How can you reduce the calories by hundreds!

Most people identify that black coffee has about zero calories. Add a few ice cubes to cool it off and you are not adding any more.

How can you reduce the calories by hundreds!

1. Milk: First, take the milk that's used, whether it is heated or foamed. For every eight ounces of entire milk in your beverage there are about 9 grams of fat - close to 80 calories just from the fat! Non-fat milk (formerly called skim) has virtually zero fat grams, so you can save 80 calories. And remember, that is for eight ounces - many of these drinks are using 12 ounces of milk, saving you up to 120 calories.

2. Syrup: Now, look at the syrup that flavors your coffee – such as hazelnut, vanilla, caramel, or chocolate. Many coffee bars put three or four squirt of sugary syrup in. So, how can you reduce the calories? They regularly offer sugar-free varieties of any flavor. You could save up to 80 calories by reducing the sugar in the flavored syrup.

3. Cream: Finally, most coffee drinks - whether cold or hot - are topped with a rather large dollop of whipped cream. This can easily be adding more than 50 calories, depending on how generous the barrista! So, ask for less or do without, and save a number of more calories.
You have now found three ways to reduce the calories in your coffee drink: less fat in the milk, less sugar from the syrup (by using sugar-free or reducing the amount), and less (or no) whipped cream.