Yes, I am absolutely a Gold Member at Starbucks.
Starbucks got me through long lectures in college, helped me train 6:00 am small group training at the YMCA, helped me while I worked full time serving / bar-tending and finishing my teaching certification, and is currently helping me through long weeks of teaching kindergarten. I also enjoy an iced coffee or tea on a hot summer day or a warm coffee on a cold winter day. Ask anyone who knows me well, I’m pretty much obsessed with Starbucks, what can I say?!
Regular coffee itself only has 2 calories per 8 fluid ounces, only TWO CALORIES. But if you dress up your coffee with extras, whether at home or your favorite coffee shop, don’t forget you are also adding calories, carbohydrates, sugar, and fat.
Depending on your goals, you don’t necessarily have to cut out your coffee drinks completely; but always remember when you are trying to lose weight, its about calories in versus calories out and I sure don’t want to waste valuable calories on a drink and leave myself hungry at the end of the day. There are so many ways you can lower the calories in your Starbucks drink just by changing a few simple ingredients because YES, you absolutely need to track the calories from your liquid intake just as you would with solid foods.
… but always remember when you are trying to lose weight, its about calories in versus calories out and I sure don’t want to waste valuable calories on a drink and leave myself hungry at the end of the day .
Starbucks Drinks Under 100 Calories for: Hot Coffee Lovers
Cappuccino – Grande. Nonfat Milk. 80 calories
Blonde Roast Brewed Coffee – Any size. 5 calories. The Starbucks Blonde Roast coffee beans have a shorter roast time, allowing for an easy drinking cup with more mellow flavors. It also has a higher caffeine content than the Dark and Pikes Place roasts.
Starbucks drinks under 100 calories for: iced coffee lovers
Iced Caffe Latte – Grande, Nonfat Milk. 90 calories.
Iced Skinny Cinnamon Dolce Latte – Grande. Nonfat Milk. 80 calories.
Iced Coffee (with classic syrup) – Tall. 80 calories.
Light Frappuccino Blended Coffee – Tall. 90 calories.
Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew – Tall. 100 calories.
Iced Skinny Mocha – Tall. 90 calories.
French Vanilla Cold Foam Cold Brew – Grande Cold Foam Cold Brew. 1 pump hazelnut syrup. 3 pumps sugar free vanilla. Light cream. *Don’t forget to ask for sugar free syrup in the cold foam! 75 calories.
Iced Caramel Macchiato – Venti Cold Brew. 1 pump caramel syrup. 4 pumps sugar free vanilla. Light cream. Light caramel drizzle. 105 calories.
starbucks drinks under 100 CALORIES for: non-coffee lovers
Strawberry Acai Refresher – Grande. 90 calories.
Passion Tango Herbal Tea – Any size. 0 calories. *Get it grande, iced, and sweetened for only 80 calories.
Low-Carb Pink Drink – Venti Passion Tango Iced Tea Unsweetened. Strawberry infusion. Light Coconut Milk. Scoop of Strawberries. 2 Stevia or Splenda (any 0 calorie sweetener).
Raspberry Green Tea Lemonade – Venti Green Tea Lemonade Unsweerened. 1 pump raspberry syrup. Splash of lemonade. 1 scoop berries. 1 stevia or other 0 calorie sweetener. *OPTIONAL: ask for no water. 40 calories.
Vanilla Green Tea Latte – Grande Iced Green Tea Latte. Substitute almond milk. 1 scoop Matcha. 3 pumps sugar free vanilla. 90 calories.
I’ll be sharing more delicious and macro-friendly Starbucks drinks over time, but here are a few to get you started!
