Have you taken a good look at your New Year’s resolutions? It may not be on top, but we’re sure you’ve written about having a healthier mind and body in 2025. You may have renewed your gym membership or bought self-help books to stop stressing about things, which is a good start. But don’t forget that a big chunk of it is eating healthy.
While we don’t associate fast food with healthy living, times have changed, and so many chains have adjusted some of their menu items to cater to customers who crave greens and fruits. This 2025, your favorite chains, Jamba, Panda Express, and more, are bringing your resolutions to reality by serving you their new menu consisting of healthy food. If you’re up for the healthy challenge, then read along to get some meal ideas.
Jamba
If your TikTok FYP (For You Page) has been on the health run lately, then it’s probably filled with healthy recipes. One popular snack that you see is Acai Bowls filled with granola, peanut butter, and different kinds of fruits. It’s a good thing that your favorite healthy smoothie place, Jamba, is bringing you this healthy snack with a bonus shot for an extra boost of nutrients.
This 2025, be a new version of you as Jamba wants you to feel your best self with their new Acai + Shot Pack. Power your day as Jamba’s new healthy snack consists of real whole fruit and an array of toppings like bananas, strawberries, and shredded coconut or granola. Enjoy an extra shot of boosters made from real fruit juice. How cool is that?
Check out these available varieties of acai bowls. You can also customize your own according to your taste.
- Acai Tropical Bowl – Features a blend of acai-grape juice concentrated with blueberries and vanilla soymilk. Like any other acai bowl, it’s filled with strawberries, bananas, and pineapple, plus an extra of organic granola, honey, and coconut flakes.
- Acai Primo Bowl – Another acai–grape juice blend with the concentrate of blueberries, vanilla soymilk, strawberries, bananas, organic granola, and honey.
- Acai Peanut Butter with Chocolate Hazelnut Bowl – Features an acai-grape juice blend concentrated with blueberries, vanilla soymilk, strawberries, bananas, and organic granola. For extra flavoring, hazelnut cocoa spread and peanut butter are added to the acai treat.
Don’t forget to grab one of their shots, such as:
- Ginger Shot – With blends of orange juice, lemon juice, ginger juice, and cayenne pepper.
- Turmeric Shot – Filled with orange juice, lemon juice, and turmeric juice.
- Wheatgrass Shot – Features wheatgrass juice, apple juice, and lemon juice.
But that’s not all of the surprises that Jamba has in store for health enthusiasts. For a limited time only, you can get a free Grab ‘N Go Shot from Jamba from now until February 2025. Simply use the promo code 6SHOT in-store (at participating locations), online, or in the app to apply for a free Grab ‘N Go Shot.
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Panda Express
Ever dreamed of a meal that’s nutritionist-approved? Then there’s something cooking for you at the Panda Express kitchen! In an effort to cater to their customer’s ever-growing needs for a variety of dietary needs and preferences, Panda Express is serving a new lineup of nutritionist-approved meals with the launch of the Balanced Protein Plates.
This new lineup is created in partnership with Kylie Sakaida, MS, RD (@nutritionbykylie). Of course, each plate is made in Panda Express style as it gets its inspiration from their popular dishes such as Black Pepper Sirloin Steak, Kung Pao Chicken, Broccoli Beef, and Super Greens, which includes rice that provides carbs and fiber.
The Balance Protein Plates are as follows:
- Double Protein Plate (76 grams of protein) – Filled with Double Grilled Teriyaki Chicken, Half White Rice, and Half Super Greens.
- Power Packed Plate (43 grams of protein) – The dishes included are Black Pepper Sirloin Steak, Broccoli Beef, and Super Greens.
- Bold & Flavorful Plate (45 grams of protein) – Consists of Kung Pao Chicken, Black Pepper Sirloin Steak, and Super Greens.
- Protein & Fiber Plate (38 grams of protein and 14 grams of fiber) – Filled with String Bean, Chicken Breast, Kung Pao Chicken, and Super Greens
- Harmonious Macros Plate (57 grams of protein) – Features Grilled Teriyaki Chicken, Broccoli Beef, and Super Greens.
You can get these Balance Protein Plates exclusively from the Panda Express app and website at participating locations nationwide.
Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Looking for more acai bowl suggestions? Tropical Smoothie Cafe just expanded their Tropic Bowl Menu by introducing two new additions: the Dragon Fruit Bowl and Acai Bowl with NUTELLA. The two new offerings feature the exciting trend of bowl flavors that we see on social media. It gives guests more options to choose from a variety of healthy bowl treats and turns the dreadful winter into a time when we’re in the tropics.
Check out the two new Tropic Bowl options:
- Dragon Fruit Bowl – Features a vibrant dragon fruit base. It is topped with fresh pineapple, mango, and goji berries. The usual acai bowl toppers such as coconut, chia seeds, and honey drizzle finish the bowl to add more benefits to your health.
- Acai Bowl with NUTELLA – This new treat is a twist to Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s fan-favorite Acai Bowl. It combines the refreshing acai base with strawberries, blueberries, and bananas. The bowl is further accented with coconut, granola, chia seeds, and a drizzle of honey and NUTELLA. Guests can also choose to add NUTELLA to any of their bowl offerings for a small upcharge.
Yogurtland
Yogurtland would agree with fans that January is the perfect time to focus on wellness and embrace much healthier habits, including eating foods that are kind to your body. Ditch your ice cream for yogurt, as Yogurtland will help you keep track of your resolutions with their yogurt.
Now, why should you choose Yogurtland as your next dessert destination? It’s a known fact that probiotics from yogurt can help in digestion and support gut health, making them a much more favorable dessert treat. Also, the brand offers No Sugar Added (NSA) flavors like French Vanilla, as well as non-fat offerings like Plain Tart and Fresh Strawberry. They also offer vegan options, which include plant-based froyo and sorbets throughout the year. You can also choose from a wide variety of healthy toppings, like an assortment of fresh fruits.
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From The Club
These new releases are very timely for people like me who are trying to cleanse both my body and mind. I assessed that I might have been consuming too much junk last year when I developed a brain fog, so one of my promises this year is to be good to my body. I guess I’ll start them with a healthy acai bowl snacking from Jamba and Tropical Smoothie Cafe. Also, instead of a full unhealthy dinner feast, I might just opt for a Protein & Fiber Plate from Panda Express. For dessert, I might just ditch the ice cream with Yogurtland’s French Vanilla yogurt. The healthy route is not easy, but it all starts with changing your eating habits and choosing better alternatives.