The available juicing machines in the market fall mainly into two categories: centrifugal and masticating. On average the centrifugal units are much more affordable than the masticating types.

The most important thing to remember, at least with the centrifugal units, is the size of the mouth. Do your best to get one with at least a 3" opening, otherwise it will create a bunch of extra work since you'll be forced to cut your vegetables into much tinier pieces.

The solution I use is a combination of the two above juice extractors. As a first step I process my vegetables through the centrifugal unit and save all the pulp that gathers in the refuse container. I then take the pulp - that is still quite moist with vegetable juice - and I process it by running it through the masticating unit.

The end result is that I collect the most juice from my vegetables, making my juicing go that much further. Since most of us have obligations, perhaps a job, we should do the best to make our juicing program deliver the most it can. Let's say that you wish to undertake the labor of juicing twice a week and that you want it to last 3 to 4 days.

The thing to figure out right at the start is how many glasses of juice you're going to drink per day and buy enough containers just for that. Say, if you are going to drink 12 oz. of juice twice per day, then you would need to get a total of 8 each 12 oz. containers, with screw on tops, just for the task.

Fill each of the 8 containers all the way to the very top, keeping as much air out to delay any oxidation and then store them in the refrigerator for daily consumption. Take into account that a small serving of juice is the equivalent of perhaps pounds of raw vegetables, so even an 8 to 12 oz. serving will go a long way to provide you with the nutrition your body needs.

Whatever you do, don't listen to the so called experts that will have you thinking you must devote your entire day, each day, to juicing to get the nutrition your body requires. I sometimes wonder what world do they live in?