How To Take a Smoothie To Work?

With everyone transitioning back to office work, from WFH environments, there’s obviously some discussion about healthy lunches.

Now that people have become used to eating healthy while at home, it makes sense that they will want to continue their healthy lifestyle while going to work.

There are many articles that discuss the benefits of eating healthy during the day. And as anyone who is reading this blog will understand, smoothies are a part of a healthy diet.

What if you were used to making a healthy smoothie at home during your workday and having it for lunch. Does going back to work mean that you have to give that up?

No, it doesn’t mean that you have to give up your lunch smoothie. There are some practical ways that you can bring a smoothie to work. They are all pretty simple and more straightforward than making a smoothie at work—something that I wouldn’t recommend.

Hold Up, Should You Take a Smoothie To Work?

If you’re one of the many people who were told they need to return to work, then you might be upset. It makes sense, companies transitioned to complete online work and then might have decided to bring back staff.

If you’re one of those who have to return to work, then you should make the best of it. Don’t sacrifice your health for work. And if you are on a budget, then making a smoothie at home is a great way to save money.

Many people found that cooking at home was a big savings, and they don’t want to go back to buying lunch when they go back to work.

There is nothing wrong with buying a smoothie, but it is expensive. If you’re already been making smoothies at home, then there is no reason why you can’t continue making your smoothies at home and bring them to work.

Sometimes there might be considerations: a long commute, no fridge at work, or other issues that might cause you to reconsider bringing a smoothie to work.

However, if you spend the time and have the right smoothie container, then there’s no reason not to bring your smoothie to work.

What Kind of Smoothie Are We Talking About?

First, let’s talk about the kind of smoothies that you’re bringing to work. There are smoothies that are protein based, such as the kind you’d have after a workout. These include protein powders.

Protein based smoothies are often made with almond milk, or water, and some fruit. It’s even possible that your protein smoothie might just be water, protein powder, and a banana.

These protein smoothies do best in a refrigerated setting. That means you should either have access to a refrigerator or else use a refrigerator bag for your smoothie.

If you’re brining a regular smoothie to work, such as a fruit smoothie or green smoothie, then you should still want to refrigerate it. As we have covered before, smoothies will keep in the fridge and in fact it’s best to keep them cool in a fridge.

As a general rule, I would suggest that anyone who is brining a smoothie to work have a cool place to keep it. That either means using a fridge bag or having a fridge at the office.

Fruit Smoothie vs Green Smoothies?

It doesn’t really matter what type of smoothie you are making. You can make a green smoothie, or you can make a fruit smoothie. Both types can easily be brought to work as long as you have a good smoothie container or insulated bag.

I’d advise against using a typical blender bottle by itself as it’s not insulated. You could use that if you happen to be using a refrigerated smoothie bag.

There is really no difference between making a green smoothie and a fruit smoothie when you are discussing bringing it to work.

Bring a Smoothie Using Glass vs Plastic?

Normally I advise against using a plastic container to store smoothies. And if you are only going to keep it in your fridge at home, then I would suggest using a glass container.

However, if you’re going to travel with a smoothie, then you might want to avoid glass bottles. They might break depending on your commute. So, in this instance, I think that using a non-BPA plastic bottle is fine.

Just don’t make the mistake of freezing the smoothie bottle. You should never freeze a plastic blender bottle or smoothie bottle, even if it’s not BPA. It’s bad and can cause chemicals to leach into the smoothie.

Refrigeration is fine, freezing is not. If you want to read an in depth study on BPA, here’s a pretty long peer reviewed study you can check out