starbucks help...

I love Starbucks! When I go, my usual is a coffee frappuccino light, with the occasional addition of sugar free syrup. But tomorrow I wanna mix it up a it. Last week in Chicago, I ordered a nonfat carmel machiatto, and substituted sugar free syrup...It was amazing, but the calories on their website didn't include it with sugar free syrup...anyone know how much this saves in a tall?

ps. any other, lower caloires drinks to try? particularly cold, since I live in Florida and its summer right now :)

Thx!

I know this isn't cold, but a tall skim cappucino is 66 calories, a short skim cappucino is 44 calories.  An iced americano is 13 calories for a tall.  

are the cappucinos sweet, I like sweet :)

I have a personal obsession with iced coffee and non-fat milk.  It is so simple and amazingly refressing and good.  I sweeten mine with splenda.

It is also a bargin.  The grande is $1.99. 

Total cals with the non-fat milk is only 30 or so. 

1 pump of syrup = 20 calories.

1 pump of sugar-free syrup = 0 calories.

In a tall caramel machiatto, I'm pretty sure they add 3 pumps of syrup so you'd save 60 cals there. The caramel they drizzle on top doesn't come in sugar free so ask for no drizzle & save even more cals. So, a tall non-fat CM has 140 cals... one with sugar-free syrup would have 80 cals.

My favourite Starbucks drinks range between 50 - 100 cals (tall): unsweetened ice tea lemonades, iced teas (with honey added), iced americano or iced coffee with honey added.

I usually get a tall Americano with sugar-free syrup (10 cals), and then I add my own skim milk and Splenda (maybe 20-30 cals?).

I don't get iced drinks because I slurp them up in no time flat! It's a terrible habit. I'm sure that it would still be delicious on ice, though.

As a starbucks employee I am always trying to help people who are calorie counting. As hard as it may be we come up with many options.

1) Don't forget Starbucks iced teas and iced coffees come sweetened, don't hesitate one second to ask for unsweetened or with a substitute. :)

2) Sugar-free syrups have 0 calories. Flavors usually include: Vanilla, Hazelnut, Caramel and Cinnamon Dolce. A Tall non-fat, Sugar-free Vanilla is only 60 cal! Hot or cold!

3) Starbucks Frappucino Lights are made with splenda. 130 Calories in a Grande Coffee Frappucino Light!

My fav summer time beverage is an Iced Venti 2 splenda Black Tea. Cheap, low cal and I get a boost! Feel free to ask the barista's if they have a second to help you try something new. I know *I* enjoy getting creative for customers. :-D