Jamba Juice question

lots2live4

I'm not sure if someone has already brought this up, but I had a couple of questions about Jamba Juice. Are their all fruit drinks healthy? What about the boosters? Do they work? And most importantly what's the deal with carbs? I was asking a friend to split a classic size with me this morning, so I could watch my calorie intake, but she said there were too many carbs in it. Am I supposed to watch my carbs with fruit? I thought I was supposed to make changes like cutting down my portion size and switching to wheat bread and brown rice (which I'm still working on), but not to cut out fruit! Actually, I don't eat very much fruit to begin with. Except of course for the occasional peanut butter and banana sandwich. So I thought having a Jamba Juice drink would help me add more fruits to my diet.

helloiloveukitty

I consider the "all fruit" juices the healthiest smoothies on the menu because well...they are all fruit. The do end up having a lot of sugar but with the smaller size I fit them into my more active days

TenaciousTAZ

Some Jamba juices have high sugar content. When you eat a strawberry or banana or an orange, you get fiber....when you just drink juice...its only liquid sugar...hence my opinon juice = natural soda. Use sparingly....but whole fruits n' veggies are better. The Acai super drink has 92 grams of sugar!!! Coca Cola has 39 grams! Excess sugar (natural or not) leads to fat gain!!! Whole foods rock!!!

kalmf

Jamba Juice has a nutritional menu in the stores and online that you can check out.

superhippiechik

If it is made with fruit I consider it my fruit for the day and only 1 juice. Ideally this is the only sweet you plan on having. 1 add on can be beneficial if you only add 1. The carbs you need to worry about are in yogurt with added sugar,white bread or flour and soft drinks or sweets. The carbs in fruit and veggies are good fuel and keep your digestive tract clean. I would only have a small or med. A super sized smoothie could contain a ton of calories. I had to give them up except for on occasion because they did not keep me full for long. : (

linsben

If your trying to lose weight you definetly need to decrease your carb intake as well as calories. Basically a classic size jumba suice is loaded with carbs from sugar. Yes its natural sugar which is preferrable but either way your probably not helping your diet. Look at the nutirional facts.
http://www.jambajuice.com/component/nutfacts
High in Calories and carbs. It even says your daily percentage of carbs next to it. Im currently on a low carb diet so something like this is totally out of the question for me. The most carbs i would consume in one day is 100G! You can still eat fruit, its better then most options but be mindful of the carbs from sugar, just dont over do it. Jumba juice would be overdoing it. Eating an apple, would not.

Goodluck!

lots2live4

Thanks all for the info! I've been trying to log onto their website for days, but it always gives me an error message. I'll just pick up their nutritional menu the next time I'm in. So, it basically sounds like I could do it as an occasional treat but not much more than that. And not only do I have to watch my calories I also really need to watch my carb intake for weight loss, glad I learned this today! If I get the classic and spit it with someone even better because it's smaller than the 16oz drink they have (about 12oz). I just have to find someone willing to split it. :-)