Blending for Dollars.

It's about time i told you about my new job! I work at a smoothie shop called Jewel or Juice. we make smoothies (duh) and Acai bowls. we have about 35 different smoothies, some healthier than others. Some flavors and a lot of unprocessed fruit in them, but others are mainly frozen yogurt and various flavorings.

The Acai bowls however are pretty darn special. I had never heard of an "acai bowl" before coming to Hawaii. i'd heard of acai because of it's new popularity as a "superfood" and the store i worked at sold it in frozen packs. it is a berry from the Amazon, it is small and dark bluish purple like a blueberry, but with a large seed inside.
our company website explains this: http://www.jewelorjuice.com/

and it is touted as having a ton of antioxidants and vitamins and amino acids and all that good stuff. in brazil the fruit of the acai is blended with apple juice and served with toppings. our basic blend has acai, banana, apple juice, and strawberry. (everything but the juice it prefrozen) it all blends in to a purple, creamy mixture that we top with banana, granola, fresh strawberries, blueberry , honey... it's pretty yummy!


other than the granola you are basically eating a bowl of condensed fruit and it is very filling. (our local competator adds ice to thin their mixture and then changes more for it. boo!)

many customers like to eat a bowl for lunch. some claim to feel more energized. :) i liken the taste of the blend to blackberries with less tartness. so when you add the sweet honey and crunchy granola, i suppose it's a bit like a frozen berry pie!

we have a few variations on the acai blend, including acerola, which is a whole different thing i could just explain in another post.

anway i am enjoying my job and the time goes by faster when we have more customers, so come in and have a treat!