'Healthy' smoothies worse than a Big Mac

By Esther Han
Updated March 2 2017 - 11:48am, first published February 5 2016 - 4:34pm
Gloria Jean's Mango Fruzie may be 98 per cent fat-free, but it has twice the sugar of a soft drink. Photo: Gloria Jeans
Gloria Jean's Mango Fruzie may be 98 per cent fat-free, but it has twice the sugar of a soft drink. Photo: Gloria Jeans

Health experts are dismayed that summer smoothies marketed as "98 per cent fat free" and "with an abundance of nutrition" contain more kilojoules than a Big Mac, and are urging consumers to steer clear.

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