how to ruin a good thing

Luzianne Smoothies

according to their nutritional panel, these things have 18 g of sugar in a 2 Tbsp serving. I was prepared to give them the benefit of the doubt: after all, fruit has sugar and perhaps it’s all from the fruit they use.

Alas, I read further down, and it’s not so good:

Sugar, Fructose, Soy protein, Banana powder, Citric acid, Natural flavors, Coconut oil, Calcium Silicate (prevents caking), Corn syrup solids, Strawberry solids, natural gums (Guar gum, Xanthan Gum, Maltodextrin, Carrageenan), Strawberry seeds, sodium Caseinate (a milk derivative), Mono&Diglycerides, Dipotassium Phosphate, Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), red 40, Sodium silicialuminate (prevents caking), Blue 1.

Sugar, fructose, maltodextrin, corn syrup solids: all added sugars. There’s already some banana and strawberry in there: why do you need the rest of that junk?

via John