McDonald’s
McDonald’s is now in the coffee
and drink business—in a big way.
You would think that the
Premium Roast Iced Coffee would be served the same way as regular hot Premium
Roast Coffee—plain, unless you ask for sugar, milk, etc. But that’s not how
McD’s does it. It’s served with light cream and your choice of liquid sugar or
flavored (hazelnut, vanilla or caramel) syrups. A small with liquid sugar (and
cream) is 140 calories. A medium is 200 calories and a large is 280. McD’s big
summer drink is the McCafé Frappé Chocolate Chip made with a mocha coffee base,
chocolate chips and whipped cream plus a double drizzle of chocolate and
caramel. Small is 450 calories, medium is 560 calories, and the large is a
whopping 680 calories.
They’ve also added a line of
smoothies made with real fruit, but that doesn’t mean that the smoothies don’t
also have other ingredients such as added sugar. Smoothies and McDonald’s other
flavored drinks (Chillers, lemonade, etc.) range from approximately 200 to 330
calories, depending on size.
Best
Bet: Order
the Premium Iced Coffee plain and add your own cream and sugar (go light). Or
you can have the McCafé Iced Latte, but ask for nonfat milk. A small is only 50
calories.
Oh, and you can always order a
bottle of water or ask for a cup of water.
Burger King
Burger King also has jumped
into the drink and coffee game. They’re offering frozen lemonade and frozen
strawberry lemonade, which range in calories from 80 to 200 (the frozen
strawberry has almost twice as many calories). They also have several coffee drinks,
including Iced Seattle's Best Coffee, ranging from 80 calories for a small to
140 for a large. Iced Seattle's Best Coffee Mocha is 180 (small) to 340
(large). You should probably avoid the Coke Icee, which can have as many as 170
calories, as well as their line of smoothies (from 200 to 450) and the Caramel
and Mocha Frappé (410 to 600). Apparently, the BK smoothies are hand-blended to
order and include a serving of fruit blended with juice and low-fat yogurt—but
they’re still high in calories.
Best Bet: Nestea or Gold Peak Unsweetened (Plain)
Iced Tea or the Iced Seattle's Best Coffee without milk or sugar.
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