You are right Francis! It does take time to do all the prep and the clean-up. At least with a blender, it's easier to clean and you can consume all the fibre rather than try to make something with all the pulp so that it doesn't go to waste. I feel the same about the nutritional needs. I know juicing is superior but the volume of food needed to keep you feeling full without the fibre, seems very wasteful to me. The volume needed for blending is bad enough.