Aaaahh how can i live without coffee? |
Surprise surprise! Beverages like coffee, tea certainly do contain calorie and some almost equivalent to calorie content of a piece of bread. These calories comes from the added sugar, milk and creams. so the sweeter and creamier it is, the higher the calorie content. Beware of these empty calories ( provides energy but not nutrients like vitamins and minerals). The smarter choice is to drink lots of plain water, green tea without added sugar. If u must must have these beverage, opt for kurang manis version. Less sugar = less calorie. So let's find out the calorie content of these beverages and some desserts :
Starbucks Caramel Macchiato 16 oz = 240 kcal |
McDonald's Oreo Mcflurry 337gm = 560 kcal |
McDonald's Milk Shake (Medium) = Chocolate 376 kcal, Strawberry 447 kcal, Vanilla 390 kcal |
Coca Cola 330ml = 141.9 kcal |
Here is a list of all beverage and its calorie content:
Beverage
|
Serving Size
|
Calories
|
Soda |
12 ounces
|
124-189
|
Diet soda |
12 ounces
|
0-7
|
Bottled sweet tea |
12 ounces
|
129-143
|
Brewed tea, unsweet |
12 ounces
|
4
|
Orange juice, unsweetened |
12 ounces
|
157-168
|
Apple juice, unsweetened |
12 ounces
|
169-175
|
Tomato/Vegetable juice |
12 ounces
|
80
|
Cranberry juice cocktail |
12 ounces
|
205
|
Whole Milk |
12 ounces
|
220
|
2% low-fat milk |
12 ounces
|
183
|
1% low-fat milk |
12 ounces
|
154
|
Nonfat milk |
12 ounces
|
125
|
Soy milk |
12 ounces
|
147-191
|
Coffee, black |
12 ounces
|
0-4
|
Coffee with cream (2 tablespoons
half and half)
|
12 ounces
|
39-43
|
Coffee with whipped cream (2
tablespoons from can)
|
12 ounces
|
15-19
|
Coffee with heavy whipping cream
(2 tablespoons)
|
12 ounces
|
104-108
|
Caffe Latte, whole milk (Starbucks) |
12 ounces
|
200
|
Caffe Latte, nonfat (Starbucks) |
12 ounces
|
120
|
Sports drink (like Gatorade) |
12 ounces
|
94
|
Energy drink (like Red Bull) |
12 ounces
|
160
|
Beer |
12 ounces
|
153
|
Red wine |
5 ounces
|
125
|
White wine |
5 ounces
|
122
|
Hard liquor (vodka, rum, whiskey,
gin; 80 proof)
|
1.5 ounces
|
96
|
Source: www.webmd.com, www.starbucks.com.
Thanks for sharing. I like sweet stuff, so basically i'm at risk? Do u have any other blogs that doesn't focus on food and beverages?
ReplyDeletewell, not really. depends on your lifestyle too but its best to watch what we eat rite. No i don't have any other blog at the moment :)
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