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Morrigoon · 08-29-2007, 04:32 PM

I ordered the "Light" Frappuccino, which, when asked means that the frapp mix uses Splenda (not sure about the milk fat level... I really just wanted one that wouldn't have me flying off the walls)

Ponine · 08-29-2007, 04:35 PM

ahhhhhhh. I get it... I'll have to check my starbucks tomorrow. Thats very much a peace inducing happy drink for me.

Chernabog · 08-29-2007, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon

I ordered the "Light" Frappuccino, which, when asked means that the frapp mix uses Splenda (not sure about the milk fat level... I really just wanted one that wouldn't have me flying off the walls)

They still have a lot of carbs, they just have 30-40% fewer calories. The fat content is also lower, but of course, if you have it with whipped cream you'll basically undo all of that. (it is tastier/better for you to have a regular frap with no whip than a light frap with whip... whipped cream adds an extra hundred or so calories of pure fat).

Chernabog · 08-29-2007, 05:01 PM

^^ more on the above. A tall coffee frappuccino light with NO WHIP has:

110 calories. 1 gram of fat. 22.0 carbs. [2g fiber (?). 15(!!!)grams sugar]. 5 grams protein.

So it sounds like skim milk is used. But there IS sugar in there, even if it is partially splenda.

A regular tall coffee frappuccino with no whip is:
190 calories. 2.5 grams of fat (1.6 saturated). 38 carbs (32 sugar). 4 graps protein.

Whipped cream on a tall drink adds 100 calories, 9 grams of fat (6 saturated), 3 carbs.

So a light tall coffee frap WITH whip would be approximately 210 calories, 10.5 grams of fat, 25 carbs (15g grams sugar).

The moral of the story: leave out the whipped cream. (everything in moderation, of course, but still....)

08-29-2007, 04:32 PM	#1
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Ponine Virgin Ears Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,075	ahhhhhhh. I get it... I'll have to check my starbucks tomorrow. Thats very much a peace inducing happy drink for me. __________________ There's something strange, There's something wrong. I see a change - It's like when love dies.
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08-29-2007, 05:01 PM	#4
Chernabog Biophage Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Moon Posts: 2,679	^^ more on the above. A tall coffee frappuccino light with NO WHIP has: 110 calories. 1 gram of fat. 22.0 carbs. [2g fiber (?). 15(!!!)grams sugar]. 5 grams protein. So it sounds like skim milk is used. But there IS sugar in there, even if it is partially splenda. A regular tall coffee frappuccino with no whip is: 190 calories. 2.5 grams of fat (1.6 saturated). 38 carbs (32 sugar). 4 graps protein. Whipped cream on a tall drink adds 100 calories, 9 grams of fat (6 saturated), 3 carbs. So a light tall coffee frap WITH whip would be approximately 210 calories, 10.5 grams of fat, 25 carbs (15g grams sugar). The moral of the story: leave out the whipped cream. (everything in moderation, of course, but still....) __________________ And they say back then our universe Was a coal black egg Until the god inside Burst out and from its shattered shell He made what became the world we know ~ Bjork (Cosmogony)
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