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My Milkshake is Better Than Yours

— by Tiffany in Healthy Eating

The first thing that came to mind when I read Kari’s post about the ingredients in strawberry milkshakes was that milkshake song…my milkshake brings all the boys to the yard, LOL. So that is why I chose the title I did…not because I really have a strawberry milkshake that is better then yours…but I did find a health milkshake recipe and I posted it below.

Anyway…I was shocked when I saw the YouTube video below. I guess I always suspected that milkshakes at fast food joints were more like a chemical cocktail than a real milkshake but dang…59 ingredients in a strawberry milkshake?! What happened to milk and strawberries?

1/2 cup frozen strawberries
1 cup milk
1/4 cup soft tofu (or use ice cream if you don’t want the soy)
1 tablespoon frozen orange juice concentrate
1 tablespoon ground flaxseed (optional)
2 teaspoons wheat germ (optional)

Place all ingredients in the blender. Process until smooth anad frothy.
Pour into a tall glass, and drink immediately. Enjoy!

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[tags]milkshake, strawberry, healthy, fast food, chemicals[/tags]

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Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

4 Comments

  • http://www.hugg.com/story/23178/ Anonymous

    My Milkshake is Better Than Yours…

    The horrifying facts behind what is in a strawberry milkshake….

  • http://www.naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog Carrie

    I remember reading about the chemical conglomeration that passes for food aka the strawberry milkshake with 400+ ingredients in Fast Food Nation. Gross!

  • Andrea

    In the recipe you write “1/4 cup soft tofu (or use ice cream if you don’t want the soy). ” To be fair, you should also write next to 1 cup of milk: ” (or use soymilk if you don’t want the hormones, antibiotics, animal cruelty and environmental destruction that goes along with cow’s milk)”

  • http://www.naturemoms.com Tiffany

    Now, now…that’s not very nice and in many cases it is not accurate. As someone who will pay $8.00 a gallon for organic, raw milk from a local farm where the cows are treated like beloved pets, I think this view is rather narrow nor does it give proper credit to all the wonderful omnivore’s out there who make conscious decisions about their dairy.