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McDonald's smoothies v's Smoothie King
Posted on 8/21/10 at 8:30 pm
Posted on 8/21/10 at 8:30 pm
I'm not really a "smoothie guy" - I'd usually prefer to get my calories from "real food", but since I've had this flu for the past week I have been drinking smoothies.
Smoothie King's is like $5.50 after tax and it's good, but McDonald's is only $3.00 after tax and it tastes just as good to me. It looks like McDonald's uses fresh bananas and although they don't have shite like wheat germ and papaya in there, it seems like a much better bang for your buck IMHO.
Any other opinions?
Smoothie King's is like $5.50 after tax and it's good, but McDonald's is only $3.00 after tax and it tastes just as good to me. It looks like McDonald's uses fresh bananas and although they don't have shite like wheat germ and papaya in there, it seems like a much better bang for your buck IMHO.
Any other opinions?
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Posted on 8/21/10 at 9:28 pm to AlejandroInHouston
mcdonalds has smoothies?
Posted on 8/21/10 at 9:29 pm to AlejandroInHouston
I suspect the difference is in the quality of ingredients.
I'd like to do a side by side taste test.
I'd like to do a side by side taste test.
Posted on 8/21/10 at 9:35 pm to AlejandroInHouston
I make mine at home for maybe $1.50 for 20-24 ounces
Posted on 8/22/10 at 11:52 am to SW2SCLA
I saw something in my gym that showed the McDonald's smoothies had a bunch of calories and fat.
Posted on 8/22/10 at 11:53 am to AlejandroInHouston
smoothie king prices have gotten out of control... I ordered a medium muscle punch a couple days ago and it was $7.50. Unreal
Posted on 8/22/10 at 12:05 pm to saderade
Get it without the yogurt and the calories and fat drop significantly ..
Posted on 8/22/10 at 7:50 pm to Uncle JackD
You should see what smoothie king has to pay for those ingredients.
Posted on 8/22/10 at 7:53 pm to im4LSU
quote:nahh, it would probably only piss me off more.
Posted by im4LSU
You should see what smoothie king has to pay for those ingredients.
Posted on 8/22/10 at 8:29 pm to saderade
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I saw something in my gym that showed the McDonald's smoothies had a bunch of calories and fat.
The ones I make at home have one cup of soy milk(90 cals), 1 banana(averages to 100 cals), and any other combo of fruit I want to get it to around 300 cals total
Posted on 8/22/10 at 10:16 pm to saderade
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I saw something in my gym that showed the McDonald's smoothies had a bunch of calories and fat.
Looking at their website, a large(22 oz.) strawberry banana is 330 calories, 1 g of fat, 70 g of sugar. That's not really bad at all. A 20 oz. strawberry from Smoothie king is 376, 0, 70, so basically the same.
Posted on 8/23/10 at 11:59 am to OldManRiver
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Looking at their website, a large(22 oz.) strawberry banana is 330 calories, 1 g of fat, 70 g of sugar. That's not really bad at all. A 20 oz. strawberry from Smoothie king is 376, 0, 70, so basically the same.
It's my thinking that with a smoothie, calories aren't necessarily the enemy, so long as there's lots of protein (or whatever health benefit you're looking for).
Of course, I'm a brain washed idiot who thinks that there's such thing as "super caffeine" in a Pep Upper smoothie, or special anti-oxidants in their Immune Builder smoothie, so I'll keep throwing my money away at Smoothie King.
Posted on 8/23/10 at 1:04 pm to Uncle JackD
quote:small for $4.97
smoothie king prices have gotten out of control
Posted on 8/23/10 at 1:09 pm to The Egg
Yeah but they hand out 2 for 1 coupons like candy.
Posted on 8/23/10 at 1:20 pm to AlejandroInHouston
I refuse to eat at smoothie king after I ordered a medium, and they gave it to me a cup which they didn't fill up.....and they had left over smoothie in the blender.
I was like WTF? I don't get a full cup, you have extra, and you won't fill mine up?
I avoid jamba juice cause they use chinese fruit.
I was like WTF? I don't get a full cup, you have extra, and you won't fill mine up?
I avoid jamba juice cause they use chinese fruit.
Posted on 8/23/10 at 1:52 pm to Monkey
quote:after bitching about the price, I just looked at my statement and those frickers charged me twice... Pretty sweet that I had a $14 smoothie
I refuse to eat at smoothie king after I ordered a medium, and they gave it to me a cup which they didn't fill up.....and they had left over smoothie in the blender.
Posted on 8/23/10 at 1:56 pm to Uncle JackD
Some smoothies from smoothie king have over 1000 calories.
Posted on 8/23/10 at 2:20 pm to TigerNlc
quote:unfortanatey that wasn't a concern this wknd
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Posted by TigerNlc
Some smoothies from smoothie king have over 1000 calories.
Posted on 8/23/10 at 5:03 pm to OldManRiver
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22 oz.
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70 g of sugar
Thats absurd.
Posted on 8/23/10 at 5:04 pm to Uncle JackD
About the only thing I didn't eat this weekend
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