Today’s public service announcement is about the calories you’ll consume with the holiday drinks and treats now being offered at your local coffee shops. Our advice is to think long and hard about how badly you want that holiday coffee drink and avoid the baked goods at these shops if you can; they’re loaded with calories, fat & sugar! Even the healthy sounding alternatives are not great choices. (like a Starbucks Zuccini Walnut Muffin containing 490 calories, 28g of fat, 26g of sugar)
210 calories, 25g sugar = 1 SMALL Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte (2% milk, with whipped cream)
430 calories, 59g of sugar = SMALL McDonald’s Spice Latte
480 calories, 43g of sugar = Starbucks Pumpkin scone
590 calories, 53g of sugar = Panera Pumpkin Muffin
For Comparison, here are some healthier alternatives:
3 calories, 0g sugar = 1 Starbucks short brewed coffee
98 calories, 19.5g sugar = 1 Starbucks tall Mocha Frappucino Light
106 calories, 13.6g sugar = 1 Panera regular Vanilla Latte with Sugar-Free Vanilla Syrup