McDonald's Mango Pineapple Smoothie (Small) Complete Information
A McDonald's Mango Pineapple Smoothie (Small) costs $5.39 and carries 200 calories with 2g of protein. Real fruit purée blended with low fat yogurt and ice.
The smoothies are the only drinks on the McDonald's menu built on fruit and yogurt rather than syrup, which is why they carry protein at all. At 200 calories a small this sits above the fountain drinks but well below the shakes, where a small 520 calorie Chocolate Shake carries more than double. The yogurt gives it body that a juice does not have, which makes it the closest thing on the drinks board to breakfast in a cup. The $5.42 Strawberry Banana version is the other flavor at 190 calories. An Egg McMuffin at $5.64 balances it, since the smoothie brings all the sweetness the order needs.
Health Insight
At 200 calories and 42g of sugar, this one is best treated as an occasional order rather than an everyday one.
Lighter alternative: Reduced Sugar Low Fat Chocolate Milk Jug on the same menu comes in at 130 calories. See Reduced Sugar Low Fat Chocolate Milk Jug