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#1 How To Make Apple Juice in the VitaMix
How To Make Apple Juice in the VitaMix Blender shows you how simple it is to take whole apples and a few minutes later have homemade, fresh pressed apple juice. Drink it as is or add a cucumber for a delicious, nutritious skin hydrating elixir that releases your energy – it doesn’t steal your energy or burden your system. Cheers:) Make this and post your comments and questions!
#2 How To Make Almond Milk In The VitaMix
My Anti Aging Easy Almond milk is an understatement. It’s not only easy, but sweet and delicious to drink on its own or to use as a base for any number of smoothies, shakes, elixirs and concoctions. It is also perfect for pouring over cereal and is a calcium rich, bio available, delicious alternative to dairy and soy. Watch how I make it. Take action, make a batch of your own and let me know what you think. Jane.
#3 How To Make Cashew Butter In The VitaMix
My Anti Aging Cashew Butter is a how-to you can use with any nut! Watch me produce a creamy, sweet, nutritious, luscious cashew butter in a few minutes. No oil added. Perfect for use in shakes, smoothies, sauces, dips, dressings, spreads and all by itself on the spoon 
Cashews are packed with vitamins and good fat. Eat ‘em. Make this and post your comments and questions!
#4 How To Open A Young Thai Coconut
In this video I show you how to easily, swiftly and safely open a young coconut and use the water and meat from it to make one of the most beautiful, snowy white, ice creamy, milk-shake-y, coconut creme- y smoothies ever. My Anti-Aging Coconut Creme Smoothie shows you the beauty of a single ingredient. It is pure anti-aging, electrolyte rich and flavor perfect. Make this and post your comments and questions!
#5 How To Open A Mature Brown Coconut
My Anti Aging HOW TO OPEN A MATURE COCONUT video shows you how to safely, easily and swiftly open a mature/brown coconut. Get the electrolyte rich water and healthy coconut meat out so you can enjoy the delicious benefits and tasty dishes and drinks you can make from them. Post your comments and questions!
#6 How To Make Coconut Miracle Milk
My Anti Aging HOW TO MAKE COCONUT MIRACLE MILK is simple, easy and delicious. The benefits of fresh coconut are many – skin, hair, nails, healthy fat, fiber, flavor – watch the video for more benefits. You can drink this luscious Miracle Milk as is or use it as a base for smoothies, shakes, soups, etc. Many thanks to Deion for writing in and asking me to do a video on How To Make Coconut Milk. It was on the list, I had some coconut meat in the fridge… Make this and post your comments and questions!
#7 How To Clean Your VitaMix – No Pot scrubbing!
I show you how quick and easy it is to clean your VitaMix blender. Also, my Anti Aging No Pot Scrubbing Smoothie sings the praises of the watermelon and cucumber smoothie that I make and also one of the practical, time liberating benefits of blending and mending: no pot scrubbing! A squirt of liquid detergent, some hot water, flip it to high and every nook and cranny gets shiny clean. No scrubbing! Just rinsing. Simple AND easy. And wait until you taste the simple smoothie I make in this video. It is the quintessence of refreshing and hydrating, sweetness and satisfaction.
In my Anti Aging Tangy Tahini Salad Dressing video, I not only show you how to make this delicious salad dressing but I show you how to make the tahini, too! Two cups of inexpensive sesame seeds results in two batches of salad dressing AND a jar of tahini. Very cost effective for such a versatile, nutrient dense food. Make a big salad, take some to work and there will be some ready for you when you get home. No shopping, no cooking. More health, less work. Make this and post your comments and questions!
#9 How to Make Nectar Of The Gods Sweetener
Medjool dates and coconut water become the enticing and delicious Nectar of the Gods Sweetener. I use it in my green smoothies, my non-green smoothies and my elixirs and concoctions. I also show you how to safely and easily open a young coconut. Make this and post your comments and questions!
