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#5 Top Swap: Smoothie
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Jamba Juice Light Strawberry Nirvana (power size, 30 fl oz)
310 calories
0.5 g fat
59 g sugars
Jamba Juice Light Strawberry Nirvana (power size, 30 fl oz)
310 calories
0.5 g fat
59 g sugars
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Smoothie King Lemon Twist Strawberry (32 fl oz)
657 calories
0 g fat
156 g sugars
Total savings: 347 calories and 97 g sugar!
Portion distortion! These two cups differ by only 2 fluid ounces, yet Jamba’s is a large and Smoothie King’s is a medium. Order a “large” at Smoothie King and you’ll receive a 40-ounce bathtub of a smoothie. That would have qualified as slapstick comedy 50 years ago, but today it’s become the standard fare. And what’s shocking is the part you can’t see: Roughly a quarter of the sugar in the Lemon Twist Strawberry comes from added sweeteners. That’s 150 unnecessary calories. In contrast, Jamba’s smoothie earns the majority of its 58 grams of sugar from real fruit or fruit juice. And the 30-ounce smoothie you see here? It’s the biggest you can order. That’s good, because if you need more than 30 ounces of smoothie, you should probably consider sitting down to a real meal.
Smoothie King Lemon Twist Strawberry (32 fl oz)
657 calories
0 g fat
156 g sugars
Total savings: 347 calories and 97 g sugar!
Portion distortion! These two cups differ by only 2 fluid ounces, yet Jamba’s is a large and Smoothie King’s is a medium. Order a “large” at Smoothie King and you’ll receive a 40-ounce bathtub of a smoothie. That would have qualified as slapstick comedy 50 years ago, but today it’s become the standard fare. And what’s shocking is the part you can’t see: Roughly a quarter of the sugar in the Lemon Twist Strawberry comes from added sweeteners. That’s 150 unnecessary calories. In contrast, Jamba’s smoothie earns the majority of its 58 grams of sugar from real fruit or fruit juice. And the 30-ounce smoothie you see here? It’s the biggest you can order. That’s good, because if you need more than 30 ounces of smoothie, you should probably consider sitting down to a real meal.
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