High-Protein Smoothies for Active Lifestyles

A protein smoothie should do two things: taste like fruit and actually hold you until your next meal. Most don't manage both. Ours carry 20g of protein and 5–10g of fiber in a 24 oz cup, with no added sugar and under 300 calories — so the fruit does the flavor work and the protein does the rest.

Here's how to pick one, when to drink it, and what makes ours different.

Why we blend with water, not milk

Every Fuel Up shake, smoothie, and bowl base is blended with water and ice — never dairy. That's a deliberate choice, and it changes the drink in three ways.

It stays light. A milk-based smoothie sits heavy, especially before a workout or first thing in the morning. Ours doesn't.

It's dairy-free by default, which matters for a lot of our regulars.

And the fruit actually tastes like fruit. Milk mutes berries and mango; water lets them come through.

The one exception is the 32 oz Muscle Shake upgrade, which adds whey isolate, casein isolate, and BCAAs for 36g of total protein. Those are milk-derived, so if you're avoiding dairy, stick with the 24 oz.

Shake or smoothie?

This is the question we get most, and the honest answer is: pick by what you're craving, because the nutrition is close either way.

Item	Protein	Fiber	Added sugar	Price (24 oz)
Protein Shake — dessert flavors like S'mores, Churro, Reese's Cup	24g plant-based	—	None, natural fruit sugar only	$10.25
Protein Smoothie — fruit-forward like Green Machine, Very Berry, Dragon Fruitty	20g	5–10g	No added sugar	$10.25

Either one upgrades to a 32 oz Muscle Shake for $13.35, which adds BCAAs and 12g of extra protein.

When a smoothie fits your day

Breakfast that drinks like fruit. We open at 6 AM, and a smoothie on the morning drive covers protein until lunch without a drive-through detour.

After a workout. 20g of protein and cold fruit is exactly what a hot session asks for. Make it a 32 oz Muscle upgrade for 32g on heavy training days.

The "I should eat more fruit" fix. Green Machine, Mango Pineapple, and Dragon Fruitty each carry 10g of fiber — the quiet reason you stay full.

Which blend for which goal

Most protein per cup: go 32 oz Muscle. If you want the highest protein on the whole menu, the Belly Buster hits 30g at 155 calories.

Most fiber: Green Machine, Mango Pineapple, or Dragon Fruitty at 10g.

Greens without a salad: Green Machine hides spinach in a mango-pineapple base. It tastes tropical, not green.

Timeless order: Strawberry Banana. Never misses.

Something that turns heads: Dragon Fruitty, for the color alone.

A note on allergens

Our smoothie bases are dairy-free, but a few things are worth flagging honestly. The 32 oz Muscle upgrade contains milk-derived whey and casein. Bowls include granola and almonds. Protein donuts contain cinnamon. And we work in a shared space, so cross-contact is possible — tell the team about any allergy and they'll walk you through the ingredients.

Where to find us

We're at 325 N Weber Road in Bolingbrook, open Monday through Friday from 6 AM to 6 PM and Saturday 8 AM to 5 PM. We serve Bolingbrook, Naperville, Romeoville, Plainfield, Lisle, and Woodridge — call ahead at (708) 556-9800 and we'll have your order ready, or browse the full smoothie lineup before you come in.