The Truth About Coffee Calories
Every New Year, I vow to kick my coffee habit, but halfway through January something always prompts me to break my promise. This year it was the scent of my husband’s Sumatra Gayo Mountain roast wafting through the kitchen that made me give in.
The good news is that black coffee has close to zero fat and calories. The bad news is that I don’t drink my coffee black.
According to a recent study by the journal Preventing Chronic Disease, I’m not alone. In a survey of about 3,000 purchases from Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts, “approximately two-thirds of the purchases at Starbucks and one-fourth of purchases at Dunkin’ Donuts were blended coffee drinks.“
The study reported that these blended beverages average about 239 calories. Some, like Dunkin’ Donuts Vanilla Bean Coolatta, add up to 860 calories and 172 grams of sugar in just one 32-ounce serving.
That just makes me want to give up my morning cup (again).
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—Maria Wakem, senior editor
