Charm, thanks for the info!!!! First I didnt know about cooking soup in the vitamix. Maybe I saw it before but this mind of mine just keeps misplacing info!!! LOL

You are right on target that I have my tube cuz of my pickiness. In fact on Tuesday I have to go have the darn thing replaced again. How I hate that, its a bit uncomfortable. The whole time I lie there telling myself that little kids do this so I can too. For me its a mental block that I just cant get over. I detest the smell of the formula so much that Im ready to gag before the stuff ever gets close to my lips. I just cant eat enough to sustain myself with a balanced diet. My sense of taste is as near perfect as I am going to get. I also do not have any teeth and that is something that will never change. If I had teeth to chew food Im sure I would do much better than I am now.

Ive seen a juicer in action last month in California. The director had a very bad cold. At the wardrobe place they made him an awful concoction full of garlic, onion, ginger and some other equally nasty things. I watched this whole thing and saw him drink about 12 oz of it. The whole time I was thinking to myself that if I had to do that I would puke for sure. Very next morning he was good as new, the cold was completely gone. I was shocked that it actually worked.

I might have to invest on one of these things! Thanks Charm!!!