‘Just a seasonal coffee and snack…’ ☕️ 🎃
At this time of year all the coffee shops bring out their range of seasonal coffees and snacks. Starbucks has its iconic pumpkin spice latte 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 medium Pumpkin spice Latte (with semi skimmed milk) and a small cake pop. 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 and a little cake pop right?
On the other hand if you grabbed a sausage roll from Greggs you may be berating yourself for ‘being bad’.
In reality that seasonal coffee comes in at around 259 cals, and the cake pop is 172 cals. That’s a total of 431 cals. In comparison the sausage roll is a mere 329 cals! Whilst there’s absolutely nothing wrong with spending over 400 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 wants sausage roll then go for it. Just be aware of the calories so you’re making an educated choice!
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