Would it be worth it to Buy the JACK LALANNE POWER JUICER?

Question

We saw it at costco! I work at JAMBA JUICE and I love CARROT JUICE. Ever since I started working there, I've been getting healthier, but not from drinking that Jamba S**t...... I only drink Carrot juice & FSOJ... Fresh Squeezed OJ

Those are the only things I see there that are Natural as ****.

Smoothies and whatnot all have SHERBERT, or CONCENTRATE JUICE Taht looks like syrup..... Yeah some stuff is VERY HEALTHY

but most stuff doesnt convince me. Anyways, My mom wants to buy a Power juicer..... She said she saw one at COSTCO and its about 100 Bucks. I know I can get it cheaper online but I want to buy something taht would be worth it.... Any Advice?

Oh, and if we do buy it, we intend to be fully stocked on Fruit and EMPTY ON SODAS AND Store Bought drinkables.

:0) Cept for Bottled water and Gatorade that S**t is king

Answer 1

I would say that if you're going to try something like the raw food diet, getting a juicer would be a great investment.  I was going to take the 100 day raw food challenge, but I don't have enough money to get a juicer right now, so I just didn't take the challenge.  It wasn't worth taking if I could only drink water.

Answer 2

I luv my LaLanne Power Juicer.  I got mine at Target for $99. It's in white not the new Stainless steel & it does not have the new turn off spout. If you buy on line see if the S&H makes up the difference in price.

I had it over a year & it is a great work horse.

Fresh RAW Carrot juice is 100 times better than the over processed stuff you can buy in a bottle.

Answer 3

I haven't looked at that particular juicer since I already have one.  But if it looks good and it makes a decent juice from fresh vegetables - I say go for it.  Seems more than a tad expensive - I know that I got mine MUCH cheaper - but then it was a several years ago too.

I agree.  There is nothing better than fresh carrot juice.

Answer 4

Can you put meat into the juicer? No, you can't.. so it's pretty much logically useless

"Sam S" below me is projecting... sad...

Answer 5

Well, I wondered about the Jack Lalanne juicer too. He does have a good name and the juicer looks to be very sturdy, quick, and quiet.

However, I do know the Vitamix has a long-time good reputation and is sturdy, very powerful, and long lasting plus you can do more than juicing including making nut butters, making non-dairy milks, grinding your own grains, and more (apparently even ice creams):

http://www.vitamix.com/

http://www.vitamix.com/household/health/...

I'd urge you to look into and reconsider Gatorade too. It's basically flavored sugar (high-fructose corn syrup) water with a few other ingredients:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatorade

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The original Gatorade contained water, sucrose (table sugar) and glucose-fructose syrups, citric acid, Fish oil, sodium chloride (table salt), sodium citrate, monopotassium phosphate, and flavoring/coloring ingredients. Some Gatorade flavorings use brominated vegetable oil as a stabilizer.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brominated_...

Scary!

Answer 6

How much will the veggies cost you each day?  That is the question.  

Answer 7

I don't have one, but I saw the infomercial.

I just want to ask you something...

How often do you plan on using it?

Most people buy it and use it like crazy for the first week or two. Then when time passes, it starts to collect dust.

But I like how you can put an whole apple inside it without having to slice. I the morning, I'm always in a rush, so I guess it could prove to be beneficial.

Answer 8

No. Best invest in a Vita-Mix. It's pricey, but worth it. A juicer takes away all of the fiber, but a Vita-Mix keeps all of the fruit and vegetable fiber and breaks them down to a highly digestable form.