Quick question about McDonalds...

KristenElizabeth7
KristenElizabeth7 Posts: 45 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Anyone know the true nutrition information for...

Medium sugar free french vanilla iced coffee with light cream?

I get a different set of nutrition facts from every source!!! Does anyone work there maybe and know what "light cream" really means or is???? Also, if the syrup is "sugar free", why do the calories say 120???

Thanks for any help... I am totally addicted to these... especially now when they are only $1 vs. my usual $2.50 at DD!!!!

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  • Pearsquared
    Pearsquared Posts: 1,656 Member
    Your best bet is probably to take the average of those. D: Is there information on the actual McDonald's site?

    Also, sugar-free doesn't mean calorie-free. Fat and protein are not sugars, and chances are, it contains some fat for creaminess.
  • LilMissDB
    LilMissDB Posts: 133
    I think it would be on the website.
  • jerbear1962
    jerbear1962 Posts: 1,157 Member
    the real only calorie free thing is WATER...yep everything else has some form of calories.
  • AmandaJCole13
    AmandaJCole13 Posts: 60
    McDonalds is the root of all evil.
    You eat there and you will die.

    :P I live off of their cones. Have you checked their site for nutritional info?
  • shortstuff17
    shortstuff17 Posts: 86 Member
    it should have been on their menu, they have all the calories listed now, at least here...
  • mrdexter1
    mrdexter1 Posts: 356 Member
    you ve got to be kidding...

    go into the drive through and drive right on through without stopping or looking back !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Morninglory81
    Morninglory81 Posts: 1,190 Member
    The site will be the most correct. False advertisement is a serious lawsuit that they don't need.
  • JonathonMars
    JonathonMars Posts: 358 Member
    So, the light cream is what they call their cream--for whatever reason it is light.

    The reason a medium is 120 calories is that they put four shots of this light cream into your drink, and each equals about 30 calories. The only way to reduce the calories in the drink would be to get less of the light cream.

    Lastly, they do have a really good nutrition site, where you can literally build (within reason) exactly what you are getting.

    http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/meal_builder.html
  • SkinnyMsFitness
    SkinnyMsFitness Posts: 389 Member
    I say, go ahead and enjoy them, but key is moderation, moderation, and more, moderation! Have you checked McD's website or one of their restaurant locations for its nutritional value? McD's typically posts the facts on their menus...at least at the drive-thrus...

    That being said, the light and sugar free thing(s) are seldom better for you than the real deal. My dad's a diabetic and has studied ingredients and most of the time, foods/drinks substitute a 'bad' ingredient with an even worse one...it may have 'better' nutritional value, but it's less healthy for you.

    Remember: Too much of a good thing is never a good idea!
  • Siekobilly
    Siekobilly Posts: 401 Member
    From the McD official website; http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/getnutrition/nutritionfacts.pdf
    Iced Coffee with
    Sugar Free
    French Vanilla
    Syrup (Medium)§
    22 fl oz
    cup
    120
    60
    7
    11
    4.5
    22
    0
    25
    9
    90
    4
    12
    4
    0
    0
    2
    1
    4
    0
    4
    0
  • footiechick82
    footiechick82 Posts: 1,203 Member
    Nutriton and McDonalds :noway:
  • JDySart777
    JDySart777 Posts: 270 Member
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    DON'T DO IT! LOL
  • KristenElizabeth7
    KristenElizabeth7 Posts: 45 Member
    Geez!!!! Thanks guys! I did look it up on the website but it didn't specify if had cream or not in the nutrition facts or if it was just the syrup.

    I really like my coffee, like everything else, in moderation so..... either I make it myself with just skim milk or occasionally "splurge" for the flavoring.

    Thanks again!
  • KristenElizabeth7
    KristenElizabeth7 Posts: 45 Member
    Thanks Jonathon Mars... this was the most helpful!
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    I love McDonald's coffee. Where I live we have the Newman's Own and it is really good. Way better than D&D. $1 for any size.

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