Worst Cold Drinks to Have in the Summer

6 Worst Summer Drinks

These chilled beverages may be refreshing, but they'll also add inches to your waistline
By Dave Zinczenko menshealth
 

Worst Smoothie

6 Worst Summer Drinks // Smoothie King Peanut Power Plus Grape © Mitch Mandel/Thomas MacDonald

Image: Mitch Mandel/Thomas MacDonald

Smoothie King Peanut Power Plus Grape (40 oz)
1,460 calories, 42 g fat (6 g saturated), 214 g sugars

Calorie Equivalent: 39 Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookies! 

If you threw a PB&J in a blender, this smoothie is what you’d end up with. Only difference is, it would take about 24 Smuckers Uncrustables to match this massive sugar load. The problem with this smoothie isn’t the ingredients—among them, peanut butter, banana, and honey—it’s the proportions. Combine calorie-dense foods like these in one drink, and it doesn’t matter how much nutritional heft they might pack on their own—together, they’ll only add heft to your midsection. Stick with the fruit-based Celestial Cherry High, which is bolstered by 4.5 grams of fiber. Make this swap just twice a week and you’ll lose nearly 9 pounds by the end of the summer!

Drink This Instead!
Celestial Cherry High (32 oz)
385 calories, 0 g fat (0 g saturated), 83 g sugars

Learn how to create the healthiest smoothies with this video: Pick the Best Produce 

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