Fruit is healthy, but I know it can also be fattening. Lately, I have had an overwhelming craving for a fruity drink — something that screams summer. I’m not sure what I want, but I know I want it to be smooth and creamy and fruity.

At first I thought it might be a reaction to the weather. It snowed. And I am not ready for snow.

This craving is very unusual for me. I rarely crave beverages, and on the rare occassions that I do, the beverage I crave tends to be a Coca-Cola.

I couldn’t figure out why every time I get behind the wheel of my car, I want to drive to the nearest fruit-smoothie vendor. And it’s been hard because there aren’t a lot of good fruit smoothie vendors out there. I may have a craving, but I can still be picky.

Yesterday, I finally figured out why I was having this strange craving.

I blame my daughter’s stinky feet. (This will make sense soon, I swear.)

Last Friday, I picked up said daughter after school. Unbeknownst to me, she removed her shoes. And as soon as she did, my nose knew. It was eye-watering smelly. In all fairness to her, she had just finished basketball practice. Those feet were RIPE! I pulled into the nearest gas station and went inside to buy an air freshner.

The choices were limited — pine, vanilla and coconut.

Obviously, I haven’t been driving around in a pine forest craving pina coladas. Can you guess which air freshner I selected?

Coconut. I am amazed the craving this yellow tree hanging from my rear view mirror is creating. Overall, it smells good, but it is a diet buster for sure. I think the next freshner is going to have to be a pine tree. I don’t think the smell of pine will make me crave anything. I’ll let you know.