Our friend The Analyst likes to constantly challenge his palate with unusual tastes and textures. So it was that Vaughn was introduced to the avocado shake. Dave, Vaughn, and The Analyst went out to eat and ordered this drink, which, surprisingly, Vaughn evidently asked to sample, and even more surprising, actually liked. As disgusting as this drink sounded, Dave said it didn't taste anything like avocado.
I am not fond of avocados, staying true to my dad's assertion that I hate anything green, a little factoid he insisted on sharing, to my utter mortification, every time we were guests at someone's house. Of course, he waited until we were sitting at the table with a dish load of peas in front of us before he delicately (and, in his mind, humorously) informed our hosts of this. Nothing like a good guffaw at the expense of your children.
I am not fond of avocados, staying true to my dad's assertion that I hate anything green, a little factoid he insisted on sharing, to my utter mortification, every time we were guests at someone's house. Of course, he waited until we were sitting at the table with a dish load of peas in front of us before he delicately (and, in his mind, humorously) informed our hosts of this. Nothing like a good guffaw at the expense of your children.
Despite my aversion to the Californian mascot, I, like a good mother, smashed avocados up with bananas and stuffed this into my unsuspecting 6-month-old's mouth. According to my make-your-own-baby-food-for-absolutely-no-logical-reason-because-regardless-of-what-you-feed-them-at-1-when-your-child-turns-3-they-will-only-want-to-eat-hotdogs-and-gummybears book, avocadoes are an excellent source of all kinds of vitamins and healthy fats--"something that is essential to your child's growth now because once they get a taste of cupcakes at preschool, they will preternaturally detect and refuse to eat anything with a trace of nutrients forever after." Once my brother David saw me smashing up this concoction of avocado and banana and shared his disgust at what an unnatural combination this was.
"You're going to give him that?!"
"Hey, he doesn't know any different; he's a baby! He'll eat anything. He has nothing to compare it to." Oh to live those days again. I, of course, never did taste test this seemingly mutant mix because--I hate anything green, especially avocados...and peas...and limabeans...and asparagus...and uncooked tomatoes (even though they're not green), black-eyed peas (largely because it contains the word peas. I have a particular psychological aversion to peas), etc.
Anyway, much to my delight, the last time we were at the store, Vaughn suggested we buy some avocados. Since he's been anti-anything-healthy for the last 2 years or so, I had not been buying avocados. I know that's not an excuse, but...I can't come up with anything better. In my persistent goal to better myself and heal some of the psychological scars of my childhood, I thought it wouldn't hurt to try making an avocado shake and trying it. It could be one less green thing that I didn't hate. Well, one more vegetable/fruit that carries a caveat: Must be eaten in the form of a shake. I still hate guacamole.
I started searching the Internet for the perfect avocado shake recipe and found a Brazilian version and an Indonesian version. Indonesia gets points for having chocolate milk in it, so "Alpokat" it is.
Vaughn was very excited about the whole idea and couldn't wait for the final product. This I did taste test, and I admit, it was amazingly scrumptious. I proudly presented my creation to Vaughn, who looked at it suspciously, took a sniff, and declared, "Ewwwwwww."
What?
"What do you mean 'ewwww?' You haven't even taken a taste."
(in whinese) "It has chocolate."
"Yes, so...? That makes it that much better. You like chocolate and you like avocados. It's a win-win!"
"I don't like it."
"You haven't even tasted it! Take a taste. It's reeallyyyy goooood. If you don't drink it, I will. Taste it!"
Takes the minutest of sips. "Ewwwww. I don't like it." Then cheerily, "You can have it!"
Now I am morally outraged. "You said you liked avocado shakes!"
"It didn't have chocolate in it." Evidently, there are some things that my son thinks don't go good with chocolate. I, however, am not of the same opinion. I think I might even eat peas if they were chocolate coated. (Make note: Search Internet for chocolate coated peas.)
"So, did it have like apples and bananas in it?" (the Brazilian version)
"Uh-huh. I want that shake. Make that shake." Yeah, in your dreams, Buddy. In...your...dreams.
I'm making the Brazilian avocado shake tomorrow.
2 comments:
Oh wow never heard of an avocado shake. But this kind of relates, I actually drink a green smoothie every morning. Well a green smoothie is basically a normal smoothie with just fruit but I just add some greens like some spinach or some type of lettuce. The fruit totally hides the greens and doesn't taste bad at all. The theory to it is that we can't actually chew our greens up enough to get all the needed nutrients from it so well blend them up and drink it I guess. Nolan loves the smoothies too. My mom started me drinking them she actually eats only raw foods so yah.
Marlene
Wow. That's a really good idea. Vaughn loves smoothies. I need to try that. Not sure that it would pass his discriminating palate.
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