Who would have thunk it?
Starbucks has gone and created a fancy coffee that's not the caloric equivalent of a quarter-pounder.
It's called the "Skinny Latte" and it's made with skim milk and sugar-free syrup. They come in multiple flavours including cinnamon dolce, mocha, vanilla, hazelnut and caramel.
A tall version of any will run you about 90 calories.
Nice to have a lower calorie fancy option.
[Interesting side note:
CalorieLab reported on a Starbucks blog where a barista complained about the use of the term "skinny" and how she felt it was a politically incorrect term to use as it might be upsetting to folks who work at Starbucks who aren't skinny.
I wonder if she also worries about the use of the Starbucks cup-size terms short and tall?]
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I actually dropped them a line a short time ago to let them know that I appreciated the fact that they make sugar-free syrups available for those of us who want an occasional sweet treat. I figure that if a company is actually doing something constructive that other companies aren't, we should let them know that it IS being noticed!
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This Latte could have always been ordered with skim milk and sugar-free syrup- all you had to do was ask for it.
ReplyDeleteI am uneasy about the sugar-free syrups. Is it not better just to have some real sugar and real cocoa powder in a mocha then some fake processed syrup, even with the extra calories?
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