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Smoothie King Contest to Enhance Your Summer Fitness Goals

By Cindy | July 2, 2008

What are your Summer Health and Fitness Goals?

Keep reading to enter a chance to win 1 of 4 $20.00 Gift Cards to Smoothie King…

 

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When I developed my goals in the Music City Mom’s Summer Fitness Challenge, my number one goal for food was to replace shakes with smoothies. My summer weakness is a nice, creamy ice cream drink during when the sun blazing. Then, along came Smoothie King with an offer to test their website goals and sample their Smoothies. Smoothie King is new to our area, so I was excited to check out their store.

The Website is filled with great information about various products and the ability to find your own goal-oriented smoothie! I highly recommend checking out the site and learning how they create their smoothies. It’s quite enlightening. Understanding what ingredients they use and how they break a smoothie down is as neat of an experience as going to the store. They build the smoothie in a four step process:

  1. Find your Function: What is your goal? Trim Down, Build Up, Snack Right, Stay Healthy, Indulge, Get Energy, Treat the little ones (yes, they have Kid’s Kups!)
  2. Select your Smoothie: If it’s your first visit to a Smoothie King, the menu board can be overwhelming. I highly recommend checking out the website and going in with a plan. Otherwise, have fun perusing the menu board for about 20 minutes as you debate in your head which of the great flavors you want to try!
  3. Choose your size: The sizes are large. A small is 20 oz. The large is 40 oz. When I ordered the medium, I had not looked at the size of cups. I was shocked to receive a 32 oz.
  4. Add an Enhancer: Definitely optional, but nice to know you have a selection that includes Fiber, multi-vitamins, caffeine, antioxidants, muscle builders, stress relief and immunity builders. Again with caution, know what works for you and research the enhancements before indulging.

My first smoothie was the Passion Passport made with Passion Fruit, Banana, Papaya, Mango, Soy Protein, and Turbinado. Turbinado is raw sugar which you can request not be used for a Skinny version of the Smoothie. It’s function is for trimming down with 598 calories for a 32 oz. The 20 oz is 399 calories and 299 calories without the turbinado. It contains 0 g. of fat, 148 g. carbohydrates, and 3 g. protein. This smoothie replaced my lunch and mid day snack. It was more than enough to keep me full and energized. It also took me about 3 hours to finish.

My next experience was at a Smoothie King in the airport during travel. Be cautioned, that the Smoothie Kings attached to other smaller operations (i.e. with a ice cream and vendor type facility), there is a possibility that the Gift Card will not be accepted. The Oasis with an attached Smoothie King in the Cincinnati Airport did not accept our gift card.

I tried out the Angel Food and my husband had the Immunity Builder. The difference between the two smoothies was a slight change to a more gritty, less creamy texture in the Immunity Builder. The flavors stayed intact bananas, strawberries, soy protein, honey, and Turbinado. The Angel Food had an additional Non-fat milk blend which suited my tastes perfectly.

Which Smoothie is right for your summer goals?

Head over to Smoothie King and Find the Smoothie that’s right for you. Return, leave a comment with the Smoothie that’s right for you, or provide a link from your blog to enter the contest to win 1 of 4 $20.00 gift cards to Smoothie King. You have until the Tuesday, July 8, 2008 when the contest closes at Midnight Central Time.

***One entry per person for comments and one entry per blog link back. Make sure to include your email in the comment form (your personal information will remain private) so that I can contact you if you win. If I am unable to reach the recipient within three days of the drawing, then I will redraw. No purchase is necessary. A zip code locator for Smoothie King Locations is on the home page of their site.***

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30 comments
1.
On July 2nd, 2008 at 5:23 pm, Sue said:

I am all about the MangoFest smoothie! I just found out there is a Smoothie King in town, so I’m definitely going to go and try that one! :)

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On July 3rd, 2008 at 4:20 am, Cammy said:

I have a Smoothie King just a couple blocks from my house, and I *love* it. My favorite is the Angel Food Skinny. I also love that they have protein bars and Lesser Evil snacks. I only wish they opened earlier on weekends. Breakfast has come and gone by 9:00 a.m. for me!

Great giveaway!

