Mcdonalds Coffee
SuzieQzie123
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Just thought I would share... I usually get a large coffee with 2 cream at McDonald's. I have always logged this in MFP as 40 cals (which I assumed was 2 tbsp of the 10% cream) and it made sense. For some reason I decided to Google it and, I found this blurb on their nutrition site where somebody asks the question, "how many calories in a Large Coffee with Two Cream" and the answer from them was 160 calories!
What the hell kind of cream and quantity are they using to get this number!!
So today I prepackaged my light cream and ordered my coffee black!
What the hell kind of cream and quantity are they using to get this number!!
So today I prepackaged my light cream and ordered my coffee black!
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This is why we generally don't accept "just Google it" as proof of anything without first vetting the source.0
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Directly from the McD's website states that a large coffee with a single cream is 20cals. Considering coffee doesn't really have calories itself, I would hazard a guess that a large coffee with two creams is 40cals.0
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Consider making your own coffee at home. .07 a serving. No tempting trip to a drive thru.
Hundreds of dollars to be saved a year.0 -
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SuzieQzie123 wrote: »This is as per their "Ask Us" website:
That data appears to be for their iced coffee, not hot coffee with creamer. Hot coffee with 2 creamers (no sugar) is most definitely 40 cal0 -
I would point out that cream is not 10%, that is half and half, cream is 18% MF.0
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I would point out that cream is not 10%, that is half and half, cream is 18% MF.
So then even more complicated on how they get 40 cals since 1tbs 18% is 30 cals. I think I'm best just adding my own since at home I have 5% and so I can just put it in a little Tupperware and add it when I get to work.0 -
SuzieQzie123 wrote: »I would point out that cream is not 10%, that is half and half, cream is 18% MF.
So then even more complicated on how they get 40 cals since 1tbs 18% is 30 cals. I think I'm best just adding my own since at home I have 5% and so I can just put it in a little Tupperware and add it when I get to work.
Their creamer isn't cream. It's half and half. Which is 20 cal/Tbs0 -
Well that makes me feel better!! Here I was thinking I was mis logging by 120 per day and sometimes I have 2 coffees!!!!0
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Time and again I have see shows where they test out the calories from fast food places to compare to their stated calories in their nutrition information. Pretty much all the big names in fast food test out to be quite close to their stated numbers, likely because they run on a small margin and cannot let their employees just add a little extra here and there, unlike sit-down restaurants where the cooks will often add a little extra oil or a little extra sauce to make the food taste to their liking which will throw off the numbers quite quickly. I would simply go by their nutritional information which is really easy to find.0
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We have a place called Tim Hortons up here and they do the cream/sugar in front of you as they make it. They use jiggers. A small coffee with cream sugar is one jig. A Medium is 2 jigs. A Large is 3. So if you ask for a "Double Double" (2x cream 2x sugar) it is multiplied by what they use per size. A Large coffee here has 6 sugar 6 cream.....
I always order my coffee black (when its -30c to -50c outside, I drink it black too), and a separate bag for the creamer/sugar.
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When your iced coffee comes back completely white they probably used more creamer/half n half than the website lists. My local MCD had $1 large iced or regular coffees all summer and I had tons of them w sugar free french vanilla. But they always came back pure white so there's no way there was only 2-4 tablespoons in them - realistically I'd guess minimum 3+ ounces of cream in a large.0
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When your iced coffee comes back completely white they probably used more creamer/half n half than the website lists. My local MCD had $1 large iced or regular coffees all summer and I had tons of them w sugar free french vanilla. But they always came back pure white so there's no way there was only 2-4 tablespoons in them - realistically I'd guess minimum 3+ ounces of cream in a large.
I even do my iced coffee as McD's black no sweetener. The shear amount of creamer/sugar/sweetened syrup they put in them makes me think people are having some coffee added to their creamer and sugar.0 -
We have a place called Tim Hortons up here and they do the cream/sugar in front of you as they make it. They use jiggers. A small coffee with cream sugar is one jig. A Medium is 2 jigs. A Large is 3. So if you ask for a "Double Double" (2x cream 2x sugar) it is multiplied by what they use per size. A Large coffee here has 6 sugar 6 cream.....
I always order my coffee black (when its -30c to -50c outside, I drink it black too), and a separate bag for the creamer/sugar.
I think Timmies also uses 18% cream as well! I used to be an avid Timmies drinker but I now prefer the McDonald's coffee.0 -
I also like Starbucks occasionally and love that I can get coconut milk as that is how I usually drink my coffee at home.0
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I went to French Press with the International Delight nondairy creamer at home. I can't even stomach Starbucks coffee anymore. But then, we're spoiled for good coffee here in the Bay Area with Philz, Blue Bottle, Eon... even our local indie down the street roasts their own bean. The chain stuff just doesn't stack up and isn't worth wasting my calories on.0
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I started making my own, even though I take it black. Just a better guarantee of good coffee, plus cheaper. I swear the Tim's at my uni is skimping on their coffee anyways, always tastes watered down.0
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I like the newman's own special roast kcup and low fat half n half. The fat free half and half makes me cry. It's so tasteless. I don't know how you order coffee at McDonald's. Their coffee is great, but when I tell them I want a splenda and skim they get all dumb and confused. The aggravation of dealing with their drive through probably burns some calories, though. lol0
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I used to get my coffee at McDonald's before the gym and I have to specify just a splash of milk, otherwise I end up with a cup of milk that has a hint of coffee to it. Ever since it's been taking them at least 15 minutes just to take an order -- with NO ONE at the drive through -- I have been making my own and taking it with me.0
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The cool thing, is that we can buy canned MacDiz or Timmies coffee and make it at home. Once our Tassimo died (thank goodness - that was a money pit of caramel), we went back to ground.
