![]() ![]() Tea Iced Venti One Pump Black Tea w/Light Soy They only make the real stuff, straight up. From what I can gather from their menu and conversations with baristas, decaf is not an option for their iced coffee or cold brew. When you just want iced coffee, with a touch of sweetness and creaminess, this is a nice option. Grande One Pump White Mocha Cold Brew w/Almond Milk ![]() The cold version tastes sweeter somehow and it is so refreshing on a hot day. I get this one partially made with decaf, though, since 4 shots of espresso would send my brain reeling for hours. For some reason I’m drawn to the venti when ordering iced drinks. Same as the Flat White listed above, only iced. (There is, however, a bit of evaporated cane juice in the soymilk itself.) Iced Venti Soy Flat White I find I don’t need the added sweetness since the coffee flavor is so smooth. This drink makes me so happy, and it has not 1 pump of syrup added. I was grumpy to realize I’d ordered something so plain until I tasted it. I tried ordering it once, got flustered and forgot the “holiday spice” part. During the Christmas season they offer a Holiday Spice Flat White. I actually discovered this drink by accident. This drink has replaced my long-time favorite, the Vanilla Latte. Sometimes I get it decaf, depending on the time of day and how much caffeine I’ve already ingested from green or black tea. The Flat White is made with their ristretto shots that aren’t quite as bold as the standard espresso. The Flat White is a marvelous invention, at least for those among us who sometimes find Starbucks coffee to be on the bitter side. While the menu feels like it’s always evolving, I’ve come up with some favorite drinks that I order over and over. With all of their options for customization, there must be millions of possible unique drinks you can build, so this certainly isn’t an all-inclusive list of healthy choices just a short list of this dietitian’s coffee and tea go-tos. It’s almost like they want me to be a high maintenance orderer. They have a reasonable selection of non-dairy milks (almond, coconut, soy, and oat) which appeals to my vegetarian/vegan tendencies, and they will cater to virtually any crazy beverage concoction I can plug into my Starbucks app. I love the convenience, availability (they’re literally everywhere), predictability, and most importantly: the ability to customize my order. And more sugar = more calories.īut for all my nutrition-based teasing, I am a regular Starbucks customer. (The Grande White Chocolate Creme flavor has 11 teaspoons added sugar, not to mention 400 calories.) We see the single teaspoon of sugar we add to our coffee or the drizzle of honey we stir into our tea, but it’s easy to forget about the rest of it when it’s added in by food manufacturers, restaurants, and coffee shops before we actually start sipping. (That’s a reasonable amount of calories for breakfast…until you add a drink.) I use their Frappuccinos as an example of the shocking amount of “invisible” sugar in our beverages. It’s easy to poke fun at their 430+ calorie muffins and scones. I pick on Starbucks sometimes when I’m teaching my Nutrition 101 course.
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