fat free lattes

donnaj46
donnaj46 Posts: 6
in Food and Nutrition
Can anyone tell me why a Starbucks fat free Venti Latte is 170 calories? I would think just coffee and skim milk would be low ( no sugar)

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  • natmadc
    natmadc Posts: 116 Member
    I usually get the Iced/Hot Skinny Vanilla lattte - Tall only 90 calories. They have a nutrition calculator on their website and phamplets at their stores to check out the info.
  • eep223
    eep223 Posts: 624 Member
    A venti is 24 oz. That's a lot of milk. 1 oz skim milk is about 10 calories. Factor in how much of that is espresso, and that seems right.
  • evenings_empire
    evenings_empire Posts: 3
    A latte is almost completely milk (a shot of espresso is a very small amount of liquid). If you fill up a venti cup with milk it will absolutely be at least 170 calories.
  • peleroja
    peleroja Posts: 3,979 Member
    Exactly. It's a lot of milk and only 3oz of espresso.
  • ParrosFan
    ParrosFan Posts: 77 Member
    My tall non fat lattes are 90 calories, latte's are mostly milk and a wee bit of the coffee.
  • imhungry2012
    imhungry2012 Posts: 240 Member
    Get a cappuccino instead of a latte and it will be less calories (less milk more foam still yummy)
  • _kannnd
    _kannnd Posts: 247 Member
    Milk has calories...even fat free milk.

    You can also get their regular brewed coffee and add just a little milk or half/half to it. It's a lot lower in calories.
  • donnaj46
    donnaj46 Posts: 6
    thanks, I appreciate having options!

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