I have a craving for a Starbucks Chai Creme Frappuccino. Sitting here reading my books, I finally decided perhaps I should do something about this itch on my taste buds.
But I also know the drink is not so good for the hips and all the other places my body loves to store fat. They are very rich; these days I cannot finish the whole thing, even a tall. So I figured I better check the Weight Watcher points of one of these babies before I gave into the call from Starbucks. Oh. My. God.
21 points for a grande (16 oz)
15 for a tall (12 oz)
Uh… that’s almost all my points for a whole day. In one drink. As Larry would say, "yeow!" Even if I only drank half of the tall that’s still 7 points. The same as a ham sandwich, or two pieces of thin crust pizza or 3 bananas.
Dang. I used to have at least one of these a day (often a venti, which I just discovered is worth 24 points) when I worked at the Capital Group in downtown LA. There was a Starbucks kiosk on the lower level and the temptation (and taste!!) was just too hard to resist. No wonder I gained so much weight while working there.
I think I’ll stick to my lemonade tonight.
ooh, there are some advantages in counting the cost(s), aren’t there? Good reason to enjoy that which costs you less – e.g., good, strong regular coffee – and heck, go for the sugar and half-and-half. But the lemonade is better for you. I’m trying to cultivate a taste for water, but it isn’t working very well. Hot water with honey and lemon, though, that’s nice –
blessings on you, Lu.
which reminds me that i needed to go to barnes and noble today… and i didn’t.
keep up the good work, Lu! It’s so much easier to count calories on your side of the equator!!