Smoothies ‘enhanced’ !
Apr 26, 2019, 7:56 am
#76
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I won't miss the current smoothie - too milky and the texture is too thick for me. I far prefer a fruit smoothie without milk - Innocent Smoothies would be a great choice.
Apr 26, 2019, 8:10 am
#77
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Hasn’t the Champagne glass been changed to a stemless design so it is now one and the same with the smoothie glass ?
Apr 26, 2019, 8:29 am
#78
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Indeed. The previous smoothie glass had straight sides, shorter, narrower and somewhat clinical. Now it uses a more attractive glass with a central bulge as shown in photo above. I really don't know why they didn't just enhance the champers instead.
Apr 26, 2019, 9:46 am
#79
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Apr 26, 2019, 10:57 am
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Apr 26, 2019, 11:32 am
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Apr 26, 2019, 1:31 pm
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Apr 26, 2019, 5:39 pm
#88
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1) Glasses and attached material dries out, your gastrointestinal tract (generally) does not.
2) Most smoothie glasses at home will probably be rinsed at a minimum a short time after use. I suspect the BA ones go straight into a drawer where sit for quite a while, up to day or more (think throughout an entire return trip) and are then offloaded, and then sit waiting in a processing queue somewhere, before seeing any kind of water or anything else that may help the cleaning process. And I suspect they aren't soaked for any length of time, which is a contributing factor in BA's case. Most fruits have some chemicals that can make a pretty good binding agent!
rb211.
2) Most smoothie glasses at home will probably be rinsed at a minimum a short time after use. I suspect the BA ones go straight into a drawer where sit for quite a while, up to day or more (think throughout an entire return trip) and are then offloaded, and then sit waiting in a processing queue somewhere, before seeing any kind of water or anything else that may help the cleaning process. And I suspect they aren't soaked for any length of time, which is a contributing factor in BA's case. Most fruits have some chemicals that can make a pretty good binding agent!
rb211.
Smoothies are a lot higher "bad" calories than juices which are also laden with sugars. Juices would win between the two.
Apr 27, 2019, 9:28 am
#89
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A live smoothie report. It's actually quite a bumpy flight, so the cabin crew had difficulty pouring it. Where a thin layer has dried out on the glass it has a treacle like texture and quite difficult ro shift, and even after trying there is a residual smeer.