#10 How To Make Wheatgrass Juice In The VitaMix
- 1/4 cup wheatgrass
- 1 cup water
- 3 ice cubes
Blend one minute. Strain through a juice bag or old pillow case, etc. My Anti Aging Wheatgrass Juice is so easy to make in the VitaMix. Snip, blend, drink. Chlorophyll and oxygen, fresh and full of life. if you have extra, make ice cubes to preserve freshness. They are the most gorgeous color of green. Get your greens and achieve your dreams. Watch the video for tips and to see how easy it is, then make it and post your comments and questions!
#11 How To Make A Green Smoothie On The Fly
This How To Make A Green Smoothie On The Fly video shows you that you can go in your fridge, use what you have and make the most of your produce. How do you know your greens are still alive and nutritious? I give you the secret in the video, that you can use at home and at the market.
#12 How To Cut Up A Pineapple Safely, Swiftly, Easily
Laura wrote that she didn’t know how to cut up a pineapple, so I’m going to show her how to do it, safely, swiftly and easily. Then I’m going to show you all how to make an instant, waterful lunch from it. Watch this video, cut up a pineapple and post your comments and questions!
#13 How To Make Oat Milk & Breakfast Smoothie
Oat milk? Yes, and it’s made just like almond or any nut milk and makes a great base for a strawberry banana breakfast smoothie. Thanks to Jan from Scotland I have a fiber rich, fat and lactose free milk to add to my repertoire, and also an inexpensive option to nuts.
#14 How To Make Green Juices In The VitaMix
How To Make Green Juices In The VitaMix is the same process as making fruit juices and nut milks – blend, strain, enjoy. And all you have to do is rinse the VitaMix, no parts and pieces to disassemble and clean as with most juicers. Yeah! Make this and post your comments and questions! Into this batch I blended:
- one bunch parsley
- one bunch dinosaur kale
- one bunch beet greens
- one beet
- one apple
- a bit of fresh ginger
- a slice of lemon, pith on
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Hi Jane~ Quick question regarding the almond milk (I’m FINALLY making it for the first time, yaay!). I realize you didn’t mention whether or not to refrigerate the almonds while soaking, and I’m sure this is simply commonsense NOT to since this IS considered “sprouting”, but I just wanted to make sure and ask. Am I correct in soaking at room temp? Thanks so much. I appreciate you, everything you do, and your time. Warmly, Dana
Hi Dana,
Yes, you’re correct. I soak them in a bowl on the kitchen counter overnight. Be sure to rinse them really well to remove the soak water and the enzyme inhibitors in it.
Let me know how it goes.
Hi Jane!
I hope you are having a peaceful Memorial Day Weekend.
I have one question:
For the Nectar of the Gods, can you use the water from a mature coconut or only a young one? I know I can use water too but was wondering. I cannot seem to find the young ones in our grocery stores.
Thanks
Hi Debra,
Yes, you can use the water in either – enjoy!
Hi Jane,
Having trouble finding Wheatgrass at the stores in my town. Do you know of a site
that sells over the net? I guess I could grow it myself, but I am not a savvy
gardener.
Hi Joel,
Here’s a site:
http://www.wheatgrassgrower.com/products.html
I haven’t ordered from them, so can’t give a personal recommendation.
HI- the season for pomegranates is coming up. I know how to open it easily (cut off ends, score, soak in cold water for 5 minutes and remove the seeds under water…the pith floats to the top and the seeds sink.) Can you make a video for a smoothie using the pomegranate seeds? Thanks.
Hi Karen,
I’ll put it on the list and see what happens
Hi Jane ~ I’ve learned from you a while back how to open a young coconut and how to scrape the insides to remove the meat, and also how to make your wonderful NOG (among other things), yahta, yahta, yahta. But I JUST now opened a young coconut (which actually had a brownish/pink tone within the fibers AS I was cutting the fibers off of the top prior to popping the lid off. I thought this was odd as I don’t recall coming across this ever before).
