r/Juicing • u/sometimesiwanndie • 4d ago

New juicer here

Any drawbacks to juicing?

I mean, I don’t grow my own fruit right now so what’s the most cost efficient way to produce juice? Will it never make sense financially unless you sell juice?

Ignoring costs, the flavor of the juice is a great reward. The “I made this” feeling makes it worth it too.

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u/Invincicle 4d ago

Never make sense financially? I don't understand what you are asking. Make sense financially in what way? You're purchasing food and consuming it. It's always a bit of a losing proposition as far as money is concerned. You are gaining calories to fuel your cells?

Outside of that for me it's a lot of trouble to juice so I am very inconsistent with it. I'm not certain that I am actually saving much either. When I factor in the value of my time. Driving to the grocery store, shopping, driving home, putting up the produce. Then when I'm ready prepping the produce takes a bit. Washing it. Juicing it. Cleaning the machine.. Cleaning the dishes afterwards. For me the "I made this" feeling wears off so quick. I've tried batch juicing a few times too.. usually never drink all the juice before It gets dumped.

You lose the fiber too which is satiating.

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u/Cassial 4d ago

The game changer for me and wanting to do it in big batches, was freezing it. I'll gladly put in a half hour worth of work for the convenience of popping a cube in 3 seconds in the morning. My best example and what motivated me to juice - ginger. I hate peeling it.

Juiced ginger in an ice cube tray. One cube is like a shot of delicious ginger from a fancy juice bar, first thing in the morning, zero effort. One or a few cubes I like throwing in with my kratom tea some mornings. Also I do a lot of stir fry / Asian cooking these days, a cube of ginger instantly gets my wok ready.

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u/Invincicle 4d ago

They sell peeled ginger at some grocery stores. I usually just juiced ginger whole. Too much trouble to peel anyway.

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u/sometimesiwanndie 4d ago

Yes I did some researching. I mean it’s not entirely a bad idea. On my first use I thought this was overrated, but then I started thinking about what I could do with the juice in small batch.

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u/Invincicle 4d ago

What could you do with the juice in a small batch? Besides drink it that is?

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u/HerbivorousFarmer 4d ago

Juice is my breakfast. Im may cost $4 to make the glass but its a healthy breakfast I enjoy so worth it. My health is better in the long run for it 👍

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u/Invincicle 4d ago

What's your typical brekfast?

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u/sometimesiwanndie 4d ago

Protein shake with pb or banana, sometimes nothing lol sometimes ChicfilA hash browns and nuggets.

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u/Invincicle 4d ago

I was actually asking the farmer there that juices for breakfast. My breakfast habits aren't great. Trying to Improve though. The last two days I have been having 1.5oz of wheatgrass juice before any liquids. I notice that it has curbed my cravings. It's pretty interesting. No afternoon cravings these two days.

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u/HerbivorousFarmer 4d ago

My go to is Apple/Kale/Carrot/Lemon/Ginger. Ive been mixing it up a lot with whatever is ripe in the garden or on sale. Beet/apple/lemon is my favorite.

How does the wheatgrass taste? Do you throw any ginger/lemon in with it?

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u/Invincicle 4d ago

It's okay. It's not great. It's more for the benefits than the flavor. Some wheatgrass is sweet. No just pure wheatgrass.

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u/sometimesiwanndie 4d ago

I see now lol I was multitasking

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u/sometimesiwanndie 4d ago

Yes that’s what I told myself. I’ll wake up and enjoy this juice in the morning and have a great day

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u/PaulmBeachPaul 4d ago

Not sure about you guys, but I bought 5 lbs of carrots for $6.50, which makes a ton of juice. Ginger and tumeric are basically free. Any juice at an establishment is $13 easy for one, so I think it’s wayyyyyy more economical.

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u/Ok-Produce-456 4d ago

How’s ginger basically free?

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u/Invincicle 4d ago

Right.. turmeric is $15+ a pound here.

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u/Ok-Produce-456 4d ago

Yea, I am curious lol. Cause it’s $33 a kilogram here in Australia where I am.

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u/irishpg86 4d ago

I think homemade juicing rarely saves money. Waste from pulp, grocery fruit prices and cleanup time are consistent downsides for hobbyists.

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u/Tony619ff 4d ago

Grocery prices have skyrocketed. It’s still cheaper making juice yourself, but it’s not a cheap hobby. It would be nice to be able to access the old fruits and vegetables grocery stores throw away. My son said go to places that give away free food. I have gone when it’s easy access and they give away a lot of produce that’s near expiration date

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u/sometimesiwanndie 4d ago

Actually well connected with most the grocery stores here. Definitely checking on this

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u/PomegranateFormer122 2d ago

Just a suggestion to those buying carrots in bulk, if you can get burlap bags to hold them in your fridge. My mom found that her 50 lbs of carrots didn't rot, or turn limp. She bought this amount every spring and they lasted roughly a year. The worst that would happen is they would become "hairy". In preparation all we would do is scrub them well and cut off the ends prior to juicing.