Lower-Sugar Smoothies at Puree
How to build blends that are vibrant, nourishing, and not overly sweet, using Puree’s organic menu and house-made ingredients.
Smoothies should feel good in your body - steady energy, no crashes, and ingredients that actually nourish. At Puree, every smoothie starts with 100% organic produce, house-made nut mylks, and no added sugars, so making a lower-sugar option is simple. With a few thoughtful tweaks, you can enjoy something creamy, flavorful, and satisfying… without leaning heavily on fruit for sweetness.
Whether you're easing off sugar, watching glycemic load, or simply prefer fresher-tasting blends, this guide will help you customize any Puree smoothie to your perfect balance.
Why Lower-Sugar Smoothies Still Taste Amazing at Puree
Because our ingredients do the work.
– Creaminess comes from real foods: avocado, cashew, almond, coconut.
– Depth comes from botanicals + superfoods like spirulina, cacao, saffron, turmeric, cinnamon.
– Freshness comes from leafy greens, citrus, herbs, and hydrating vegetables.
– Sweetness is natural and customizable from bananas, berries, and dates.
– Depth comes from botanicals + superfoods like spirulina, cacao, saffron, turmeric, cinnamon.
– Freshness comes from leafy greens, citrus, herbs, and hydrating vegetables.
– Sweetness is natural and customizable from bananas, berries, and dates.
With a clean foundation, you can easily shift your smoothie lighter without losing body, flavor, or enjoyment.
PUREE’S BEST LOWER-SUGAR SMOOTHIE BUILDS
(Real menu items tailored to be lighter while still delicious)
1. Chocolate Smoothie
Original: avocado, banana, cocoa, almond mylk, dates, vanilla
Low Sugar Edit:
– half a banana
– no dates
Low Sugar Edit:
– half a banana
– no dates
2. Green Spirulina Swirl
Original: Avocado, banana, spinach, almond mylk, spirulina, date
Low Sugar Edit:
– skip the banana + date
Low Sugar Edit:
– skip the banana + date
Go Green
Original: mango, banana, spinach, kale, pineapple juice
Low Sugar Edit:
– no mango
– switch pineapple juice for almond mylk
Low Sugar Edit:
– no mango
– switch pineapple juice for almond mylk
HOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN LOWER-SUGAR SMOOTHIE AT PUREE
Think of it as a gentle formula:
1. Start With a Clean Base
Choose:
- Coconut
- House-made almond mylk
- House-made cashew mylk
- Your favorite Purée juice
- Coconut water (naturally lower sugar than fruit)
2. Adjust Sweetness to Your Taste
Ask for:
- half a banana
- no dates
- light berries
- or no fruit at all (we can make it work!)
3. Add Body Without Sugar
Try:
- spinach
- kale
- avocado
- chia or hemp
- coconut
These keep texture silky without fruit.
4. Opt for our flavorless Protein Powders
Truvani Whey - with a single ingredient, organic grass-fed whey
Truvani Plant-based - with three ingredients, organic pea protein, organic pumpkin seed, organic chia seed protein
5. Boost Flavor Naturally
Puree is known for its clean flavors - so use them:
- cacao nibs
- saffron
- fresh ginger
- cinnamon
- vanilla
- spirulina
All big flavor, zero added sugar.
WHEN YOU WANT SOMETHING EVEN LIGHTER THAN A SMOOTHIE
Puree makes it easy with our No Fruit / No Sugar green juices:
- Celery
- Cucumber
- Green Goddess
- Broccoli Boost
These are vegetable-only blends with zero fruit, zero sweet root veggies, and 100% organic produce. They give you hydration, minerals, and a clean energy lift.
Simple ways to stay balanced:
– Alternate: smoothie one day, veggie juice the next
– Split a juice: half in the morning, half mid-afternoon
– Drink a green juice before a sweeter smoothie to naturally dampen cravings
– Split a juice: half in the morning, half mid-afternoon
– Drink a green juice before a sweeter smoothie to naturally dampen cravings
For texture lovers, pair a low-sugar juice with:
✓ Puree's chia pudding
✓ Puree’s veggie-packed bowls
✓ Puree's Acai bowls
✓ our new coconut-cream parfait cups
This keeps your blood sugar steady but still feels satisfying.
PUREE INGREDIENT STANDARDS - WHY YOUR SMOOTHIE ALREADY STARTS CLEAN
✓ 100% organic
✓ house-made nut mylks
✓ raw, never heated
✓ never HPP (no pressure, no plastic)
✓ clean, real-food ingredients
✓ always made fresh
✓ no added sugars, gums, fillers, or stabilizers
✓ house-made nut mylks
✓ raw, never heated
✓ never HPP (no pressure, no plastic)
✓ clean, real-food ingredients
✓ always made fresh
✓ no added sugars, gums, fillers, or stabilizers
This is why customizing a lower-sugar smoothie at Puree is easy - we start from a higher standard.
READY TO TRY A LOWER-SUGAR SMOOTHIE?
Your perfect blend is a quick tweak away. Order online for pickup or local delivery, or stop into our locations at Bethesda Row, or Tyson's.
