Starbucks

What was i thinking?
Went to Starbucks with a colleague where i  ordered a Grande Non-fat Vanilla Latte, thinking this was a good option....didn't realize  the non-fat only means skim milk, and the syrup is not the sugar free.... 200 calories and 37 carbs...Yikes!!!  Threw out half of it..

Lesson Learned -don't go to fancy coffee places unless you know what is in it beforehand!!! 

Think I will stick with the office coffee with my 2 oz of premier chocolate protein shake!

You should have ordered a skinny latte as it means skim milk and SF syrup then the only calories come from the skim milk.

I ask for "sugar free shots" - and in my case 1/2 shot because I still find alot of things too sweet, even 15 months out.  An ocassional SB treat makes me feel like I'm really functioning in normal land, and actually gives me a psychological boost . 

Claire

Thanks all!  I will do that the next time.  Starbucks is a treat for me and they were taking our order so fast, i couldn't think and just ordered what my friend had...

I will have to write it down so i can remember.

After 2 "mistakes" from Starbucks I refuse to go there. I buy flavored coffee from a little shop that's almost hidden in the food court near work. I can get decaf flavored coffee - no syrups. And a large is only $1.75!

  I like supporting the "little guy".

They have SF vanilla at Star bucks

I did that once before.  Was assured that it was RNY friendly by a friend.. NOT... vibrated all the way home after a couple of sips and had the sweats and heart palpitations.. not a fun lesson, but definitely one that was learned!  LOL

Live and learn!

Laura

I frequent Starbucks a lot lately and the one barista has made it her duty to educate me lol...I learned that even if you order a skinny drink you aren't guaranteed to get SF syrup (white chocolate and coconut don't even come SF) so she says to always state SF as well as skinny...also if you add a protein scoop (which I do) ask them to mix the protein in the milk before they heat it because if you don't it clumps up and is truly disgusting and usually you can't even consume the protein parts so you just wasted your money.

I had a barista tell me that if people order skinny and it's with a syrup that isn't SF they have to tell them it has full sugar in it.  I ordered a skinny pumpkin pie latte and she said I can't make it skinny but can make it non-fat as we don't carry SF pumpkin syrup.  It doesn't hurt to say both if in doubt.  I know which syrups are SF now so I don't worry.