I thought it was just ME who was childish. But no, lucky for me, it turns out my partner
David is, too J.
We rushed into the Orlando Trader Joe’s today with only a few minutes to
shop between seeing plays. We wanted a
SALAD so that we could have a healthy meal (as opposed to the poutine, pizza,
and other meal choices available from vendors at the festival (though we did
have a good Greek salad from a vendor one night…). Anyway, it was super hot out (as Orlando can
be in the summer time…) and I decided a cold, healthy drink was in order, too
(to balance out all the beer from the festival). So I grabbed this Strawberry Chia 100% Juice
Smoothie.
If you do not know from previous reviews on this blog, we are not health
nuts. We do not go out of our way to buy
things with fancy organic ingredients, and CHIA, in my mind, is only for pets,
as in the Willy Nelson Chia Pet I saw on the clearance table at Office Depot
recently! (Why a gem like that would be
on a clearance table is beyond me!!)
Anyway, I thought it was just me who would think something so silly,
then David quipped, “If I drink this will chia grass grow in my belly?”. Haha – see why we get along so well?
A pint of health - strawberry chia smoothie |
So this “strawberry puree flavored blend with apple juice and chia
seeds” is pretty good. It mostly tastes
like strawberry. But there are strange
little BUMPS all up in it… At first I
thought they were the little bits from the outside of strawberries, then I
realized, duh, those are the CHIA SEEDS!
They are actually a bit more fine and delicate than a strawberry seed thing
would be. This drink is chock full of
them. After the first sip or two I got
used to them, but still, if I am going to have “bits” in my drink, I would
rather they be tapioca bubbles (yum – bubble tea!!).
I would say this snack drink would be better consumed not in the hot
humid sun. I can picture it going down
better while a person is sitting at their desk and needs a bit of an afternoon
pick-me-up.
Price – $2.99
Rating – 3.25
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