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Global Smoothie Day

Thick, creamy, and whirring with goodness. Global Smoothie Day on October 3 is the world's tastiest excuse to fire up the blender and drink your fruits and veggies.

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Saturday, October 3Every year on October 3

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Roots: Founded in 2015 by Dr. Rhea Mehta, a Canadian molecular toxicologist and wellness expert, inspired by her father's passing from gastric cancer.
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Hashtag: #GlobalSmoothieDay

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3 ways to celebrate

AT HOME

DIY smoothie bar

Set up a DIY smoothie bar with frozen fruit, yogurt, greens, and toppings, and let everyone build their own blend.

WITH FRIENDS

Blender potluck

Bring the ingredients for your favorite recipe and blend a batch to share at brunch or a picnic.

AT WORK OR SCHOOL

Smoothie taste test

Host a smoothie taste test in the break room or classroom, with small cups of three different recipes to vote on.

Fast facts

1973The word 'smoothie' entered the mainstream when Smoothie King was founded in Kenner, Louisiana in 1973.

Banana and pineapple smoothie recipes first appeared in Waring blender cookbooks in the 1940s.

The story

Dr. Rhea Mehta, a molecular toxicologist and wellness expert from Canada, founded Global Smoothie Day in 2015. After years of digestive troubles, she found her way to better health through diet and lifestyle changes, with whole food smoothies at the center. She chose October 3, the anniversary of her father's passing from gastric cancer, as a reminder of why nutrition matters.

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The blended drink itself has a long and colorful past. Smoothie-style beverages date back centuries in Mediterranean and South American cultures, and American health food stores on the West Coast were adapting Brazilian puréed fruit drinks as far back as the 1930s. The word 'smoothie' only caught on decades later, when Smoothie King opened in Louisiana in 1973.

Today the smoothie is part breakfast, part health ritual, part art form. It packs fruit, vegetables, protein, and healthy fats into one convenient glass, making it an easy way to sneak more nutrition into a busy day. Green, berry, tropical, or chocolate, there is a smoothie for every mood.

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What's in a Name

Smoothie King, one of the first companies to use the word smoothie, was founded by Steve and Cindy Kunhau in Kenner, Louisiana in 1973.

Brazilian Roots

The earliest American smoothies appeared in 1930s West Coast health food stores, inspired by Brazilian fruit drinks.

Blender Cookbook Classics

Banana and pineapple smoothie recipes first showed up in Waring blender cookbooks in the 1940s.

The Classic Formula

Most smoothies combine a liquid base, fruits or vegetables, and a nutrition booster like nuts, seeds, or protein powder.

Sneaky Greens

Green smoothies pack leafy greens into a sweet fruit blend, making vegetables taste like dessert.

Around the world

Every culture celebrates a little differently.

CACanadaFounder Dr. Rhea Mehta is a Canadian health and wellness expert, and the day carries her plant-based whole food philosophy worldwide.
USUnited StatesSmoothie bars celebrate with green smoothie specials, and smoothie parties are a favorite way to mark the day.
BRBrazilThe earliest smoothie inspirations came from Brazilian puréed fruit drinks, which West Coast health stores adapted in the 1930s.
·GlobalCrafters of blended drinks share smoothie selfies and recipes with #GlobalSmoothieDay from kitchens everywhere.