November is always an exciting time of the year. The temperature starts cooling down, Thanksgiving is almost here (which means Christmas is on its way), and most importantly Starbucks starts selling their holiday drinks! I love Starbucks and get it at least once a day, but their holiday drinks have to be my favorite thing to order. My all time favorite holiday drink is definitely the peppermint mocha frappuccino. After I did some research to see if I could recreate this drink on my own, I realized just how unhealthy it is if you order it off the menu. The first picture below is the food label for a grande (medium) peppermint mocha frappuccino just ordered right off the menu. That one drink has 430 calories, 16 grams of fat, and 65 grams of sugar. Now that is just crazy. Fortunately Starbucks allows their costumers to customize their drink orders. The second picture listed below is the food label for a customized peppermint mocha frappuccino. A tall (small) peppermint mocha frappuccino with nonfat milk and no whipped cream only has 210 calories, 0.5 grams of fat, and 46 grams of sugar. Now I know it still isn't super healthy option, but customizing your drink can make it a little more healthier. If you want to check out the nutritional facts for other Starbucks drinks or food check out the link posted below!
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| Grande Peppermint Mocha Frappuccino Off the Menu |
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| Tall Peppermint Mocha Frappuccino With Nonfat Milk and No Whipped Cream |
http://www.starbucks.com/menu
That's crazy how unhealthy and how many calories a peppermint mocha latte has! Those are my favorite too. The difference between modifying just a few ingredients to be healthier and taste the same is huge. I think more people should be aware of what they're taking into their bodies, how bad it can be for them, and how easy it could be to modify the ingredients to still enjoy their favorite beverage but make it healthier.
ReplyDeleteI don't get all the hype about Starbucks but that's just because I'm not a huge coffee drinker. However, this was actually a pretty interesting read. I always figured that their drinks were loaded with sugar but I never knew or thought you could customize much to change that. The fact that you can customize it to be just a tad healthier is a great compromise! I wonder if those people walking around carrying the huge cups realize that? That's so much sugar they have!
ReplyDeleteAs we both know, coffee is life. Without it I don't know where or who i'd be today. The addiction can get pretty high in calories. This was a great post on healthy options for the addiction for life. Good reminder that there is still healthy options when getting coffee on the go. It is not all bad
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