You can dissolve up to 2 grams of sugar into every 1 gram of water, Starbucks is just trying to help push the boundaries on that science.
They are trying to solve planet warming by controlling population?
Starbucks has 3x the sugar of a whole Coke in some drinks
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Re: Starbucks has 3x the sugar of a whole Coke in some drinks
#102Earlier quoted context omitted.
There's a world of difference between naturally occurring sugars and fats in plain old pasteurised cow milk than the industrial processed sweetness that's in your coke or frapp.
For example - most of the world's population is actually lactose intolerant.
I still find it absolutely incredulous that lactose intolerant people exist. I didn't meet an actual li person until I was 28! The concept that a person could not digest milk, one of the most basic foods, just never crossed my mind.
Re: Starbucks has 3x the sugar of a whole Coke in some drinks
#103I'm not surprised some Starbucks drinks have a ton of sugar, but the 3 cans of Coke worth definitely puts it into perspective. I grew up drinking my coffee with sugar and cream, but eventually stopped using sugar, and then ultimately drinking it black. If you can wean off adding compliments to your coffee, you will most likely acquire a taste for the bitterness of coffee. Once you begin loving the true taste of coffe…
The amount of sugar you were putting in your coffee is probably not close to comparable to that in these drinks. > Once you begin loving the true taste of coffee The "true" taste of coffee is how you prefer to drink coffee. Don't forget that a lot of people like to drink milk based drinks (latte, cap, macciato, etc) which are technically not showing the "true" taste of the coffee being used. Yet for someone reason no…
That's ridiculous, coffee has a flavor and that flavor is the true taste of coffee. Well the true taste of the particular coffee you're drinking because different beans and brewing methods create different flavors. It's equally ridiculous to shame people about not enjoying black coffee but adding another liquid to your coffee definitely diminishes the amount of coffee you taste.
Re: Starbucks has 3x the sugar of a whole Coke in some drinks
#104I'm not surprised some Starbucks drinks have a ton of sugar, but the 3 cans of Coke worth definitely puts it into perspective. I grew up drinking my coffee with sugar and cream, but eventually stopped using sugar, and then ultimately drinking it black. If you can wean off adding compliments to your coffee, you will most likely acquire a taste for the bitterness of coffee. Once you begin loving the true taste of coffe…
Mind you, if you like the taste of coffee, Starbucks isn't that great, unless you like burnt flavors even in your medium roasts. I've heard their new Clover machines, at some locations, offer better flavor -- but Starbucks' regular coffee seems tailor-made to at least drive you to their espresso products, if not well into the land of sweetened drinks.
The Clover is phenomenal, but if you're stuck using Starbucks beans on them it's still not gonna taste great...
Re: Starbucks has 3x the sugar of a whole Coke in some drinks
#105Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't drink Starbucks (too expensive for me) so this is a legitimate question: I thought Starbucks coffee was meant to be good/high quality? If it isn't why are people spending over $3/cup when McDonald's and others has $1/cup coffee? I'm legitimately asking, I'm not into the whole Starbucks scene.
Personally, I drink Starbucks once in a blue moon as a treat - not for superior coffee flavor, but because I want a giant, sugary dessert beverage. At one time I drank a large cup/week, but then I came to my senses. My normal morning coffee is brewed at home using fresh, but mass-produced beans (usually one of Trader Joe's varieties).
> At one time I drank a large cup/week, but then I came to my senses.
I'm going through this right now with trying to wean myself off a bubble tea habit. There are just so many amazing options near my office and I have at least one giant one per week. The struggle is real.
How did you successfully cut down?
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#106Earlier quoted context omitted.
That doesn't really make sense, it's like saying people want to be seen eating Big Macs. Starbucks isn't really a status symbol in the states, it is simply a guilty pleasure/luxury/drug to those who are addicted. They don't go to indies simply because it is not convenient (sbux is everywhere) and they know what they are getting. Believe me, would love to try an indie, but in my neighborhood, the only alternative is C…
It makes perfect sense, if being seen eating Big Macs were to become trendy then you would see more people eating Big Macs. It happens for all kinds of things in popular culture. Why do people buy the expensive famous name brand stuff when the no-name clothing would be just as good for their needs?
You would be embarrassed if you were seen eating a Big Mac, the same is almost true with Starbucks. It is anti-status right now: better to be seen with a hipster indie coffee than the McDonalds-like Starbucks cup!
