Today’s smoothie is a familiar fruity combo from Smoothie Web. When I asked Mike about kiwis (i.e. I needed one for this recipe and did he want more) he said, “But you hate kiwis.” It’s true, I do hate their texture when they are cut up and served as part of a fruit plate or on a cake or similar. However, I have been known to drink strawberry-kiwi juice blends and a big part of this experiment was “expanding my palate” — so kiwi it is!
Only significant change I made was to add 2 tbsp of ground chia seeds. When I opened the freezer, I realized I didn’t quite have a full cup of frozen strawberries, either, but I put in what I did have and crossed my fingers (about 3/4 cup). I was short a little on the strawberry yogurt, too, but I just made up the difference with vanilla.
The first thing I noticed about this smoothie was that it was very sweet. The next was that I couldn’t pick out the kiwi. Which led me to ask, “why bother”? Bottom line, this was tasty, filling, and a pretty pink colour but it probably won’t make my top 10.
A side note, my intention for this challenge was never “lose weight” — not directly. One of the goals was to find smoothies that would keep me full enough until lunch that I would not be tempted to buy sugary baked goods at coffee time. Since starting this, I can now say I’ve only succumbed to sweets twice and as a result of that (as well as the healthier than eggs-and-sausage breakfasts), I’ve lost about 8 lbs over the past two weeks. I’ll be curious to see if the pattern continues.