MAKE IT, BUY IT
BUY IT Don’t have the ingredients or time to blend up a smoothie? No problem. There are plenty of healthy premade options at the store. Here are a few of our favorites.
JAMBA FRUIT & VEGGIE SMOOTHIES: Green Fusion
SUJA: Sweet Beets Beets have come a long way. This tasty fruit and veggie smoothie contains beets, apples, carrots, oranges, bananas, pineapple and turmeric, which has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
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USDA-certified organic; no added sweeteners; 90 percent RDA of vitamin A, and 60 percent of vitamin C
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Equal to one full serving of fruit per U.S. Dietary Guidelines; contains 100 percent RDA of vitamin C
ODWALLA: Chocolate Protein
NAKED JUICE: Kale Blazer
Need energy? Craving chocolate? This soy and dairy protein shake might just do the trick. It’s chock-full of vitamins and minerals, and serves up a healthy 32 grams of protein per bottle.
Need to get more dark, leafy greens in your diet? This flavorful juice is loaded with greens galore, including kale, cucumber, spinach and celery, plus orange and apple juices and a pinch of ginger.
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DOLE SMOOTHIE SHAKERS: Mixed Berry No time to make a morning smoothie? No problem. Just add your favorite juice and shake, no blender needed. Made with strawberries, blueberries and yogurt, this flavor tastes great with orange, pineapple or apple juice. Look for Smoothie Shakers in the frozen aisle.
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Contains 90 percent RDA of calcium; 180 percent of vitamins B6 and B12
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If you’re a Jamba Juice lover, no need to drive to a store. You can mix one right at home with a “smoothie kit” like Green Fusion, a combo of bananas, pineapple, mangos, green apple, kiwi, broccoli and spinach. Simply blend with juice; we suggest apple.
No added sugar or preservatives; contains 2 grams of protein and 35 percent RDA of vitamin C
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Each 4-ounce serving contains 5 grams of protein and 50 percent RDA of vitamin C
The “New” Smoothie: Cold-Pressed Juice
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moothies have been around since the invention of the electric blender in the 1930s, when they became popular in health food stores on the West Coast. Fast-forward to today when consumers can buy a rainbow of factoryproduced smoothies in bottles at the supermarket. But there’s a relatively new alternative to getting
your fruits and veggies in liquid form: cold-pressed juice. Made fresh at juice bars, which are sprouting up across the country, cold-pressed juice is becoming more readily available in bottled form in grocery stores. Compared to smoothies, which are made in machines with whirling blades and often have ingredients
beyond fruits and veggies— crushed ice, dairy, nuts, seeds, chocolate, protein powder—cold-pressed juice is made with a hydraulic press that uses thousands of pounds of pressure to extract the maximum amount of liquid from just fresh fruits and veggies. Fresh cold-pressed juice has a shelf life of three to
four days before microbes begin to spoil it, so bottled versions go through a special pasteurization process that submerges sealed bottles in cold water under high pressure; this kills pathogens and extends shelf life to a whopping 30 to 45 days. While there is no published research available, some folks claim that since
cold-pressed juices are exposed to minimal heat and air during processing, they’re able to hold onto more vitamins, minerals and enzymes present in the whole fruit. So jump on the juice train and give it a try. Brands to look out for: Suja and soon-to-be-launched flavors from Naked Juice.
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