"jamba juice" news and stories

Classic smoothies, watch out, there's a new drink aiming to up your ante. Yesterday, YumSugar reports, Jamba Juice launched their new line of Probiotic Fruit & Yogurt Blends: "The drinks, which are made with nonfat yogurt, soy milk, whole fruit, and a 'specially formulated' probiotic boost, are high fructose corn syrup- and artificial flavor-free and geared toward strengthening immune and digestive health." And they come in tree fruiticlicious flavor combos.

Read more: Jamba's Going Probiotic

While living in California a decade ago, I fell in love with an unlikely character: the local Jamba Juice cafe. Sadly, there is still not a Jamba Juice where I live now (Milwaukee).

So you can imagine my delight when I came across Jamba Juice frozen bars in the frozen-food section of my grocery store. You mean I don't have to travel to a different city to get my Jamba smoothie fix? Yessss...

Here is a tasting tour of these brand-new frozen treats produced by Oregon Ice Cream Company, incorporating the fresh flavors of tropical and sweet juices, along with nutritional additives. For me, the best part is that each frozen pop is between 70 and 90 calories.

We tasted all five flavors. (Four 2.5-ounce bars of the same flavor are sold in a box for around $4.)

According to a recent blog post on The Stir, many of the smoothies that fast-food chains are selling these days are anything but healthy.

"Even the new McDonald's Wild Berry Smoothie and comparable Jamba Juice Berry Yumberry Smoothie are just okay -- they are relatively low-cal (210 and 230 respectively) but still pack mega grams of sugar."

Head over to The Stir to see the five worst offenders and find out which smoothie comes in with a whopping 960 calories and 23 grams of fat.

Jamba Juice
Deal: Buy any smoothie, and get another one of equal or lesser value for free.
Date: Today through April 25
Couple available here.

Starbucks
Deal: Free cup of coffee for any customer that brings in a reusable travel mug.
Date: April 15

Jack in the Box
Deal: Free small order of fries
Date: April 16
Location: At participating restaurants. Offer not valid in Spokane, WA; Tulsa, OK.

More offers after the jump.

Jamba Juice will be giving away free lunch on Tuesday, Nov. 17, to advertise its new California Flatbreads.

From 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., participating Jamba Juice stores will give a free flatbread to the first 150 customers. The flatbreads come in four flavors: Tomo Artichoko, Smokehouse Chicken, MediterranYum and Four Cheesy.

Jamba Juice is also inviting customers to share their favorite "feel good moment" as part of a sweepstakes with a $10,000 grand prize.