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[acousticClown]

Hi!  My wife and I finally got a Vitamix.  I was reluctant to fork out the money when I first saw one, but I just couldn't get over the possibilities when I thought about how I could sneak all kinds of healthy stuff into our kid's diet!  So, about a month after we first saw one, we broke down and got it.  We used it so much this past summer it was crazy.  Every morning one of us was up making smoothies with all kinds of fruit and vegetables mixed in.  The kids would go crazy over them like we were at Dairy Queen or something.  It is especially useful because it just obliterates whatever you want in there.  I don't know about all kids, but ours are very concerned about unidentifiable particles in pretty much anything they eat.  So, now we can make soup with ONIONS, GARLIC, and even crazier stuff in it and they don't say a word.  It's insane!  I could get them to eat eggplant if I wanted.  I'd just put it in something and throw in a bunch of spices...no problem! 

This summer I was really into making my own salsas.  I would start frying up some chicken and I had some tortillas (the raw kind from Cosco...unbelievably tasty) and throw in 3-4 tomatoes, 5-6 tomatillos, spinach, onion, 3-4 cloves of garlic, 1-2 habanieros, bell pepper, cillantro, lemon juice, and sometimes I would throw in something stupid like pickles, just to crack myself up.  All alone in the kitchen laughing out loud!  Then I'd add some spices: cumin, garlic salt, basil, onion salt, a touch of curry powder, chili powder, oregano, WHATEVER!  I felt like a mad scientist!  And then I'd turn on the vitamix and listen to the POWER!  Oh my God!  Get out the chips so I can see what happened!!!  Now the chicken's finally ready and the tortillas are bubbling...

So, I'm here to tell the world that the Vitamix is well worth the money!