The Perfect Smoothie...

The holy grail, their car keys, a lost sock, a lost love. These are things that people search for. Not me... (maybe with the exception of the occasional sock). I have searched for a long time for the perfect smoothie. I've had some good ones- Planet Smoothie, Smoothie King. But I really don't want to pay 4ish dollars for a smoothie that I am unsure of. Unsure of the real contents, the real quality of the "fruit" that's in it. So, I've made many smoothies at home. Fruit smoothies, chocolate smoothies, coffee smoothies- I've tried many many different ones. 

Today, I think I achieved the perfect smoothie. Here's part of the reason why. This thing is one big bad smoothie maker. The VITAMIX. I feel like I should say it in all caps, because this thing is more, so much more than a blender. I could be making my own peanut butter in this baby. So, as you can imagine, it makes a mean smoothie. 
Today's smoothie included:
8-10 ice cubes ( i didn't actually count)
about one cup of milk
splash of OJ (tropicana of course)
strawberries
pineapple
ripe banana
scoop of vanilla protein powder. 


This was about as close to the perfect smoothie as I have ever had. I've tried yogurt in my smoothies in the past, but it just comes out to "yogurty"- not that I don't like yogurt.
 Maybe it was because I had it right after a swim/ride brick, but it was really yummy. 
So... thanks Papa for the VITAMIX. It has helped me to achieve a years long dream.....
The Perfect Smoothie.