Juicing vs. Blending

Hi again Jim,

Thank you for the wonderful newsletter.
I was wondering if you could answer this question for me:  why is it more desirable to eat a greens juice than eating it in salad form?  Is it because we eat more if it is juiced?

Also, is a juicer much better than "doing" those greens in a food processor? Why?

Funnily enough, I cannot find the answer to those questions on the Internet or in the literature I have so I was wondering if you would be kind enough to tell me about it.

Thank you so very much and please keep up that good work!
Pat (in Quebec City)
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Partially because we eat more, but mostly we blend because nobody chews adequately anymore. 100 years ago we taught kids to chew every bite 35-50 times, until it was liquid in your mouth. Look at the jaw size of the Presidents on old portraits! Nowadays dentists are not only removing wisdom teeth, but on teens today they’re also removing the next 4, also. We’ve become a continent of people that gulp soft food.

The body can’t pull the nutrients out of greens if they’re not fully chewed. So we blend as a form of “pre-digestion.” Victoria Boutenko covers this in depth in her video “Greens can Save Your Life.” (www.chidiet.com/tapes.htm#v64).

She also discusses juicing vs. blending. Basically, why throw all that good food and fiber in the compost pile when your body can assimilate nutrients out of it?

I hope this helps.
Jim Carey

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[Michael Har]

I appriciate your input:

Yes, it's a great question; use a blender for raw foods or eat them as is. I inclined toward the first option because:
(1) Saves time
(2) I don't chew well enough esp lettuce etc. esp when time is limited
(3) Hard, intense chewing risks teeth (foreign pieces, hidden pits, crowns etc.)
(4) Easy to add and blend in onion, garlic, herbs, spices etc. to control taste, fluidity, ingredients
(5) Better extract of neutrinos
I'm looking for your input. Thanks so much.

Michael Har

[Eating Raw Foods Info]

Interesting post. We juice, but recently I made a blended salad, which was basically salad ingredients tossed into the food processor for a few seconds.

It tasted fine, but I would prefer my salads crunchy.

[Khier]

I was excited to see this topic since I've been hunting for info on Why Juice or blend instead of eating the whole food? But you only give one reason. Chew well. I do, so I can skip juicing & blending? (I even chew my blends & juices, mixing in lots of saliva.)

I'm thinking about Norm Walker, Gerson, Cousens, & many who hang healing on the juicing factor.

So I hope you can come up with more reasons why to juice or blend--and even some studies & data to reinforce the ideas.

Thanks for giving it another shot. (PS, will I get a notice of your reply on my email?)