I don’t know what season it is.
First it’s cold, and my body says:
Girl, please give me some Cinnamon Roll Baked Oatmeal.
Then the very next day is bright and sunny; over 100 degrees again. Yesterday was one of those hot days, which meant the canned pumpkin in my fridge didn’t receive any love. (Sorry, pumpkin.) Instead, I went with something cool and refreshing: a thick strawberry milkshake.
It’s so thick you can even opt to eat it in a bowl, like ice cream!
Strawberry Thickshake
- 1 cup frozen strawberries (160g)
- 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup full-fat coconut milk (you can use lite, but it won’t be as rich)
- optional: stevia or other sweetener to taste (agave, sugar, etc)
- optional: cocoa powder
Thaw your strawberries until they’re *just* soft enough to blend. Then blend everything until smooth and serve with a spoon—this shake is thick! (Have I mentioned how thick this is yet? Only about 100 times?)
This milkshake is another one of my Vita-Mix Recipes.
But it works in a regular blender, too. My Magic Bullet was easily able to handle it.
Why not also bake some Cauliflower Chicken Nuggets…
McDonalds of the Future?
Maybe in ten or twenty years, places like McDonalds will be serving healthy foods, as opposed to Big Macs and McFlurries. They’re already heading in that direction, with new menu offerings such as apple dippers and oatmeal. Consumers have become increasingly more health-conscious in the past decade, and movies and books like Super Size Me and Fast Food Nation are swaying public opinion even further towards the side of health. I really feel like the growing demand for healthier restaurant options will soon render obsolete our current definition of “fast food.” But maybe I am just an idealist?
Question of the Day:
Do you think fast food places will become healthier in the future?
Can you imagine Burger King serving lentil curry? Or Wendy’s giving out Spinach Frostys? (Hmm, maybe Spinach Frostys is taking it a little too far…)
fast food might get healthiER, but healthy? I don’t know. I barely eat fast food anyway and when I do it’s usually chick-fil-a ,which is supposedly healthier than other places. Still not super healthy, but it sure is good! 🙂
I never eat at fast-food places! Low-quality food, which supports such a horrible franchise.. i won’t rant, but i try to stay away from companies like that! Also, their oatmeal (porridge over here in Britain!) is rediculously high in fat, as are ALOT of their salads! The only thing i’ve bought from a McD’s in the past 6 years, is an orange juice! Friends were eating there..
I’m a lifelong veggie, but used to eat at McD’s as a kid, and we always asked if the fries were veggie (we were told they were, but later found they were cooked in a mix of vegetable and beef fat). We also asked for them to be not-salted, as my bro has a heart condition.. every time, they came salted.
Plus i don’t even want to think about the fat content of their smoothies… *shudders* Far more fun to make your own! Made a Devine smoothie the other day… courgette, spinach, a little cauliflower (no idea why, but it seemed like a good idea! And you couldn’t taste it!) dates, raw cocoa nibs, soy milk, ice, a splash of espresso and a handful of musli.. blend to smooth.. and melt into a caramel-coffee bliss… i still have some in the freezer waiting to become ice-cream… mm..
I seem to have ranted.. oops! Can’t wait to make a fruity milkshake tomorrow! <3
Congrats on 4000 fans. Wow! That’s impressive and just shows how many people love you 🙂
I love the pics of the milkshake. The first one on the wood, the contrast, so pretty.
And fast food that’s healthy food…well, we can dream, right? 🙂
i totally think they will become healthier as the years go on. the only time i think i will say i love mcdonalds is when they start selling your milkshakes… now wouldnt that be a DREAM!!! (OBSIOUSLY) hehe <3
xoxo
In a perfect world, people would have enough knowledge and desire to choose healthy options, and eat at fast food establishments only on occasion instead of on a daily basis. I don’t know that we need to force all foods to be “healthy” – it is not the only reason we eat – but instead empower people to want to choose what makes them feel and function their best.
Yay congrats on passing 4000 😀 That’s awesome!
I’m working to get to 10 😛 I’ll be happy when I get there. Ok I’m totally lying; I was ecstatic as soon as I got my first like from someone not on my friends list, and I still am 🙂
haha I wrote a big fast food rant here, but erased it because it was too long and… ranty? Fast food = bad. There’s the condensed version. =P
I don’t really think fast food will ever become healthy… They may be forced to add more healthy options by laws and such but the processed junk they serve now is pretty addictive in my opinion and unfortunately that’s what people tend to go for.
Just post your link to my “chocolate covered diet” facebook page. I would be happy to like it!! 🙂
I would love it if healthy fast food was available but I think that most people who eat healthy don’t frequent the drive through so it may never happen.
I love to make strawberry smoothies in my Blendtec with fat free Greek yogurt it comes out thick without the fat!
Aww I love strawberry milkshakes but have never tried one with coconut milk before! I think restaurants will continue to add healthy foods to their menus because more and more people are trying to eat healthier and fight the obesity crisis in our country.
I don’t think fast food places will be as popular in the future if all keeps going well with health changes by the FDA. I do think though that more healthy fast-food options like chipotle will be popping up…let’s hope so anyways lol 🙂
It seems like in the past year fast food places have tried to become more “healthy.” Unfortunately most consumers blindly take their word for it and think they’re getting a healthier option when in fact what they’re eating is super UN-healthy. I think unhealthy food being marketed as healthy is even more dangerous for our society than honest unhealthy food!