‘Just a seasonal coffee and snack…’

‘Just a seasonal coffee and snack…’ ☕️ 🎃

At this time of year all the coffee shops bring out their range of seasonal coffees and snacks. The pumpkin spice latte even has somewhat of a cult following. So if you’re out and about you may well decide to grab a quick seasonal drink and a snack to go with it.

This particular example is a large Pumpkin spice latte (with semi skimmed milk) and a pumpkin loaf. You’d probably think this was a reasonable thing to have as a snack and you might realise it’s a few hundred calories but it can’t be that bad. It’s just a coffee right? And the pumpkin loaf is basically a healthy snack right?

On the other hand if you grabbed a large KFC fries you may be berating yourself for ‘being bad’.

In reality that season coffee comes in at around 422 cals, and the pumpkin loaf is 360 cals per slice. That’s a total of 782 cals. In comparison a large KFC portion of fries is a mere 345 cals! Whilst there’s absolutely nothing wrong with spending nearly 800 cals on coffee and a snack you may find that if you’re trying to watch your calories that you can’t accommodate that many cals for a snack. In addition if you don’t realise how many cals they are you are likely to go over calorie budget that day.

Knowledge is power so being aware of the calorie content of things, and also of our own perceptions of the things we consume is always a good thing. If you want the seasonal drink and snack – have it and enjoy it. If you want to some large fries then go for it. Just be aware of the calories so you’re making an educated choice!

🤗 Xx