Just shoot me now, rookie mistake!
You would think I know by now that someplace like Starbucks can take somethings so simple as herb tea and fresh fruit and make it a sugar bomb?!?! Due to the heat we have been having 108 for 3 days in a row, Comcast lost power and I am working from Starbucks. I walked in and with the heat the photo of the Delicious, sparkling berry sangria ice tea looked divine. So Kathy ordered one. I noticed after a few sips it was really sweet, not the berry sweetness the where is that sugar coming from sweetness?
Dumb Kathy, dumb, dumb Kathy. I will be working off those carbs all day 
HW:330 - GW:150 - MW:118-125
RW:190 - CW:130
BTW- the herbal peach is awesome, and the mint majesty- no sugar either.
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Other great herbal teas without sweeteners (some of these may have a little sugar from some dried fruit in the teas, but it is minimal):
Teavana Peach Tranquility--I think they sell this at Starbucks
Teavana Citrus Lavendar Sage--my very favorite tea on earth
Teavana Berry Blue
Mighty Leaf Chamomile Citrus
Mighty Leaf African Nectar
When I needed connection and had no home internet, I have found the public library the safest place to go. It is quiet, cool and does not serve food. Sometimes, if I only needed a short amount of online time, I would just sit in the parking lot and connect to their WIFI. Eating places are too much temptation for me.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
I did the same thing with a skinny iced caramel macchiato. It's "skinny", yet contains 27 grams of carbs and 23 grams of sugars. I wasn't sure if it was the milk sugar, or something that actually had sugar in it...but I did NOT feel well after. I never did find out. Regardless, I've been avoiding Starbucks while I'm out, and I'm using unsweetened cashew milk for my homemade iced coffees and in my morning coffee. ( and a splash of half and half....cuz I'm a rebel that way. )
I'm usually pretty good at avoiding sugary pitfalls, but I guess I had a brain fart that day.
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