Overview
At first glance this looks a lot like a Magic Bullet, and it has a similar name. You might also compare it to a juicer, since the remaining drink looks more like juice than a shake or a smoothie. It’s trying to make a third category, referring to itself as extractor and saying that it’s neither a blender or a juicer, but better than both. There are definitely inherent flaws with juicers and blenders, so it’s easy to see why a company would try to make something that outshines them.
The Claim
The manufacturers of the NutriBullet say that this unleashes your foods by breaking them down and turning their cells “inside out”. They draw the distinction from being a blender because blenders leave behind big chunks of food behind, which means your body still has to break those bigger particles down. They also say they’re not like a juicer, because a juicer separates the juice from the pulp and wastes a lot of perfectly good fiber and other nutrients. They say that rather than juicing, this blasts through pulp, skins, and even seeds so that it all becomes liquified.
The Hype
The hype is there because they’ve got to do a lot of convincing that this isn’t just a blender. It looks like a blender, it sounds like a blender, and it makes smoothies that look like the ones that come out of a blender. So they need to do a lot of demonstrating and a lot of claim-making in order to convince people that it’s different from an ordinary blender, and can serve as a replacement for their current blender and juicer.
The Cost
You can get the NutriBullet for $120 delivered to your door, or you can break it up into 6 payments of $20 for no additional charge. Either way it comes with a 30 day money back guarantee so you don’t have to worry about losing your money in order to try it. A few interesting points: most offers like this will charge extra when you break it up into payments rather than making a one time payment, and they include free shipping no matter how you pay, so there’s really no penalty for breaking it up into installments.
The Commitment
What most people don’t realize is that when you buy a juicer or a blender similar to this you’re committing to buying the fruits and vegetables that go in it. These can be pretty expensive, especially if you are buying fresh and organic produce. Since these drinks use a combination of so many different ingredients it means you have to buy a lot of produce in order to make the shakes, so just be prepared for this.
Evaluation
If this does what it says it does there’s really nothing to compare it to, since most juicers leave a lot of pulp and fiber behind, and most blenders don’t fully blend up shakes made with fruits and vegetables. Users are saying that they’re really happy with the way it works, and they use it more often than they thought they would. Of course you’ll find those that say it didn’t live up to their expectations, but that’s true for most every product.
We’re giving the NutriBullet a Solid Try rating, due to the positive feedback it receives, and also because there’s not much risk involved with trying it. When you have a product like this that could have such a positive benefit on your health if it enables you to drink more fruit and vegetable smoothies.
Our Recommendation
This is something that you will definitely want to try out. $20 gets it delivered to your door for a one-month trial. Just be prepared to put it through its paces so you can make your determination whether or not you want to keep it. At a total cost of $120 it’s got a lot to live up to, so make sure you try making some green smoothies in it and give it some difficult tasks to see how it performs.
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I have had my Nutribullet only for a few weeks but I already know I will use it until it breaks then unless something better comes along I will get another one.
The smoothies so far I have made have been amazing and it's so quick and easy to use and most importantly easy to clean. I haven't tried other smoothie makers so cannot say it's better than anything out there but I could not imagine anything else being any easier to use or quicker to clean.
I got this to kick start my partner and myself into more healthy eating, we are both vegetarian but had some bad eating habits with snacking on crisps etc, that's was me and my partner drank way too many fizzy drinks. The smoothies have replaced the fizzy drinks for my partner and I don't think they will ever come back into the house as the smoothies are so good. I have stopped snacking on junk and certainly feel better for it.
I have been suffering with IBS for a few years and was worried smoothies might cause me problems but so far the opposite has been true, the fiber seems to be helping. Either that or I have unknowingly removed my IBS triggers, either way its all good.
One of my issues was in the past I did not eat enough fruit, the reason being that I have suffered with mouth ulcers for most of my life and my mouth is very sensitive to the acids in fruits. Biting into an apple would make my gums swell and my mouth can get very sore with apples and other fruits. This eliminates the problem so I am now getting much more fruit into my system and I already feel better for it, hopefully I will get less ulcers now as well.
