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A woman smiles as she prepares to blend a smoothie containing leafy greens and pink fruit yogurt in a blender. The image accompanies an article investigating Jessie Inchauspé’s advice to avoid smoothies for blood sugar management. It visually contrasts the popular image of smoothies as healthy with FoodFacts.org’s scientific analysis of how different ingredients and preparation methods affect glucose response.

Jessie Inchauspé says we should avoid smoothies. What does the science say?

Demonizing smoothies oversimplifies a complex food—and ignores how ingredients and context matter

A vibrant green smoothie in a mason jar, surrounded by fresh ingredients like lettuce, cucumber, green apple, and pineapple. This image visually supports the article’s challenge to viral social media claims comparing smoothies to doughnuts, highlighting the nutrient-rich, whole-food origins of smoothies.

Should we compare smoothies and doughnuts?

Yes, both have sugar—but only one comes with fiber, nutrients, and a blender instead of a fryer.

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