V8 vs. Tomato Juice

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (Twinwillow)

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 16:49:07 GMT

ann peeples

Good to know, Davydd-have a Trader Joe's right by my work. Love that place.

They're coming to a neighborhood near me in the fall of this year. Already open in the Dallas suburb of Plano which is about 15 miles north of me and also in Ft. Worth 30 odd miles from me. But the new TJ's opening close to me in the fall is going to be only 5 minutes away. Can't wait!

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (agnesrob)

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 15:57:28 GMT

Davydd

Another old thread revival I don't think I ever responded to. I drink Trader Joe's Low Sodium Garden Patch which is a V8 knockoff with better taste and tang, IMO.

Thanks Davydd, I will look for that next time I'm there.

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (ann peeples)

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 14:30:08 GMT

Good to know, Davydd-have a Trader Joe's right by my work. Love that place.

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (Davydd)

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 14:06:35 GMT

Another old thread revival I don't think I ever responded to. I drink Trader Joe's Low Sodium Garden Patch which is a V8 knockoff with better taste and tang, IMO.

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (Michael Hoffman)

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 12:16:33 GMT

I'm a V8er

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (Twinwillow)

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 11:35:28 GMT

I love V-8 regular but now that I have to be on a low sodium diet, I drink
V-8 Low Sodium. Sure, the regular V-8 tastes better but, I'm used to the low sodium version now and have no problem drinking it. Besides, it's got a ridiculously high amount of potassium in it and, that's a good thing!

I buy the smaller 5oz. cans by the case at Costco.

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (callmebruce)

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 10:14:30 GMT

Used to be low sodium V8. A while back I had way too many tomatoes and thought they'd turn before I got to them - so juiced them. Now it's freshly juiced tomatoes!

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (Adjudicator)

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 09:35:26 GMT

Foodbme

I heat up equal parts of Veggie Juice and Veggie Broth to steaming but not a boil and it makes a great refreshing drink!

Good idea.

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (Pancho)

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 09:21:34 GMT

I actually prefer the low sodium V-8 over the regular....still relatively high in sodium (140 mg per 8 oz). Someone mentioned that Clamato has a lower sodium content than V-8.....sorry, it has an ASTRONOMICAL sodium content of 870 mg per 8 oz.

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (rneiner)

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 08:47:47 GMT

V-8 and Tito's vodka

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (md550)

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:59:57 GMT

Both are good, but tomato juice is superior.

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (ann peeples)

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:39:20 GMT

We, too, like the little cans.Bob got real sick of eating raw carrots and celery while he is driving truck. And these were much more convenient in his cool pack.But than again, his blood pressure is so low that sodium isnt a problem for him. I did try the low sodium V-8 on him, and he said never again!!!

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (mayor al)

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:41:00 GMT

Tom,
Me Too ! Now I admit that's probably better than doing a 2 liter of soda or a 40 oz beer... but the sodium level in V8 is pretty high, so I try to limit my intake a bit !!

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (chewingthefat)

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:56:26 GMT

mayor al

I like both the regular and the spicy flavors of V8. We have been buying V8 by the case in the individual serving size. In another example of the slight of hand in packaging, the V8 is in 11.5 oz cans (not 12 oz) !! Costco has had coupons giving a $3.00 discount on the case purchase. I like the smaller cans, as I can restrain my intake to one can...If I open a 46 oz can, I am more likely to drink more of it than 11.5 oz before I put it away. In fact It is real easy to knock down one of those big cans if you aren't careful !!

Al, I have finished off many a full bottle of either spicy or regular at one sitting, usually in front of the TV, watching football, eating a rare Roast Beef and Kosher Balogna sandwich!

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (easydoesit)

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:59:14 GMT

But, Al, at least it's healthier for us than a lot of stuff.

I like V-8 quite a bit, but the best tomato juice in the country is from right in your backyard -- good old Red Gold, and it's NOT from concentrate.

