Saturday, January 14, 2006

Starbucks is evil.

No, this isn't a diatribe on the American corporations that drive out the little guys and become ubiquitous, this is more of the aftermath of Supersize Me.

I don't believe it's right to hold McDonald's or any other company responsible for how heavy Americans are becoming. HOWEVER, if you're going to say fast food is the enemy, you might as well add Starbucks to the list.

DO YOU KNOW HOW BAD THEY ARE FOR YOU?

I have developed some handy guidelines for mitigating the damage:

1. Never order anything Venti. Nobody needs that much of anything. (Hot tea or plain coffee are the exceptions, although a boatload of caffeine can give you the shakes.)

2. Go with skim milk every time - save on fat and calories!

3. Skip the whip. ALWAYS.

4. Eat the baked goods at your own peril. Even the lowfat items will kill you.

These rules will help you eat/drink/live better. They will also suck the fun right out of that Starbucks run.

***written by the girl with the Starbucks credit card who can't live without a good chai every now and again***

1 Comments:

Blogger Jon said...

No kidding. I looked at what's even in a bagel after something you wrote, and holy stuff, even that's bad for you. I do go with the skim versions, and actually I just get green tea a lot now.

8:48 AM  

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