One Vivanno, Two Vivanno, Three Vivanno, Four...

A friend mentioned earlier today that he had tried a Vivanno, Starbucks’ latest beverage creation.  He wasn't that impressed, but I thought I should give the company the benefit of the doubt, so I just had one of my own. 

It’s a smoothie.  I had the chocolate banana flavor, which according to the Starbucks website is “…a whole banana blended with our proprietary Protein & Fiber Powder, 2% milk, mocha sauce and ice.”  Not bad; pleasant enough... but at $4 for a 16 oz, predictably overpriced.  Still, that’s the norm in the smoothy space—Jamba Juice isn’t cheap either.