Junk Food Nation, I can hear you… “DO A REGULAR BLOG POST!”  Ok, ok.

So I have a beef with the Winter X-Games.  Recently, a man named Caleb Moore died in the Winter X-Games from participating in his event, known as freestyle snowmobiling. According to reports:

“Caleb Moore was attempting a backflip in the freestyle event in Aspen when the skis on his 450-pound snowmobile caught the lip of the landing area, sending him flying over the handlebars. Moore landed face first into the snow with his snowmobile rolling over him.”

UM, WHAT?? Why do we even HAVE this event? Look, I think the X-Games are pretty cool, and flips on skis, snowboarding – you have at it.  But why is FREESTYLE SNOWMOBILING an event??? Snowmobiles are not meant to do flips and sh*t like that!  And shuddup with your comments that this is “just like motocross.” Except Motorcycles have suspension and things of that nature.  SNOWMOBILES DON’T.  They have tank-like belt wheels and skis.  THAT’S IT.

Moore’s death is a tragedy.  And I’m not mad at the snowmobile, so don’t turn this into a gun debate thing. I’m sure it’s the injuries he sustained when he hit the ground that ended up being the most impactful…although I’m sure the snowmobile rolling over him didn’t help.   *I’M* mad at ESPN for wanting to make an event like this.  I bet this incident forced them to scrap their latest brainstorm, bobsledding with Zambonis and no seatbelts. WHEEEEEEEEEEEE.

Buzz around the industry seems to indicate that ESPN is acknowledging that dangerous events are starting to get out of control, so at least that’s a start. But I’m sure it’s just to cover their ass – like the NFL and Roger Goodell, I am highly suspicious of how much ESPN really cares about safety.

ESPN, I get it. Tricks on skis and snowmobiles are fun to watch, and people make their own choices. But I’M saying you don’t get to shrug your shoulders and say, “Whatever, his decision,” this time. YOU TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOMETHING, ESPN. OR I PUNCH YOU.

Today’s junk food: Blue Bunny Seasonal Selections Perfectly Peppermint Ice Cream!

Blue Bunny Seasonal Selections Perfectly Peppermint Ice Cream: The Money Shot

Hey look! Blue Bunny Seasonal Selections Perfectly Peppermint Ice Cream!  Otherwise known as “Stuff Junk Food Guy wanted to review during the holiday season but forgot was in his freezer until he moved the package of italian sausage out of the way!”  Cool.

I love Blue Bunny, but I often can’t find it in a lot of grocery stores.  Come on, BB!  Up the distribution!

What, am I an idiot?

Blue Bunny Seasonal Selections Perfectly Peppermint Ice Cream has a safety seal to…lock in freshness and decrease mess.  Which would make sense, if I didn’t know how to properly handle an ice cream container to begin with.  “I dunno guys, I usually just try to shove my spoon through the top lid and hack some out, and then I throw the tub on the table until I feel like eating it again.”  Who does that? I’m the type who will eat an entire tub in one sitting anyways, so resealing the tub is unusually never an issue…but is an issue for others????

Helllllllooooooo peppermint sauce

I’d like some peppermint sauce for my pancakes, sprinkled with peppermint flakes on top. Thanks. With a side of potassium sorbate? PERFECT.

Hey, where’d that half of the tub go?

I took a bite of this Blue Bunny Seasonal Selections Perfectly Peppermint Ice Cream, and was really pleased.  Two words: VERY REFRESHING. Basically, this tasted like candy cane ice cream!  And not in the sense that I’ve had ice cream that had candy cane bits, etc.  No, imagine if you had a candy cane, and then wondered what it would taste like if the entire stick was in ice cream form – THIS IS THAT ICE CREAM.

First, the white mint ice cream was minty and refreshing. Tasted creamy like a vanilla, but with plenty of mint flavor that wasn’t overpowering or overly sweet.  Just a nice creamy mint flavored ice cream.  Simple, clean.

It’s like eating a candy cane

The ribbons of minty syrup were VERY minty and provided good pockets of minty pop here and there.  AND THERE WAS PLENTY OF IT, TOO!  Green and red syrup was in every bite.

The tub of this Blue Bunny Seasonal Selections Perfectly Peppermint Ice Cream also says there are peppermint candies…which I didn’t taste/feel.  I mean, I got ZERO crunch in this, so if they were supposed to give some texture, there was none.  But, if they melted into the ice cream…well, all the better.  I didn’t miss them…I liked how this tasted/felt as it was.

Back to the syrup, the large amount of it meant that each spoonful looked colorful and weird.  Take a look:

Nice mix of red and green

Nice ripple of syrup throughout the bucket

Strangely blue/green here

Blood in the snow…gross

Crime scene bite

So there you have it – Blue Bunny Seasonal Selections Perfectly Peppermint Ice Cream!  Not sure if it’s still in stores, but I think you’d like it, Junk Food Nation! 🙂

PURCHASED AT: Super Walmart!

COST: $3.50

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Sincerely,

Junk Food Guy