Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Tip of the Day:

 

Wake Up With a Healthier Coffee Drink


If you're at your local Starbucks and you're leaning toward a Frappuccino, stop right there. Those creamy coffee drinks made with whole milk and sugar-filled flavor shots — and topped with a mound of whipped cream — will cost you anywhere from 250 to 700-plus calories and more than 20 grams of fat. (Coffee drinks at other vendors, like Dunkin' Donuts, aren't much better — a 16-ounce Vanilla Bean Coolatta has 440 calories and 17 grams of fat.
Try this creamy and delicious Calorie Bargain instead:
    Vanilla Frappuccino blended coffee: 430 calories (16 ounces, with whipped cream)
    Nonfat latte: 190 calories (16 ounces)
    Calories saved: 240
A latte is an espresso with steamed milk, topped with a bit of foam. It will give you some of the creaminess of whipped cream, but without the extra fat. Plus, it's natural, without the added sugar that you find in flavor shots. You can also try a Starbucks nonfat cappuccino — an espresso with a small amount of steamed milk and a deep layer of foam, which will run you only 80 calories for 16 ounces! And a nonfat cafe au lait, a one-to-one mix of coffee and steamed milk, has only 70 calories for 16 ounces.

copied from diet detective

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