Day 9 (Hey! That's not a shake!)

I learned a valuable life lesson today: Watermelon, apples, and almond milk make a tasty smoothie. Baked potatoes, kidney beans, and olive oil make a wholesome meal. Watermelon, apples, almond milk, baked potatoes, kidney beans, and olive oil, all together make a horrible, horrible, smoothie!

Day 9
Shake: Watermelon, apples, almond milk, baked potatoes, kidney beans, and olive oil
Shake Cost: $6.54
Body Weight: 160.2lb (-3.6lb total)

I knew today's shake selection was a bit adventuresome, so I made a small batch of it this morning before I made a whole day's worth. I'm glad I did, because it was pretty bad. While kidney beans have a seemingly mild flavor, they combine with watermelon to make a distinctly repulsive flavor that I knew we couldn't handle for two days. So I made the decision to split up the ingredients into a shake made with the watermelon, apples, and almond milk, and a simple main dish made with the baked potatoes, kidney beans, and olive oil. In a way this feels like cheating since I'm not drinking all my nutrients all at once. However, the real goal of RoboShake has always been proper nutrition, not a test of our ability to drink thick disgusting liquids. I'm not eating (or missing) anything I wouldn't have had with the shake, it's just delivered in a different format. So the purist in me is disappointed, but the part of me that likes things that taste good and wants to be healthy is thrilled!

I'm still going to make an effort to drink all of our shakes rather than eat them, but this meal splitting technique seems like a reasonable compromise for shakes that just won't go down.

4 cup, balls (616g) WATERMELON,RAW
3.9 cup, quartered or chopped (489g) APPLES,RAW,WITH SKIN
1.6 potato, large (3 to 4-1/4 dia. (485g) POTATOES,RUSSET,FLESH & SKN,BKD
2.2 cup (385g) BEANS,KIDNEY,ALL TYPES,MATURE SEEDS,CKD,BLD,W/SALT
1.5 cup (368g) ALMONDMILK,SILK,PUREALMOND,UNSWEETENED
4.7 tablespoon (63g) OIL,OLIVE,SALAD OR COOKING
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SCORE: 91%
2006 calories
Carbs 306g; Protein 53g; Fat 71g
weight: 2406 g / 5.3 lbs
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Energ_Kcal: 101%
Protein: 107%
Lipid_Tot: 110%
Carbohydrt: 102%
Fiber_TD: 200%
Calcium: 96%
Iron: 108%
Magnesium: 108%
Phosphorus: 101%
Potassium: 155%
*Sodium: 52%
*Zinc: 56%
Copper: 92%
Manganese: 167%
*Selenium: 14%
Vit_C: 233%
Thiamin: 82%
Riboflavin: 87%
*Niacin: 52%
*Panto_Acid: 43%
Vit_B6: 133%
Folate_Tot: 165%
Vit_B12: 77%
Vit_A_IU: 92%
Vit_E: 146%
*ViVit_D_IU: 39%
Vit_K: 90%
FA_Sat: 47%
Cholestrl: 0%