Tim Hortons,eh?

Hauntinglyfit
Hauntinglyfit Posts: 5,537 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hello Canadian friends! How is it going, eh?

Is Tim Horton's French Vanilla coffee supposed to taste like it's got a ****load of sugar and cream in it? I got an extra large French Vanilla(supposed to be just black coffee with a flavor shot in it?). Pretty sure they messed up my order. Unless those shots are magic.
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  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    Hello Canadian friends! How is it going, eh?

    Is Tim Horton's French Vanilla coffee supposed to taste like it's got a ****load of sugar and cream in it? I got an extra large French Vanilla(supposed to be just black coffee with a flavor shot in it?). Pretty sure they messed up my order. Unless those shots are magic.

    Misread and thought this was about beach body or P90X.

    Tim/Tony, apparently they are the same name in my mind at first glance.

    Your beverage sounds tasty though. Anything that tastes like it has a ****load of sugar and cream in it has to be good.
  • Hauntinglyfit
    Hauntinglyfit Posts: 5,537 Member
    Hello Canadian friends! How is it going, eh?

    Is Tim Horton's French Vanilla coffee supposed to taste like it's got a ****load of sugar and cream in it? I got an extra large French Vanilla(supposed to be just black coffee with a flavor shot in it?). Pretty sure they messed up my order. Unless those shots are magic.

    Misread and thought this was about beach body or P90X.



    Tim/Tony, apparently they are the same name in my mind at first glance.

    Your beverage sounds tasty though. Anything that tastes like it has a ****load of sugar and cream in it has to be good.

    It tastes like cookies. Coffee cookies. It's awesome. But if they put sugar and cream in it it's around 550 calories. I'd rather have cake.
  • saschka7
    saschka7 Posts: 577 Member
    I have not had Tim Horton's ANYTHING in forever...and even with the crapload of sugar and cream, that drink sounds good right now.
  • saschka7
    saschka7 Posts: 577 Member
    Hello Canadian friends! How is it going, eh?

    Is Tim Horton's French Vanilla coffee supposed to taste like it's got a ****load of sugar and cream in it? I got an extra large French Vanilla(supposed to be just black coffee with a flavor shot in it?). Pretty sure they messed up my order. Unless those shots are magic.

    Misread and thought this was about beach body or P90X.



    Tim/Tony, apparently they are the same name in my mind at first glance.

    Your beverage sounds tasty though. Anything that tastes like it has a ****load of sugar and cream in it has to be good.

    It tastes like cookies. Coffee cookies. It's awesome. But if they put sugar and cream in it it's around 550 calories. I'd rather have cake.
    I'll have the coffee AND the cake please!
  • Alisontheice
    Alisontheice Posts: 9,611 Member
    I think the French Vanilla is from a machine like you would get hot chocolate from. So it is presweetened like from a mix. It's not French Vanilla flavoured black coffee. It is delicious but deadly
  • Hauntinglyfit
    Hauntinglyfit Posts: 5,537 Member
    I think the French Vanilla is from a machine like you would get hot chocolate from. So it is presweetened like from a mix. It's not French Vanilla flavoured black coffee. It is delicious but deadly


    Uh damn. I thought that's just the french vanilla capuccino? That's probably what they gave me. Oh well, I'm gonna drink it anyways.
  • comrade_questions
    comrade_questions Posts: 103 Member
    Holy crap, I miss Timmy HoHo's. One of the drawbacks of moving out west.
  • Leeann1979
    Leeann1979 Posts: 1,090 Member
    I used to work at Tims, and that is a cappuccino that you got. They are loaded with sugar. Coffee with a vanilla flavor shot would be next to nothing. Im pretty sure the flavor shots are either calorie free or ultra low cal.
  • Leeann1979
    Leeann1979 Posts: 1,090 Member
    I used to work at Tims, and that is a cappuccino that you got. They are loaded with sugar. Coffee with a vanilla flavor shot would be next to nothing. Im pretty sure the flavor shots are either calorie free or ultra low cal.

    I just looked it up on the Tims site, there are zero calories in all the flavor shots!!
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    I used to work at Tims, and that is a cappuccino that you got. They are loaded with sugar. Coffee with a vanilla flavor shot would be next to nothing. Im pretty sure the flavor shots are either calorie free or ultra low cal.

    I just looked it up on the Tims site, there are zero calories in all the flavor shots!!
    I just learned that myself. I have a large coffee with a hazelnut shot all the time now. I had to give up the Timmy's that I used to get: an extra large triple triple with a bagel and cream cheese every morning. About 800-1000 cals. :noway:
  • Hauntinglyfit
    Hauntinglyfit Posts: 5,537 Member
    I used to work at Tims, and that is a cappuccino that you got. They are loaded with sugar. Coffee with a vanilla flavor shot would be next to nothing. Im pretty sure the flavor shots are either calorie free or ultra low cal.


    Yeah. I definitely got the Cappucino. Sad panda. But it's delicious. So happy panda too.
  • Hauntinglyfit
    Hauntinglyfit Posts: 5,537 Member
    I used to work at Tims, and that is a cappuccino that you got. They are loaded with sugar. Coffee with a vanilla flavor shot would be next to nothing. Im pretty sure the flavor shots are either calorie free or ultra low cal.


