Warmer weather brings cooler drinks. So lets have a real chat about smoothies.
When you hear the word smoothie you think healthy, fruity, nutritious. Sadly that isn't always the case and sometimes you end up loading your body with artificial ingredients, unnecessary sugar, and enough calories to get you through the day.
Lately I've been a tad under the weather so I've been trying to get an immunity boost through healthy foods. My green smoothie from whole foods had spinach, kale, pineapple, banana, strawberry, and apple juice (the only ingredient being apples.)
Beware that all smoothies aren't as simple. Take a look at the nutrition info for the 2 smoothies below.
This is the nutrition info from a strawberry banana smoothie from Orange Julius (Dairy Queens smoothie spot.) The ingredients include: Banana, Nonfat Vanilla Liquid Yogurt (11 ingredients,) and Strawberry Fruit Beverage Mix (9 ingredients.) This is loaded with a bunch of junk! Don't do your body like that, unless you want a smoothie to be your cheat of the week.
Next up is The Hulk from Smoothie King. OH MY GOODNESS THIS IS TRASH! 964 calories in the smallest size available. As you can see this is more of a milkshake than a healthy snack. Just say no!
Moral of this story is to always check the nutrition facts before you order or make it yourself at home.
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