For awhile there, you couldn’t go two feet in LA (or two pages in a tabloid) without seeing someone lugging around a Jamba Juice. The celeb allegiance was surprising, since a small drink packs about 300 calories. But I just saw pics of a preggo Jessica Alba guzzling an Odwalla fruit drink at Whole Foods, and figured I’d run the numbers to see which is the better pick.

Let’s compare Jessica’s pick—which looks like a Mo Beta to my smoothie-obsessed eyes—to my fave Jamba smoothie, the Orange Dream Machine. Both are sixteen ounces.
 
CALORIES
Orange Dream Machine: 340
Odwalla Mo Beta: 300
 
PROTEIN
Orange Dream Machine: 8g
Odwalla Mo Beta: 2g
 
SUGARS
Orange Dream Machine: 69g
Odwalla Mo Beta: 52g
 
KEY VITAMINS
Orange Dream Machine: 45% RDA calcium, 35% RDA Vitamin D, 100% RDA Vitamin C
Odwalla Mo Beta: 100% RDA Vitamin A, 320% Vitamin E, 500% Vitamin C
 
Verdict: Pretty much a tie. The Jamba’s protein might give a better energy boost, but the Odwalla’s dose of C might help if you’re under the weather. Any way you cut it, both are liquid calories—so drink responsibly.

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