Although coffee beans contain mono-unsaturated oils, coffee itself is virtually calorie-free; an 8 ounce cup of coffee brewed from grounds only has 2 calories.
All the calories in a latte come from the extras — the milk, sugar and syrup which mask the bitter taste of caffeine.
At Starbucks, a 16 ounce grande latte has two espresso shots or 3 ounces of espresso as its base. Picture that lying at the bottom of your mug. The other 13 ounces is steamed milk.
What kind of milk you choose makes a huge difference. A cup (8 ounces or 250 millilitres) of skimmed milk contains 80 calories, low fat milk 120 calories and whole milk 160 calories.
Then consider sugar. Each serve contains 15 calories. By itself, not a lot, but one sugar per coffee every day totals 105 calories for the week. Two coffees a day totals 420 calories per week, the equivalent of running for 60 minutes!
If you add flavored syrup, one pump equals 20 calories. Three pumps are added to a 12 ounce (1.5 cup) coffee drink, 4 to a 16 ounce drink (2 cups), and 5 to a 20 ounce (2.5 cup) drink. So flavored syrup alone adds a whopping 100 calories to a large drink.
Then what about the cream? At Starbucks a whipped cream topping is about 130 calories. Or for every tablespoon (15 ml) of cream add 52 calories, for every tablespoon of sugar add 48 calories.
Look at the difference in calories between plain coffee, lattes and lattes made with different types of milk:
1 rounded teaspoon dry instant coffee powder – 4 calories
8 ounces instant coffee – 4
1 ounce espresso coffee – 1
8 ounce brewed coffee – 2
For 8 ounces or 1 cup:
Latte with fat free milk – 86 calories
Latte with whole milk – 146
10 ounce Dunkin Donuts brewed coffee – 15 calories
10 ounce Dunkin Donuts latte – 120
10 ounce Dunkin Donuts mocha swirl latte – 230
For 12 ounce servings:
Regular coffee with no cream and no sugar – 10 calories
Regular coffee with cream and sugar – 110
Cappuccino – 120
Latte – 200
Mocha with whipped cream – 310
Starbucks white chocolate mocha frappuccino – 370
Notice how the more elaborate the beverage, the greater the calorie count.
14 fl oz Coffee= 1 3/4 cups:
Latte with skim milk – 110 calories
Latte with low fat milk – 150
Latte with whole milk – 180
16 ounce McDonalds brewed coffee – 2 calories
16 ounce McDonalds latte – 180
16 ounce Starbucks brewed coffee – 5 calories
16 ounce Starbucks cafe latte – 220
How many calories in a Starbucks Cafe Latte?
Nonfat milk – 160 calories
Soy milk – 210
Whole milk – 260
And the flavored Starbucks lattes:
Venti Skinny Vanilla Latte – 160 calories if no whipped cream.
Vanilla Latte with whole milk – 240 calories and 80 from fat.
16 ounce Gingersnap Latte with nonfat milk – 220.
Eggnog Latte – 510 calories and 29 grams of fat for a grande with whole milk and whipped cream. A tall made with nonfat milk and no whipped cream, 270 calories and 8 grams of fat.
But, according to Starbucks, a tall 12 ounce Caffe Latte or Caffe Mocha skinny containing sugar-free syrup and nonfat milk with a dash of foam, contains only 90 calories.
Dunkin Donuts flavored lattes:
Caramel creme iced latte – 260 calories
Iced caramel swirl latte – 240
Iced caramel swirl latte with skim milk – 180
Iced latte – 120
Iced latte lite – 80
Iced latte with skim milk – 70
Iced latte with skim milk and sugar – 120
Iced latte with sugar – 170
Iced mocha swirl latte – 240
Iced mocha swirl latte with skim milk – 180
Mocha almond iced latte – 290
Medium Pumpkin Latte – 330
How many calories in a Chai Tea Latte?
Grand sized 16 oz made with whole milk – 320 calories
Grand sized 16 oz made with 2% milk – 260
Grand sized 16 oz made with nonfat milk – 210
Starbucks made with 2% milk – 120
If you enjoy an occasional milky concoction, savor it because its calorie content could pass for a small meal. But if it forms part of your daily routine, remember there is always a price to pay; every calorie you eat or drink contributes to your weight loss or lack of it.
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