Sacramento has numerous good, clean and highly-rated in customer reviews smoothie places. Check out some of the customer reviews at: Sacramento Juice Bars & Smoothies Reviews.

How do you review a smoothie that you don't make yourself? You first look for taste that doesn't remind you of a candy bar. Find out whether they put whole fruit in the smoothie instead of a packaged powdered mix made up of sugary sweeteners and powdered, dehydrated juices mixed with a tiny cut of fruit. Some smoothie establishment actually serve you a smoothie with tiny bits of fruit in it.

Sugar causes your body to make too much insulin. And insulin is what makes fat bellies, especially on people that gain weight in the abdomen and have relatively thin hips and thighs. Eating frequently matters. It helps reduce insulin by up to 28 percent, according to the article, "Dr. Oz's belly fat-blasting smoothie."

How do you evaluate smoothies to find out which smoothies least cause your insuline (hormone) to pour out into your bloodstream thereby causing your belly to grow fatter--especially if you gain weight in your abdomen instead of on your hips and thighs? You can tell whether your abdomen protrudes in front rather than on your hips when you eat sugar and too many calories. Take your waist-to-hip ratio measurement.

For example, in Sacramento, for fresh juices and licuados, nothing frozen or concentrated, try Luna's Cafe & Juice Bar. It's located at 1414 16th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814-5004.

Try the homemade sangrias recommended by the owner. Can you taste the bits of oranges in the drink? A great sangria has whole fruit as well as juice.

If you want smoothies rather than juice, various establishments also add supplements such as protein powder if you ask for it, lecithin, wheat grass juice, and carrot juice made from juicing real carrots in front of your eyes. How do Sacramento's smoothie establishments compare with Dr. Oz's "belly fat-blasting smoothie," as outlined in the article, "Dr. Oz's belly fat-blasting smoothie," published on page 19 of Woman's World magazine, published in the edition currently on the stands until March 8, 2010.

You make the smoothie yourself by having enough fiber in the smoothie. Think fiber and not packaged powdered sweeteners, a little fruit, and lots of ice as you might find in some commercial smoothie mixes in supermarkets in in some smoothie bars. Dr. Oz's recipe for a belly-flattening smoothie is to have for breakfast Dr. Oz's "Ultimate Smoothie."

The magazine's recipe for this smoothie is to put in a blender one cup of any kind of juice with either 3/4 cup of any berries (such as blueberries) or 1/2 banana. You add 2 tablespoons of whey powder, 2 tablespoons of ground flaxseed, 1 tablespoon of ground psyllium husk, 1 tablespoon of chia seeds, 1 tablespoon of wheat germ, 600 mg of fish oil from one of your supplement capsules. Break open the fish oil capsule and add the oil, but not the capsule. And blend the liquid. If you want it icy, you can add (optional) three ice cubes.

The ingredients can be found in any health food store, the berries or banana comes from your supermarket. Will Dr. Oz's flatten your belly faster than commercial smoothies full of calories? How do the calories in Dr. Oz's smoothie that you make at home compare with commercial smoothie calories?

If you're making smoothies in advance, you can freeze them and put them in the blender to liquefy them the rest of the week, using each time just what you need. Just remember to put them in little containers that can easily pop out the frozen smoothie, such as ice cube trays. Basically Dr. Oz's smoothie recipes have the fiber you need that may not be found in commercial smoothies and mixes because most smoothie bars use fruit, juice and ice with protein powder if you ask for it or wheat grass juice, or maybe carrot juice. Usually, smoothie bars don't add the flax seed meal, chia seeds, psyllium husk, or the omega 3s.

You want a smoothie that gives you the 30 mg daily fiber you need to burn your belly fat. You also need to walk. You might want to check out Dr. Oz's flat belly diet. But what can you do in Sacramento to flatten your belly with smoothies full of fiber? You need to choose foods that go into the smoothie that beat those big belly hormones. Start with a low-sugar meal or snack every 4 hours.

Sugar causes your body to make too much insulin. And insulin is what makes fat bellies, especially on people that gain weight in the abdomen and have relatively thin hips and thighs. Eating frequently matters. It helps reduce insulin by up to 28 percent, according to the article, "Dr. Oz's belly fat-blasting smoothie."

That's why when you make your own smoothie, you control what you put in it so you can control how much sugar you put in the smoothie, which in turn helps to manage how much insulin is pouring out into your bloodstream causing your belly to grow fatter.

So watch the sugar and enjoy the fiber. But you must reduce your overall calorie intake. If you do that, your body will probably start using up its fat stores. Here is a list of some of the best smoothie establishments in Sacramento. When you order a smoothie outside your home, pick and choose what you want the store server to put into the smoothie.

You could ask for wheat grass juice and a whole carrot, with the fiber. Your ultimate goal is to cut down the sugar spikes and the excess insulin hormone that makes your belly larger. Also, check out the site, "How Power Smoothies Promote Weight Loss."

Sacramento's Best Smoothie Establishments

4355 Town Center Blvd #113
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762

It's A Grind Coffee House (916) 675-1068 2731 Del Paso Rd, Ste 100, Sacramento, CA

Jamba Juice (916) 722-1232 7903 Walerga Rd, #102, Antelope, CA or 7815 Sunrise Blvd, Citrus Heights, CA

Cold Stone Creamery (916) 568-1415 1689 Arden Way, Ste 2010, Sacramento, CA

Jamba Juice (916) 974-1500 2447 Fair Oaks Blvd, Sacramento, CA

Jamba Juice (916) 962-2134 6061 Sunrise Blvd, Citrus Heights, CA

Jamba Juice (916) 419-6092 4640 Natomas Blvd, Sacramento, CA