Starbucks: White Chocolate Mocha with Whole Milk and Whipped Cream (Grande)
Calories: 900
Sodium: 550 mg
Carbs: 122 g (1 g fiber, 95 g sugar)
Okay, I’ll admit: this isn’t a breakfast choice per se, but I wanted to talk about it because so many people add it to their breakfast or consume it instead of a food-based breakfast. I think I’ll just let registered dietitian Silvia Carli explain it for you:
“The nutrition composition of this combination is alarming because of the poor nutritional value of it. It contains 38 grams of fat, and 21 of these are saturated, and 1 gram is trans fats. Trans fats are well established to be pro-inflammatory and contributors to the development of heart disease.”
If that information didn’t convince you, here’s an addition: each beverage gives you 122 carbs, 95 of which are just refined sugars. This type of sugar is absorbed by your body instantly and it leads to an insane spike in blood sugar levels. The results? A confused body that can’t distinguish hunger and satiety properly, as well as an upcoming sugar crash that will ruin your rest of the day.
