Starbuck Calorie count
By sedel1027
@sedel1027 (17846)
Cupertino, California
July 24, 2007 10:33pm CST
If you frequent Starbucks, have you ever read the nutritional information that is available on their site (food and beverages)? If not, you should check it out. It is a great interactive menu that allows you to change all of the options on their drinks.
http://www.starbucks.com/retail/nutrition_info.asp
Personally, I was not too blown away by the numbers. I know that my cup of coffee has enough calories and fat as a meal. I typically skip breakfast and lunch when I drink Starbucks and get a bagel. What surprised me, was the type of drinks that had a lot of calories - like the Cinnamon Dolce Latte.
1 response
@s_pterry (50)
• United States
26 Jul 07
I know! It's amazing because you never think coffee is going to be laden with that many calories. I used drink so many Frappucino's in one day, I was surprised I didn't weigh 500 lbs. They say that in lattes, do the skim milk and it'll cut your calories by 2/3. And if you like the flavors (like the cinnamon dolce) request the sugar free and that'll take the calories down a bit more. The unfortunate thing is that very few of the flavors come in the sugar free and not all the stores carry the sugar free. Also, the sugar free tastes different. OK, so now that I've said all that, I'm going out for an iced grande raspberry mocha. Of course I'll have to walk past the Starbucks on the corner and walk to the one 2 miles away to be able to drink all those yummy calories!
@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
28 Jul 07
Even for th enon-fat stuff, I was surprised. The flavors are only 20 calories a piece. I think by asking for fewer that it would help out. Normally, I get a Vanilla NonFat Latte, which isn't too bad. I think they only use 2 squirts of the syrup. The other day, I got a Raspberry Latte and they used 4 squirts and it was very over powering and not that great. I tried the sugar free syrup once, but I didn't like it. I don't drink anything that is not sweetened by sugar. I feel sick after putting those chemicals in my body. Plus you are drinking something with calories in it, just use the regular! :o)