Once I was able to dump the water into a bowl, I didn’t see any signs of a pink tinge (or any discoloration for that matter) on the meat BUT the water definitely has a more amber tone to it than I remember seeing before. I know I’m supposed to taste it to see if it’s pleasant, but I’m alittle afraid to (I know, what a wuss, right?). Just curious if you’ve come across this in many of the y. coconuts you’ve opened? Thanks for your time and as always I appreciate everything you do!!! Dana
Hi Dana,
Right you are, if in doubt, don’t ingest. I return to the store any coconut that’s suspect for any reason.
Most of them are okay, but like you, once in awhile I run across one that just doesn’t seem right and I don’t even want to taste it so back it goes.
Well, my instincts said to do the same, but I just wanted to run it passed you first. As always, MANY thanks and have a great rest of your weekend!
Hi Jane, Love all the videos. I don’t even have my Vitamix yet (saving for December!) but I am trying to learn as much as I can so I can hit the ground running:o)
For the N.O.G’s recipe, do you just let the dates sit in the coconut water in the fridge until they soften or do you blend them? Sorry, I was confused about that step. I love the idea of using dates since they have fiber and other good stuff. I use tupelo honey for sweetening my tea, but I would like to use fiberfull sweetener in our drinks. Thanks again, love your presentation, your enthusiasm and clear instructions.
Barb
Hi Barbara,
I give it a stir when I happen to be in the fridge. Depending on the variety of dates you use, your NOG may or may not soften enough on its own. When that happens to me, I use it as is and let the blender do the work. If I don’t have NOG on hand, I add a couple of pitted dates.
I wish you as much fun and wellbeing from your VitaMix as I get from mine.
Thank you for your fabulous videos. You are doing a yeoman service with your website.
I have been using my Vitamix for the last 3 months and I love it. My wife and children have given me complete dominion over it!! And I love serving them with my Vitamix.
I had a couple of questions on your proprietary NOG concoction. It sounds fabulous. Now I am trying to make it today. I don’t know how it will come out b’cos I made some variations:
1. I am using regular & NOT Medjool dates .
2. I used coconut water from a can and NOT fresh.
Do you think that would be a problem or would there be a difference?
Thanks in advance for your comments.
Hi Paddy,
Thank you for your kind words and support. I appreciate it.
Just be aware that date varieties differ in moisture content and sweetness. If you are using a variety that is drier than a Medjool, it may not absorb the liquid in the same way and the NOG may be lumpier, but that’s okay as it all goes in the blender anyway.
When I don’t have NOG ready, I throw pitted dates in whole for sweetener and it works fine, so that’s a shortcut to keep in mind.
I haven’t used coconut water in a can, but I get mail from those who have and they say it works fun. Do what you can with what you have, that’s all any of us can do.
Happy NOG-ing and let me know how it turns out.
Hi Jane,
I made coconut butter last night, or should I say “tried to” (after watching someone else’s video), but I didn’t let the VitaMix run long enough, and definitely didn’t let it run for an additional minute as you state in your video (which I found today). It wasn’t anywhere near as runny as yours was in the video. I also put it in the fridge (big mistake), so now I have a coconut lump in the fridge. Is there anything that I can do to salvage it? Try to melt it and then put it back into the VM? Or should I just cut my losses and start from scratch again?
Thank you!
Hi Chelan,
First, put it on the counter and let it get to room temp – it’s like regular butter – in a cold room it will be harder than in a warm room.
Then see what the texture’s like. It might be a little grainy, but you can still use it.
The batch I made in the video was really creamy and I stored it at room temp and it became solid like a stick of butter -it’s now gone, we ate it all.
Another thing – if you use sweetened shredded coconut or a poor quality product it will never process into coconut butter properly. So for next time, make sure you get organic, unsweetened shredded dried coconut if you can as the quality will probably be good.