How Many Calories Are in A Fruit Smoothie Made With Splenda?

The calories in fruit smoothies vary according to the fruit used and the type of ingredients added. For example, some are made with milk or yogurt, while some are fruit-only. Splenda is an artificial sugar substitute with very few calories.

Ingredients

Fruit smoothie ingredients vary. An smoothie recipe on the LA Times website includes 1/4 cup plain yogurt, 1/2 cup berries such as strawberries and blueberries, half a banana and a 1/2 cup pineapple juice.

Calories

A 1/4 cup of plain yogurt contains 35 calories, according to the USDA's MyFood-a-pedia website. Berries contain around 23 calories per half cup. Half a banana equals 52 calories and a half cup of pineapple juice contains 70 calories. Splenda sweetener contains 2 calories per teaspoon. That means there are around 182 calories in a fruit smoothie made with Splenda and yogurt.

Considerations

The CalorieKing website lists the average fruit-only smoothie calorie count as 218 per pint. Smoothies made with low-fat yogurt or skim milk have fewer calories. Most of the calories in a fruit smoothie come from carbohydrates.

References

• LA Times: Add Fruits and Veggies to Your Diet
• MyFood-a-pedia
• CalorieKing: Splenda's Sugar Substitutes: No Calorie Sweetener