I am not on first-name basis with any of the Smurfs. I have yet to see a Smurf show or movie. I do know that they are these blue,
gnome-looking creatures who wear soft white hats with a flip and don white diapers
that stretch to cover their legs and feet.
The Smurfs are trying to make children persuade their
parents to take them to see the Smurf’s new movie--as if an air-conditioned
theater and occupied children are not enough for summer-weary parents to make the trip.
My six-year-old son viewed the trailer on his tablet. Looking over his shoulder, I saw one of those
blue creatures hanging out by the freezer doors of a convenience store. Through the eyes of a dieter, the Smurf looked
like a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a large soft marshmallow on top of a huge
blue gummy bear. The blue creature on the screen gulped down a mega-sized
slushy and dropped to the floor from brainfreeze. Brainfreeze!!! That sounded so good on that hot day. But where to get a diet, low-sugar one? Certainly not at movie theaters and
convenience stores, where slushies contain enough sugar for a summer-long high.
That’s when I got this idea of taking a few sugar-free
icicle pops and putting them in a blender (without the sticks.) I added low-sugar, low-fat cool whip (free
food on a low-carb diet), a blob of ice, a splash of water, and, for nutrition, two table spoons of protein powder. The potion soothed my overheated sinuses (I
have a chronic sinus condition.) Thank you, you little blue creatures, my
inspiration.
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