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Question

isn't ketchup (catsup) technically a smoothie?

Answer 1

Definition 1:

A smoothie (also known as a "smoothy") is a blended, chilled, sometimes sweetened beverage made from fresh fruit (fruit smoothie) or vegetables and in special cases can contain chocolate.

Definition 2:

[...] a thick beverage of fruit pureed in a blender with ice and milk, yogurt, or juice.

1. Ketchup is not considered a beverage by anybody I know.
2. Ketchup is not made only from fresh fruit and ice/milk/yogurt/juice. It has many other ingredients.
3. Ketchup is probably not made in a blender.
4. There are plenty of food items made from fruit that aren't smoothies (is applesauce a "smoothie?").

So, no, it's not a smoothie simply because it contains a fruit.

Answer 2

During the Reagan years, it (ketchup) was allowed to be a vegetable option for school lunches, e.g. if you had french fries and ketchup, that counted as two vegetables.