Mmm, I do enjoy a Jamba Juice every once in a while. Orange Dream Machine is my fav. Oh my Lord, it tastes like an Orange Julius! But with vitamins!
Right?
Well, yes. But check it, the ye olde ODM (16 oz., yo) from JJ has:
- 350 calories
- 76 grams of carbs
- 71 grams of sugar
- 8 grams of protein
- 15% of your daily calcium
- 60% of your Vitamin C
You could eat 2 Big Macs from McDonald’s and get about the same amount of carbs (not that I recommend that).
The sugar? Same amount that’s in a Grande Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha from Starbucks. (The longer the name of the drink, the more calories, am I right? High five!) Also, the same amount as 17 teaspoons of sugar. [Retching noise.]
On the other hand, you could mix a Vi-Shape Nutritional Shake Mix packet with 16 oz. of orange juice and get this:
- 212 calories
- 37 grams of carbs (mostly from the notoriously high count in the juice)
- 30 grams of sugar (ditto the above note)
- 12 grams of protein
- 250% of your Vitamin C
- 30% of the daily recommended amount of 23 vitamins and minerals
Half the carbs and sugar, plus all them good things.
And get this, if you blend it (in a blender, duh) with a nuch of ice cubes, it tastes exactly the same!
What what! Exciting.
If you’re interested in trying this out, order here. I like the Balance Kit. It keeps my smoothie fix loaded for a month with one drink a day. (And it costs a hell of a lot less than a month of Jamba Juice [$116.70 + tax].)
BTW, Orange Julius (a 16 oz.) comes in a little under JJ’s radar at 230 calories, 62g carbs, 59g sugar, and 80% Vitamin C. But their website is spectacular.
Riot and Frolic 