Things that are purported to be healthy

[melissa-dallas]

McDonald's has been blanketing the airwaves with commercials for their new yogurt fruit smoothies and putting free coupons in the paper too. For grins I decided I'd look up the nutritional info. A small (12 oz) has 210 calories, .5 grams of fat, only 2 grams of protein and 48 grams of carbs. They must just wave the yogurt carton over the top of the glass of fruit concentrate and ice.

 

[michael-in-phoenix]

Jack in the Box did something similar with smoothies from Minute Maid. They were awful!

Pure sugar with a little fruit flavoring added.

I was basically a slurpee with too much sugar.

Yuck!

Michael

 

[bobbijoaz]

I haven't tried McDonalds' yet, but a friend said that she had a

blueberry one as she came through Gila Bend. She really liked the taste. I tried to get one at the McDonalds in the local WalMart, but they don't have the machine yet. A new McD's is supposed to open soon. If I get one, I guess I cannot think of it as a healthy snack.

 

[monj]

Loaded with sugar too. smileys/frown.gif I have a coupon for a free 12oz. Debating whether "Free" is worth it!

 

[barb_b]

This subject came up at family dinner on Sunday. Apparently my neice twitters or follows tweets?

from the author of Eat this, not that... I really don't understand the twitter thing, but she said she recently rec'd a twitter or update from the author specifically on the McCafe fruit smoothies. (As you can imagine, it was not positive). It detailed the calories / carbs and compared it to eating a Large or X-Large Fries.... ((Something like that))