Battle of the blends: Jamba or Emerald City?

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time for the boxing gloves to come flying off because it is the final match up between smoothie blends. It’s an on-going battle, so it’s finally time to see who comes out on  top: Jamba Juice or Emerald City Smoothie.

 Almost everyone knows about these two popular smoothie places and how each battles for bragging rights. Popularity is measured with the contents in the smoothies, the store itself, and how healthy each place is. All of these ingredients need to be perfectly blended in order to be the best smoothie place around.

 Round One: Let’s start off with what is put in the drink, what makes them taste so good?! Jamba Juice uses frozen fruit stored in what they call a “dip box”.

 Those fruits are strawberries, bananas, blueberries, raspberries, mangoes, and peaches. They also use frozen yogurt and an assortment of sherbets, which consist of lime, raspberry, orange, and pineapple. Besides smoothies, Jamba Juice sells fresh squeezed orange and carrot juices, wheatgrass shots, oatmeal in the mornings, and baked goods that are warmed to tasty perfection. Getting hungry yet?! 

You can choose from blueberry lemon loaves, chocolate or oatmeal cookies, apple cinnamon or parmesan pretzels, or even zucchini walnut bread! They use real fruit juice and no added sugar when mixing their heavenly smoothies.

Emerald City Smoothie also uses frozen fruits, but they use syrup with an artificial sweetener to make their drinks extra sweet.Nagda Bednarski a Green River student explained, “You can actually taste the fruit in Jamba drinks, but with Emerald City you can totally taste the syrup in it.” There are no breads served on the side either. 

 “Would you like a free boost with that?” is what every customer hears when ordering at Jamba Juice. They have over ten different boosts to add in your drink and vary from an immunity booster to getting your free boost of protein.

 Emerald City also has boosts to add in their drink like protein, and customers can also buy tubs of protein mix and muscle milk to bring home.

 The winner of round one would have to go to Jamba with their wide variety of beverages and meals on the side. Even though Emerald City sells supplements, Jamba still sells more products with all thedifferent add-ins.

Round Two: Now we have to go about judging the store. With this, we will look at things like the what type of environment each place has, how attention-grabbing is the outside (their sign for example),  and what is located in the lobby area.

 Jamba Juice has tons of tables located in the lobby along with an outside waiting area with umbrellas and tables to sit at. There is even an area for the kids to play or sit and read while their parents are waiting for their order.
 They also have a music system in the store so the customers feel more upbeat and relaxed right when they walk through the door. The bright green Jamba sign is the perfect way to pull in customers!

 Emerald City has tons of supplements and protein powder around every corner of the establishment. They also have a table to sit at while indulging in your drink. There isn’t really a lobby to wait in because it is a rather small store.

 The winner of this round would also have to go to Jamba due to the fact that it is, overall, more attention-grabbing. But, on the bright side, both stores have amazing customer service!

 Final Round: Which establishment is healthier? Health is a big deal now a days with everyone counting calories and watching their waste line.

 Even though Emerald City Smoothie is sweeter tasting than Jamba, Jamba is better for you considering it is all real fruit with no added sugar.

There are plenty of options like the low-cal smoothies and fresh squeezed juices to choose from as well.

 It all depends on how much of a sweet tooth you have, but if you’re looking for a healthy option that will still satify your tast buds, then Jamba is the way to go.

 It is time to crown the winner: The Winner is…JAMBA JUICE!! So, if you’re looking for a tasty summer treat, stop by your local Jamba Juice and pick up one of your all time favorite smoothies!

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Jenna

Sat Nov 7 2009 19:40

Emerald City is way better. And they barely use syrups in their drinks. If you actually went and investigated, you'd see there are only eight out of thirty three drinks that use syrup. Oh and also, ECS uses fat free ice creams that are only put in a drink at your demand. Our berries are always fresh and natural supplements go into the drinks. Jamba has normal high calorie ice cream, and the sherbets they use generally boost their calorie count to 1000 + per drink. Emeralds are usually 300 or less. Next time, do research before you favor one side.

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