Hey all! I am 4 wks post op and doing well. My office goes on a starbucks run every Friday afternoon. I havent participated since before surgery, because I don't know what to get. Any ideas? I love chocolate.... Thanks in advance.:w00t::drool:

I used to get a grande frappuccino with an add shot and no whipped cream.

Now, I get nothing. :w00t:

Sorry, I am of no help but here's where you can look up the nutrition/calories stuff. :drool:

starbucks

they have skinny lattes that contain protein. my favorite is the cinnamon dolce.

I was getting a Skinny Venti French vanilla Latte with an extra shot of coffee. If you are lacking in the Protein side you can ask for a shot of protein which is the whey powder.

Josephine

Every Friday I get a Starbucks double-shot on ice with a shot of energy.

I rarely get starbucks, but when I do.. Hot Chocolate everytime.. Num num num. Theirs is the best.

Lol, nothing. Sweet coffees like that is a habit I dont need. Actually Starbucks havent done well in Australia, I think they're actually closing down. I like a lot more European style coffee, like a flat white or a real latte - which is just a little glass with 1/3 espresso and 2/3 steamed milk - not sweet at all. Luckily that's mostly what coffee is here - its really only Starbucks and Gloria Jeans that do the more American style stuff so I havent found it too hard to resist. I've just been raised to not drink calories so I avoid stuff like that and soda etc without a second thought - its a life habit.

Still fit plenty of bad calories in in more solid form though!

I guess as long as you realise its as many calories as a MEAL and you account for it though you can indulge yourself. Surely you can find the nutritional info for all the products online?

they have skinny lattes that contain Protein. my favorite is the cinnamon dolce.

Mine too! I used to get the caramel macchiato (sp?), but now I get the cinnamon dolce skinny latte. I love it!

well,,, if i have starbucks...which is once every couple weeks (now i want one ) i get a grande iced nonfat chai latte with a shot of enery extra chai...im so baddd

non fat skinny latte!! no whip

i've always just gotten the chai tea. gosh i love that stuff. but now i think i'll try that cinnamon dolce skinny latte thing you're talkin about! :drool: gonna go compare calories...

EDIT: when you say skinny, do you mean nonfat milk? also, do you ask for sugar-free syrup? it says a tall cinnamon dolce latte with nonfat milk and sugar-free syrup is only 90 calories!!!

Edited November 21, 200817 yr by jmegirl

Well, my Starbucks pre-op fave was a white mocha nonfat no whip. However, post op, I don't like the taste of it any more. I didn't realize my taste buds would change with the surgery, but they have.

Don't do Starbucks runs much these days (weaning off caffeine) but when I do it's a grande non-fat half-caf latte. That's pre-op. Post-op, if I go, I'll probaby do the same, but make it "short" instead. Only 68 calories in a short vs. 136 in a grande.

I usually get a tall non-fat, no-whip mocha. 170 calories, and 10 grams of protein. I have that for breakfast once or twice a week.

Well I try to stay away from chocolate, but a really good healthy latte that you can get almost anywhere is a sugar free caramel skim milk latte- SO GOOD! They do actually have Sugar Free Chocolate too. The syrups are just made with splenda. But as long as you don't get too many lattes a day, it is pretty good... its mostly the calories in the skim milk that you have to pay attention to. Skim milk- 90 calories for 1 cup. Also when it gets warm again, a "light frappuncino" is good... again they use spenda in the mix and there is no whip cream. Can you tell I used to work for a coffee shop?

Decaf nonfat pumpkin spice latte with only one squirt of the pumpkin spice syrup and no whipped cream. Its a nice treat.