The Big Chill
Outgrowing their trendy phase, smoothies are here to stay.
By Victoria Neal
When you look up the word "smoothie" in the
dictionary, you won't find the definition you might expect:
(smooth'e)n.a healthy, refreshing
fruit-blended beverage that can be mixed with sherbet or nonfat
frozen yogurt. As a matter of fact, you'll find something
completely different: (smooth'e)n.a
smooth-tongued person, one who behaves or performs with deftness,
assurance and easy competence, especially: a man with an
ingratiating manner toward women.
Oookay . . . so how on earth did our
modern-day definition surface from this antiquated dictionary
entry? Well, none of our experts can put their finger on it, but
the low-fat blended beverage we know and love today had to
originate somewhere. One guess is that it sprang from the sweet and
frothy variation known as the Orange Julius, invented way back in
the early 1930s. And although this famous precursor hasn't
taken on the "smoothie" moniker--nor has
Webster's made an effort to alter its outdated
definition--the now-world-renowned beverage concept has gone from
fad to favorite, garnering $1 billion in 1999 sales nationwide.
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