Thread: Smoothies

what do you add to your protein "smoothies" ?

i get them from smoothie king. aqhaha

what on earth is smoothie king? Get whey protein from your local neighbourhood health store and blend them with water yourself, man.

Peace.

well, most likely these protein smoothies are expensive and high in sugar.

if you drink them for a source of protein it would make more sense to be drinking them several times per day, and to make your own using a quality protein powder.

dude,
I am a smoothie god!
When I'm in training, I'm a freak! Check it out,
I because I need a ton of calories in training, 1/3 to 1/2 of my calories comes from smoothies. No way would I get them from a yogurt shop, and no way would I meet the demand my body makes on me with solid food. (although there are some damb fine hip tasty ones out there, nodoubt, and the honeys be lovin it), but I digress.

Optimum Nutrition = 110 cals per scoop = 23 grams protein
Muscle Milk = 348 cals per serving(2scps) = 32 grams protein

To really pile on the calories, use milk in Muscle Milk, then they jump it up to 638 cals per serving(w 2cups) - I am takin this right off the label here, fellas.
Muscle Milk costs more than the average protein(you'll pay more at your local store than online), but damb that shit is the bomb, and it shakes up real good in your shaker bottle too.

I got a blender, and throw in bananas, yogurt, peanut butter, oranges, chocolate, other fruits, berries, etc, depending on the day.


I usually have one an hour before a workout, and then another one right after, and then a course, some solid food. hehe.

Pierzin- That many smoothies during the day and not much solids would give me the squirts like a mofo! haha

I can manage squirts are alright, as long as there's no GAS
I once followed the advice of a certain renown author in diet nutrition and instead of using protein powder mixed up one small bag (about 8 servings) of dry milk powder...kids, don't try it at home..I had to buy my roommate an oxygen tank. Out.

Well here is the menu guide from our popular California smoothie
chain "Jamba Juice".

If your curious about smoothies nutritional information, compare for yourself. Click the link to unveil nutritional information for each popular smoothie drink.



Click Here, then click "MENU GUIDE"

Mmm, Randy, I tried a Jamba juice when I was in Chicago last week It was my cheat week though, that thing is not very healthy

Smoothie King and Jamba Juice are both great!

Your absolutely right Jenny. Like Prince mentioned, they are loaded with sugar. The one I like "Strawberry Wild" contains like 62 grams of sugar I believe (yikes). Oh well, they sure are good though. I don't have them very often. It's funny though. Years ago I used think they were good for you based on all the marketing mumbo jumbo. I was shocked when I read the specs.

Originally posted by Jenny
Mmm, Randy, I tried a Jamba juice when I was in Chicago last week It was my cheat week though, that thing is not very healthy

Originally posted by Randy
Your absolutely right Jenny. Like Prince mentioned, they are loaded with sugar. The one I like "Strawberry Wild" contains like 62 grams of sugar I believe (yikes). Oh well, they sure are good though. I don't have them very often. It's funny though. Years ago I used think they were good for you based on all the marketing mumbo jumbo. I was shocked when I read the specs.

Good for refeeding though.

I'm already fed though dones .. I am fat bastard...Have to cut man

Must be those 3 little pigs I ate

Originally posted by Randy
Must be those 3 little pigs I ate

those nutrition stats almost gave me a heart attack..and they try to act like its healthy! fools!!

no wonder america is fat!

I used to drink 1 Jamba a day and wonder why I was not meating my goals.

Actually Jamba Juice wouldn't be good on a refeed either because of all the fructose.

It would for the beggining of your refeed. The point is to fill liver glycogen and muscle glycogen. A jamba would fill the liver glycogen.

Would fill the belly glycogen too dones

The way companies like Jamba juice advertise their products pisses me off! Trying to make things look healthy when it's just a bunch of crap. There should be laws against it really!

I agree Jenny.
Especially for those that are endangering their lives by living off of fastfood and stuff. Since they're not educated in regard to proper health etiquette they seem to get stung the most. I can see someone trying to turn over their lifestyle by drinking lots of smoothies since they have been advertised to be healthy. Then after the person croaks from obesity and high cholesterol they find it could have been prevented if they were just aware that smoothies suck ass for health