Before smoothies were recognized for their inherent metaphorical significance—representing a perpetual flux between liquid and solid, frozen and thawed, delicious and healthy—most people wrote them off as "cute." Celebrate the deep significance of the smoothie with today's Groupon: for $6, you get $12 worth of smoothies, salads, sandwiches, and more at Tropical Smoothie Café. This Groupon is only good at the Gainesville location.

Tropical Smoothie Café uses fresh ingredients to whip up a miscellany of healthy-habit-forming delishins to be enjoyed throughout the day. Makeover your morning routine with a cappuccino-based coffee smoothie (all $4.99) made with non-fat yogurt, or pep up your taste buds' triple-step with a toasty Salsa Sunrise breakfast wrap ($3.99) containing eggs, ham, bacon, pepper jack cheese, and salsa.

In addition to creamy coffee concoctions, Tropical Smoothie Café's extensive menu of 24 oz., real fruit Smoothies is divided into low-fat, supercharged (geared toward specific health goals), simply indulgent, and super fruit options ($4.59–$4.99). Incorporate the Muscle Blaster (strawberries, banana, and whey or soy protein) supercharged smoothie into your bone-blaster training regimen, wash down your worries with a chill Bahama Mama (strawberries, pineapple, white chocolate, and coconut), or take a last-minute super-fruit Pomegranate Plunge (pomegranate, banana, strawberries, and cranberry) to save face before attending the third annual Toxin Levels Test & Talk spring fling. All smoothies are completely natural and can be customized or "charged" with added supplements, such as energizer, stress-defense, immune-complex, and weight-management add-ins.

Tropical Smoothie Café also serves up a full menu of toasted wraps ($6.99), bistro sandwiches ($6.79), gourmet salads($6.99), and grilled flatbreads ($3.99), infused with creative flavors combinations from around the globe. Treat your tummy to a beautifully wrapped Thai chicken, full of carrot, sesame seed, and peanut dressing presents; or a Cordon Bleu toasted wrap, stuffed with chicken, ham, bacon, swiss, and light ranch dressing. Vegetarian options include the hummus veggie bistro sandwich (hummus, pesto, provolone, peppers, parmesan, tomatoes, and field greens on nine-grain bread) and the veggie veggie toasted wrap (southwestern rice, corn, black beans, asparagus, parmesan, and balsamic vinaigrette in a garlic herb tortilla), so delectable they're enjoyed by non-meat eaters, carnivores, and pescatarians alike.

Reviews

Four Yelpers give Tropical Smoothie in Gainesville an average rating of four stars. The national chain has more than 92,900 Facebook fans.

• Really good wraps and really good smoothies. Fresh and light. I'm still not convinced I've found a place that makes more consistently delicious wraps. – Philip W., Yelp, 1/20/2010