hi, lenny gale of life is noyoke. i get a lot of questions about health and wellness. and this one was really weird. i got a question, "can you compare vitamins to neutered bullets?" and, i'm like, what is that? sure? like, there's really no comparison. neither of them are really useful. but... oh...
i know. people really want to know the difference between vitamix and nutribullet. ahh. okay, i can do that. [music] so what do i think of the nutribullet? well, it's not a vitamix, but from what i hear, people love 'em.
and it's usually for these five reasons. one, they're super small. two, they're really easy to clean. three, they're portable. great on the go. four, they're really affordable. like under a hundred bucks. five, the infomercial! it's magical. the nutrient extraction, the benefits.
everything about it make it seem like such a great product. so, yeah, people like 'em. the only criticism is they crap out. like, they literally stop working. if it's within a year, sometimes you can get nutribullet to fix it, but their one year warranty really only covers manufacturer's defect. knowing this, nutribullet owners usually take one of two paths. path one: they'll just get a new nutribullet. and that's great!
cause they loved their first one. and path two: they look to vitamix to see if they can find something similar. path two usually takes a little bit of research. or, sometimes you can just do a free in-home trial. but people who have owned a nutribullet and then tried a vitamix usually say the same 10 things. i'm gonna tell you all 10 things and demonstrate what they're talking about
when people are comparing nutribullet vs vitamix. just one quick note: this comparison, nutribullet vs vitamix wasn't really relevant until recently when vitamix released its on-the-go models the s-series. the s-series is a vitamix with the same goals as the nutribullet. super small. super easy to clean. and super portable. now let's get to the fun stuff. let's take the vitamix and the nutribullet in the kitchen
and show the 10 things that nutribullet owners generally say after they've tried a vitamix. so one of the first things i hear when people tell me they upgraded from a nutribullet to vitamix is that my kitchen is so much less cluttered now. the nutribullet comes with 12 pieces. aright, let's open up the boxes and i'll show you what i mean. so now that they're all unpacked, it's really clear that there's a lot more pieces with the nutribullet than there are with the vitamix. and, we'll talk about the quality
of each of those pieces in a little bit, so stick with me. but what's most important is when you're not using them. and when you're not using them, the vitamix is a lot more compact. i can get the vitamix down to three pieces. watch. container, blade assembly, portable container, tamper. drawer, cabinet, counter. three pieces.
but the nutribullet, i can get it down to i can make three pieces. one. two. three. but then i'm still left three additional pieces, one of which is a blade. aright, i just want to add one thing, one thing that would really bug me in my kitchen is these things don't really stack. the next thing i hear all the time is, "it's so clear that the next thing i hear all the time is that it's
so clear that the vitamix is not made overseas." the nutribullet, it comes with a two-prong, flimsy power cord. and, it's made of a lot of plastic. cheap plastic. and that includes the drive socket. now it looks really nice. but the nutribullet only comes with a one-year, limited warranty. so it's clear that it's not built to last.
the vitamix, on the other hand, there's a pedigree behind the name vitamix. and this model is no different than a full-sized model. it's made with the same engineering and quality, and it's evident. i mean, you look at the heavy duty, three-prong power cord. you look at the containers that are made with a double insulated material. and all the important pieces are made of a hardened, stainless steel. i mean, it's so clear that this is
a quality machine, it comes with a five-year, no-questions-asked, full warranty. i mean, this thing is built to last. so another thing i hear all the time is that the whole food green drinks are better. why? it's because blend quality. yeah, the nutribullet can definitely make green drinks. but when they're made in a vitamix, they look different and taste better. you can hardly taste the greens. watch. i make this green drink for breakfast or a snack.
and it's so awesome because you can pack so many servings of fruits and vegetables into just one glass. now since we're using whole fruits and vegetables, we're not gonna waste a single nutrient. now, the nutribullet can do this, too. but the result that we can get from the vitamix is a much more finely processed drink. and what that means is we're gonna get
more nutritional value from every ingredient. plus, it looks and tastes so much better, so kids are less likely to say, "yikes!" aright, so we got everything loaded up in the vitamix and the nutribullet. we're gonna run each for 30 seconds on 10 speed and on the one speed that it can run, and see what we get. [blending]
okay, aright, let's pour 'em out and see what we got. okay, so here's the drink with the vitamix. looks kinda nice. so this one might not look, these actually look the same. they look the same. okay, this one's fine. this one has a, like a grassy aftertaste. and i had to kinda chew a little bit. so the consistency is definitely different.