The wife prefers Tims, I prefer McDonalds, so we swap month to month with what ground we buy and it actually seems to prolong our enjoyment of the flavors. I dunno if I'm the only one, but coffee flavors seem to "wear out" on me and I have to change it up time to time. I'm a "splash of milk, 1 sugar" type guy anyways, and like a lot of people have mentioned, trying to get someone in the drive through to do that is impossible.0 -
The exact same thing happened to me a few days ago. MFP said 40cals but I knew that wasn't accurate right after I took my first sip. I usually get a mcdonalds medium with 2 milk and I would say the 160 seems more accurate than the 40 cals.
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25 spoonful of sugar in Starbucks coffee. Its a sensationalized header, and goes on to say only 8 in their "regular" coffee, but still an interesting read:
http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/17/news/companies/sugar-coffee-drinks/index.html0 -
25 spoonful of sugar in Starbucks coffee. Its a sensationalized header, and goes on to say only 8 in their "regular" coffee, but still an interesting read:
http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/17/news/companies/sugar-coffee-drinks/index.html
It's in their regular lattes or other drinks, not in their regular coffee.0 -
The easy solution for this is clear.
Just drink it black. the way it should be.0 -
I'm pretty sure that McDonald's defines a "cream" as one of the little pre-packaged tubs, each of which is less than 1 tbsp. I would log those separately.0
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We have a place called Tim Hortons up here and they do the cream/sugar in front of you as they make it. They use jiggers. A small coffee with cream sugar is one jig. A Medium is 2 jigs. A Large is 3. So if you ask for a "Double Double" (2x cream 2x sugar) it is multiplied by what they use per size. A Large coffee here has 6 sugar 6 cream.....
I always order my coffee black (when its -30c to -50c outside, I drink it black too), and a separate bag for the creamer/sugar.
Where are you from? I have never ever in my life seen anyone at Tim's use a jigger. Most of them have the pre-measured machine. They hit the button for the size of the cup & it magically measures it properly into the cup. So "1" cream in a small coffee is likely less than "1" cream in a large.0 -
amyrebeccah wrote: »
It's insane. I tried asking for "just a tiny bit of cream" and it was still WAY too light. I finally started ordering it iced, black, no sweetener, with one cream packet on the side. Maybe that made me a pain in the *kitten* but it got me the coffee I wanted.rileysowner wrote: »When your iced coffee comes back completely white they probably used more creamer/half n half than the website lists. My local MCD had $1 large iced or regular coffees all summer and I had tons of them w sugar free french vanilla. But they always came back pure white so there's no way there was only 2-4 tablespoons in them - realistically I'd guess minimum 3+ ounces of cream in a large.
I even do my iced coffee as McD's black no sweetener. The shear amount of creamer/sugar/sweetened syrup they put in them makes me think people are having some coffee added to their creamer and sugar.
I've brought coffee back when they put too much milk in it. Usually I can see how much they put in and when I ask for "just a splash" that's exactly what I get. I started doing the same when I get iced coffee out. I have found places like D&D puts waaaaay too much milk -- and ice for that matter so I always ask for "light ice" -- in it. I'm sure it also makes me a PITA but I'm also telling you the way I want it. If I wanted a ton of milk or ice I'd ask.0 -
eastcoastcountrygirl wrote: »We have a place called Tim Hortons up here and they do the cream/sugar in front of you as they make it. They use jiggers. A small coffee with cream sugar is one jig. A Medium is 2 jigs. A Large is 3. So if you ask for a "Double Double" (2x cream 2x sugar) it is multiplied by what they use per size. A Large coffee here has 6 sugar 6 cream.....
I always order my coffee black (when its -30c to -50c outside, I drink it black too), and a separate bag for the creamer/sugar.
Where are you from? I have never ever in my life seen anyone at Tim's use a jigger. Most of them have the pre-measured machine. They hit the button for the size of the cup & it magically measures it properly into the cup. So "1" cream in a small coffee is likely less than "1" cream in a large.
Correct, it's metered in according to size (sugar too) so that all sizes taste the same, i.e. an extra large double double tastes the same as a medium d-d. That is how an extra large double double contains 320 calories. Drink that in.0 -
amyrebeccah wrote: »
It's insane. I tried asking for "just a tiny bit of cream" and it was still WAY too light. I finally started ordering it iced, black, no sweetener, with one cream packet on the side. Maybe that made me a pain in the *kitten* but it got me the coffee I wanted.rileysowner wrote: »When your iced coffee comes back completely white they probably used more creamer/half n half than the website lists. My local MCD had $1 large iced or regular coffees all summer and I had tons of them w sugar free french vanilla. But they always came back pure white so there's no way there was only 2-4 tablespoons in them - realistically I'd guess minimum 3+ ounces of cream in a large.
I even do my iced coffee as McD's black no sweetener. The shear amount of creamer/sugar/sweetened syrup they put in them makes me think people are having some coffee added to their creamer and sugar.
Nah, that doesn't make you a pain in the rear. I've been getting coffee from McDs with my stuff on the side since before they put the addins in for customers (I'm showing my age, lol). Plenty of customers get "X creams and Y sweeteners on the side, plus a stir stick, please." They're very understanding.0
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