The coffee, espresso, and tea that Europeans sip in their cafAs hasn't changed much
over the years. But stop at a coffee house in the U.S. (there are probably two on the
next block), and that 10-calorie beverage has likely morphed into a 500-calorie
milk shake. Here's how to keep your coffee break from turning into a Big Mac break.
Like their fast-food cousins, Starbucks and
other coffee sellers put nutrition numbers
on their Web sites, but not their menu
boards. If Starbucks did, here's what you'd
see.
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Latte.
A grande (16 oz.) nonfat CaffA
For nearly a decade, through 2009, global coffee prices generally advanced at a gradual, steady rate. The world's top coffee exporter, Brazil, had amassed surplus stockpiles during the 1990s. In years when bad weather hurt the harvest, Brazil dipped into its warehouses to moderate prices.
But by the end of 2009, that buffer had dwindled. The rise of Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX - News) and other coffee chains was whipping up global demand. In addition, many of Brazil's farmers had turned to more lucrative crops, like soybeans. The coffee harvest was falling behind.
The scenario...
Latte (two shots of espresso with steamed
milk) is a bargain when it comes to calories
(160), saturated fat (0 grams), and
calcium (some 450 milligrams). But
you'll add:
a
70 calories for flfl avored syrups (unless
you get no-cal, sugar-free Hazelnut or
Vanilla),
a
100 calories for whole milk instead of
nonfat, or
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a
50 calories for soy milk.
If you're not careful, your bargain can
balloon to a whole-milk Vanilla Latte
with 320 calories and 7 grams (a third of
a day's worth) of sat fat. Oops.
Bonus: get any grande nonfat latte iced
and you'll save about 50 calories.
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Cappuccino.
The mix of steamed
and foamed whole milk that's added to
the espresso supplies a grande with just
150 calories, but who needs 5 grams of
saturated fat in their coffee? Stick with
nonfat milk and you've got a 100-calorie
Best Bite with around 250 mg of calciuma"
20 percent of a day's worth.
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Mocha.
A grande White Chocolate
