Many of us, myself included, love a cup of coffee. Some of us even need it just to function in the mornings.
While a cup wont really do you any harm, lets take a minute to think about the colorific values.
A standard cup of coffee you make at home has the majority of its calories from the milk that you add, along with the sugar you drop in by the spoonful. Obviously adding flavoured syrups and the like will boost these values even more. Then again, this is generally ok as long as you keep an eye on what you are doing, and if you feel you dont need the
5g of sugar in your coffee, there is 20 calories saved already which you can bank for somewhere else later in the day.
But what happens when you venture out of the house? Lets say you go into town and halfway through your day you stop at a Starbucks or a Costa Coffee for example.Do you have any idea how many calories are in the Cappuccino, or that "Skinny Late" you ordered? You might have thought it was irrelavant as coffee by itself is generally very low in calories, but these drinks fron the large chains can contain anything up to around 200 calories for a regular cup!
And thats not even including the calorie dense
hot chocolates or the cream filled fruit
smoothies.
The following is taken from Starbuck's website (Drink name, Calories, Fat, Carbs & Protein). Drinks are assumed to be "Grande" with 2% milk.
- Caffe Latte - 240, 9, 24, 16
- Caffe Mocha - 340, 11, 53, 17
- Cappuccino - 150, 6, 16, 10
- White Choc Mocha - 510, 15, 77, 19
In recent years, large outlets, including the likes of McDonalds, down to my local coffee shops, have begun to list the calorie content of their products. Take a look next time at the large menu behind the counter. Dont get sucked in by the marketing strategies which aim to sell the most profitable drink, but be sensible. If you can afford to add it to your daily macros, then by all means treat yourself. Just dont make a habit of it, coffee is addictive and you might find that extra bit of fat growing with your intake.
Still reeeeally want a coffee? Try going black...!
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