Tips to Make Your Favorite Starbucks Holiday Drinks Healthier

Curious about ways to improve the nutritional value of your preferred beverages without sacrificing flavor? Have no more concerns! Your favorite holiday beverages from Starbucks can be made healthier with the help of the information that is provided in this article.

Sugar Cookie Almond Milk Latte

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The Iced Sugar Cookie Almond Milk Latte is much less calorically dense than some of the other latte alternatives available at Starbucks, with only 180 calories in a grande serving. In addition, it has a lower total fat content than most other beverages, which have 6 grams of fat. However, Karine Patel, leading dietitian at Dietitian Fit, cautions that it still has a high sugar content, as it has the same amount of sugar as seven cubes, which also has a low protein content.

She suggests asking for two pumps instead of four to cut the sugar cookie syrup pump in half as an alternative to requesting four pumps. Through this, the amount of sugar that is included in this sweet beverage will be significantly reduced. Moreover, Patel claims that if you eliminate the red and green topping, you can enjoy a drink with only 70 calories and approximately 12 grams of sugar.

Chestnut Praline Latte

Chestnut Praline Latte is a delicious combination of flavors, including roasted chestnuts with spices, steaming milk, and espresso. While the tall size of this latte is considerably lower in calories and sugar than other drinks on the holiday menu, it still has 270 calories and 30 grams of sugar.

This drink is traditionally prepared with 2% milk, three pumps of chestnut praline syrup, whipped cream, and a chestnut praline garnish dusted with spiced sugar. Nevertheless, if you want to make your cup of coffee healthy, try substituting 2% dairy milk with a non-dairy alternative such as almond, oat, or coconut milk.

Request one pump of the chestnut praline syrup rather than three pumps of the syrup. You can also remove the sugar sprinkles and whipped cream from the recipe. Thus, rather than adding sugar, you can use unsweetened spices like cinnamon and nutmeg to make your drink delicious without adding any calories.

Caramel Brulée Latte

A layer of sugar that has been burned and hardened is referred to as a brûlée and placed on top of a sweet and creamy dish. As mentioned, Caramel Brulée from Starbucks is a delicious dessert that brings to mind the toffee flavor. The use of espresso roast, steamed milk, and caramel brulée sauce can capture the taste of sugar that has been caramelized.

On the other hand, although it is generally topped with caramel brulée bits and whipped cream, you can request that there be no bits, light whipped cream, or no whipped cream at all to reduce the amount of calories, sugar, and fat you consume. If you want to maintain your calorie intake at a sensible level, under 250, you should get a Short size with eight fl oz.

Also, you might opt for one pump of caramel brulée sauce rather than two pumps to limit the sugar in the dish further. Remember that although the Tall has a 12 fl oz steaming coffee version with an approximate 20-calorie increase compared to the Short, it contains a few additional grams of sugar and fat.