Fall Coffee Drinks

Fall is here, and with it comes the ubiquitous pumpkin spice latte or a spiced apple cider. While they may be delicious and comforting, these festive drinks can hide diet-rendering fat, sugar and calories, some with more sugar than candy bars and more than enough fat of your daily allowance. To combat calorie-laden drinks, the Centers for Disease Control recommends choosing the smallest size, replacing whole milk with skim where appropriate and forgoing the whipped cream.

Starbucks’ Grande Caramel Apple Spice With Whipped Cream -- Calories: 360

Dunkin Donuts Medium Pumpkin Latte With Skim Milk -- Calories: 260

The healthiest version of this drink – skim milk, no sugar or sweetener — can be a decent choice in terms of calories, fat and saturated fat. But with 51 grams of sugar, it’s still pushing it.


Source:  "Nutrition Facts: Favorite Fall Coffee Drinks." Arizona Foothills Magazine. 22 October 2012. 5            November 2012. http://www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com/valleygirlblog/fitness/nutrition-facts-fall-coffee-drinks/

~ Christina Aaron