and, i wouldn't say that this one, that either of them taste better. but, the one made in the vitamix tastes less green. i put them both through a sieve. and while they both kinda sat there for a minute, after i pushed them through, the drink made in the nutribullet left all this pulp. now, if the goal is a drink that has the most nutrient extraction and that tastes good,
i think the answer is clear. and the berry smoothies, they taste better, too. why? again, this is blend quality. the nutribullet does a fine job of processing berries and seeds. but in a vitamix, you're literally able to taste the insides of those seeds. and for you, that translates to more nutrient extraction.
watch. so this berry smoothie is one of my favorite smoothies of all time. it's the peanut butter and jelly smoothie. in it is a little bit of almond milk with a tiny bit of protein, i like 100% liquid pasteurized egg whites. frozen strawberries, frozen raspberries, a little bit of ice peanut butter, and a little bit of stevia to make it sweeter and bring out all the flavors together. and since we're using the portable container,
we're gonna add all the frozen ingredients first, followed by the softer ingredients and then the liquid. aright, so we're gonna blend for 30 seconds and see what we get. they're pretty. they're really pretty. i like to touch 'em. that's kinda weird, but i do. see how this one is kinda shaking? not a huge deal, but this is definitely shaking. this is totally stuck.
aright, we're gonna pour 'em out, have a sip, and see what they look like when they separate and after they've gone through a sieve. mmm, it's pretty. that's definitely pretty. and tasty. wow, it's my favorite. there's a reason it's my favorite smoothie. one of my favorites.
looks pretty, too. aright, i'm gonna try this one first. it's really really good. there are some seeds floating around. in my mouth. this one, the one over here is like more like harmonious, i guess you could say. okay, well, let's put them through a sieve and see how they really did.
aright, so both smoothies definitely left some seeds. but the seeds left from the nutribullet are full, unbroken seeds. and there are a lot more of them. so i get it. when people say they like their smoothies made in a vitamix their berry smoothies made in the vitamix better, it makes sense. they're less gritty. and they don't have to chew them when they drink 'em. both of these machines are designed to be used on-the-go. but the vitamix takes the portibility
to a whole other level. let me show you what i mean. this is one of my favorite blended drinks. it's a chocolate breakfast protein shake. it's got banana, peanut butter, almond milk, oatmeal, cocoa powder and a little bit of stevia to bring out all the flavors. now they're gonna come out basically the same. but what's important here is seeing
how each of these perform on-the-go. we're gonna go fast. [fast-motion sounds] [dropping] good catch. okay. okay, taking the drink made in the nutribullet is really easy. you take the blade off the container.
and now you have two choices. you can use this lid, which prevents spills, but, you can't really drink out of. or, you can use this lid, which makes you, allows you to drink comfortably. the problem is you can't really drink and travel at the same time. this is like walking around with a coffee mug
without a lid. [birds chirping] the other problem is that the container is quite large. so it makes it very difficult to put it into a standard-sized cup holder. the handle also gets in the way, too. okay, time out. quick fact check. when i was editing this video, i wanted to be certain that what i was saying about the cup holders
was accurate. so i tested the cup holders for each on a new car, an old car, and because it's on the box of the nutribullet, my scooter. the old car definitely did not hold the nutribullet cup. the new car, because the cup holders were made for coffee mugs, they fit fine. and my scooter, well, it fit, but i wouldn't
really recommend riding around with it because it didn't go all the way down. the vitamix's portable container, on the other hand, fit perfectly in each one. [insertion] taking the drink made in the vitamix to go is really easy, too. it's designed so you can do everything that you need it to do with one lid. watch.
take the blade off of the container, and put the lid on, which has a leak-proof seal. screw it on. and now, you can throw it in your bag, or open up like this and sip it out of thepoor spout which is a lot like a straw. the container also has this handy hook to put it onto a bag. and, it's double-insulated
so what goes in cold, stays cold. so cleaning both of these machines is a breeze. when you're done, take the blade and rinse it under some hot water. put it right in the top rack of the dishwasher. when you're done with your drink, rinse it out when you're at the gym or at the office. that way, when you get home, it's a lot easier to just throw it in the top rack
of the dishwasher with the blade assembly. all components of both of these machines are completely top-rack dishwasher safe. except, of course, the base motor. so the next thing i hear all the time when people upgrade from a nutribullet is that the vitamix literally replaces their food processor. to show what they mean, i'm gonna make one of my favorite recipes, it's called detox salad.
it uses some hard vegetables. cauliflower, carrots and what is this, cabbage! for this detox salad, i'm gonna use the 40 ounce container and the tamper to gently push the ingredients down into the blade to get us a more efficient blend. i'm also gonna use the pulse function about eight to ten times to get us that desired consistency,
the same that we would get in a food processor. now we're gonna try wet chopping technique the wet chopping technique, that's the first time i've ever done it and it worked. it was great. so, i'm gonna use that technique on the cabbage and the carrots. done. that was awesome. check it out.
