The reason smoothies taste like trash is simple people have been lied to.

Only three messages are primarily sold in America today, FEAR, PROPAGANDA and MARKETING ; so anything you read is 99 % sure to be aimed at those three major sales categories.

Today young people FEAR Carbohydrates, this is silly but the message has been promoted carbs are bad. But show a person under the age of 25 a Carb and they will try and incite a police officer to arrest you for assault ! ! !

Carbs are cheap, because no one pays much value toward them, Protein is the only thing a young person is almost allowed to eat. Thus many people believe FATS are bad as well. Reality says FATS are YUMMY that is why fitness fanatics try and go ultra low on fats.

By taking FATS out of smoothies you loose a lot of goodness, but that is not the propaganda marketing people have been led to believe ; thus fats are bad. Reality and biology says that FATS are VITAL to good health and natural and useful . . .

But people still believe what they want. This is because people follow evidence that is easiest to understand. It is why people who are Republicans follow the republican propaganda outlets and democrats follow the democrat propaganda outlets.

People simply do what is easiest and just accept the same old lie that fats are bad, so do yourself a favor and put some good fats back into your smoothies to make them yummy : )