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We've got a love/hate relationship with Starbucks. While they do offer some great options for calorie counters, their menu is LOADED with fatty, high-calorie, TEMPTING beverages. Well, we've whipped up some guilt-free swaps for those blender offenders. And, since we here at HG know that sometimes you can't get to your own kitchen when the craving hits, we're also serving up some better choices at The 'Bucks...
SKIP IT! Starbucks Double Chocolate Chip Frappuccino Blended Creme
(12-ounce Tall w/ whipped cream: 380 calories, 14g fat, 240mg sodium, 59g carbs, 2g fiber, 45g sugars, 11g protein)
This crazy chocolate concoction has as many calories as a hamburger and as much fat as a donut. For some cocoa-flavored liquid?!? We created our own chocolicious version with a fraction of the calories & fat...
SIP IT! HG's Frozen Fudge Chip Freeze
(entire recipe, approx. 12 ounces w/ whipped topping: 140 calories, 4.5g fat, 194mg sodium, 22g carbs, 1.5g fiber, 13g sugars, 4g protein)
Ingredients:
1 packet diet hot cocoa mix; dissolved in 4 oz. warm water
2 oz. light vanilla soymilk
1 tbsp. sugar-free chocolate syrup
1 tbsp. semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
3 no-calorie sweetener packets
5-8 ice cubes OR 1 cup crushed ice
2 tbsp. Fat Free Reddi-wip
Directions:
Place all ingredients (except for the Reddi-wip) in a blender, and blend at high speed until well mixed. Pour into a tall glass, and top with Reddi-wip!
IN-STORE ALTERNATIVE! If you find yourself at The 'Bucks and simply must give in to a chocolate beverage craving, order a Tall Java Chip Frappuccino Light Blended Coffee. It's got plenty of creamy, chocolatey flavor, but only 160 calories.
SKIP IT! Starbucks Vanilla Bean Frappuccino Blended Creme
(12-ounce Tall w/ whipped cream: 340 calories, 10g fat, 240mg sodium, 55g carbs, 0g fiber, 45g sugars, 9g protein)
If vanilla-based beverages are your thing at coffee chains, do NOT fall victim to this frightening frap. With more than 300 calories and double-digit fat grams, it's a total diet-buster. Our decadent vanilla version has a mere 100 calories and just a single gram of fat.
SIP IT! HG's Vanillalicious Cafe Freeze
(entire recipe, approx. 12 ounces w/ whipped topping: 100 calories, 1g fat, 115mg sodium, 16g carbs, 0.5g fiber, 9g sugars, 4g protein)
Ingredients:
5 oz. light vanilla soymilk
1 oz. Torani Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup
1 tbsp. Fat Free French Vanilla Coffee-mate powder; dissolved in 1 oz. warm water
1 tsp. instant coffee
3 no-calorie sweetener packets
5-8 ice cubes OR 1 cup crushed ice
2 tbsp. Fat Free Reddi-wip
Directions:
Place all of the ingredients (except for the Reddi-wip) in a blender. Blend on high speed until thoroughly mixed. Pour into a tall glass, and finish off with whipped topping. A vanilla dream!
IN-STORE ALTERNATIVE! Get your vanilla on with a Tall Caffe Vanilla Frappuccino Light Blended Coffee. 140 calories is a far more reasonable way to sip some blended vanilla goodness when you're out and about.
SKIP IT! Starbucks Strawberries & Creme Frappuccino Blended Creme
(12-ounce Tall w/ whipped cream: 410 calories, 11g fat, 250mg sodium, 68g carbs, 0g fiber, 59g sugars, 9g protein)
Who'da thought this fruit-infused sipper would be the worst (calorically speaking) on our list?!? Starbucks describes this as simply "strawberries and milk blended with ice, topped with whipped cream." We wanna know what kind of bizarre berries and moo juice they're using over there. Our strawberry swap has only 120 calories and 1 fat gram, and it's so insanely good that your head may actually spiral off your shoulders upon tasting it.
SIP IT! HG's Strawberry Cloud
(entire recipe, approx. 12 ounces w/ whipped topping: 120 calories, 1g fat, 100mg sodium, 21g carbs, 2g fiber, 14g sugars, 4g protein)
Ingredients:
2/3 cup frozen strawberries
5 oz. light vanilla soymilk
1 oz. Torani Sugar Free Strawberry Syrup
2 tsp. Fat Free French Vanilla Coffee-mate powder; dissolved in 1 oz. warm water
3 no-calorie sweetener packets
3-4 ice cubes OR 1/2 cup crushed ice
2 tbsp. Fat Free Reddi-wip
Directions:
Place all of the ingredients (other than the whipped topping) in a blender. Blend on high speed until completely mixed. Pour, then top with the Reddi-wip. Strawberrylicious!
IN-STORE ALTERNATIVE! Move over Strawberry Frap, there's a better berry in 'Bucks town! A Tall Raspberry Mocha Frappuccino Light Blended Coffee is fruity, chocolatey AND caffeinated, all for just 140 calories. Nice!
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All recipe nutritionals based on averages.
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