Coffee & Treats in Las Vegas

With more than 700 locations, Jamba Juice proves to the masses that nutrition can be speedy and delicious. Since the beginning, the company?s product philosophy has revolved around choosing whole fruits and other natural ingredients over artificial flavorings, sweeteners, and preservatives. The menu is completely free of high-fructose corn syrup and trans fats, and it offers additional accommodations for vegan and gluten-free diets. This naturalistic approach is fully realized in Jamba Juice's selection of smoothies. Made with 100% fruit juice, sherbet, and frozen yogurt, the frosty delights range from all-fruit smoothies such as peach perfection and strawberry whirl to more indulgent creamy treats, including peanut butter moo'd, an enticing blend of peanut butter, bananas, nonfat vanilla frozen yogurt, and milk chocolate. For those with heartier appetites, steel-cut oats steep in soymilk before being enhanced with toppings such as apples, cinnamon, and brown-sugar crumble. The lunch hour presents protein-packed mini wraps, toasted bistro sandwiches and California Flatbreads that pack only about 320?420 calories each.

When you place your order at Berry Blendz, no one will be offended if you have to raise your voice. The sound of several blenders going all at once can perhaps make communication difficult, but it's worth it for one of Berry Blendz's healthful fruit and veggie drinks. These include kiwi-strawberry and A?a? Energy smoothies, carrot-apple drinks, and green veggie juices made with kale, cucumbers, and celery, and sweetened with apple, lemon, and ginger. Oranges and bananas pile on a shelf behind the counter, proving that these drinks are made with real fruit and not fruit made from play dough. Fifty smoothie flavors can be enhanced with a choice of 15 supplements, and refillable cups help regular customers shrink their carbon footprints.

On a warm August day in 1938, a father and son unveiled the first sample of what was to become Dairy Queen, selling 1,600 samples on the first day, a feat as unheard of as a dragon that breathes ice. Its ensuing prolific expansion was fueled by its frozen treats, which propelled the dessert shop from 100 stores in 1947 to 1,446 in 1950. Today, their dessert recipes remain largely unchanged, and Dairy Queen has added hearty grilled hamburgers, hot dogs, and fried chicken to its menu. Dairy Queen's enormous dessert menu boasts treats ranging from soft-serve cones and blizzards filled with cookies to takeaway ice-cream sandwiches and cakes.

Smoothie King blends fresh frozen drinks, offering patrons a healthy alternative to other types of on-the-go snacks. Smoothie masters begin with fruit-filled base concoctions and customize each one by adding and subtracting items according to customers' preferences. The staff can also add enhancers that jam-pack beverages with probiotics, antioxidants, or protein. Smoothie King's drinks are healthier than other types of frozen treats, including ice cream, cakes, and chocolate-covered snow globes.

At The MadHouse Coffee, baristas craft hot and cold coffees and teas and serve them up alongside made-to-order sandwiches and freshly baked pastries. Patrons can sip on a peanut-butter-infused Monkey Mocha between bites of the Island of Capri sandwich, full of creamy mozzarella, tomatoes, and oregano hugged by two slices of focaccia bread. The MadHouse Coffee also offers a selection of desserts such as tiramisu, which guests can nibble as they take in the vibrantly remixed pieces of artwork on tables, walls, and employees? foreheads.

Though home blenders are adept at combining the ingredients already in your kitchen, professionally created smoothies contain significantly less cereal and frozen chicken nuggets. Inta Juice uses fresh, all-natural ingredients to whip up more than 50 smoothie varieties that are so smooth, you won't believe they're not synthetic. Wake up your taste buds with a citrus-based Krazy Katona (kiwi, passion fruit, peach, and lime) or fall sweetly into the straw of a Summer's Dream (orange, pineapple, peach, and strawberry). Berry lovers can forage for Berry Berry Blues (blueberry, orange, pineapple, and banana), and those with tastes for the tropics will enjoy options such as Colada Cooler (pineapple, coconut, banana, and fat-free frozen yogurt). Power-packed smoothies make marathon study sessions bearable and replenish weary bodies after a long morning of competitive rowing and pre-dawn knife-throwing challenges. Try the antioxidant-rich acai smoothie (acai, strawberry, banana, raspberry, and soymilk) or the Power Protein (raspberry, strawberry, peach, banana, and whey protein), and keep an open mind toward decadent Inta Juice favorites such as For Your Eyes Only (carrot, orange, and fat-free frozen yogurt) and Choc-o-Nutter (chocolate, peanut butter, banana, and fat-free frozen yogurt). Juice flavors include basics such as carrot and orange and more-complex varieties such as orange-matcha green tea and Veggie Energizer.