All over Instagram accounts are flooded with pictures of different colored smoothies and juices- and I decided I finally have to try one. Beyond is a juicery with five different locations in Michigan, and apparently it is all the rave.

With so many different deliciously looking choices, Beyond had me stumped. I didn’t know whether to choose a smoothie or a raw juice and they all sounded appealing. As I walked in I immediately liked it because of the presentation. I’ve always loved making smoothies because they’re healthy and a great breakfast or after school snack, so I had high expectations.

I was extremely excited to try one of their smoothies because it can be hard to find something healthy and satisfying. Now that I have my license it’s also very tempting to go get whatever I’m craving whenever I want it. At the least, I can say my expectations were definitely met.

Since it was my first time I decided to play it safe and get the Mango Tango smoothie. It was very smooth and had a blend of flavors, mostly mango of course, but I also tasted a little pineapple. One of my favorite parts of it was the cream of coconut in it; this gave it a more tropical taste and accented the mango well.

Other than the smoothies and juices, the atmosphere is definitely one of the things that makes Beyond so popular. As I walked in the staff was very attentive and when they found out it was my first time they helped me choose which drink they thought I’d like best. I was impressed with how friendly they were and it seemed like they genuinely cared if I enjoyed my drink.

The ambience of Beyond was very calming and made me feel comfortable being there. When I walked in there were a lot of people sitting doing what looked like homework, drinking a smoothie or juice. I could see myself going in there on a Sunday afternoon with a couple of friends to get some work done.

Another popular thing going around social media is juice cleanses, where people take a certain amount of time off from eating food, and only drink certain kinds of juices. Beyond Juicery offers a one day cleanse, two day, and a three day.

According to Beyond, a juice cleanse is the process of detoxifying the body by consuming only 100% raw juice and water. A lot of times people do it to kick start a diet or end one this way. A few of the upsides in doing a juice cleanse are increased energy, a healthy glow, and weight loss.

Although, juice cleanses can have different effects on everyone and they aren’t the right choice for everybody. Juice cleanses can have bad affects on some people, but according to Beyond they should be mild and pass quickly.

Beyond offers different types of cleanses, but regardless of the cleanse each day comes with 6, 16 oz bottles. If you’re feeling like you want more during the day, but you want to stick to the cleanse and only consume liquid, chicken broth is another thing to drink during the day(s).