A few weeks ago, I was offered an opportunity to try out the manual Lexen HealthyJuicer and review it. Since I’ve been wanting to try my hand at juicing ever since getting hooked on Gillian McKeith’s You Are What You Eat (she’s a huge proponent of juicing), I jumped on the chance.

I didn’t get to try it out right away, as it’s a manual wheatgrass juicer, and it took some time to actually grow the wheatgrass.

First off, I was a little surprised when I opened the package. You see, when I checked the Lexen Healthy Juicer out on 877MyJuicer.com, the description indicated that there were very few parts to put together. Now, I’ve never had a juicer before, so maybe this really is only a few parts for a wheatgrass juicer. But when paired up with the terrible instructions (it said to put together pieces 3-4 into the body of the main structure 8. That makes no sense whatsoever if you are actually looking at the pieces.

Basically, I just followed the diagram, and ignored the instructions, and it worked out great. (BTW, if you have a manual Lexen Healthy Juicer, go ahead and watch my video below. I put it together on video to make things a bit easier for you.)

Actually, once I got the juicer put together, and figured out that I should drop the wheatgrass into the side of the chute (bigger leafy greens can just go straight in and pus them down with the plunger thingy, but the grass doesn’t grab well unless it’s along the side), the wheatgrass juicer worked great.

My favorite part is that the fibrous part came out in a snakey tube at the front of the Lexen Healthy Juicer, dry to the touch, and very neat. However, the tip did eventually leak a little bit, but I think all I needed to do there was tighten it a bit. The juicer comes with a tool for tightening if your hands aren’t strong enough to get it where you want it.

I took this photo after I added some chard and kale into the mix, because it made such a cool foamy green juice inside the juicer. And even though it saved space, I really don’t like the design of the cup that catches the juice.  The instructions only show that the cup goes around the side of the Lexen Healthy Juicer, but doesn’t depict that the juice spout is in the back and under the handle. It’s a very awkward spot, in my opinion, and if you bump against the juice cup, you could easily end up with a dripping mess on your hands. Or floor.

It took a long time to get the juice out, but once it started coming, it dripped right on down non-stop.  My 5″X5″ wheatgrass plant produced the amount of juice that you see in that cup. I didn’t measure it, but I’d estimate that it’s about 1 oz. Maybe a little more, maybe a little less.

As for how the Lexen Healthy Juicer wheatgrass juicer is constructed, well, it’s pretty sturdy, actually. That plastic is solid. The tip of the auger and the plate that the auger drives into is steel (I think- it is definitely metal), and it had no trouble at all handling the wheatgrass, chard, or kale.

However, the Lexen Healthy Juicer is considered mainly a wheatgrass juicer. It’s not recommended that you use fruits and vegetables in it, and that if you choose to do so, that you slice the fruits and veggies thinly. I was told that for juicing fruits and veggies that the Lexen electric Healthy Juicer would be a better option. And I do like me some fresh California carrot juice, so that may be in my future.

In all, I actually like the wheatgrass juicer. As I said, it works very easily, and it’s sturdily made. It’s easy to put together and to take apart once you know how, and it washes nice and clean (no staining- but then, I didn’t let it sit in the juice either). The only real downsides for me are that it’s made in China (and I’m so sick of seeing that), and that there are still a lot of parts to deal with.

FREE Juicer Giveaway

But wait, there’s more! 877MyJuicer.Com has kindly offered to send one of you lovely readers one of Lexen’s manual wheatgrass juicers (I believe this model- which actually has green parts, not the turquoise that shows in my pix). All you have to do is leave a comment saying “I want a juicer!” or “This is my favorite website EVAR!” or “I’m a monkey, watch me dance!” or something along those lines (questions about the juicer, site, etc, do not qualify as entries- make it clear that you’re entering the giveaway).

Other ways to enter are to Twitter about this contest, with a link to this post in the tweet, and then leave another comment here with a link to your tweet (you can find this by clicking on the date stamp of your tweet), or to post about this contest or the juicer, or me, or this blog with a link to this post or 877MyJuicer.Com on your post…. and then leave another comment here with a link to your post. If you use pingback or trackback, please visit the comment thread to make sure that it shows up.

You can also enter by subscribing to my RSS feed (top right of the page) via feed reader or email. Leave a comment to let me know that you’re subscribed.

You can have a total of 4 entries per person. 1 comment stating that you want the juicer, 1 tweet entry, 1 RSS subscription, and 1 blog entry (exceptions will be made if you own several blogs and want to enter from each of those blogs- however, any blog that you enter from must be at least 2 weeks old with 5 or more posts at the time of entry in order to qualify).

The deadline to enter this contest is April 7th at midnight, Eastern time.  Make certain that you have a correct email address in your comment box at the time of entry so that I can contact you if you’re the winner. The winner will be chosen by me. Depending on how many entries, I may roll a dice, or use a randomizer.

Please note that while anyone is free to enter, only residents of the USA with a valid mailing address in the USA can win. I’m not being mean, that’s the rules as given by 877MyJuicer.com.