Starbucks skinny Mocha. OMG!

[AZBlackhawk 122]

My surgery (RNY) was end of June so I hadn't had Starbucks since then. Previous to that I'd go get Venti sugary drinks 2-3 times per week Bc I hated my job at the time.

I had a tall skinny mocha with almond milk (decaf). Wow. So yummy! I'm not sure if exact nutrition, but skinny mocha has 5 cal per pump and the almond milk ( which does have some sugar) so I estimate it has about 95 cal, 4 g fat, and 5 g sugar.

I put in unflavored Protein powder for 92 cal and 20 G protein.

I don't cheat anywhere in my program and I still feel like this is ok. Once in a while, this is a meal.

Thoughts?!?! Be honest!

[Nessy76 134]

I'm 7 weeks out, have had an iced latte unsweetened or starbucks skinny cinnamon dolce w/ skim milk almost every day since about week 2. 110 calories and 10g of protein..14g of sugar (milk sugar)...plus its 24oz of Fluid. I consider it my mid morning meal. Asked my nutritionist about it and she was fine with it, its' just milk and coffee when you think about it. The problem comes when they are sweetened. Enjoy.

[jess9395 5,448]

Why do you do the almond milk? Regular milk has Protein in it, almond milk only has a negligible amount

[Clementine Sky 707]

coffee is one of the sweet, simple pleasures of life for many of us, and I'm glad you enjoyed your mocha. I think it's perfectly fine since you're well past the initial post-op stages where you have to be more careful while your stomach is healing. The stats on it are fine. I began drinking coffee again a few weeks post-op as part of my morning ritual. Then four months post op I actually broke a stall by adding in an afternoon latte or some other coffee that was reasonably low in carbs and sugar. I think I'd been consuming too few calories for the amount of exercise I was getting, and that little extra helped.

I should try your drink. I'm cutting back on dairy (it's just not my friend) and am not fond of the taste of most almond milk, but with the mocha it might taste nice.

[FluffyChix 17,409]

Ok, this is my current flavor flave. I'm crushing on it daily in the afternoon (but I do decaff cuz I'm a wuss). I'm so tight that if you stick a lump of coal up my derriere, in 2 months, you'd have a diamond. So it's very hard for me to go to Starbucks even though I love them.

Iced Coffee:

12 oz decaff coffee, brewed from fresh

2-4oz Premier Protein (vanilla, chocolate, caramel)

sweeten to taste with zero cal sweetener (I use liquid vanilla stevia)

1-2 tsp benefiber

ice, lots and lots of ice

Edited October 26, 2017 by FluffyChix

[AZBlackhawk 122]

On 10/25/2017 at 7:31 PM, jess9395 said:

Why do you do the almond milk? Regular milk has Protein in it, almond milk only has a negligible amount

I use almond milk because of the high sugar in milk. A month or so ago I made an 8 oz Protein Shake with 1% milk and my tummy just didn't feel good after that. I should try again because then I wouldn't have to add the calories in the Protein powder.

[jess9395 5,448]

I use almond milk because of the high sugar in milk. A month or so ago I made an 8 oz Protein Shake with 1% milk and my tummy just didn't feel good after that. I should try again because then I wouldn't have to add the calories in the Protein Powder.

So you think perhaps you had some lactose intolerance early out? I understand that's common but I might try again. Almond milk has added sugar while milk has naturally occurring sugar and Protein.

[FluffyChix 17,409]

Have you guys tried the So Delicious sugar free vanilla coconut milk? I love it. I am still pretty careful cuz almonds used to make my throat feel funny after eating them. But oddly now, they don't--but I still haven't tried almond milk.

[jess9395 5,448]

Have you guys tried the So Delicious sugar free vanilla coconut milk? I love it. I am still pretty careful cuz almonds used to make my throat feel funny after eating them. But oddly now, they don't--but I still haven't tried almond milk.

I love coconut milk! Haven't tried that brand, I get mine at Trader Joe's but I willlook for it!I wish they would carry the sugar free at Starbucks!

[FluffyChix 17,409]

Just now, jess9395 said:

I love coconut milk! Haven't tried that brand, I get mine at Trader Joe's but I willlook for it!I wish they would carry the sugar free at Starbucks!

@jess9395 At my store you can find it in 2 places: on the isle with the canned milk and also in the refrigerator section. I don't understand the differences in the 2. Different packages, but they appear to be the same thing/same company. Things that make you go hmmmm.

[jess9395 5,448]

Got it! Will give it a try!

[FluffyChix 17,409]

Yay hope you like it! Warning, it's vanilla scented but not sweet. I love it cuz it cuts the sweetness of Protein drinks! Let me know!