Caramel Frappacino… Light?
The Grande Caramel Frappacino. Creamy, sweet, and just enough kick to finish off the work day at noon. This is what happens when you have lunch with a co-worker… As I order my Caramel Frap, I remark how I shouldn’t be drinking this. The cashier kindly suggests a Light Frappacino. Light Frap? Oxymoron, I say. But she insists that it tastes just as good and has less than half the calories. So I tried it. Verdict? You can tell it’s been dietized, but it’s still pretty good.
Of course, as soon as I get home I verify this info at the nutritional information part of Starbucks.com:
Regular Grande Caramel Frap* - 280 calories, 3.5 grams of fat.
Light Grande Caramel Frap* - 180 calories, 1.5 grams of fat.
Not quite half the calories, but considering the regular frap comes with whipped cream by default, and the light does not, I guess that’s a fair assessment. Well, I’m definitely not getting the whipped cream ever again! And if it’s not for some sort of personal reward, I’ll be sticking to the Light Frappacinos when I have a willpower deficit.
* both without whipped cream. Adding whipped cream adds 150 calories and 12.5 grams of fat!! It’s good, but not that good.
The Grande Caramel Frappacino. Creamy, sweet, and just enough kick to finish off the work day at noon. This is what happens when you have lunch with a co-worker… As I order my Caramel Frap, I remark how I shouldn’t be drinking this. The cashier kindly suggests a Light Frappacino. Light Frap? Oxymoron, I say. But she insists that it tastes just as good and has less than half the calories. So I tried it. Verdict? You can tell it’s been dietized, but it’s still pretty good.
Of course, as soon as I get home I verify this info at the nutritional information part of Starbucks.com:
Regular Grande Caramel Frap* - 280 calories, 3.5 grams of fat.
Light Grande Caramel Frap* - 180 calories, 1.5 grams of fat.
Not quite half the calories, but considering the regular frap comes with whipped cream by default, and the light does not, I guess that’s a fair assessment. Well, I’m definitely not getting the whipped cream ever again! And if it’s not for some sort of personal reward, I’ll be sticking to the Light Frappacinos when I have a willpower deficit.
* both without whipped cream. Adding whipped cream adds 150 calories and 12.5 grams of fat!! It’s good, but not that good.
September 2nd, 2005 at 6:36 am
Hiya
I had a light mint choc one the other day and my god it was filling! You are doing great guns though. Keep up the good work!
September 2nd, 2005 at 4:32 pm
but.. but! It’s not the same without the whipped cream.