Smoothie Marketing obsession

You'd think that the current influx of "smoothie" products in the
markets these days that someone in the marketing department of these
food manufacturers are reading ASD... :-)

We all talk about our protein shakes and what we put in them. And
lately I'm seeing more and more products that carrie the "smoothie"
name on them.

Just remember folks - Those that are sold in the store under the
pretense of being a "smoothie" are sugar filled processed CRAP. Low
in protein, high in Carbs. Read your labels and remember that you
can make a better drink yourself in your own blender.

I was shocked when the nutritionist cautioned me about a new smoothie on the
market that was getting a lot of commercial time in our area. Honestly, I
forget how much sugar is in it but it is packed with carbs ( I may be wrong,
but I remember something like in the 80's) and calories and anyone buying
it thinking it gave them eating room later in the day would be sadly
mistakened. That is truly for the already thin person or someone who really
needs to pump up their calorie intake. I agree that most people think these
drinks spell weight control or sensible eating for weight control. Besides
you are right...what is whipped up in your blender is fresher, more filling
and better for you

You know, this is OT, but I was also shocked to discover the whallop that
those chips and salsa put on your table in Mexican restaurants pack. I
personally never gave them a thought....salsa is fat free...how much could
be in a skinny little chip. Ouch.

Elise.
"Ignoramus16314" wrote in message
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Yep... Could not have said it better.

i

In article , Jayjay wrote:
You'd think that the current influx of "smoothie" products in the
markets these days that someone in the marketing department of these
food manufacturers are reading ASD... :-)

We all talk about our protein shakes and what we put in them. And
lately I'm seeing more and more products that carrie the "smoothie"
name on them.

Just remember folks - Those that are sold in the store under the
pretense of being a "smoothie" are sugar filled processed CRAP. Low
in protein, high in Carbs. Read your labels and remember that you
can make a better drink yourself in your own blender.

"Jayjay" wrote in message
...
You'd think that the current influx of "smoothie" products in the
markets these days that someone in the marketing department of these
food manufacturers are reading ASD... :-)

We all talk about our protein shakes and what we put in them. And
lately I'm seeing more and more products that carrie the "smoothie"
name on them.

Just remember folks - Those that are sold in the store under the
pretense of being a "smoothie" are sugar filled processed CRAP. Low
in protein, high in Carbs. Read your labels and remember that you
can make a better drink yourself in your own blender.

I bought a pack of "smoothies" this weekend. Now I can't remember the name,
but they're 80 calories and only have 5g of protein - not hardly worth it,
but I mostly bought them for my daughter to drink on our drive to the coast.
I had one, they taste good, and I used one as a base for a "real" protein
shake this morning. One of those, peach and passion fruit flavored, added
1/2 cup of lite cottage cheese, 4 oz nonfat milk, and a scoop of protein
powder. Tasted good. But I could buy some peach/passion fruit juice and
get the same thing for less money.

det

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 14:53:31 GMT, "Cox SMTP east"
wrote:

I was shocked when the nutritionist cautioned me about a new smoothie on the
market that was getting a lot of commercial time in our area. Honestly, I
forget how much sugar is in it but it is packed with carbs ( I may be wrong,
but I remember something like in the 80's) and calories and anyone buying
it thinking it gave them eating room later in the day would be sadly
mistakened. That is truly for the already thin person or someone who really
needs to pump up their calorie intake. I agree that most people think these
drinks spell weight control or sensible eating for weight control. Besides
you are right...what is whipped up in your blender is fresher, more filling
and better for you

You know, this is OT, but I was also shocked to discover the whallop that
those chips and salsa put on your table in Mexican restaurants pack. I
personally never gave them a thought....salsa is fat free...how much could
be in a skinny little chip. Ouch.

That's not OT... And one trick that people do w/ chips and salsa -
dip the chip and eat the salse - not the chip. Or just one bit of
each chip...

"Jayjay" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 14:53:31 GMT, "Cox SMTP east"
wrote:

I was shocked when the nutritionist cautioned me about a new smoothie on
the
market that was getting a lot of commercial time in our area. Honestly,
I
forget how much sugar is in it but it is packed with carbs ( I may be
wrong,
but I remember something like in the 80's) and calories and anyone
buying
it thinking it gave them eating room later in the day would be sadly
mistakened. That is truly for the already thin person or someone who
really
needs to pump up their calorie intake. I agree that most people think
these
drinks spell weight control or sensible eating for weight control.
Besides
you are right...what is whipped up in your blender is fresher, more
filling
and better for you

You know, this is OT, but I was also shocked to discover the whallop that
those chips and salsa put on your table in Mexican restaurants pack. I
personally never gave them a thought....salsa is fat free...how much
could
be in a skinny little chip. Ouch.

That's not OT... And one trick that people do w/ chips and salsa -
dip the chip and eat the salse - not the chip. Or just one bit of
each chip...

Those people have more control than myself. I remove the chips completely
from the table. When I'm at home, I'll make my own baked chips for a
once-in-a-while treat. And I eat much more salsa than chips...

Martha