Is having a Can of Coke better for you than a Smoothie?

Yes, not all smoothies are healthy..actaully all the ones sold at Jamba Juice, Juice it up, Juice Stop, etc..not so much. You think hey I am going to be healthy today and have a smoothie for breakfast. You are so excited about this as you are trying to start a be a new health freak. (hey this was me years back...).

Well what you dont know is how UNHEALTHY, they are for you. Let me tell you why:

Here are some nutrition facts for some of the smoothies they serve:

Smoothie - Razzmatazz (Jamba Juice)
Serving Size: 24 oz / 710ml; Calories: 440, Total Fat: 2g, Carbs: 102g, Protein: 3g

Strawberry Nirvana (Jamba Juice)
Serving Size: 16 oz.; Calories: 150, Total Fat: 0g, Carbs: 34g, Protein: 6g

Pomegranate Paradise (Jamba Juice)
Serving Size: (16 ounce); Calories: 260, Total Fat: 0.5g, Carbs: 64g, Protein: 2g

hmm..ok, so for fun lets compare to coke:

Coke 20oz (Coca-Cola)
Serving Size: 20 oz; Calories: 240, Total Fat: 0g, Carbs: 65g, Protein: 0g

Coca Cola Classic 12oz Can (Coca-Cola)
Serving Size: 1 can (12 oz); Calories: 140, Total Fat: 0g, Carbs: 39g, Protein: 0g

So you can have a 24 oz smmoothie, which is 440 calories, or you can have a 20 oz coke for only 240 calories..wow! Coke has less calories than the 16 oz and the 24 oz smoothie..

WHOA!

Well, I used to drink smoothies from the store, thinking I was being healthy and really proud of myself. I mean you have fruit, some yogurt, and ..oh..yeah..they dump SUGAR...oh maybe not so healthy..oppps...

So years later, I was recommended the book, Eat for your Health (which I blogged about, and found a really easy smoothie recipe. So everyday we make this for breakfast and it is yummy!!! The recipe is below, I dare you to try it!!!

So the other day we were out, and we decided lets go in and get a Smoothie, what the heck. its one day, it wont kill us right?

Well, as soon as I took one sip of the smoothie, it was like I was drinking sugar!! I am not kidding!! It was so sweet, that I could not finish it. I could not belive it! I used to LOVE these smoothies!! I just could not drink it like I used to...WOW!!!

Smoothie recipe:

1 cup of Pomegrante Juice
1/2 cup of soy or almound milk
1/2 cup of frozen strawberries
1/2 cup Frozen Blueberries
1/2 cup of frozen peaches
1 banana
1 tablespoon of flax seeds

Blend all ingredients in a high powered blender

Calories 225 Protein 4.9 g, Carbohydrate 47.7g Fat 3.2 G, Sodium 40.8 G


Oh and the best part is that you can save money!! Making it at home is saving money vs 3.50-4.00 per smoothie.

Oh and the best par