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Starbucks Seasonal Beverage Calorie Count

FitSugar — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:30:15 -0800

It's that time of year again - Starbucks seasonal holiday drinks are back. If you're like me, you're probably pretty excited that the Pumpkin Spice Latte has made its return to the menu, but before you rush to place your order, take the quiz to find out how many calories your seasonal drink delivers.

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Starbucks Seasonal Treats, Calories, and You

FitSugar — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:30:00 -0800

The holiday season is upon us, and with it come tasty and tempting seasonal drinks from Starbucks. So let's see if you know how much you are spending calorically, and how much time you'll have to spend exercising if you choose to drink any of these holiday treats.

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If you choose to drink a 16-ounce grande Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha made with two percent milk, minus the whipped cream, how many liquid calories are you consuming?

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Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte

FitSugar — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 07:30:00 -0800

'Tis the season of seasonal drinks, and coffee is no exception. Starbucks is now offering a Pumpkin Spice Latte, just in time for Thanksgiving. They explain the drink as "a delicious blend of pumpkin and traditional fall spice flavors combined with our signature espresso and freshly steamed milk, and topped with whipped cream and pumpkin pie spices."

I don't know about you, but I am not that interested in blending my latte with pumpkin spices. I would drink my coffee and have my pie on the side. Just in case you are headed to Starbucks to try this latte, you might want to know what you are about to get into calorie-wise.

Flavor (Grande 16 oz.)	Calories	Fat calories	Carbs (g)	Sugar (g)
Pumpkin Spice Latte, Non Fat, No Whip	260	5	50	48
Pumpkin Spice Latte Whole Milk Fat, With Whip	380	13	51	49
Caffe Latte, Non Fat, No Whip	130	0	19	18

I included a regular ol' non fat latte so you could see that the pumpkin spice flavoring adds 130 calories if you order the non fat version of the flavored drink. Not to mention there's an extra 30 grams of sugar added too. Of course, I think if you are going to try the seasonal drink you will order it with non fat milk and no whipped cream. Right?

Starbucks: Testing 2% Milk

FitSugar — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:15:00 -0800

Ordering a drink at Starbucks can be so tricky - I still do not have a handle on their sizing. Why not just use small, medium and large like everyone else?

Well the huge coffee chain might just be making the ordering process a little easier - at least when it comes to the kind of milk they use. Starbucks is going to test 2% milk as the default milk customers get when ordering a drink, as opposed to whole milk. This will cut the fat intake of each drink significantly. They are trying the switch at about 300 stores in four key markets: Orange County, California; Jacksonville, Florida; Oregon; and London, Ontario.

I still think it is better to go even lower than 2% milk fat and choose 1% milk (a.k.a. low fat) or non-fat when ordering a latte and to steer clear of all those fancy seasonal mochas. Starbucks does seem to be trying to change its reputation towards a healthy coffee joint. I would love to see this change happen all over the country.

Starbucks: Trans Fat Free

FitSugar — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 19:47:40 -0800

Seattle's very own specialty coffee powerhouse is going trans fat free in 10 states starting Wednesday.

Starbucks has announced they will be cutting trans fats from the doughnuts, muffins and other treats in half of its U.S. stores. The other half of the stores will follow suit eventually but it will take some time, as the company adjusts recipes with regional bakers and food suppliers. Apparently the decision has nothing to do with the recent trend in banning trans fats in NYC, theme parks and fast food joints, Starbucks says they've been working on getting rid of the trans fat for over two years now.

Now if they could only be a little more upfront about how brutally high in calories the seasonal drinks can be. Or how about lowering the prices a little?

I guess we can't always have it all, but this is a great start.