    Yeah. I definitely got the Cappucino. Sad panda. But it's delicious. So happy panda too.


    ETA: guess from now on i'll juat ask for an extra large black coffee with a flavor shot, so there's no confusion.
  • Alisontheice
    Alisontheice Posts: 9,611 Member
    I forgot it is the cappucino. They are soooo good but so sweet and calorific.
  • rolemodel69
    rolemodel69 Posts: 365
    Didn't check the French vanilla coffee nutritionnal value but it must be sugar loaded.
  • SugarBaby71
    SugarBaby71 Posts: 3,630 Member
    The French vanilla is the kind that comes out of a machine all sugary and milky. It' supposed to be sweeeeet! You can get coffee with flavor shots added though, which I guess you'd order differently.
  • futuresize8
    futuresize8 Posts: 476 Member
    What coffee places consider a shot versus what I consider a shot? Four times as much, it turns out! I was going to have an iced coffee at Sbux last week and asked if I could just have a whisper of caramel syrup and a splash of fat free milk in it. The guy says, "A Grande usually has FOUR shots in it...how about just two?" I said, "How about just one, please!" And that was enough to give it a little sweetness... and the sweet guy making it didn't charge me for the syrup. :) I love flavored coffee, but prefer to save the serious calories for actual food!
  • indygal76
    indygal76 Posts: 283 Member
    We love to visit Tim Hortons when we are visiting family in Windsor! Yummy donuts! :love:
  • CherylP67
    CherylP67 Posts: 772 Member
    They have the best plain coffee known to man. I've had to ditch the cream and switch to milk in mine.

    They now have k cups of their perfect coffee wonderfulness, best way to start the day.
  • ironyogrr
    ironyogrr Posts: 6
    I've never actually been to a Tim Horton's but i know in other coffee chains, they usually do a sugar free version of all their syrups, if you can ask for that? It doesn't really make any difference to the taste, especially if you are having it with coffee :)
  • JilloftheDead
    JilloftheDead Posts: 296 Member
    What Canadian can ignore a Tim Hortons post? lol. Sorry you were given the wrong drink OP! I hate when the screw up my order!
  • sandy_gee
    sandy_gee Posts: 372 Member
    Now I HAVE to stop there on my way to work..
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member

    It tastes like cookies. Coffee cookies. It's awesome. But if they put sugar and cream in it it's around 550 calories. I'd rather have cake.

    550 cals in a drink??? :noway:

    Yes, I'd rather have coffee-flavoured cake!
  • PeanutButterLuver
    PeanutButterLuver Posts: 910
    Daily Tim's girl checking in.

    Pumpkin spice muffins are back. They are soooo good! Unfortunately, I'm working on my own muffin top & won't be indulging.
  • kr1stadee
    kr1stadee Posts: 1,774 Member
    I've never actually been to a Tim Horton's but i know in other coffee chains, they usually do a sugar free version of all their syrups, if you can ask for that? It doesn't really make any difference to the taste, especially if you are having it with coffee :)

    I don't think there's any sugar-free options (aside from a double-double with twin!) ahah

    You definitely got the FV Cappuccino. So good, so dangerous!! Even a medium double-double will cost you 210 calories. I make mine at home now, using the Tassimo discs and my french vanilla creamer, and half a tsp of sugar. Under 80 calories woo!
  • furniem
    furniem Posts: 145 Member
    I used to drink them every day and would be on a sugar buzz for hours afterwards. It is probably the highest calorie and sugar filled hot beverage they have at Tim Hortons. Go to their website and check out the "nutritional" details about it.
    Better off making coffee at home and using a Fat Free French Vanilla creamer for 30 calories a tbsp.
  • littlepinkhearts
    littlepinkhearts Posts: 1,055 Member
    mmmmm Tim Hortons coffee....i order a lot of coffee from there and i've learned to check every.single.order. Only cause i hate being disappointed with my coffee. Like someone else said though, i believe their French Vanilla comes with cream and sugar. When you order flavour shots separately though, you can have your coffee whatever way you like it, with the shot just added in.
  • DanIsACyclingFool
    DanIsACyclingFool Posts: 417 Member
    I bought a Tassimo specifically to stop going to Timmies. I got TH t-disks and use coffeemate which is less calories than cream and making it at home means I avoid the bagels etc as well.

    The problem is instead of 1 to 2 xl Timmies I now have about 3 to 4 coffees a day....

    damn you, Tim Horton, DAMN YOU!
  • LyndaMRou
    LyndaMRou Posts: 54 Member
    Holy crap, I miss Timmy HoHo's. One of the drawbacks of moving out west.

    You can still find them in Vancouver -- though not on every block like out east. Try moving to Singapore! No Timmy's except once a year when we go home! :-(
  • ELEANOR43da
    ELEANOR43da Posts: 166 Member
    Well one thing I do know is their French Vanillia is a powder based drink, the coffee you got seems to have gotten a little messed up. I know the actual drink is powder based as my son is manager of one of the stores and I would assume that would be very high in sugar and have the cream in it .
  • new_n_improved_tisha
    new_n_improved_tisha Posts: 14
    As someone who works at Timmies I can tell you they messed up and gave you a French vanilla cappuccino. The flavour shots at Timmies are unsweetened.

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