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On July 3rd, 2008 at 7:00 am, Shanna said:

I love, love, love smoothies!!! I would have to go with the Youth Fountain Skinny! With only 152 calories, I can cool down & slim down =)

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On July 3rd, 2008 at 5:13 pm, Ginny said:

The Youth Fountain™ sounds really good.

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On July 4th, 2008 at 1:26 pm, mannequin said:

yum. That would be Coconut Surprises or the Angel Food if I’m being good.
Hubby has never tasted Smoothie King. How odd is that? I would love to treat him.

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On July 4th, 2008 at 2:55 pm, Cindy said:

Oh, the Coconut Surprise looks yummy.

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On July 4th, 2008 at 3:38 pm, Rebecca said:

Considering my air conditioner went out this morning, I’m definitely up for a Smoothie King treat!!

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On July 5th, 2008 at 7:54 am, Dana Hix said:

Never tried one, but this makes me want to. Thanks for the info.

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On July 5th, 2008 at 6:21 pm, Bonnie said:

I love the Immune Builder. It’s like they put graham cracker in the Angel Food. Yumm!

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On July 6th, 2008 at 6:21 am, Jamie said:

I’d love to win this! Love Smoothie King.

p.s. are you in Nashville?

11.
On July 6th, 2008 at 10:10 am, Lissete said:

I love Mangosteen Madness & Angel Food. I have also been wanting to try the Acai Adventure.

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On July 6th, 2008 at 10:21 am, Chrysa said:

The Pomegranate Punch looks right for me. I love pomegranate and it’s good for you too!

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On July 6th, 2008 at 12:10 pm, Lachelle said:

Never tried it before but the fruit fusion, pina colado, and angel food look right up my alley!

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On July 6th, 2008 at 4:13 pm, Sundi said:

The Berry Punch sounds great because I’m pregnant and having super cravings for strawberries and blueberries! Plus, I’m trying to stay healthy!

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On July 6th, 2008 at 5:21 pm, DaDivaStreet said:

Peach Slice has my name all over it!

16.
On July 7th, 2008 at 6:44 am, Megan said:

I need a “Trim Down” for sure!

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On July 7th, 2008 at 7:34 am, clenna in NH said:

I love the Lemon Twist Strawberry - OMG Yummy!

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On July 7th, 2008 at 12:38 pm, Heather said:

I would have to go with the low-carb Strawberry. There were so many that looked good though, it was a hard choice.

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On July 7th, 2008 at 4:12 pm, Bebemiqui said:

The Coconut Surprises is right up my alley.

20.
On July 7th, 2008 at 8:27 pm, Amber Stevens said:

Looooove smoothies!!! My fav have berries!

21.
On July 7th, 2008 at 8:39 pm, loki said:

Mo’cuccino, that’s what I always order!

22.
On July 8th, 2008 at 6:30 am, Shannon said:

I like the Medium Mango Fest with added banana

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On July 8th, 2008 at 6:49 am, Samantha Pruitt said:

the Pineapple Surf sounds like my kind of smoothie, yummy!

24.
On July 8th, 2008 at 7:51 am, Teresa said:

I think I like the Fruit Fusion, they all sound great and I would like to try more later!!

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On July 8th, 2008 at 7:53 am, Kathy Conley said:

The Coffee Smoothie French Vanilla is the one for me!

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On July 8th, 2008 at 11:49 am, Michele said:

Choosing a smoothie before arrival is very wise. It’s easy to be overtaken by their massive menu. These smoothies are easily customizable. My all time favorite is the Power Punch Plus with its two lines of scrumptious ingredients. Cheers to Smoothie King!

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On July 8th, 2008 at 1:56 pm, Pamela White said:

Youth Fountain smoothie is a great drink that will help me trim down while having something great to drink.

28.
On July 8th, 2008 at 5:48 pm, Sylvia Porter said:

the kiwi island treat sounds really yummy!

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On July 8th, 2008 at 6:04 pm, Kristen Hendricks said:

The Low-Carb Banana Smoothie seems like it is the smoothie for me. I love bananas so I think I would really enjoy this smoothie. Plus, it is low fat and promotes weight loss. And since I am trying to lose some weight it sounds like a drink I could enjoy without feeling guilty about having it. This is a great giveaway and I really hope I win. Thanks.

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On July 8th, 2008 at 9:47 pm, johnny M said:

i am a Pomegranate Punch Guy :) thanx!

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