Vitamix Usage Report – May 2017

Wondering how much we actually use our Vitamix, this month halftime with an A2500 and halftime with a Vitamix Pro 750 (together pictured above) with 32 ounce container and 20 oz Personal Cup Adapter? Us, too!

Here’s May’s Vitamix Usage Report from the headquarters of Life is NOYOKE (this month: our apartment in sunny, beautiful Chicago!).

But first, let’s assess our Vitamix usage at a high level.

May 2017 Recap

Aright, now we’re getting good at recording our Vitamix usage. All it took was a little white board inside one of our cabinets.

We are confident there are zero omissions. Plus, it feels like we’re getting more use out of our Vitamix. (I know, I didn’t think that was possible either.)

What else?

We spent some time in Minnesota. While there, we filmed a fun video at my childhood home: My Morning Blend (featuring my mom).

We also published a video about how to break an addiction to carbs. It’s mostly a conversational video between you and Shalva. But there are some good Vitamix usage recommendations, too.

We hope you enjoy looking through the things we made this month. If you make something, be sure to tag #lifeisnoyoke.

Remember: Your creations do not need to be the most picturesque. We love cheering you on no matter what.

As always, thanks for reading. 🙂

Vitamix Usage

All of the following were made in our Vitamix, a Pro 750 with 32 ounce container and 20 oz Personal Cup Adapter.

Note 1: Obviously, our lifestyle is extremely conducive to heavy use. Work from home, make a living as virtual Vitamix reps. But full transparency is the goal here. What do we actually do with our Vitamix?

Note 2: I realize some of these items have an ordered list that begins with “1” but stops there. No “2” or “3” or so on. Well, until I figure out a better way to deliver this information, we’re just going to have to live with ordered lists that end at 1. And yes, I tried unordered list format (bullet points), but that makes it more difficult to tally everything up and a single bullet point is almost just as bad a single item in an ordered list. Okay, moving on.

Summary: 44 Runs

Vitamix runs: 22

Total Vitamix runs (including self-cleaning): 44

Details: All the things we made

Black Olive Hummus »»

1. 5/18/17

The Blubarb »» (pie… in a glass)

1. 5/13/17

Cashew Queso »»

1. 5/8/17
2. 5/12/17
3. 5/30/17

Curry Soup »» (not our recipe)

1. 5/11

Chocolate Peanut Butter Shake »»

1. 5/10/17 (at moms house in her Vitamix 5200)
2. 5/29/17
3. 5/30/17

Coffee Ice Cream »»

1. 5/23/17

Creamy Corn and Roasted Pepper Soup »» (a Trader Joe’s copy/improvement)

1. 5/12/17

Green juice (video demonstration)

1. 5/1/17
2. 5/8/17
3. 5/18/17 (with mint! so good)
4. 5/22/17

Garlic Butter Dipping Sauce »» (with artichokes. what a treat!)

1. 5/18/17

Lemon Lavender Pistachio Butter »»

1. 5/18/17

Peanut Sauce »» (served on the side of build-your-own-spring-roll-dinner-party)

1. 5/18/17

Pizza Dough »»

1. 5/2/17

Strawberry Banana Shake »»

1. 5/11/17

Power of the Purple Smoothie »»

1. 5/21/17

(Deli-Style, Vegan) Tuna  »»

1. 5/21/17

May Learnings

The new stuff we made in our Vitamix was fabulous.

But you know what contributed most to maximizing our Vitamix usage?

The regulars.

The things we made on auto pilot.

I talked a lot about this idea of decision fatigue on Brodie Welch’s podcast “A Healthy Curiosity.” (link to episode on iTunes).

But it’s all about getting into a routine.

And using that as a decision-free meal planning.

By creating habits that require zero thought.

• Queso (after grocery shopping).
• Green juice (in the mornings).
• Protein shakes (after workouts or before starting a long road trip).

It’s these few things that help maximize our usage. And, of course, maximize our lifestyle.

Final thoughts

That concludes our Vitamix usage report for May 2017. Hopefully you’re inspired to try some of the things we made.

We loved making them and hopefully you will, too.

Thanks for reading,
Lenny and Shalva

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