Why do my roommates make fun of me cause I use my juice extractor daily?

Question

I drink celery, carrot, broccoli, cabbage juice, etc, with the juice I make from my juice extractor, however my roommates make fun of me cause I do this.

Answer 1

Are you a guy? Because if you are, then that's probably why, but who cares, you are getting a ton of antioxidants, and vitamins. So when they are dying of cancer, you can laugh while you are juicin'

Answer 2

Here are a couple of really great recipes and I think you should have all the ingredients... Ginger Enlivener 2 apples, 2 pears, small piece of ginger root Grapes Galore 20 green grapes, 10 strawberries, 1 apple, 2 sprigs fresh mint Sprout Surprise 1 apple, 175g (6 oz) alfalfa sprouts or clover sprouts, 6 fresh mint leaves, 3 carrots Lemon Essence 8 carrots, 1 apple, juice of one lemon, 2.5 cm (1 inch) slice ginger root Papaya Parade 2 firm papayas, 2 pears, 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger root Hope these help. Really you can juice about anything...except bananas...and you can use the pulp (that's left over after juicing) in bread recipes or in soups.

Answer 3

Most people get teased for one thing or an other. I have always been teased because of what i eat. My friends would often say " you know most people smoke herbs you eat them" Juicing is healthy but not a lot of people do it. It is not the norm therefore, many may not understand it. If they are your friend then they are only teasing you because they want to enjoy your company and have a good laugh. The best advice i can give you is to not worry about what others say, just do what makes you happy.

Answer 4

Hello Religion B,

I think what you are doing is very healthy for you. I hope you don't become discourage by your roommates comments. Keep up the good work and stay fit.

Answer 5

Just put it all in a smoothie blender...less cleanup..more pulp fiber. Here are some recipes

Ridgerunner's Blended Spinach Salad

1 cup pineapple
1 orange
1 pear
1 apple (or a couple carrots)
1/8 slice lemon with peel
1 tbsp ground flaxseed
1 cup frozen blueberries
1 large handful raw spinach (about 8 oz - yes, 1/2 lb!)

First blend the pineapple, orange, pear, apple, lemon and flaxseed to a nice fluid. Add the frozen blueberries and blend them in. Last, add the spinach and blend for 20-30 seconds until smooth. It looks horrible (purplish brown) but tastes delicious! (and you will be surprized how much it "compresses down" with blending - 1/2 lb compresses down to about 1 cup fluid).
I started off just adding spinach to the carrot citrus cocktail we all love, but gradually started adding more fruits. The secret is to have lots of sweet and fluidy fruits to overwhelm the subtle flavor of spinach. You CANNOT taste the spinach - I guarantee it!
http://www.fatfreevegan.com/beverages/ridgerunner.shtml
Healthy Broccoli Smoothie

Ingredients
1 Carrot (chopped)
4 Florets of Broccoli
2 Handfuls of Spinach
1 Apple (chopped)
2 Oranges (peeled and quartered)
Orange Juice to dilute

You can change the fruit and vegetables to your requirements but this is one way of ensuring you get the portions of fruit and vegetables your body requires.
http://www.smoothieweb.com/category/fruit-smoothies/orange-smoothies/

Superior Smoothie

· 8 carrots
· 1 small beet
· 1/2 turnip
· 1/2 parsnip
· 3 celery stalks
· 1 large apple
· 1 large pear
· 2 inches of Burdock root

Wash, peel and cut into sections where needed. Juice separately, combine and stir. Put into a blender with ice, add some honey if you’d like and blend until smooth.

http://www.soymilkquick.com/juicesmoothies.html


Strawberry Oatmeal Vegan Smoothie

"This is a fast vegan smoothie with a deep pink color and a rich, creamy texture. VERY filling, and perfect for people in a rush in the morning. You don't have to give up a good breakfast when it's this fast to make! I use vitamin fortified soy milk."

INGREDIENTS
·1 cup soy milk
·1/2 cup rolled oats
·1 banana, broken into chunks
·14 frozen strawberries
·1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
·1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar

DIRECTIONS
1.In a blender, combine soy milk, oats, banana and strawberries. Add vanilla and sugar if desired. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve.
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Strawberry-Oatmeal-Breakfast-Smoothie/Detail.aspx

Honey Dew Grape Smoothie


Ingredients
2 cups (8 oz.) peeled and cubed honeydew melon or cataloupe
2 cups green or red seedless grapes
2/3 cup white grape juice, chilled
4 ice cubes

Directions
1. Puree honeydew melon, grapes, and white grape juice in blender on high speed. With machine running, add ice through feed tube one cube at a time, until mixture is thick and smooth. Puree in batches. Serve immediately. Makes 3 cups.
http://recipes.bhg.com/recipes/recipedetail.jsp?recipeId=R014594

Answer 6

Sounds like they are just playfully teasing you, ignore them. People always like chiding someone else about habits that are different from what would be standard or their idea of what is considered the "norm".

Answer 7

maybe they think youre kind of like the guy on Friends who used to dry his fruit.

anyway, i think thats great you use a juice extractor. im going to look into it myself. what machine are you using? thanks.

Answer 8

They probably don't understand the benefits from it.

And also, how a little extra work can give you great nutrition and
vitamins and keep you healthy.

Maybe someday they will remember this and start themselves!

Answer 9

weeeeeellll lets roll on over to the juice section in the grocery store , what do we see? about 1000 fruit juices and one veggie. hint? naaaaa

then again , you're room mates MAY just be jerks .... dunno , but my recommendation is you take that gas inducing concoction of yours and rip off one in each of their rooms and laugh at them , it'll make you feel better i promise .

Answer 10

They are laughing out of embarrassment since they are ignorant and have just realized they are living with a superior intellect