[draining] that's like, i feel like that's quicker than a food processor. maybe it's about the same. aright, carrots, we're doing wet, too. here we go. so using the wet chopping technique, i got the exact consistency i was looking for in the vitamix.
now, let's take a look at what we can get in the nutribullet. now, there's only one speed in the nutribullet, so i'm not really able to control it as well. but we'll see what we get. is that fair? wow, okay. so that's good to know. when you push it down there, it starts going, and it kinda locks in,
so i wasn't able to stop it right away when i wanted to. um, so let's see what we got. okay, these are too small for the consistency we need for the detox salad. but let's see if i can get 'em to be a little bigger by stopping the nutribullet a little earlier. okay, it was a little scary trying to stop it after just a brief second. it kinda didn't really want me to. but, okay.
i think we might have got our result. i mean. let's see. so you can see that the consistencies are similar but over here with the nutribullet the small pieces are too small. and there are some large chunks kinda left over. okay, so we're gonna try the cabbage now and the goal is to get a consistent, medium-sized chop.
okay, so, i mean, this actually pretty good. but we're dangerously close to having a vegetable smoothie with how tiny some of these pieces are. and i think the big thing here is what i'm seeing is there is a lot less control with chopping with the nutribullet. okay, let's give the carrots a try. to be fair, the nutribullet doesn't actually claim to be able to chop vegetables, but we're giving it a chance because we're putting it up against the s30,
which can. okay. case and point. like, i couldn't stop it there. whatever. it's carrot pulp. okay, so both machines chopped, technically. but, over here with the vitamix, i had much more control and was able to get the consistency that i was looking for for my detox salad. over here, really the only way to salvage this
would be to turn it into a juice. people rave about the frozen alcoholic drinks that they can make in their vitamix. tonight, i'm having a luau, and i'm gonna make frozen mango daquiris. aright, so we're gonna put all the ingredients in, blend 'em up and get this party started. aright, we've got mango, pineapple, lime, rum, and ice. so you can see that i've added the ingredients opposite,
and that's because i'm going to flip the nutribullet container so everything will be layered the exact same. aright, so we're gonna blend each for about a minute aright, let's pour 'em out. oh! look at how smooth that is! oh, it smells so good! can you see it? oh, it looks amazing! this could be good, too.
okay, also looks really good. which is great. this one's similar. but if you get real close, you can see almost, like, little ice balls. they taste so different. when you take a sip off the top-half of the one made in the vitamix, it still tastes like a daquiri.
but, when you take a sip from the top-half of this one, it kinda tastes like mango pineapple stew. nothing like a daquiri. okay, so i'm gonna give them both one good stir, and then see what happens after about three minutes. let's just say i go for a swim. aright, we let 'em sit for a little bit, and they both definitely separated. but the one over here separated a little more.
the vitamix one looks different, tastes better, and tastes just creamier. i definitely would prefer to serve it to this one, but i'm gonna drink them both. beyond alcoholic drinks, people love their vitamix because it helps them entertain. i'm gonna make a restaurante-style salsa. but people also tell me they're making guacamole, artichoke dips, roasted red pepper hummus,
all of which are equally as simple to make. or, my personal favorite, and it's on my blog, you can check it out, it's called cashew queso. so good! we're gonna use the 40 ounce container, and if you're wondering about the yield, that's about the same as about two or three store-bought hummus containers. so if you really like salsa, texture is so important.
so you need to be able to have complete control over the consistency. i know that the vitamix is gonna be able to handle this really well by using varying speeds and the pulse function. the nutribullet only has one speed, so it probably won't be able to create the desired texture that we're looking for, but we're gonna give it a shot.
so i've loaded everything up except for about half of the tomatoes that i'll add at the end in hopes to have a varying consistency throughout the salsa. two pulses wasn't enough and then three i couldn't take it off. so you can see that is tough to, like, kinda have the control you're really looking for.
this looks okay. but it's a little, it's definitely over-processed. but, let's see what happens let's put the second batch of tomatoes in. let's see what we get. it's pretty good. um, i'd say that the small stuff is a little too small, kinda like a juice texture, and the big stuff is, i guess it's where we'd
want it to be. probably a little too big. but, nevertheless, this probably tastes okay. here's a big, here's a couple of big chunks. so, i've added everything to the vitamix, and we're gonna start by pulsing it about two or three times. once that's done, we'll add the rest of the tomatoes to get that varying texture.
