eeeek! so called skinny mocha

servilia
servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
edited October 10 in Food and Nutrition
I don't usually drink these specialty coffees but I had a craving this morning and had one on the way to work.. then when I got into work I checked the nutritional info - 300 cals and 50g of carbs in a medium "skinny" mocha!! argh the horror!!

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  • springmariposas
    springmariposas Posts: 1
    Check out www.hungrygirl.com - she makes a lot of popular recipes with a reduction in the calories and fat. I love checking her ideas out and she recently made some coffee recipe ideas. perfect for cravings like this. Good luck
  • daisy89
    daisy89 Posts: 151 Member
    As a former barista, I can tell you that it's the mocha that's to blame for the calories.

    Most of the other "skinny" drinks have: Skim milk, Sugar-free syrup, and two shots of espresso

    However, a grande skinny mocha consists of: Skim milk, 2 pumps of Sugar-free vanilla syrup, and 3 pumps of REGULAR (not sugar-free) mocha AND the espresso.

    Try any of the other drinks, they'll have less calories for sure. A skinny hazelnut latte is pretty delicious.
  • Tara_Alesia
    Tara_Alesia Posts: 38 Member
    I'm a fan of the skinny chai lattes with sugar-free vanilla syrup. 200 calories. I know it's the chai mix that makes it so high, but I used to drink them with whole milk and regular vanilla. Eek!
  • LINIA
    LINIA Posts: 1,159 Member
    @Daisy89 --- why is a skinny mocha or sugar-free mocha not used?

    #However, a grande skinny mocha consists of: Skim milk, 2 pumps of Sugar-free vanilla syrup, and 3 pumps of REGULAR (not sugar-free) mocha AND the espresso."
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Holy necro thread Batman.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    As a general rule of thumb, I assume that "skinny" drinks are in relation to the calories in the regular version of the drink and can still be quite calorific. There are exceptions to this rule, but I will also check the calories before ordering stuff like this.
  • LINIA
    LINIA Posts: 1,159 Member
    Holy Hoping for an Answer---ha ha!
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Francl27 wrote: »
    Holy necro thread Batman.

    I'm sure the OP got over the freak out! LOL
  • auntstephie321
    auntstephie321 Posts: 3,586 Member
    Tara_Alesia wrote: »
    I'm a fan of the skinny chai lattes with sugar-free vanilla syrup. 200 calories. I know it's the chai mix that makes it so high, but I used to drink them with whole milk and regular vanilla. Eek!

    You can get a brewed chai tea with milk and sf vanilla, tastes just as good and it's less calories, cheaper too because it's a brewed tea and not a special latte
  • LINIA
    LINIA Posts: 1,159 Member
    auntstephie321 wrote: »
    Tara_Alesia wrote: »
    I'm a fan of the skinny chai lattes with sugar-free vanilla syrup. 200 calories. I know it's the chai mix that makes it so high, but I used to drink them with whole milk and regular vanilla. Eek!

    You can get a brewed chai tea with milk and sf vanilla, tastes just as good and it's less calories, cheaper too because it's a brewed tea and not a special latte

    I'm super intolerant of milk and milk products, that chai tea with milk won't work for me and the soy milk Starbucks uses is vanilla soy milk--the taste of vanilla appeals even less to me.

    Those lactaid pills allow me to tolerate milk, howeve , very delicious is just a decaf coffee with SF mocha, no milk added or cream..i'm just curious how many calories and how many carbs.
  • cecsav1
    cecsav1 Posts: 714 Member
    From where? I logged a Venti (24 oz) Iced Skinny Mocha from Starbucks today for less than 200 calories. There was a significant amount of protein, too, which I was pleasantly surprised about.
  • mpat81
    mpat81 Posts: 353 Member
    I like to have a regular coffee and add half a packet of hot cocoa mix and some skim milk. Pretty low cal, cheap and delicious!
  • 20yearsyounger
    20yearsyounger Posts: 1,630 Member
    i order the starbucks tall nonfat, no whip mocha for 190.
  • auntstephie321
    auntstephie321 Posts: 3,586 Member
    LINIA wrote: »
    auntstephie321 wrote: »
    Tara_Alesia wrote: »
    I'm a fan of the skinny chai lattes with sugar-free vanilla syrup. 200 calories. I know it's the chai mix that makes it so high, but I used to drink them with whole milk and regular vanilla. Eek!

    You can get a brewed chai tea with milk and sf vanilla, tastes just as good and it's less calories, cheaper too because it's a brewed tea and not a special latte

    I'm super intolerant of milk and milk products, that chai tea with milk won't work for me and the soy milk Starbucks uses is vanilla soy milk--the taste of vanilla appeals even less to me.

    Those lactaid pills allow me to tolerate milk, howeve , very delicious is just a decaf coffee with SF mocha, no milk added or cream..i'm just curious how many calories and how many carbs.

    Ask to see the bottle next time, it should have the nutrition content on it
  • smcrimmon84
    smcrimmon84 Posts: 135 Member
    I do Starbucks skinny lattes (vanilla or cinnamon dolce) - an iced grande is only 80 calories. I only have 1-2 a month as a treat but 80 calories isnt bad!
  • kmsoucy457
    kmsoucy457 Posts: 237 Member
    I can't order the 'skinny' anything at starbucks, there's just some sort of mental block for me.
    However I have no problem ordering fewer pumps and using skim milk. Three pumps of sweetener normally go into a tall - one is enough. Four pumps usually for a grande - 2 is more than enough. Some of the specialty combo flavors have even more!
  • LINIA
    LINIA Posts: 1,159 Member
    Starbucks has no milk that i can tolerate, not one--am happy with the Decaf or Blonde coffee and the SF chocolate alone---am hoping that is low carb.
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