creating a Starbucks entry

magnolia416

Hi! One treat I like to have once or twice a week isn't in the MFP food database and I'm wondering how to create it:

Starbucks
tall
half sweet
raspberry hot chocolate
soy milk
no whipped

Any suggestions? There are many Starbucks entries here but not quite the one I get. Thanks in advance!

jemhh

Go to the Starbucks website and build the drink: http://www.starbucks.com/menu/drinks/chocolate/peppermint-hot-chocolate#size=179567&milk=64&whip=NA

magnolia416

oh thanks! Peppermint is close enough to raspberry flavouring but how can I specify "half sweet" there? It's just a little less of the chocolate and raspberry syrups

slaite1

magnolia416 wrote: »

oh thanks! Peppermint is close enough to raspberry flavouring but how can I specify "half sweet" there? It's just a little less of the chocolate and raspberry syrups

Given the variations of the pumps (particularly the mocha, if it's not calibrated it can vary widely) I would just log it as regular.

Mandy217

I don't know about the mocha syrup, but Starbucks flavoring syrup (like the raspberry) is about 25 calories a pump, if that helps!

magnolia416

Thanks both of you! I thought ordering it was more virtuous than that! ha ha

PrizePopple

magnolia416 wrote: »

oh thanks! Peppermint is close enough to raspberry flavouring but how can I specify "half sweet" there? It's just a little less of the chocolate and raspberry syrups

That would be 1.5 pumps worth if I remember my barista training correctly (it's been a few years).

DancingMoosie

1.5 pumps of each syrup, plus one of vanilla, ask your barista to be sure, as most wouldn't call that drink " half sweet". They should mark the drink with the actual recipe.

alfiedn

Some baristas will give 2 pumps instead of 1.5... I was trained that this way it makes the drink more uniform from place to place since a 1/2 pump can vary widely. Just FYI

magnolia416

Thanks fitness pals! I'm trying not to have this often anymore but it's good to have the info for when I do!