Stonyfield Farm Organic Strawberry Smoothie

Stonyfield Farm Organic Strawberry SmoothiePrice: $1.69
Serving: 10oz., 1 bottle
Servings Per Container: 1
Calories: 230 per serving
Fat: 5%, 3g
Cholesterol: 5%, 15mg
Sodium: 6%, 150mg
Protein: 2g
Carbohydrates: 13%, 40g
Fiber: 8%, 2g
Sugar: 38g
Potassium: 14%, 500mg
Calcium: 40%
Weight Watchers Points: 4 points

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Stonyfield Farm says: Every delicious sip of this incredibly smooth and refreshing drink delivers all fo the natural benefits of our yogurts - calcium, protein, dietary fiber and six live active cultures. Now that’s a taost to your health. Cheers!

We say: New Hampshire is a pretty fantastic place. After all, it has the best campground in the world (Waterville Valley), plenty of hiking, and is the home of Stonyfield Farm.

Granted, the name 'Stonyfield' makes us think of 'Stonybrook' which makes us think of the Baby-sitter's Club and of course then we have to mull over which character would most enjoy this smoothie.

At first we thought it might be Dawn, the child of California hippies. After all, the smoothie is made with 100% certified organic ingredients. Or it might be enjoyed by Claudia, the sweet tooth of the bunch. She'd certainly be satisfied by the 38 grams of sugar. Considering the huge amount of sugar in this drink, Stacy (the diabetic) wouldn't be able to consume any of Stonyfield's smoothies.

In the end, this drink would be Mary Anne's. It is reasonable and predicatable and reliable, all adjectives that we would use to describe Mary Anne. Sadly, just like Mary Anne, this drink also lacks self-confidence, using beet juice concentrate to add color. Isn't about damn time that we admit to ourselves that strawberry juice mixed with 9 ounces of yogurt does not produce a bright pink drink? Yes, we are adults and we can deal with truth in product coloring.

Thankfully, the flavoring in here is simply strawberry. No scary fake flavors, no Splenda, just fruit. And how could this product be improved? For one, we prefer our smoothies a bit thicker (this one was perhaps too drinkable) and we'd prefer Greek-style yogurt as a base. Perhaps Stonyfield can make some tangy fruit-infused smoothies for adults. After all, even the girls of the Baby-sitters Club had to grow up.

[After beginning on the Babysitter's club theme, we had to reference the Wikipedia article about them when we realized that we could not remember Stacy's name. Or whether ‘Mary Anne’ was one word or two. -Ed.]

August 30, 2007 |  
Filed Under Probiotic Bacteria, Stonyfield Farms, Strawberry, United States, Smoothies, High Fructose Corn Syrup Free, Organic, Four Stars

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3 Responses to “Stonyfield Farm Organic Strawberry Smoothie”

  1. Joe Lencioni on August 30th, 2007 6:33 pm

    I’ve never had their smoothies before, but they do make great yogurt. :) Yum!

  2. Abi Jones on August 30th, 2007 6:56 pm

    Joe - Stonyfield is pretty fabulous, but don’t you feel like you’re cheating on those midwestern cows? I definitely prefer the drinkable yogurt. I’m not sure what it is, but while I have no problem drinking yogurt, eating a whole cup of it with a spoon sort of grosses me out.

    I got this at Trader Joe’s. They have four flavors available: Peach, Mixed Berry, Strawberry, and Raspberry.

  3. Red Icculus on January 28th, 2008 10:46 pm

    Stonyfield is indeed fabulous. I don’t eat yogurt or yogurt products often, but when I do, this is my brand of choice.

    They also have awesome coupons on their website.

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