Starbucks Latte Abuse: Enough Already
First there was espresso - a rich dark caffeine fix full of anti-oxidants - 1 fluid ounce (30mls) and 5 calories. Then comes the latte - add lots of milk to that espresso. And then.... comes that worldwide favorite Starbucks. Starbucks have created more coffee abominations than you can throw a stick at. Coupled with their delightfully over-sized portions (and why is the smallest cupsize called Tall?), you have the privilege to imbibe an absurd concoction of sugar and fat. And somewhere deep down in that cup is the poor humble shot of espresso.
The Village Voice observes some of the recent holiday-flavored Starbucks creations.
The eggnog series, though a cute idea, was offensive in execution. An eggnog latte consists of espresso, a lot of eggnog mix from a supermarket carton, and milk. It is the color of a Caucasian baby's knees and the smallest size contains 25 grams of fat. Do people think because it is in some abstract sense "coffee," that it doesn't count?Other holiday specialties include the Pumpkin Spice Crème - where a medium size (Grande) comes in at 500 calories. There is also the super-sweet Gingerbread Latte (have a play with the Starbucks nutrition calculator - very entertaining).
Starbucks coffees are also known for their high caffeine levels.
Shoot me down for being a coffee snob, but this ever-increasing obsession with extravagant taste-titillation and over-blown portions is at the heart of society's weight problems.
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” - Leonardo De Vinci
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While Starbucks has aimed to provide its customers with an alternative to healthier options such as its sugar free flavour shots, its important to point out that its sugar free alternative is made out of sucralose, aspartame which is also used in Nutrasweet, and Equal and diet colas. The problem with these is that it is not a natural form of sugar and various research has shown that it can really mess up the nervous system causing MS, and lupus.
ReplySo, I really like starbucks lattes. They are streets ahead of any others you can buy because (wait for it) I ACTUALLY LIKE MILK IN MY COFFEE! Espresso is fine in summer, but frankly, in the middle of winter in grey Endlandshire, I much rather have a big cup of hot steaming creamy milk, which tastes a bit like coffee, and has a nice frothy top. I have three milk frothing devices of my own, but none is as good as starbucks. So, all you espresso drinking coffee snobs out there, please get a life and realise not everyone shares your agenda. and please, don't give me that whole 'you've obviously never had good proper coffee before or you'd never drink anything else' rubbish. I have and it's nice, but it makes me shake and I'd just rather have it with 60% milk. Plus, until someone actually demonstrates that starbucks is ethically inferior to any other random multinational, I will continue to spend my £1.75 as I see fit.
ReplyGet a freakin life! No one is forcing to drink Starbucks -or depriving you of the opportunity to either!Some people just aren't happy unless they are complaining about something. that's just sad.
Replyseriously, you're all such mindless peasants.
ReplyLONG LIVE CAFFE VITA!!! Just declared by GQ magazine as one of the ten best cups of coffee in the US...I'd like to see Starbucks try to get on that. I just don't trust a coffee place that uses automatic machines...or doesn't free pour their drinks. Sorry!
ReplyI used to work in a Starbucks and it was always tempting to have a Venti Signature Hot Chocolate, or Chai Tea Latte. But it's pretty obvious that if you want to incorporate a treat into your daily diet, you moderate another element of what you are taking in. So I'm off to Starbucks after work for a Gingerbread Latte and because of that I will have a salad, soup and crackers for lunch. If I choose skimmed (non-fat) milk, no cream (yuck - I hate cream!) and half the syrup (it's normally too strong anyway), it's only 160 calories. Which isn't a big deal.
And on the days when I don't want a milky 'treat' drink I have a black Americano or an black Iced Americano in the summer. I like it, and that's all matters. No calories. Simple.
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