That's it. I'm eating healthy from now on. No more fast food burgers, French fries, fried chicken or chips. I'm going to plan my meals, cook at home and stop zooming through drive-thrus because I just don't have time.
But, wait. I'm hungry and dinner isn't for two hours -- and that's after I slave in the kitchen to make it. There has to be something I can grab-and-go without taking my diet with it.
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I know! A smoothie! Good for you, right? Fruit, yogurt, protein powder,
supplements... Seems like a great idea, until you check out the nutritional information. Sure they're fruity and marketed as healthy, but sometimes you're almost just as well grabbing that Whopper Jr. -- calorie-wise, at least.
Doesn't seem right, does it? By ordering items with names like "Light & Fluffy" or the "Healthy Woman Power Smoothie," how could you possibly go wrong? It's simple:
Smoothies have fruit and yogurt and other healthful ingredients, but many of the popular chains also add scoopfuls of sugar, full-fat milk or even ice cream. So what you thought was a diet-conscious snack is actually anything but.
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