So there I was thinking "How hard could making a smoothie be?"
Answer: Hard. Very hard
In my freezer, I have frozen mango and strawberry chunks. (Okay, this seems like a good start). So I dump some into the blender. I add my milk that I normally would add to the just-add-milk variety. Blend. I taste it...it tastes like bitter milk. "Okay, I can fix this," I think.
There was a time in my life when I decided to stock up on pantry items such as Organic Tomato Soup, Whole Wheat Couscous, Flax Seed. Why? I'm not sure other than to surmise that it must have had something to do with the whole hate-on-high-fructose-corn-syrup fad that swept through the nation (or maybe just an episode of Oprah). Either way, I decide "Yes, now is a GREAT time to experiment with flax seed!"
In goes flax seed.
I blend and taste.
Result: Bitter tasting and now-gritty milk and mango nastiness.
How can I sweeten this? In goes some honey...
The result- gooey, bitter tasting, gritty milky mango nastiness
Then I remember. YOGURT!
The only yogurt I have is that Greek yogurt that looks like something curdled in it and thickened...and the flavor- Plain...tasty start, yes?
I dump in a dollop. The result: thick, gooey, bitter tasting, gritty milky mango nastiness
Did I finish this smoothie for breakfast? Yes...
Why, you may ask?
Because I only have a few eggs left and if I am burning through supplies left and right just on breakfast, I am never going to make the 12 day bet.
Lesson Learned: Honey and flaxseed do not a good smoothie make
The rest of the day- Lunch was leftover rice with cheese and since today was a fire station day, I brought some tortillas from the pantry and a chicken breast from the freezer. I was quite lucky because not only was it seasoned and spiced for me, but it was also grilled. I am counting this meal as one for the experiment because everything was within the "rules" of being out of a pantry...
When Jay makes a smoothie he uses a banana, some peanut butter, choc whey protien mix, ice and milk (and/or vanilla yougurt if we have any). He has been known to sub regular yogurt for frozen if he is having it at night. Also - if you like all of the ingredients listed above - I can give you a flax seed recipe that makes for a good high protien snack. Good luck! --Lauren
ReplyDeleteMan i feel bad for laughing.but that was funny. Im glad to see you still hanging in thereandeven trying to make a smoothie. Is googling against the rules?
ReplyDelete@ Mel- No, the googleing part reminded me of the flax seed haha. I thought "Oh this could be okay"
ReplyDeleteLauren- Thanks for the heads up. When I actually can go back to the grocery store, I may try that. It would certainly be better than that think yesterday. I should have taken a picture. And yeah, I am open to any and every suggestion you can give. If I am going to try to make this bet, then there is an entire box of flaxseed that I need to go through :)