The Main Ingredient in Your Smoothie Actually Shouldn’t Be Fruit, Says One All-Star Dietitian
Many popular smoothie-slinging businesses—whether it's Starbucks or Jamba Juice or any other retailer—offer tasty mixes primarily filled with fruit. While fruit is a great part of every rounded diet, one registered dietitian says you could benefit from going back to smoothie basics and totally reimagining the composition of what even makes a healthy blend. Well+Good Council member McKel Hill, MS, RD, says that to make your smoothie total nutrition #goals, it should be made from mostly veggies.
"Most smoothies you get at local juice shops and smoothie bars can be loaded with excess sugar," the all-star nutritionist writes in a recent Instagram post . "Instead, aim for 50 to 70 percent of the volume of the smoothie to be made up of veggies—like spinach, kale, zucchini, and cauliflower—then the rest healthy fats, protein, and fruit."
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When your base is a cocktail of vegetables, you'll take in a wider range of body-boosting vitamins and minerals—not just sugar overload. But don't worry: If it's the fruity blends you truly love, you can totally still enjoy your fix (but look out for sugar traps, like apple juice as a base). Just make sure you're mindful about packing enough greens into your balanced diet and you'll be just fine, Your Royal Healthiness.
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