Waitrose Raspberry & Red Pepper Smoothie

Waitrose’s Love Life fruit and veg smoothies combine innovative flavours (blueberry, blackcurrant and beetroot; orange, mango and pumpkin; raspberry and red pepper, etc) as well as containing two of your five a day. From £1.40 for 250ml.

I realise this smoothie won't be to everyone's taste, but I personally found it absolutely delicious. I love sweet/savoury combinations, so perhaps this is why I enjoyed the sweet/spicy experience of fruit and red peppers. Somehow the contrasting flavours blended together in a nice little explosion of taste.

I would drink this every day if it weren't a bit on the pricey side, especially as it is so loaded with nutrients and gives me two of my five a day.

I was in Waitrose grabbing my lunch and i picked up what i thought was a raspberry drink. When i drank it i thought, hmm, this is a very unusual taste. Then a second later... has this drink gone off or something?

I checked the label. It was raspberry and red pepper. Ugh. Quite why/ how someone thought these two ingredients would work well in a smoothie i have no idea. All you can taste is raw red pepper - not a drink i particularly enjoy.

I forced it down purely because it was quite expensive and it had 2 of my 5 a day in it - the only redeeming feature.

So, if you are desperate to get your 5 a day in you, and you dont mind enduring a vile drink this might be for you. If, however, you actually have a palette with taste buds, i'd fully recommend you avoid this drink at all costs - its truly vile.