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[quote=Anonymous]They're the kind of thing that can be perfectly healthy but are also really dangerous for Americans writ large. Obviously if you are a healthy eater making a controlled smoothie at home, this may not be your problem, but for many people, yes, I've seen overweight people drink a HUGE smoothie from Robek's or Smoothie King in the name of health. Some of them are like a week's worth of sugar and up to 1300 calories. For people who think they are making a "healthy" choice, that's a big problem. Many people make them in a way they may as well be a dessert. Another problem with the above is that often your body doesn't "recognize" liquid calories in the same way it recognizes solid, so as others have said, it is easier to consume a lot more when you are drinking it than if you ate each item individually. I don't like smoothies and I never find them "worth it" because I like to chew my food and I don't care for sugar, including fruit, all that much. I eat tons and tons of vegetables and I don't really think I am deficient in much that I would NEED to really augment with tons of fruit. If I enjoyed it maybe? But the healthy ones are like a chore. I'd rather throw a few strawberries or mandarin slices onto a spinach salad and call it a day. [/quote]
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