I was at Starbucks early this morning, around 6:50, after finishing a damp and rainy bootcamp class. Compared to our usual summer weather in Dallas, it
was actually a little bit chilly and I was tempted to get a hot chocolate. But I didn’t, I stuck with a tall black coffee.

A buddy of mine was in there, and we were commenting on how we see a lot of unhealthy people ordering a Venti Frappuccino with whip cream. Care to guess how many calories are in one of those?

590 calories and 22 grams of fat. This is for the Mint Mocha Chip flavor.

In fact, a recent study out of the University of North Carolina concluded that we consume 450 calories a day from beverages, nearly twice as many as 30 years
ago. That translates to an extra 23 pounds in a year which we either have to work off, or we carry around with us.

Here are 3 of the worst frozen coffee drinks you can get, even worse that the frappuccino. I found these while reading Mens Health.

In first place – an Oreo® ‘n Cookies Cappuccino Blast® from Dairy Queen packs 950 calories and 37 grams of fat.

Coming in second place is the large Caramel Blast at Au Bon Pain, with a whopping 760 calories and 21 grams of fat.

And not far behind is the large Frozen Mocha at Panera, which will set you back 670 calories and 26 grams of fat.

So if you get one of these, you are still technically eating (or drinking) vegetarian. But you’re not going to be a healthy vegetarian with those drinks.

But I’ve got a better alternative solution for you for a healthy frozen morning drink. This comes from Craig Ballantyne’s Easy Veggie Meal Plans.

It’s a Berry Protein Smoothie

1 cup blueberries
1 cup strawberries
1 cup spinach
1 tsp flax oil
1 cup almond milk
20 grams protein powder

I like my fruit and spinach frozen so its nice and cold.

I hope this is an eye opener on how bad some of these frozen drinks are for you.

Before I sign off, remember, you can download your copy of Easy Veggie Meal Plans today

Have a great day!

Scott Colby

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