Why I LOVE My Vitamix

I LOVE my Vitamix! And I don’t use the L word lightly…I didn’t even tell my future husband I loved him until the day he proposed, so my high speed blender ranks pretty high on the list!

Here are the top reasons why I love my Vitamix high speed blender…

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1) The Vitamix Lasts for Years

I have used my Vitamix literally every single day, 3 to 5 times a day for the past seven years.

Yep, you heard that right! I’ve used my Vitamix 35 times a week, 140 times a month for the past seven years.

And it still works as good as new.

If I had to pick only three items to keep in my kitchen I would choose a knife, a cutting board, and my vita mix. Oh, and my Berkey Water Filter. You can read about that here.

2) It’s The Most Durable Blender Ever

One time, my three-year-old, in a fit of three year old rage, threw my Vitamix container on to my hard tile floor. The corner of the canister chipped off and it got a small crack up the side. I super glued the corner back on and went right back to using it. I’ve always meant to order a new canister for my Vitamix, but have never gotten around to it as the old one is still holding out perfectly fine.

I think I’ll just save the money for now.

To say I’m happy with it to resilience is an understatement

3) I Love That it Helps Me to Get My Veggies In

The main thing we make in out Vitamix is Smoothies.

The amazing thing about these high speed blenders is how smooth the make smoothies. No more “chunkies”!

I make fruit smoothies for the kids and I make green smoothies for myself. I’ll shove it in between half a pound or even up to a full pound of green with some water blend it up, add some frozen berries, a tablespoon of Chia seeds, maybe a couple bananas are part of an avocado.

And I’ve just downed most of my required green veggies for the day, before breakfast.

4) The Vitamix Helps Me Slim Down

After the birth of my third baby, I lost 67 pounds in less than a year by incorporating this simple green smoothie into my daily routine. If you’d like some more ideas and recipes for getting started eating a healthy diet packed with lots of fruits and veggies, be sure to download my free five day meal plan and email course.

5) It Makes Cooking From Scratch Easier

I also make a lot of homemade salad dressings in my vita mix. One of my favorites is with tahini, lemon juice, a little bit of olive oil, and some herbs or seasonings. If I have any fresh herbs in the garden I’ll just throw a handful of those in and it always makes it super yummy and smooth.

Lately, I’ve also been making a lot of gluten-free, almond flour muffins in it. My kids love anything in muffin form and so I have come up with this quick recipe that only uses one container (my vita mix!). I wish I could give you the exact recipe, but honestly are usually just kind of wing it. I start with a base of two bananas and four eggs, and then I am roughly a cup of almond flour, maybe a quarter teaspoon of baking soda and a quarter teaspoon of baking powder a pinch see salt, and then I just blend it up. Sometimes I’ll add up to 3/4 a cup of almond milk to get a consistency right. Then I simply oil of the month and tens and pour in. Sometimes I’ll stick a few dark chocolate chips in the batter or a half a cup of blueberries to mix things up.

What Model of Vitamix Should You Get?

I’ll be honest, I’m not a big expert on makes, models and brands. But, I’ll include a link to the exact make and model that we have below in case you want to check it out. The one we got was refurbished, and so we saved some money going that route. One thing I will say, is that you want to be sure to get a model that has the adjustable speed setting on it. My parents had an old-school one (they used it to grind a lot of grain…another awesome thing that the Vita-Mix can be used for) that only had high and low settings, and after having the variable speed settings, I will say that it makes all the difference.

Anyway, I hope that helps you if you are in the market for a blender or a Vita Mix. I definitely cannot imagine not having one, and I think it is totally worth the investment, even if you have to save up for a bit before getting one.

Here’s the Vitamix high speed blender we have:

Happy blending!