I thought about the title of this blog for a second after I wrote it, when it dawned on me that it could be taken one of two ways:
I hate to burst your bubble, but...
Or
I hate to burst your bubble butt.
Considering the subject matter of what I wanted to mention today, either one is applicable. I've been doing some research into a little project I'm working on, an article about how drinks can effect your diet. Since coffee is so prevalent in our society today and in my life in particular, I started with the Grande Mocha.
Check this out. According to caloriecounter.net, a 16 oz. Starbucks mocha has 360 calories. To my surprise, one using skim milk still has 320 calories. Five Skinny Mochas a week equates to 1600 calories. Do the math – that’s 83,200 calories in a year! Since one pound is somewhere around 3500 calories, this equates to nearly a pound of body weight every two weeks, or almost 24 pounds over 52 weeks (and that’s with skim milk). That’s extra calories I have to either burn just to maintain weight, or slowly watch it turn into fat around my... parts.
Did you also know that straight black coffee has little to no calories at all?
5 years ago
2 comments:
hilarious...and so true...really when it comes down to it, how many of our favorite indulgences are worth it? my guess? little to none.
oh but where's the fun in plain ol' black coffee???? you've got me wondering now ... how much does it "cost" me by making my coffee at home with my most favorite Starbuck's Toffe Nut syrup and 1/2 and 1/2??? I may check into it, but might not like what I see ...
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