Special Interest: Summer of Smoothies

This summer, when he’s not juggling magician camp,

Rocco’s not scrolling — he’s memorizing.

Locked in. Laser-focused.

He’s flipping through Cooking Light: Smoothies & Snacks like it’s our map out of here.

2025.

We’ve got a Vitamix with a lifetime warranty, longer than most friendships.

It’s been through early intervention, LAUSD programs, flu season spooky potions, and sneaky seizure meds.

Applesauce blended to a finish finer than Korean skincare.

Frozen spinach missions. Cauliflower slipped in like spies.

This is how we’ve made it through.

This is how he rides.

And listen — no granola.

You know we don’t do that.

We’re not crunching in a smoothie.

One wrong texture and he will melt the cheese off your skin with a single stare.

This isn’t about “nutrients.”

It’s about control.

It’s regulation.

It’s ritual.

It’s a language — and he speaks it fluently.

Just having fruits and vegetables in front of their face — in a cup, in a magazine, on a screen —

That’s the intro.

Eventually, it becomes the idea.

That’s the appetizer.

And no parent is gonna fight that.

I’m certainly not.

🥤 What he recommends:

🍫Anything chocolate

🫐Anything berry

🥭Anything smooth

No lumps. No seeds. No surprises.

He’s a chocolate guy.

A texture guy.

A don’t-mess-with-it guy.

This is just a couple sneak peeks.

If you want the real stuff, go grab your own copy.

Cooking Light: Smoothies & Snacks, on stands through 8/1/25.

We’re not getting in trouble for giving it away.

Respect the special interest.

I’m not gonna fight him on it.

I never do.