{"id":10460,"date":"2009-08-02T01:00:23","date_gmt":"2009-08-02T06:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=10460"},"modified":"2009-07-30T17:05:43","modified_gmt":"2009-07-30T22:05:43","slug":"designer-coffee-brimming-with-calories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/designer-coffee-brimming-with-calories\/","title":{"rendered":"Designer Coffee Brimming with Calories"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"coffee<\/a>The cost of a cup of coffee<\/a> ain’t what it used to be. But diet-wise, a cup of joe will only cost you about 5 calories. That is, until you start adding flavors to it. Then the calories start racking up.<\/p>\n

In fact, some fancy coffee drinks amount to the same caloric intake as an entire meal.<\/p>\n

The largest size of Starbucks’ Dark Berry Mocha Frappuccino, a limited for summer-time offer, contains a whopping 561 calories. Speaking of whoppers, a flame-broiled Whopper from Burger King isn’t much more at 670 calories.<\/p>\n

It’s the sugar, full-fat milk, and cream that make fancy coffees the waist-expanding drinks that they are.<\/p>\n

The World Cancer Research Fund decided to publicize the staggering calorie counts in coffee drinks. Why would the World Cancer Research Fund be getting involved in a calories counting expedition? It’s because, after smoking<\/a>, your weight “is the most important thing you can do to help prevent cancer,” they say.<\/p>\n

“The fact that there is an iced coffee on the market with over a quarter of a woman’s daily calorie allowance is alarming,” says Dr. Rachel Thompson, Science Program Manager for the WCRF.<\/p>\n

“As a general rule, if you want to have a coffee, go for an unsweetened version with skimmed or semi-skimmed milk as this is likely to contain fewer calories,” says Thompson.<\/p>\n

The retort from a Starbucks<\/a> spokesperson is a classic: the Dark Berry Mocha Frappuccino is only one “of over 87,000 beverage variations.”<\/p>\n

Have fun verifying all of those permutations of ingredients.<\/p>\n

Need more help enjoying your favorite coffee beverage without the calorie sting? Our dietitian explains How to Choose Healthy Eats and Drinks at a Coffee House<\/a>.<\/p>\n

(via: BBC<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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