Blueberries

At the beginning of the summer, I decided to volunteer at the Pocket Farmer's Market up on Burnaby mountain. I thought that it would be fun to meet new people and to spend time outside. On my first day I learned that there was another perk to being a volunteer at the market: I get to buy things at wholesale price! Which means that I get 20-50% off everything we sell there!

All this to say that on Wednesday, I dragged myself out of bed (I was/am very sick with a ghastly summer head cold) and to school for the sole purpose to buying blueberries. It was the first week that they were ready and I was having visions of blueberry smoothies. These visions came from my new-found love for Booster Juice.

I had been carefully avoiding buying any of their smoothies, mainly because they are expensive, but also because they serve them in Styrofoam cups. (which by the way they have an "information sheet" about saying that Styrofoam is better for the environment than paper or plastic cups!? One of their main points was that there's less Styrofoam in dumps than plastic, so that must mean that Styrofoam creates less pollution!?! umm... logic?) But a few weeks ago I had one, I can't remember why, though I seem to recall that I justified it to myself because of the protein booster that will help me build muscles for dragonboating (yes, rationalization, I know) and now I'm hooked. Especially by their "Berry Cream Sensation". Last time I was ordering one, I looked at the fruit list, and the only special item that I didn't put in my smoothies at home was blueberries. Hence the blueberry mission.

It's been two days now, and three attempts at recreating the famed "Berry Cream Sensation", no luck. I think that I've finally figured out why: I don't add sugar, ice cream, or any sugar-substitute... so my smoothies are just not as good. On the plus side, they are probably healthier, and definitely cheaper. And reusable glass cups that I can wash out are definitely more eco-friendly than Styrofoam cups!