Calorie Episode 3: Beverages

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.