Don’t think of the Vitamix® as a food blender, but as a Total Nutrition Centre that juices, cooks, grinds and freezes all in one, making it quick and easy to eat whole foods in one great tasting recipe after another. Create delicious healthy ice cream in only 30 seconds Cook steaming hot soup from fresh vegetables in under 5 minutes Blend fresh fruits and vegetables into tasty, fibre-rich whole food juice in 1 minute Grind whole grains into nutritious flours in minutes Kneads dough and batters perfect for baking Dice, chop or blend ingredients into healthy, preservative-free salsas and dips Plus, its impressive power and laser-cut blade design tears down the cell walls of fruits and vegetables, making vital nutrients more readily available for your body to absorb. With a Vitamix®, even the nutrient-packed peels, pulp and seeds of many types of produce can be pulverized and blended into recipes for some of the most health-protecting, disease-preventing dishes and drinks you’ve ever had. Everything about the Vitamix® Total Nutrition Center® oozes heavy-duty build quality , from the poly carbonate 2 litre container, patented spill- proof vented lid and wear-resistant base. Feel free to push food into the blades without fear of jamming the blades or damaging the tamper. It’s absolutely perfect for processing peanut butter and ice cream, helping you handle ingredients that regular blenders can't even touch! It also lets you perform more than 50 kitchen tasks easier, faster and with better results than you can achieve any other way. Includes an easy-to-follow guide to getting started, a handy binder cookbook and a cooking class on DVD to make you the master of your Vitamix® machine!