Smoothie King - Gladiator Smoothie

tjanelle1972
on 7/4/08 4:32 am - Beaumont, TX

Has anyone tried the Gladiator smoothie from Smoothie King?  Been thinking about trying one since I'm totally bored with the Muscle Milk shakes I make at home.  Any suggestions? Thanks,  Tara

~ Lexipro ~
on 7/4/08 4:41 am - SC
The sugars in all their stuff looks outrageous - the gladiator, for some reason, is missing information though: http://www.smoothieking.com/smoothies/nutritional-chart.php Their "low carb" have decent sugars (3) but 81g of fat!

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wendy_fou
on 7/4/08 5:05 am - AR
The gladiator has no added sugar, just the sugar of whatever fruit you ask for. 
Butterfly Reborn
on 7/4/08 4:41 am
Love it! They sell it in canisters too!  I have all three flavors at home but I LOVE the chocolate to make with coffee, ice, and high protein, lactose free milk! Without the Gladiator, I'd be in bad shape!  It got me through many periods of being unable to eat!!   When I get it at Smoothie King, I get The Gladiator (which is make with vanilla protein powder) with banana and strawberry (you can choose two fruits) and add vitamin.  Vanilla is awesome to have at home to mix with Davinci Syrups!  The combinations are endless!  The Gladiator at Smoothie King is not make with any milk products (except the whey protein) so it's good for me!  Because it's pricey, I bought the canisters and make my own at home.  I just have a small hand held mixer that I stick and use to blend in a large cup from which I drink it.   Enjoy!

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grannycarolyn
on 7/4/08 4:51 am - TX
Made me dump honey so be carefull with it. Everyone is different so test it.
wendy_fou
on 7/4/08 5:10 am, edited 7/4/08 5:10 am - AR
I love them.  BUT... they are a bit too high calorie for me.  Be warned to that the nutrition facts listed on their menu is only for the 20 ounce pineapple Gladiator.  If you get different fruit(s) and/or different juice flavors, it can DRASTICALLY change the nutrition facts.   On the menu, the Gladiator is listed as: 180 calories 0 fat 1 carbs 45 protein This is only true for the 20 ounce pineapple. If you get the vanilla based double banana (you get the choice of vanilla, strawberry or chocolate base and your choice of 2 fruits and/or 2 fruit juices - I always choose vanilla for my base and banana for both fruits), it has: 380 calories 0 fat 49 carbs 47 protein Edited to add: You have to make them show you their binder book of their fruit serving sizes w/ the accompanying nutrition facts on those, then add those in to the menu nutrition facts box, then subtract out the pineapple nutrition facts from their binder book (since you aren't eating the pineapple flavor) to get the TRUE nutrition facts for whatever flavor you are getting.
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on 7/4/08 5:27 am - Jamestown, NC
I don't know the Smoothie King, but in general, I would be careful of these smoothie shops. Quite often, it's more calorie-laden than it's worth!
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tjanelle1972
on 7/4/08 9:35 am - Beaumont, TX
Thanks.  I did go out and purchase a 20 ounce - vanilla base with strawberries and mango - WAY TOO SWEET!!  I sipped maybe half of it before I had to stop.  Felt nauseated and overly full.  Maybe I'll just buy the powder and experiment at home with different fruits so I can monitor the sugar.  Thanks again you guys!! Tara
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