Pressed vs. Jamba with Zach Cherry

"Munch Madness: Pressed vs. Jamba with Zach Cherry" is Episode 388 of *Doughboys*, hosted by Nick Wiger and Mike Mitchell. "Munch Madness: Pressed vs. Jamba with Zach Cherry" was released on March 9, 2023.

## Synopsis

Zach Cherry (*Severance*, *The Great American Baking Show*) joins the 'boys to talk healthy bowls and *Hot Ones* before tackling the Acai region of **Munch Madness 2023: The Tournament of Chompions: BOWL**!

## Nick's intro

*Euterpe olerakea*: better known as the Acai Palm - the fruit of this towering tree native to the banks of the Amazon has been a staple of the diet of South American peoples for centuries.

And in recent decades, north of South America in North America, the Acai berry has become a delicacy/miracle cure in wellness/fitness food culture, instagrammed by influencers with gluten-free diets and ample glutes in snack, smoothie, and bowl form. Its popularity is such that two of the most prominent chain juiceries in America, Jamba and Pressed, see eye-to-acai in their menu offerings.

In the past decade, as carbs became criminal and calorie-conscious consumers pivoted from sugary blended juices to chewable whole-fruit presentations, these fruit-forward restaurants followed suit: both Jamba Juice and Pressed Juicery dropped the “juice” from their branding (like Hertz Rent-A-Car). Today, bowls represent a substantial portion of their marketing and menus.

So with this new emphasis on shorter, squatter, cardboard containers over taller, thinner, plastic ones, which mushy-meal outlet does the yoga-pants set call “bowl goals?” Which of these breakfast berry-based bowl brokers blends best?

This week on *Doughboys,* the third quarter-pounder final matchup of **Munch Madness 2023: The Tournament of Chompions: BOWL: Acai Region** — Jamba *vs.* Pressed.

*Let's a-go!*

## BOWL: Rules 📜

The rules for this year's **Munch Madness 2023: The Tournament of Chompions: BOWL:**

* Salad ain't valid. No salads! Bowls only.
* Chili is silly. No simple bowls of chili.
* Stew won't do. Bowl viscosity must be stew-level at minimum. Goop not soup!
* When it comes to strikes, we're at the bowling alley. Strikes are good! Three strikes and you are in.
* Two strikes = a 7-10 split decision and you are also in.
* Drinks are in the gutter. Sides are also in the gutter.
* Cookies are ookie. Cookies cannot be considered, but it must be asked: is Christmas a cookie holiday?
* When it comes to bread, there is more that will be said. Chips are also bread.
* However, drinks are in the nutter. Sides are in the nutter. You can consider sides and drinks. (The Pally rule; amended by Cherry.)
* Silverware and the bowl itself can be factored in to the decision.

## BOWL: Acai Region 🍲

The first (and only) time the Doughboys visited Jamba was way back in 2017 when Nick gave it 2 forks and Mitch 2.5.

Similarly, they have reviewed Pressed once, six months before in 2022, when Nick and Mitch both rated it 4 forks. It made the Golden Plate Club.

 Mike Mitchell
 Zach Cherry
Vanilla Blue Sky Bowl [Zach's wife's order]
Acai Power Bowl [Zach's wife's order]

## BOWL: Acai Region: Scoring 🍲

For this year's Tournament, The Doughboys rate the bowls on their Greens, Fruit, Grains, Granola, Proteins, Dips/Dressing, Bowl, Silverware/Drinks/Bread (the Pally Rule; but they're separated now), Treats and Treat, Portion Size (the Montoya Rule), Na'vi (Cherry Rule), and a whole bunch more. They do not rate numerically or on any scale, but just say which one they prefer.

## BOWL: Acai Region: Results 🍲

Which of these bowls are being given to The Dude in *The Big Lebowski* and is so good that it resurrects Donny back to life?

The winning bowl gets a strike. (Three strikes and you're in. Turkeys are good! But also two strikes is a 7-10 split decision and you advance as well.)

If it loses, it is declared a gutterball and is given to The Man.

 Mike Mitchell
 Zach Cherry

Thus Pressed wins the Acai Round of **BOWL!**

Jamba gets flushed into the gutter and sent to The Man in hell.

## Which Hot Sauces Do You Have In Your Fridge Right Now?

* Chili Garlic Sauce
* Cholula
 Mike Mitchell
* Frank's Red Hot Sauce
 Zach Cherry
* Frank's Red Hot Sauce
* a bunch he saw on *Hot Ones*

## Quotes

**Zach**: Glad you brought me in for this. I have no idea. I don't know.

## The Feedbag

 Mike Mitchell
 Zach Cherry

## Related Episodes

* DD. Gorko's Planet Clergmas Spectacular
* 388. BOWL: Acai Region
* 404. Gray's Papaya
* 405. Tasty Burger
* DD. Oops! All Segments!
* 388. BOWL: Acai Region
* 388. BOWL: Acai Region
* 390. BOWL: Semi-Soft Finals
* DD. BOWL: Bread Dead Redemption
* DD. Poké Region
* 388. **Acai Region**
* DD. Rumblies Region
* 389. Semi-Soft Finals
* DD. Toilet Bowl Region
* 390. Semi-Soft Finals
* DD. Bread Dead Redemption
* 391. Finale

## Photos

Zach Cherry at Penn StationVanilla Blue Sky BowlChunky Strawberry BowlAcai Superfood Smoothie BowlAcai Power Bowl