Starbucks kept to their promise to provide all new SMOOTHIES! At first, companies like Jamba Juice may have been left feeling a bit concerned, but after a closer comparison of the two types of smoothie options--I think there is a CLEAR WINNER............
And the winner is....
JAMBA JUICE!
Why you may ask--am I so confidant of the clear winner?? Well compare these facts:
*Jamba Juice actually uses REAL flash-frozen fruit....Starbucks DOESN'T.
*Jamba Juice has a WIDE range of flavor options, size options and will modify your drink however you choose....Starbucks has only two options currently and will NOT modify the drink to suite your dietary or taste needs.
*Jamba Juice has ALL FRUIT smoothie options. Starbucks doesn't. (But I guess they'd need REAL FRUIT for that option anyways...)
*Jamba Juice uses SOY PROTEIN. Starbucks uses WHEY PROTEIN--WHICH CONTAINS MILK AND IS NOT DAIRY-FREE. Soy protein is the higher-quality option in the eyes of most nutritionists.
*Starbucks is not VEGAN, DAIRY-FREE OR EVEN SUGAR FREE. Jamba Juice can be all of these.
*Jamba Juice uses Styrofoam cups--to keep your smoothie icy and delicious for a long time. Starbucks smoothies come in plastic cups. In hot weather, the smoothies will turn to mush in a few minutes!
*Jamba Juice tastes DELICIOUS and is HEALTHY in most smoothie cases! (Stay away from the heavily fro-yogurt or sherbet smoothies.)
*Jamba Juice has supplement options OF ALL KINDS. Starbucks MAY have one simple "power boost" option at some locations.
....so in the end, I vote for JAMBA JUICE ANY DAY over the VIVANNO STARBUCKS SMOOTHIES. My main complaint is the fact that once again, Starbucks has chosen a beverage mix which contains DAIRY. Why not use soy???? The audience who likes these new smoothies would probably prefer the non-dairy soy option as opposed to WHEY--which in my opinion is "SOOOO ten years ago--nineties body-builder...."
Who gets your vote?
STARBUCKS VS. JAMBA JUICE: VIVANNO IS UNLEASHED!
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