tasty, nutritious breakfast or snack. The slow juicer is great at getting the nutrients out of all those veggies. Add some fruit for sweetness but I wouldn't advise drinking a lot of fruit juices.
Do I really need the blender when I buy the juicer? For what kind of things? BTW, before you mentioned it, I didn't realize there was any difference between a blender and a juicer.A Diet for All Reasons is probably the best for nutritional advice. But there are many others on the subject. A few from the top of my head are Cowspiracy, Vegucated, Food Matters, The Future of Food, Earthlings.
I've seen Earthlings. Came on it by accident - my aunt bought some random video CDs when visiting China and that it one of them. Hard to watch, but I think everybody in our civilization should see it. Wish they've taught me that in school. And I'll definetely watch "A Diet for All Reasons" in a few days.
You're very welcome, I'm glad to hear you found it useful. b_b's reply is very comprehensive in explaining the differences. The blender is definitely more useful. The reason why I recommend a juicer is because it's a lot easier to drink a glass of green juice extracted from let's say 2 pounds of greens than to eat 2 pounds of greens. Basically it's a way of drinking concentrated nutrition. It's true that a lot gets wasted, mainly fibre but if juicing is going to get you drinking more greens I say that's a good compromise. I emphasise the greens because they contain so much goodness, they're the best source of multi vitamins and minerals. And if you start juicing herbs, the concentrations of this goodness goes of the roof. Anyway, a juicer is not essential, it's just an enhancement to any diet. How does anyone know when something is wrong? Through symptoms. You can always do preventative tests. There are blood tests to check for certain mineral or vitamin deficiency. These tend to be quite expensive though. So the wise thing to do is what you're doing. Inform yourself on what takes to make a balanced diet, use tracking tools such as the links I shared before. Basically prevention is the best kind of cure, regardless of diet. Absolutely. Cowspiracy is a good second documentary more focused on the environment and less on animal rights. Basically any environmentalism approach that doesn't take into account the pollution caused by animal farming is doomed to fail.Do I really need the blender when I buy the juicer?
How do I know when something goes wrong?
I've seen Earthlings. Came on it by accident - Hard to watch, but I think everybody in our civilization should see it.
A blender and a juicer are vastly different. A juicer extracts only the liquid component of whatever goes into it. You can make some tasty things, but you lose a lot. A blender simply dissociates whatever you put into it. All the fiber, insoluble protein, etc. remain. Texturally, the results are very different. Juicing gives you a beverage, while blending will make more like a drinkable meal. Juicing is easy, because you can pretty much put anything into a juicer, and in the end, you only get the juice. When making a blended concoction, you sometimes need to removed rinds or seeds. Also one can use a blender to make soups, sauces and the like. If you only get one, definitely get a blender.