What’s in your coffee?
Though it hasn’t worked that well so far, I’m trying to watch what I eat. And like the engineer I am, this means looking at a lot of data on the nutritional value of food. And I’ve discovered that calories are incredibly clever and will sneak into you however they can.
Since I live in Seattle, my friends and I go out and get coffee quite often. I’m not a coffee drinker (I know, I’m weird), so I end up getting hot chocolate or Chai. I know that both of these are not healthful, but I didn’t know how bad until I looked it up. A grande hot chocolate with whipped cream totals to 440 calories and 23 grams of fat. That’s a lot of calories! In fact, it’s the same as McDonald’s Double Cheeseburger (440 calories and 23 grams of fat)!
So next time I’m considering what to get at Starbucks, I’ll ask myself “do you feel like a double cheeseburger?” Hopefully, that will be enough to convince me to get a nice cup of simple decaf tea.
Eric wrote:
Don’t get the whipped cream.
Posted on 01-Aug-07 at 11:51 pm | Permalink
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