i'll use the tamper if i need it to push ingredients into the center for that desired even consistency for this first batch. okay so that was about ten pulses. but, it looks frickin' awesome and we still haven't even added the second round of tomatoes. so you can see how everything is
chopped, kinda like big chopped pieces. that looks frickin' amazing. and, it's pretty clear when you kinda compare. can you see the difference? aright, so like my salsa a little bit chunky, so we're gonna add that second round of tomatoes to get that varying consistency, that varying texture that we're looking for. look at that.
that looks amazing. i need to have some right now. [crunching] are you recording this? because this is better than any other salsa i've ever had. and when we start our garden and have fresh tomatoes, and fresh jalapenos, and fresh onions, it's gonna be mind-blowing.
this is so good. wow. this will probably be fine-tasting. but, like, you wouldn't want to serve it. it would be kinda embarrassing. this is, like, a different color. [crunch] no! it's not good.
well. no, it's not good. that tastes like tomato juice. okay, the results totally speak for themselves in color and consistency and even taste. but, if you take a look real close, the salsa made in the nutribullet is over-processed, it's kinda like a juice and it even has a frothy layer to it.
the salsa made in the vitamix is, looks restaurante-style with varying texture and a vibrant, incredible color. and, i tried it off-camera, and i'm gonna try it again, but it is phenomenal. look at this. so i hear a lot that people are really excited about being able to make their own nut butters now that they have a vitamix.
a lot of times, they say they've tried in a nutribullet, but it kinda turned out messy and not the way they expected. if you've ever made your own nut butters, you know how amazing they are compared to store-bought. so much fresher and flavorful. and that's because there's no additives or preservatives.
just all natural, whole-food ingredients. this is cashew butter, and i'm using raw cashews. but you can use any other kind of nut like peanuts or almonds to make your own. i'm making a sweet spread with cinnamon and honey, which is really good on a muffin or as a dip for fruits, or kinda like a snack sandwich with graham cracker and banana! you can substitute other spices for a more zesty spread
for rich flavors for things like peanut sauce or a marinade! for this cinnamon cashew butter, i took two cups of cashews and soaked them for a few hours. i'm gonna add three tablespoons of honey and a little bit of cinnamon. aright, let's try in the nutribullet. you wanna get close?
i don't think it's really happy with what we're doing to it. it smells like burning. like, big-time burning. i'm gonna stop it. woman: it's smoking. it's smoking. lenny: it's smoking. it's smoking. that's bad. if you could smell the smoke.
oy. so, now, i get when people say it got kinda ugly aright, we're gonna load up the vitamix and see if we can make some cashew butter. okay, so you want to make sure the lid is on tight. we're gonna use the tamper to push the nuts into the blade. you don't have to worry about the tamper hitting the blade because it's designed
to not make any contact. we're gonna start on variable speed 1 and go all the way to 10. after about a minute, we're gonna hear a loud chugging noise. and, that's a good thing. we'll slow it down to variable speed 8 to get a creamy consistency that we're looking for. you can really smell the aroma of
this fresh cashew butter. the cinnamon and the honey and the nuts is amazing. and the consistency is creamy and incredible, too. since there's no preservatives or artificial additives, you can store what's leftover in your fridge for about a week. aright, admittedly, it's not really fair. the nutribullet is not made to make nut butters. but, when people say they're so excited about
making nut butters, this is what they mean. and, i get it. it's awesome. i can't stop eating this stuff. people get a blender for one reason. and that's to live a healthy lifestyle. but there's one thing healthy people don't like to give up. and, that's dessert. fortunately, with the vitamix, you can have your cake, and eat it, too.
aright, we're making a strawberry lime sorbet. and this recipe is actually from the book that you get with the vitamix s30. there's a bunch of 'em just like that in here, but you can really make sorbet with any type of frozen fruit that you have. i love sorbet because it's dessert, but it's dessert, but it's dairy-free and pretty healthy.
we're gonna use the tamper to push the ingredients down into the blade. now, the vitamix is powerful enough to handle rock-solid fruit. but, we want to make sure we're at variable speed 10, because when we're there, that activates the fan to keep the vitamix from overheating. beautiful. you'll know it's done when the consistency is
even and smooth. but, when you open up the lid, first of all, it smells amazing, but you can see the four-sided vortex, sort of like a clover that's created by the blades pulling the ingredients down. come take a look. it's really cool. aright, so here it is. strawberry lime sorbet. and it looks amazing.
