A Case of The Blue's (Majik) Smoothie
I blended a smurf inside my smoothie.
Ew, sicko. I’m kidding. It’s called veganism…ever heard of it? But I did put something blue in there and it’s my new favorite smoothie additive. Everything it touches becomes that much more magnificent and food always tastes better when it’s prettier than you. That’s a fact.
There’s a reason children won’t eat ugly food. It’s because our sight and taste are very much linked. Wasn’t expecting that tidbit of intelligence, were ya? How’s that for science? Honestly, if science class taught us useful, interesting facts like that, maybe I would have actually paid attention instead of focusing on beating my high score in Brick Breaker.
Unfortunately, it’s alarmingly clear I did not pay attention in Kindergarten on the day they taught us colors. Any other educated adult would know that when you mix bright pink with turquiose, you’re going to be left with purple. Not this girl, though. I fully expected a vibrant, blue smoothie with my favorite new superfood—Blue Spirulina (AKA Blue Majik). I know what you’re thinking: get this girl a damn color wheel. It’s fine. I googled it afterwards.
My hypothesis failed me in the first 2 seconds.
Here, we have my smoothie, only seconds into blending. Already, my lack of primary color knowledge was shining through. Purple, it turned purple. But forget about my sorry reflection of the public school system; let’s focus on more important things. Like how majestic this looks.
Blue Majik is said to decrease inflammation in the body, boost the immune system, increase energy and—most importantly—increase metabolism. Regina George would’ve been all over this shit. She really wants to lose 3 pounds. But even if scientists claim it increases metabolism, I’m weary of how significantly increased it actually is. So, no…you can’t eat all the donuts at 2 a.m. when you’re crawling home from the bars. I mean you can, but you’re not going to be magically exempt from the calories you just shoveled down your throat. Still tastes good, though. You do you, boo.
Buyer be warned, Blue Spirulina smells: rancid, foul, rotten, offensive and all the other repulsive adjectives. However, mask it with the right flavors and your nose and tastebuds won’t even know it’s in your cup.
Purple Haze Smoothie
Use This:
1-2 frozen bananas
1/2 cup frozen bluebs
1/2 cup frozen pink dragonfruit cubes (I used Pitaya Plus)
1/2 cup frozen strawbs
1/4 cup vanilla dairy-free yogurt (I used Silk Vanilla Soy Yogurt)
1/2 Tbs creamy almond butter
1 scoop Blue Majik (I used E3 Live)
1/2 cup vanilla nut milk (I used Elmhurst Almond Milk)
Do This:
Put all ingredients in a blender.
Ok, now stay with me here. Press the “on” button. Very complicated things, I know.
Stop and scrape. I need to make t-shirts that say this. Be patient with this step; I usually stop and scrape a few times because I prefer avoiding adding excessive liquid. You know I like it #thiccc.
Watch as the blender goes from unicorn colors to a majestic purple.
Take a picture and tag me! @_sammibrooke
