Is the Zombie Smoothie better than brains? I hope so. My mornings often start a little like this:
… but when I did my Smoothie June challenge last year, I discovered that the boost was pretty good. At least enough to get me looking (and feeling) more …. human. Living even. And while I generally stick to a few standbys for combos, once in a while I try something new.
Unfortunately, experimenting with new smoothie flavours comes with a few risks. Sure, the ingredients might work together on paper … but they don’t always translate to a tasty and visually pleasing drink. Such was the case with my smoothie this morning. I wanted a green smoothie and I figured peach-blueberry was as good as any other combination since I often use blueberries to mask the greens.
Unfortunately, the resulting smoothie was the colour of rotting flesh in zombie films:
This was not appetizing but I didn’t have time for a do-over. I took a sip and it tasted fine…. next time, I will either use more blueberries or a non-transparent container. In the meantime, instead of dubbing it something cutesy like “Peachy Green” it gets to be immortalized as the Zombie Smoothie.
Make your own Zombie Smoothie:
(NOTE: All measurements are approximate. At 6:30 AM, I do NOT measure so your mileage may vary!)
- one banana (fresh)
- 1/2 can peach slices (packed in water)
- 1/4 cup frozen blueberries
- 1/2 cup almond milk (or whatever milk you choose)
- 1/4 cup plain yogurt
- 1 Tbsp ground chia seeds
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar (optional)
This is why I covet one of the stainless steel frappuccino cups that the evil company of coffee sells. You don’t have to look at whatever color your smoothie turns out to be. I’ve had some really, hideous shades of green-brown that tasted good, but were hard to choke down due to their color.
Yeah, I have one of those stainless steel ones — only drawback is the steel straws are difficult to clean.