7 Reasons Your Smoothie Is Making You Fat

Protein and carbs are essential after a workout, but a snack is just that, a snack; it's not a minimeal. Smoothies tend to be around 300 calories or more, and since snacks should be around 150 calories, that puts you way over the calorie line. To avoid sipping down hundreds of excess calories, a simple snacking solution is to cut your favorite smoothie recipe in half.