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (mayor al)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:07:45 GMT

I like both the regular and the spicy flavors of V8. We have been buying V8 by the case in the individual serving size. In another example of the slight of hand in packaging, the V8 is in 11.5 oz cans (not 12 oz) !! Costco has had coupons giving a $3.00 discount on the case purchase. I like the smaller cans, as I can restrain my intake to one can...If I open a 46 oz can, I am more likely to drink more of it than 11.5 oz before I put it away. In fact It is real easy to knock down one of those big cans if you aren't careful !!

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (improviser)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:37:39 GMT

I like the Spicy V8, but it's not spicy enough for my tastes. Sometimes I add a little hot sauce to give it more kick.

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (boyardee65)

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:51:00 GMT

I use " V-8 " juice in my Swiss steak recipe. Adds a lot of flavor and I don't have to add salt to the original recipe. I do prefer the light sodium for the Bloody Mary mix as I like to add olive juice to mine which we know has a lot of salt. Horseradish, Worchestershire, celery salt, a dash of "Cholula" hot sauce, and fresh squeezed lime juice round out the mix for me. I like to garnish with a pickled green bean or even a pepperoncini.

JMHO

David O.

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (Foodbme)

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:52:20 GMT

If you Google "Bloody Mary Mix", you will get about 5,670,000 responses.

Point being, whatever tastes good to you is the best recipe.
My quest is to try all 5,670,000 varieties!! I figure if I make one Bloody Mary a day from the list, it will take me 15,534 days to try them all, OR expressed in years, 42.55 years!!! By that time, I'll be 110 years old. It's a great motivator to stay on the Planet!!

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (baileysoriginal)

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:45:54 GMT

Ahh - Bloody Mary's - we've been on the unending quest for the perfect Bloody Mary for over 10 years now - we find a recipe we think we like and then a new mixer comes along and then we're fine tuning it with either V8 or Clamato juice or something else.

To me - V8 stands alone - I've tried the low sodium and it's just not right.

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (Russ Jackson)

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:47:45 GMT

For Bloody Mary's: V8 or Clamato or both. I never use Tomatoe Juice in Bloody Marys. But Tomato Juice on its own is excellent. Pepper only...Russ

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (Rusty246)

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:28:19 GMT

highcard

My wife likes Zing Zang for her bloody mary's

I agree with your wife. I do use tomato juice for vegetable soup and like V-8 to drink for an afternoon snack, those tiny cans are perfect for that.

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (stricken_detective)

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:16:08 GMT

I do the low sodium because of my kidneys but the store brand (Roundy's) has an NSA vegetable juice that is awesome. It actually has less sodium than the lo-so V8.

I like to add lemon seltzer to the juice.

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (Foodbme)

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:50:53 GMT

I heat up equal parts of Veggie Juice and Veggie Broth to steaming but not a boil and it makes a great refreshing drink!

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (jman)

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:49:42 GMT

Twinwillow

I also buy the low sodium V-8 juice. It's Very good for you. Especially without all the salt added.

Well, sometimes, it's not what's very good for you. Sometimes, it's about taste. If taste didn't matter, we could all just go crab a hunk of tofu and chow down.

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (Twinwillow)

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:26:22 GMT

I also buy the low sodium V-8 juice. It's Very good for you. Especially without all the salt added.

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (chewingthefat)

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:32:40 GMT

Foodbme

I like V8 but save money on Store Brands. Not quite the same but a buck a can cheaper. Gonna try low sodium next

I'll bet you end up adding salt!

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (chewingthefat)

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:31:18 GMT

WarToad

I only like my V-8 with a splash of worchester, celery salt, several hits of tobasco, fresh cracked black pepper, more tobasco, and 2 shots vodka.

Your recipe makes me want to be on vacation, having, oh, say, 3 or 4 of those!

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (jman)

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:09:35 GMT

I think the low sodium V-8 works OK for cooking, but for drinking, it tastes like crap, JMHO.

Re:V8 vs. Tomato Juice (Foodbme)

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:34:30 GMT

I like V8 but save money on Store Brands. Not quite the same but a buck a can cheaper. Gonna try low sodium next