Ok...BEWARE OF STARBUCK'S FANCY LINGO...THE LESS YOU CAN PRONOUNCE IT THE WORSE IT IS FOR YOU!..HA..
The hidden calories and fat in these oversized 'comfort' beverages is crazy! The ones made with cream and whipped cream do not do your body good.
For instance the most basic FRAPPUCCINO is caffe vanilla. This is a blended coffee with milk and whip cream. The most common size is Grande and has a whopping 430 cal with 130 cal or 14 grams of that in fat!...yikes.
A CAFFE LATTE wish is essensially expresso and steamed milk runs at 190 cal for a grande and 60 cal or 7 grams is fat. Better than the FRAPPUCCINO but you've still gotta watch it.
Even a basic grande HOT CHOCOLATE is 370 cal with 140cal or 16 grams of it fat.
If you are going for something cold the LEMONADE BLENDED BEVERAGE is lemonade and ice and the grande is 250 cal and no fat. This one isn't so bad.
But if you ignore the beverages you can't pronounce and go for a black coffee or tea you aren't adding any extra calories or fat to your day. Even if you have cream and sugar in it you are ten steps ahead of the 'fancy' drinks.
So stick to 'simple' when ordering. Skip the whipping cream and ask for non-fat milk to trim the calories. There is also a hidden secret that I have discovered. They have a small size called a SHORT which is about 1 cup. Some beverage they won't make this small but it doesn't hurt to ask. When I decide to treat myself I order a non-fat latte short. This runs under 100 calories and next to nothing in fat. A healthy choice but still a treat from my normal assortment of teas.
And if you're thinking of adding a muffin, tea biscuit or cookie to that you might as well throw in the towel!...ha...I don't even want to start depressing you with those stats. If you've gotta have something either share it with someone or have a few bites and save the rest for another day. I know, easier said than done but you've gotta start somewhere!
Keep smilin and have fun...
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