What is the difference between a milkshake and a smoothie? A milkshake is made with ice cream and extra milk. A smoothie is made with ice and fruit. A smoothie is shown to be much healthier than a milkshake because it has natrual sugars from fruits; whereas a milkshake has added sugar.
A milkshake may be a quick sugary drink, but a fruit smoothie is just as sweet and delicious, not to mention healthier. When faced with the choice of health now or health later on in life, many perople choose health now. We don't look at how the choices we make now will affect us in the long run. Just because you can drink a milkshake now, does not mean you will always have that choice. Wouldn't you rather have the option to choose whether or not you want a milkshake later on? Here is a recipe for a fruit smoothie that tastes just a good as a milkshake, but has less sugar and a healthy "kick" to it.