Big tease on how to stay skinny at Starbucks

by Shayna Glick, Posted May 28th 2008 @ 8:30AM

Starbucks coffee mug with coffee and whipped cream overflowing the sides.

Imagine you're perusing your favorite food blogs, and you come across a headline that reads "How to order at Starbucks and not put on weight". If your first thought was anything like "Oh wow, finally, a map to not getting fat at Starbucks!", then you, like me, would be disappointed to read the actual article.

I see now that I was overly optimistic. Of course it's getting to be common knowledge how many calories are in most of the coffee chains' creations, and anyone can figure out that you need to order low fat items to maintain a healthy weight. I was simply, momentarily, envisioning a magic formula. Silly, I know.

Anyway, the article by Mark Strausman, in the Huffington Post, is an interesting one, full of reminiscences and observations, but no magic bullet. The real advice offered is to order low fat items and to order small sizes. Sounds like something to keep in mind as you're ordering your morning caffeine.

Filed Under: On the Blogs, Health & Medical, Drink Recipes, Coffee Shops
Tags: bone dry, BoneDry, coffee, HuffingtonPost, MarkStrausman, skinny, Starbucks

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5-28-2008 @10:24AM Anne said... You don't need an article for that...it's simple and can be answered in 2 words: black coffee. Yep, that's it. Simple, huh? Who knew our grandparents were so smart???
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