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Starbucks Corporation's (NASDAQ:SBUX) overall trends have experts like Cramer in buy mode. One reason the stock remains strong is its continued push for improvement. A good example is its current test in Portland of replacing the default whole milk with 2%, rather than wait for customers to request it.And with good reason, I think. Browsing through the Starbucks nutrition information uncovered some startling numbers:
- 380- calories in a Venti (24 oz.) Caramel Macchiato Espresso
- 580 – calories in a Venti White Chocolate Mocha Frappuccino Blended Coffee
- 640- calories in a Venti Tazo Chai Frappuccino Blended Créme
- 750- calories in a Venti Strawberries & Créme Frappuccino Blended Créme, with 140 calories from fat, or 15 grams
How about a nosh with your java? Since it buys baked goods locally, Starbucks doesn't list an across-the-board calorie count, but does offer breakouts for each location. My nearby Starbucks offers these tasty items:
- 480- calories in a Banana Nut Cake
- 500- calories in one Peanut Butter Cookie
- 510- calories in a Maple Coffee Cake Muffin
Am I bashing Starbucks? Not at all. It sells what sells, the stuff that the increasingly buoyant American public asks for. I wonder how a pat of butter would taste in my next Double Chocolate Chip Frappuccino?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2-02-2007 @ 9:51PM
bob Libner said...
The lines at Starbucks in our town are as long
as ever.
2-02-2007 @ 9:51PM
micky said...
And I get the calcium I need in a no fat grande latte for about 160 calories - less than most fruit yogurts. I'd say that's a pretty good deal!
2-11-2007 @ 10:30AM
feeth said...
if you drink double choc chip fraps then youre probably a fat ass to begin with .:P hehe
2-11-2007 @ 10:31AM
Tom Barlow said...
But highly caffienated and likely to fly off the handle at the fat comments. :-)
3-30-2007 @ 9:22AM
Marie Bland said...
I love Starbucks and always will...i have to lose weight but i will treat myself once in a great while to starbucks...sorry i cant resist lol
3-31-2007 @ 2:34AM
RHONDA PRICE said...
DUNKIN DONUTS IS THE BEST....THAT IS THE SECRET! NOT TO MENTION THAT IT IS WAY MORE AFFORDABLE. LAST TIME I WAS AT STARBUCKS I ORDERED A VENTI AND REMEMBER GETTING BACK SOME CHANGE FROM MY $5.00. WE AS CONSUMERS ALLOW IT. THEY CAN AFFORD THEIR AWESOME MARKETING CAMPAIGN WITH OUR STUPIDITY. NOT TO MENTION, YOU CANNOT EVEN GET THE WIRELESS INTERNET CONNECTION UNLESS YOU HAVE A CERTAIN PROVIDER. DRINK A DUNKIN DONUTS COFFEE. YOU MIGHT NEVER HAVE THAT WARM MILK LATTE AGAIN FROM STARBUCKS!
3-31-2007 @ 2:36AM
Rhonda said...
HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE SECRET? TRY A DUNKIN DONUTS COFFEE. STARBUCKS IS OVERRATED AND OVER PRICED. NOT TO MENTION, THE LAST TIME I HAD A VENTI STARBUCKS LATTE, I REMEMBER GETTING BACK SOME CHANGE FROM MY FIVE DOLLARS, THEN THROWING THE CHANGE IN THE TIP JAR! STARBUCKS CAN AFFORD THEIR AWESOME MARKETING CAMPAIGN BECAUSE OF OUR STUPIDITY. ALL THE STARS ARE SEEN WITH IT...THEY DON'T KNOW THE SECRET YET! OH, AND STARBUCKS WON'T EVEN SPLURGE TO ALLOW ALL CUSTOMERS TO ACCESS INTERNET CONNECTION WITH THEIR PROVIDER. THIS IS NOT A CONSPIRACY THEORY. THESE ARE FACTS. IF YOU HAVE A WARM MILK LATTE, AND COMPARE TO THE STEAM AND FROTH ON A DUNKIN DONUTS COFFEE AND DENY THE FLAVOR AND QUALITY OF THE LATTER, WELL THEN YOU MUST HAVE ONE OF THREE THINGS WRONG WITH YOU: A) YOU HAVE FALLEN VICTIM TO ADVERTISING AND SEEN TOO MANY PICS OF ASHLEY OLSEN HOLDING TIGHT TO HER LATTE....HOPING THAT IS THE SECRET FOR DIET SUCCESS...OR B) YOU ARE CLIQUISH (SP?)...AND YOU ENJOY THE MUSIC THEY PLAY...WHICH YOU CAN PURCHASE THERE FOR A TEN PERCENT MARK UP...OR C) YOU HAVE VESTED OWNERSHIP IN THE COMPANY. I CAN EASILY BOYCOTT THIS. THIS IS PRINCIPLE.
4-01-2007 @ 3:15PM
A.M.Coffee said...
You should all stop being lemmings to the billion dollar monster.Though back in the day things were peachy,rude service,bad coffee,and renaming traditional drinks to suit their lack of knowledge has reigned supreme for too long.Search out the small quality coffee shops who still believe in customer service,great fresh coffee,good music thats not over-commercialized,and let you use their internet for the price of coffee.Good luck.Stop feeding the beast.
4-09-2007 @ 4:37PM
Ana Jones said...
I took the test with regards to how many calories in different food items, and the answer in question No. 10 is wrong. Your answer says that Cold Stone M non-fat choc. frozen yogurt which has 370 cal. is higher than Ben & Jerry's pop cookie dough which has 380 cal., If this is correct, then B&J pop is higher in calories by 10 calories.