Chocolate Sprinkles? Please help

Ok. This morning I got a venti coffee from starbucks. The coffee is about 10 calories. I put about a splash of half and half (maybe 20 cals) and ( I must admit) alot of non fat milk (maybe 80 cals) But the thing is, I also added some cinnamon spinkles and chocolate sprinkles and I don't know how to find the calories for that.

I mean cinnamon doesnt have calories right? But Im sure the chocolate sprinkles do. So would anyone be able to help me out here?

Thanks in advance.

sprinkles are made of pure sugar and have 16 calories per teaspoon, 50 per tablespoon. If the cinnamon sprinkles were only cinnamon flavored, and not actually pure cinnamon, then they would have the same amount of calories as the chocolate sprinkles.

So lets say I had a teaspoon of each. Thats 16+16 = 32 calories for the sprinkles?

Edited to say: Ok so I find it a little hard to believe that my breakfast alone this morning was 443 calories. a granola bar (180), a yogurt(120) and my coffe (143??). Seems like alot for so little food.

443 cals isn't a particularly big breakfast but your choices won't have been very filling because there was a lot of sugar involved (granola bar, sweetened coffee, fruit puree in yoghurt).  Another day, you could choose a high-fibre cereal and some skimmed milk and maybe enjoy a coffee with just a little skimmed milk and no added extras.  With the calories you save you could add on something like a piece of fruit or a slice of toast and the whole thing would be more filling for the same cals.

The CC food log is a good way to plan meals in advance.  Then you have fewer 'I can't believe it was that much/little' moments.

Yea you're right. But for me its hard to get a healthier or more filling breakfast unless im willing to use more cals because there is never anything in my house to eat. So I must rely on outside food sources eg. foodstore, fast food, gas stations etc.

More and more fast-food and on the go places offer healthy breakfasts while you're on the move. The Starbucks new Vivanno smoothie blends, for example. Or an Egg McMuffin. I don't know if McDonalds offer porridge at breakfast where you are but there's another example. Why do you not have healthier options in your home, might I ask?

Well. You see. I don't live in the U.S. (thats where I assume you're from. Sorry if Im wrong). I live in The Bahamas. So we are a little behind in almost everything eg. specials that fast-food places offer and such. So Mc Donalds over here does not offer prroidge (although i wish they did). Neither does Starbucks offer Vivanno smoothie blends? Unless I havent been looking thats closesly (but I'll check it out).

I don't have healthier options at home because my mother DOES NOT go to the food store EVER. She buys food for that one day eg. a pkg of chicken pieces, pasta, bag of veggies. And we eat those that one day then the next day we go BACK to the food store and buy something else. The only foods we religiously have in the fridge at all times are eggs, water, I cant believe its not butter, and maybe lettuce and limes. And the spices and stuff in the cupboards. So im on my own for breakfast. Thank goodness I get lunch at work.

Edited to say: Egg Mc Muffins are a healthy breakfast? really? What about an egg and cheese croissan'wich from Burger King. I much prefer those

non-fat milk is only about 10 calories/ounce; i doubt you put a whole cup of milk in your coffee.

Original Post by pgeorgian:

non-fat milk is only about 10 calories/ounce; i doubt you put a whole cup of milk in your coffee.

 Maybe half a cup. I poured some of the coffee out so I can add more milk. so about 43 calories then?

just to clarify, you're referring to the powdered chocolate, not chocolate sprinkles.  if you just used a few shakes of the container, don't worry about the calories; they're likely negligible.  if you dumped in a few tablespoons, it's probably about 50 or so, depending on whether or not it was sweetened.

Oh. Ok. Well the stupid starbucks lady said "chocolate sprinkles", So thats why I said that. But thanks for the clarification.

I looked up the Egg and Cheese Croissanwich doodad for you, and it looks like a reasonably decent breakfast choice.  It's only 300 calories, but high in fat and sodium (17g fat, 740mg sodium) but it does have 12g of protein and a reasonable amount of calcium and iron (15% of each).

You can go to the Burger King website and compare menu items to find out calories, fat, sodium, etc., and make a better choice that way.  Actually, I'm pretty sure most fast-food places list their calories on their websites.  Good luck! ^^

Wow thanks. I guess it isnt THAT bad.

Not THE healthiest, but yes, an egg McMuffin is a viable on the go breakfast: nutritional info for an Egg McMuffin. The BK one sounds good too though the sodium is pretty high, but, then, sodium will be high in anything with cheese and bread. :S So, oh well! I'd go for your croissan'wich. Much worse that you could eat and it should keep you more satisfied.

The way you describe your shopping habits, it sounds like you buy fresh on the day - but what about your cupboard stores? Surely you don't buy dry foods every single day too? Cereals? A bag of oats to make porridge with in the mornings, dried fruit you can top it with, and a long-life milk carton? They don't need keeping in the fridge. :] Eggs, too, a perfect breakfast food. You can make yourself a healthy hearty ommlette or frittata - the night before! Use your leftover veggies in it and pop it in the fridge, and voila, you've got breakfast for the next day - or two!

An omlette with a piece of toast, 1/2 a bagel or sunny side up or over easy is a pretty quick way to make breakfast.  It's also significanly cheaper and healthier than almost anything you would buy.  You can toss in any leftover items for additional bulk and flavor.

Well we don't buy cereal, if we do it's gone in like 2 days. Oatmeal is normally here though, but  I guess Ill have to get up earlier to eat it.

Thanks for the suggestions. They are really good and simple and easy for on the go.

You can make oatmeal in the microwave, a lot of people like to toss an egg in with it...I'll have to try this tomorrow.