Smoothie Diary

Dear Diary:

Big news: We bought a blender! Total impulse buy at the kitchen store but it was only $15. It really makes a huge difference. Now we can add ice to our smoothies and still drink them out of a straw. It also takes up less counter space and is easier to clean.

Yesterday’s smoothie which I have affectionately nicknamed: Subtle Smoothie

I set out to use the subpar pineapple juice and the rest of the coconut milk. I thought those two ingredients would add a tropical flavor and since we didn’t have any of the canned fruit yet, it was all I had. I used the standard banana, 1/2c yogurt as a base and added 1/3c coconut milk and 1 c pineapple juice. It didn’t taste like much at all. Even my 1T of wheat germ didn’t make a difference. So I added a splash of orange extract thinking it would help. It didn’t. So I added another banana. That helped a little. Then I gave up and poured it into my fancy new smoothie glass. Then I was left with the other half which I gulped straight out of the blender while I finished getting ready. And somewhere in there was 2-1/2 c of ice. Cause I was excited about being able to use ice.

I had called the experiment a fail but I drank the whole thing and it wasn’t so bad.

Note about my taste in smoothies: I have done a bit of self exploration and analysis about my quality scale for smoothie taste. A few facts will help you understand as I do. I don’t like smoothies. I don’t ever order them anywhere and I’ve never craved them. I don’t eat fruit. Ever. So fruit smoothies are against my natural tastes.

I started making them to get healthier. Now I can gulp down at least 2 servings of fruit and a 1/2c of plain yogurt and not see it as torture. What’s keeping me going is the experimenting. And maybe the awesome blending action.

Now I sit here sipping this morning’s creation:

1c frozen raspberries
1 banana
½ c yogurt
1c pineapple juice
2c ice
1T wheat germ (still hiding it in there)
¼ c Trader Joe’s Green Protein drink (gross!)

I guess it’s pretty good. I still wish it was a milkshake instead.