Searching For The Right Juice

This week at F-Factor I was asked to find juices/smoothies from a place nearby that had less than 250 calories, 10 grams of protein, and 3-5 grams of fiber. This may sound like an easy task yet most of the juice places nearby did not supply the nutritional information online. Therefore this task became difficult to accomplish. 

In order to complete this task I had to search for the company names, then either find the information online for each juice and compare them or call the company for the nutritional information. I enjoyed completing this task because it was beneficial for me as well. I enjoy juices and smoothies yet I usually enjoy the ones that taste best of course. I searched for the nutritionals and the criterion I was given was not very popular among many of the juices. I learned that many juices are not as nutritious as one may think. For example, the juices filled with solely fruit are not very healthy considering the high amounts of sugar and low amount of protein. 

My solution was to find a smoothie that contained protein and fiber from certain ingredients such as almond milk or chia seeds. This task then became much easier when looking at each company and their drinks. Now that I have found out the nutritional information behind each drink I know what to order when I get a juice/smoothie.