Coffee in its purest form is is actually good for you; it’s been linked to diminished risk of Alzheimer’s, better brain function, and even better memory. But once you start adding cream, sugar, syrup, and everything else it comes with these days, it loses its health factor and becomes a diet disaster!
Dessert-like coffee drinks can contain as many as 670 calories, with large 20 ounce sizes and options like whipped cream and sugary syrups. Skip the whip and you can shave up to 100 calories off your drink. Opt for sugar-free syrup and there goes another 100! Simple swaps like these can help lighten up coffee creations, turning them from a sinful dessert to a modest indulgence!
More ways to lighten up:
- Chose skim milk over whole milk and cream
- Ask for half the syrup or the sugar-free alternative and you’ll shave up to 100 calories
- Skip frappes and blended drinks and go for iced instead to save nearly one hundred calories
- Instead of an iced latte order iced coffee with sugar free syrup and skim milk and save hundreds of calories
- Order a small, or at most a medium, not the largest size they have in the shop
