Coffee, as all wise mortals know,

is the beverage of the gods, the nirvana of the senses, the ultimate of luxurious relaxations and…you get the idea. One cup, two cups, 17.4 cups….it’s simply sheer bliss.

Sheer bliss, that is…until you take into account how many calories you might really be consuming.

I was alerted to this notion by Brewed Coffee.com in their posting. To wit:

…The good news is that plain black coffee contains zero fat and very few calories. That means I can drink as many cups of black coffee that I want, right? The bad news is that I like more than plain black coffee! I like Coffee Mate (as you might know by now) – 2 heaping tablespoons of it in every cup. How many calories does this add? According to the Mayo Clinic, one tablespoon plain nondairy creamer has 33 calories. That means 66 calories per cup for me! Whew! For other “extras” and their corresponding calories, check out the Mayo Clinic’s data ….MORE….

That by itself could be considered depressing, until you explore how many calories, say, a Starbucks Cinnamon Dolce Creme Grande offers you:

270 calories

And a Vente Caramel Frappuccino Blended Coffee with whipped creme is:

500 calories!

Wow, it adds up, doesn’t it? Get all the data at the official Starbucks site here.

There are bunches of other sites online that will give you other coffee calorie counts. Here’s 2 of them:

DietFacts Restaurants

CalorieKing Coffee Database

Now, if you want a sweetener that is utterly delicious yet has zero calories and carbs, try Sweet Leaf liquid Stevia flavors. They come in such delectable yumnesses like

• English Toffee (caramel)
• Apricot
• Chocolate Raspberry
• Valencia Orange
• Rootbeer

and several more. A few drops is all you need to flavor your coffee (or water, or oatmeal, or yogurt, or …). It’s amazingly tasty….and the best thing is, your weight won’t balloon because of it.

ThankYouVeryMuch!

Owlbert

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