Wheather or not the Nutribullet does what it claims in extracting more nutrients than other blenders I don't know. What I do know is though that is small quick and convenient and very easy to clean and has inspired me to make positive changes to our lives. I am 55 and intend to go on another 55 if possible, that's not going to happen without a healthy diet which for me starts here.
I intend to get a masticating juicer as well, probably a Hurom as the reviews on them seem to be good. I think it's best to mix Juicing and smoothies into your day as both have different benefits and variety is a good thing.
I see so many of my friends slipping into obesity and disease now as we all get older this has got to be the way to go and I will be nagging some of my friends to try this.
So get one give it a go and get healthy!
My son bought this for me and it sat in a cabinet for almost a year. Finally, he took it out and started using it. He was raving about the taste and I was amazed that this young guy who basically was a fast food junkie was suddenly turning healthy on me! I consider myself healthy but knew I wasn't getting enough veggies and fruit into my diet. I started using it, just to try it, and it was EASY! And delicious!! I use it every day now. I stopped adding fruit because I think it raised my blood sugar--I would feel VERY hungry in an hour and a little shaky. I just use veggies, flaxseed, and a little unsweetened almond milk and fill with water. It is so good and so easy to clean up. For a snack I did frozen pineapple chunks and almond milk and it tastes like sherbet--it's so yummy. I sleep better and interestingly my hair was thinning over the last year at an alarming rate. That stopped. Coincidental? Not sure, but it stopped within the first three weeks of using this. Maybe it was a nutrient deficiency. Kale never tasted so good! Easy clean up, smooth drinks, you can add the works. What a way to start the morning!! I really do like this unit a lot and the only thing i regret is that it sat in my cabinet for a year!
Why don't you just eat the fruit or vegetable? Don't you get the same juice and nutrients by eating it?
I love my nutribullet. I paid $80, not $120.
I really love my Nutribullet, but my consultant at Slimming World said they are not a good idea and have to stop using it due to the fact you are not chewing the fruits but seeing as I use half contents with Kale I WOULDN,T like to chew this raw as it,s very indigestible. In the Bullet it mixes and you cannot taste any bitterness
I love the nutribullet. My only concern is that after repeated use for some time...you get some rust below the blade where the axis is. I noticed that on my and it is hard to remove the rust as this makes contact with your drink. Also the fact that you must add water....I think that doing this will dilute the product and water will lessen the stomach acids when you drink it and might not be digested properly. Last...the blending motion may cause some of the nutrients to be lost. Other than this....I like it but I know a masticating juicer machine is much better as you drink pure juice with no added water.
Well , read all comments. Negative and positive. Here I go with my NutriBullet and will post in two months and let you know what I think.
And...?
I bought a nutribullet about three weeks ago now because I wanted something to use at work. I hate eating vegetables and have been blending and drinking them for years; they go down much quicker that way. lol I have a Vitamix and and a Omega NC800 which I love but I am not carting them to and from work. So, I decided to give the bullet a try.
I first started with a regular blender then bought a magic bullet. When the magic bullet went bad I bought my other two units. Then I decided I wanted something for work so I bought the NutriBullet (600 version). So I have a little bit of real-world knowledge when it comes to blending.
While I am not in love with the Nutribullet it does fit my current need. There really is no comparison to a strong blender like a Vitamix. You will still get seeds that a not "pulverized" and leaves that may not be totally desolved but I did not expect that from this product. If it had worked that way for this price, I would of been yelling it from the roof tops.
What it is; a great way to get started in a healthy lifestyle if you are just starting with vegetable smoothies or if you do not want to spend the extra money to buy a more expensive unit. It is good enough that I bought one so my mother can get started on her journey.
So in the end don't buy this thinking it is going to be the smoothest drink ever, it isn't. Or, because the commercial says it is just as good a Vitamix or Blentech; it's not. Buy it because you want to enjoy a healthy life style...or because you don't want to eat your veggies. ;-)
Why are there no current comments? All seem to be over a year old?
This is a scam. It's just a blender. I have a Cuisinart blender that is also 600 watts just like the Nutribullet. The infomercial says it operates at 10,000 rpm...so what! My Cuisinart operates at 17,000 rpm. Their claims of it being "revolutionary" is a lie. It's just a blender. So, if you want to go a similar health nutrition program, just use your existing blender.