Febrero 20, 2005
Victor eats the gross food so you don't have to.
As someone who likes food, I feel it's my duty to try new things. I honestly can't think of a food I wouldn't be afraid to try at least once. Hey, I'm half-Mexican--I like menudo (Mexican tripe soup. Yeah, cow stomach. I digest something that's trying to digest me back.). I was eager to try sushi, and when I dated a girl who liked it, she took me out for some and taught me how to use chopsticks. Midway thru my first sushi meal, I realized I'm eating raw fish and almost upchucked everything. I didn't, and I enjoy sushi to this day.
The next thing I'd like to try is haggis, and should I ever find myself in Scotland, I'll be sure to have one.
But today, there was no haggis. Instead I had something from Trader Joe's--a drink they call Green Protein:
I confess, in the store the color caught my eye. It also caught the gf's eye, who chose to remind me Soylent green is people! Ha, ha. Anyhoo, if you choose to, take a look at the ingredients and nutrition info:
And, of course, the green goo itself, which is actually greener than this picture:
And the taste test? Well, it starts out OK. Sweet, but not cloying. It starts out enjoyable, but the unpleasant chalky texture was quickly overcome by the even more unpleasant grassy aftertaste. Didn'tcha notice all of those powdered grasses in the ingredients list?
OTOH, three of our rats loved it. There was a little rat-fu action by timid little Jack on big bad alpha George in an attempt by jack to get more than his fair share of the Green Protein. As for me, though, while I plan to finish the bottle, I think that'll be my first and last bottle of Trader Joe's Green Protein.
Posted by Victor at Febrero 20, 2005 07:53 PM