Skurvy Killer Smoothie

So, my current roommate, Ryan, has an interesting diet...he only eats red meat (burgers & steak), bacon, cake, and vanilla whey protein shakes with milk. I have also seen him eat plain pizza a few times.

He takes multivitamins (I hope), because otherwise I think he'd get scurvy.

What is scurvy, you say?

It's "a disease marked by swollen and bleeding gums, livid spots on the skin, prostration, etc. due to a diet lacking in vitamin c." It was most commonly seen among sailors who were out at sea for long periods of time before the era of refrigeration.

So, basically it's disgusting.

One of my favorite breakfast treats is a perfect remedy for Ryan the Roommate: THE SKURVY KILLER SMOOTHIE (too bad he hates all fruit and would never drink this even though it's amazing):

SKURVY KILLER SMOOTHIE

Ingredients:

An ever-changing line-up of:
- Any berries
- Bananas
- Pineapple
- Mango
- Papaya
- Orange juice (freshly squeezed or otherwise)
- Apples
- Etc.
- Plain or vanilla yogurt (which can be left out if you're vegan)
- A tinge of honey (which can be left out if you're vegan)

It's a super-refreshing way to start your day. I like to drink mine on our porch's picnic table in the sun. I usually will freshly juice some oranges if I have them, then put a mixture of fresh fruit recently picked from the dumpster and frozen fruit as a replacement for ice (since ice just waters down your smoothie) into a blender. It never gets old, because you can continually change the ingredients based on what's in season, your mood, and what the dumpster has to offer.

It literally takes 5 min. or less, and it's also a healthy snack in between meals. NOMZ.
The smoothie pictured above included strawberries, mango, banana, pineapple (both fresh & frozen), kiwi (previously frozen), freshly squeezed orange juice, blueberries (previously frozen), and a drizzle of honey.

Items not dumpstered or donated: Honey