Love smoothies, but hate all the calories they pack in?  Good news!  The folks at Jamba Juice are now offering a line of "Enlightened" Smoothies.  These lighter smoothies (made with nonfat milk, whey protein, natural flavorings, and Splenda) contain 1/3 fewer calories than their, um, unenlightened counterparts. Our favorite flavor is the Strawberry Nirvana.  It's got fresh strawberries, banana, and healthy doses of vitamins C and B.  And it's actually creamier than the higher-cal version.  Just one word of caution; this blended beverage may be lower in calories, but it's still not super low cal, so proceed with caution.

What makes Jamba Juice drinks so dangerous is how healthy they sound.  A beverage full of strawberries, peaches, and yogurt can't be bad for your diet, right?  Uhhh, wrong!  VERY wrong.   Sure Jamba Juice's Strawberry Surf Rider Smoothie contains a lot of vitamin C, but it also contains 320 calories and 69g of sugar.  Not exactly a light snack.  And that's for the smallest size.  The Original Size has 490 calories, and the Power Size has 630.  Yikes!  Personally, if we're going to take in that many calories and that much sugar (more than twice the sugar in a Snickers bar!), there at least needs to be chewing involved.  Sorry, Jamba, but this is one "Surfer" headed for a wipeout.