I Want Starbucks! Help

[Jenpooh21 0]

I am really wanting Starbucks but unsure of what I can have from there! B4 surgery I was drinking grande no whip mocha frap! I am not a big coffee drinker but love the taste of all the other kind! Any suggestions?

[SleeveDreamer 383]

I don't want to tell you what I used to have from there! HA! But, now I have a tall Skinny vanilla Latte 90 calories, or a Tall Skinny Caramel Macchiato 110 calories. I am losing weight steadily and coffee acts as kind of a laxative for me! Both are made with non-fat milk and sugar free vanilla Syrup. They also make the Skinny Caramel Macciato on ice which is very good too. Stick to the tall which is the smallest. You don't need the grande or venti and these skinny drinks will satisfy you just as well!

[lsereno 2,525]

I agree with sleeve dreamer. She has selected a couple of great options.

Lynda

[5DoxieMom 87]

I read a recipe on this site a few months back where someone took 1/2 a chocolate shake and 1/2 a vanilla shake (premier brand, ready to drink), then put it in the blender with a couple ice cubes and a teaspoon or 2 of instant coffee.....I never tried it, but it sounds good.

[emily 2]

New to this board but 3.5 years out from surgery. I just get whatever I want sugar free. I always watch carbs and nothing else

[gmanbat 5,889]

I am really wanting Starbucks but unsure of what I can have from there! B4 surgery I was drinking grande no whip mocha frap! I am not a big coffee drinker but love the taste of all the other kind! Any suggestions?

I am 3 months out and have been a hard core coffee-head for a long time. I have found that coffee itself doesn't bother me other than the added acid and the fact that it increases my appetite. The biggest problem is the volume. I have solved that by ordering straight expresso. At this precise time I have a quadruple expresso in front of me and I am in the World's Greatest Coffee Shop.....Grounds For Thought in Bowling Green, Ohio. Their coffee is the max, no better treatment of a bean has ever been accomplished. The cup is just half full but the coffee-ness is intense! Just the right volume for a leisurely rainy day trying out my new IPad 3 at my favorite shop at my favorite forum.

You may have surmised that my excess verbosity has somewhat to do with my caffein indulgence. I would have to concur.

[God's Grace 3]

I am 4 1/2 weeks out and I got a tall, skinny mocha. 80 calories, 8 grams of protein!

[traceyc 89]

Stick to tall for sure. Just the right volume. What you drink depends on what you are counting carbs? Cals? Etc... Here is their nutritional guide to help you decide. I do a tall soy latte.

http://www.starbucks.com/menu/catalog/nutrition?drink=all#view_control=nutrition&drink=all&page=undefined

[SleeveDreamer 383]

What does soy milk taste like? I might try one.

[Ailly 32]

Soy vanilla latte's are dreamy! Try it, you won't regret it.

[sleeve 4 me 910]

I have a venti caramel frap lite everyday

[Cmullinvegas 39]

I do a short, skinny, cinnamon dolce. Short isn't on the menu, it's one size down from tall.

[SleeveDreamer 383]

I do a short, skinny, cinnamon dolce. Short isn't on the menu, it's one size down from tall.

OOH, that sounds tasty!

[M2G 1,836]

If you like iced coffee, take a bit of instant Decaf coffee and mix it with hot Water. Then add a bunch of ice, and pour a vanilla Protein Drink over the ice. I add sugar free caramel Syrup and it's like a frappucino without all the fat and calories.

[Cmullinvegas 39]

Thanks m2g this is my new favorite drink.