People buy the expensive branded clothes because...they know what they are getting. No one really wants to walk around with a swoosh on their chest! Going for no-name clothing, there is no reputation to go by, how can you tell if that shirt is going to feel good or wear well? Muji does no-name well, you can trust their quality even if they don't put their name everywhere, but even that is a "brand."
Re: Starbucks has 3x the sugar of a whole Coke in some drinks
#107It doesn't matter which way the calories come in (unless your diet is unhealthy). This concoction has about the same energy density as whole milk.
"Don't drink your calories"[1] is of course a wise maxim to live by.
Source: Starbucks is required by law to make available nutritional value of their drinks, and they do[2], just like any other food producer; use that data if you have problems with your diet.
[1] http://nutritioninmotionllc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/d...
[2] http://globalassets.starbucks.com/assets/409e621c271444f8b63...
Re: Starbucks has 3x the sugar of a whole Coke in some drinks
#108Earlier quoted context omitted.
Mind you, if you like the taste of coffee, Starbucks isn't that great, unless you like burnt flavors even in your medium roasts. I've heard their new Clover machines, at some locations, offer better flavor -- but Starbucks' regular coffee seems tailor-made to at least drive you to their espresso products, if not well into the land of sweetened drinks.
The Clover is phenomenal, but if you're stuck using Starbucks beans on them it's still not gonna taste great...
I'm given to understand the way to have it is to get single-origin beans with the Clover. I haven't given it a try yet.
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#109Earlier quoted context omitted.
It helps to have coffee that is actually decent, which you don't get in Starbucks. A lot of low quality food and drink seems way less satisfying, so people make it up with quantity.
I don't drink Starbucks (too expensive for me) so this is a legitimate question: I thought Starbucks coffee was meant to be good/high quality? If it isn't why are people spending over $3/cup when McDonald's and others has $1/cup coffee? I'm legitimately asking, I'm not into the whole Starbucks scene.
No one is spending $3 on a cup of regular brewed coffee at Starbucks to my knowledge. Maybe there's a strong regional difference? I can't find anything online to support that, though.
McDonalds:{12oz:"$1.00" 16oz:"$1.50" 20oz:"$1.80"}
Starbucks:{12oz="$1.75" 16oz:"$1.95" 20oz:"$2.25"}
If I want to enjoy the drink on-location I'll pick Starbucks every time. The ambiance is generally pretty okay. If I just need a quick brew and can grab it in a drive-thru then McDonalds will do just fine.
Re: Starbucks has 3x the sugar of a whole Coke in some drinks
#110How sad it is that the can of coke is used as a comparison. It almost makes it look like a reasonable drink. The World Health Organization has recently suggested cutting the recommended sugar intake for adults in half, to about 25 grams, around 6 teaspoons, of sugar for a normal weight adult a day. Here is my favorite site that shows the amounts of sugar cubes in various unhealthy food: http://www.sugarstacks.com/ Ac…
> The World Health Organization has recently suggested cutting the recommended sugar intake for adults in half, to about 25 grams, around 6 teaspoons, of sugar for a normal weight adult a day. The interesting thing about this sort of guideline is how quickly you exceed it with fruit. The most popular fruits are all packed with sugar: an apple has ~10 grams; a banana, ~12 grams; an orange, ~9 grams.
Since I entered the workforce a few years ago, I have gone from underweight to obese, and with no spontaneous trend-reversal in sight, I have recently decided to consciously monitor my intake. Four weeks and two negative kilos later, the most striking realization is precisely what you are saying, but viewed from two different perspectives:
A banana is about 105 kCal, 14g of sugars, 13g of complex carbs, and not much else[1]. My daily caloric budget is 19 bananas. I need 90g+ of protein a day, and I need some oil for cooking, so the discretionary budget is about a half. If I eat normally and budget the calories well, I will have about two bananas' worth of snacks which I can eat outside of my three main meals. That's the extent of my freedom. A banana is a big deal.
On the other hand, if I hypothetically only had bananas in my pantry, I would need to eat 19 of them to hit my calories (more if I didn't want to lose weight). That's not fun. It's hard work after the first five or six! In a less hypothetical situation of protein and fiber intake, I would need 400g+ of chicken breast meat and 1kg+ of kale (each being a good source of one and the other respectively). My stomach is turning just thinking that, and I really had to learn to balance my diet on many different foodstuffs.
In isolation, it can be crazy how much or how little of particular nutrient a food contains.
[1] http://www.fatsecret.co.uk/Diary.aspx?pa=fjrd&eid=2165694177...