Today's side deal delivers your fresh-fruit fix whilst eliminating the exhausting chewing process. For $5, you get two medium (24 oz.) smoothies from 9 Fruits in Franklin (up to an $11 value).

Boasting a delicious staff and friendly flavors, 9 Fruits eschews partially hydrogensorbitatedmentholed syrups and added sugar—blending its potions exclusively from 100% fruit juices, pure coconut milk, free-range organic ice, and the occasional dollop of low-fat frozen yogurt. Sip muscle in a cup with a protein-rich Choc Full of Peanut Butter (chocolate, PB, banana, and coconut milk). Puzzle out the secret to the absolute deliciousness of the Passion Paradox's mash-up of passion fruit and guava. Quaff the lightness of air itself with the Green Teaser, a not-so-heady mix of matcha tea, honeydew, and cantaloupe. With today's Groupon, you'll be able to sample two of 9 Fruits' nine delicious smoothies. 9 Fruits is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., and closed on Sundays.

Reviews

Southern Exposure magazine and the Cougar Chronicle both like 9 Fruits, and 89% of Urbanspooners like it:

• There are smoothies, and then there are smoothies. And you'd be hard-pressed to find smoother concoctions than the smoothies that brothers Kyle and Kevin Banks are whipping up at their Cool Springs store…All of the ingredients are all-natural. And while each of the nine have their fans, a definite race is on for customer favorite. – JT Landry, Southern Exposure
• 9 fruits [sic] is a business that is run for the customer not only because of the extremely healthy drinks they make, but also because of the comfortable atmosphere it has to offer. – Adam Ross, Cougar Chronicle
• Better varieties of smoothies. Great texture, flavor, and price. Recommended. – Justin, Urbanspoon