the consistency is just about sorbet-like when it comes out of the vitamix. but if you want it a little harder, you can pop it back in the freezer for a couple minutes. aright, you wanna know why this is great? because this dessert is sugar-free, it's dairy-free, and there's no added anything. it's just... noyoke.
homemade salad dressing are on a completely different planet than anything you could buy in a store-bought bottle. and when people switch over to the vitamix, they're able to easily emulsify citruses and vinegars with oil. and that's really the basis of any salad dressing. aright, i'm gonna start by adding my citrus. so a whole, fresh grapefruit.
i'm gonna add a little bit of honey to sweeten it up a little bit. a tiny bit of apple cider vinegar. a little hot pepper. just a dash to give it a kick. and then, a couple shakes of salt and pepper. [pepper cracking] so, we're gonna put the lid on. and the plug in. and we're gonna blend for about 20 seconds on
variable speed 5. and this is gonna get everything mixed up, but it's still gonna leave a little bit of a texture. okay, then i'm gonna turn it down to variable speed 1. and take the lid off. and add our olive oil to let the vitamix emulsify the liquid. wow. it smells amazing.
and then after about 20 seconds, you turn it off. aright, so we have this amazing vinaigrette with a little bit of texture from the grapefruit. my plan is to put it over an arugula salad with some nuts and some berries. but you could even use this as a marinade for fish. this stuff is incredible. check it out. this is amazing. look at this.
so i just want to point one more thing out. you can actually use the to-go container and the lid to store this salad dressing in your fridge for up to a week. or, if you're bringing a salad to a dinner party, keep the dressing separate from the lettuce, and toss it when you get there for the freshest, most delicious salad. so the other week when i was in puerto rico,
i had the best soup ever. it was so smooth and rich and unbelievably flavorful. and so, i asked the guy, "how did you make this? it's so good." and he says, "the secret is to puree everything." so what does that mean? that means that everything goes into a commercial-grade blender. and, a majority of the time, that means into a vitamix.
now, pureeing ingredients for restaurant-quality soups is a lot of times just the first step. but, vitamix machines are known to actually be able to make soup start-to-finish. cold water and vegetables into hot soup in about six minutes with one container. and that's what i'm gonna show you how to do today. okay, so i just tested the nutribullet to see if it could turn liquids hot through friction alone.
i ran water in it for about seven minutes. and, it worked. but, the problem was that i could feel, it was almost burning hot on the outside. and the other thing was when i opened it up and took the blade off, it actually popped. like, there was so much built-up energy it made a noise. kinda scared me.
i don't think that the nutribullet is meant to do this, although it did decently well. aright, i know the vitamix can handle this because it's designed to make hot soup. the motor is strong enough where it won't burn out. the container is insulated so it won't burn my hands. and the top is vented so energy can be released. i'm gonna make a recipe called louisiana gumbo
it has a whole bunch of vegetables and some chicken and sausage and rice. i just made it up and it's gonna be frickin' delicous. aright, i loaded everything in and it's beautiful, it's colorful, it's nutrient-dense. i've got some chicken broth. actually, you can use vegetable broth or just water and a bouillon cube. i have some tomatoes, onions, yellow pepper,
red pepper, celery, garlic, salt, and a little bit of cajun seasoning. and this is the basis for any soup that you make in the vitamix start-to-finish. okay, i just changed the name of this recipe. it's called, "lenny's louisiana chicken sausage gumbo." we're gonna turn it to variable speed 10 and let it run for five or six minutes and
it's gonna be amazing. so, it will kinda pull everything down. right now, there's still some, you can still kinda see some tomatoes and celery. okay, so we let it run for about eight minutes, and the machine actually turned itself off. probably a safety precaution because it doesn't feel like it's overheated. let's take the lid off and see we get any steam.
it feels warm, but not burning. you see the steam? let's check the temperature. so, it's like 145 degrees. so, it's delicious. i poured a little bit out into the cup to make a little bit of room for our meat and other ingredients. so what we'll do is add our chicken sausage, our chicken,
and we'll put in a little bit of rice. and what we'll do is use the pulse function. okay? voila! gumbo. aright, here it is! lenny's louisiana chicken sausage gumbo made in a vitamix start-to-finish. i think it's lunchtime.
yum. so another thing i hear is, "what took me so long to get a vitamix?" well, i'm not here to tell you, "i told you so." i'm here to tell you that you're doing great, and i'm proud of you. life is noyoke. for vitamix savings, recipes and recommendations that you won't find anywhere else, visit my website
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