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Can we talk about drinks and the amount of calories in them? I'm getting tired (already?!) of only water but holy cow....

Posted by ty97 Nov 6 '13, 10:12

I was drinking only diet soda (and as discussed far too much of it) so I am used to drinks* being zero calories in my diet.

While getting breakfast this morning, I looked through the non-soda drink options. The little frapuccino bottles were 180-200 calories each. The Strawberry Milk was 360 (!).

I wound up with a Vitamin Water (not the zero kind, I'm trying to avoid artificial sweeteners as part of this) and even it was 180 calories, but at least had flavor.

How can little drinks have that many calories?!

*the non-alcoholic kind

Responses:

I am loving my new infuser water bottle. - elf kelly Nov 6, 10:34
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- cue groiny -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 10:20 2
  - lol -- nm - JenBro Nov 6, 10:22
  - I never consume boy calories. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 6, 10:22
This topic is something Kim has preached to me. I shouldn't drink my calories. - David Nov 6, 10:18 28
- OR bring some lemon squeeze thing that you can flavor your water with. -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 10:22
- This is the dilemma I am in now. I switched exclusively to diet soda when I started losing weight. - ty97 Nov 6, 10:19 10
  - I drink alot of Diet Pepsi, just had a colonoscopy and it was all clear...so game on! - Beaker Nov 6, 10:22 1
    - I think you might be drinking from the wrong end. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 6, 10:23
  - some people like green tea, unsweetened. I can't do it. - groiny Nov 6, 10:21
  - Yep, I started drinking caffeine-free diet coke again, but I've just quit. - Kim Pine Nov 6, 10:21 6
    - Does it still come in that weird gold bottle? I haven't seen that stuff in ages -- nm - con_carne Nov 6, 10:39
    - You started because you were stoned from surgery and I couldn't say no to you about your grocery list. It's 100% my fault. -- nm - David Nov 6, 10:24 4
      - asshole! -- nm - groiny Nov 6, 10:26 2
        
        The worst part has been gently trying to get her to stop again. - David Nov 6, 10:29 1
        
        fuckin Jesse. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 6, 10:35
      - aw...:) -- nm - Diva Nov 6, 10:25
- you have to change that, truly. - groiny Nov 6, 10:19 15
  - I have a secondary issue with dieting. - David Nov 6, 10:23 14
    - aah, I have a major issue with dieting as well, I am very picky. - groiny Nov 6, 10:25 13
      - Heh, I just had Subway for lunch. I get the most basic sandich possible, which is ham and cheese with olive oil. - David Nov 6, 10:28 12
        
        I feel bad for you. Food is probably one of the greatest joys in my life - decline Nov 6, 10:34 3
        
        Yes. And it's also a valuable reminder to never listen to David's opinion on food. -- nm - Roger More Nov 6, 10:41
        
        this -- nm - Diva Nov 6, 10:39
        
        Yeah, it's strange that I enjoy Top Chef and Iron Chef because I would never eat anything they serve. -- nm - David Nov 6, 10:37
        
        I get the veggie delite, but the onions were so strong, and the bread was not fresh either. - groiny Nov 6, 10:33
        
        I dunno ... sometimes onioins are horribly strong - both smell and flavor - even red onions can be like that ... -- nm - JenBro Nov 6, 10:31 6
        
        Right, and that's my point. Simply putting one on my food for a second can ruin the flavor for me. - David Nov 6, 10:33 3
        
        I don't mind onion flavor - I just don't want it to dominate ... sometimes I use scallions or shallots instead of onion - I think it's the Winter - JenBro Nov 6, 10:36 2
        
        man, I friggin *heart* shallots. -- nm - Diva Nov 6, 10:51
        
        Onion is probably my least favorite flavor. If I eat one, I may start to gag. -- nm - David Nov 6, 10:37
        
        agreed - i love onions, but i may have put too many red ones in a salad I just made. - Diva Nov 6, 10:33 1
        
        :) -- nm - JenBro Nov 6, 10:36
I drink nothing but water, skim milk, and Powerade (the variety that has 80 calories per quart). (Plus beer, wine, etc. of course.) -- nm - mara Nov 6, 10:17
Diet Pepsi cures cancer! -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 10:17
word ... McD's large NONFAT latte is 190 ... and I love latte's but have switched to just drinking black coffee straight -- nm - JenBro Nov 6, 10:15 14
- Well, when you consider that a 20 oz glass of skim milk is 200 calories... -- nm - Ender Nov 6, 10:22 1
  - yep - I know - I've taken to consuming greek yogurt and some cheeses for my dairy intake instead of milk - but every once in a while I have it - it - JenBro Nov 6, 10:34
- this is part of how I was managing to consume upwards of 4,000 calories a day when I was at my heaviest. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 6, 10:16 11
  - over the past couple years I've used an app on my phone to log everything I eat - it's amaziing what calories stuff has - really amazing -- nm - JenBro Nov 6, 10:17 10
    - favour - Beaker Nov 6, 10:18 5
      - sure thing - I may need your help in trying to figure it out - can I just send you everything? I'm not really playing it myself - just getting stuff - JenBro Nov 6, 10:21 4
        
        cool (when you go into send gifts, there is a second page up top called collections) - Beaker Nov 6, 10:24 3
        
        would losing them from my inventory keep me from getting into other rooms or being able to send you better stuff? -- nm - JenBro Nov 6, 10:28 2
        
        likely, you would need your own to do your own collections (so keep one and send me the duplicates!) -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 10:28 1
        
        ok got it - thanks -- nm - JenBro Nov 6, 10:32
    - yes, and the amount of stuff that people just "munch on" and forget to count it. - groiny Nov 6, 10:18 3
      - one thing I do like when I "need" a munch snack - is 15 plain whole unsalted almonds ... the crunch and flavor are totally worth the 150 calories -- nm - JenBro Nov 6, 10:25 2
        
        yeah, I occasionally eat them. - groiny Nov 6, 10:27 1
        
        I splurge at Sam's club and buy a big bag to keep at the office ... lasts a couple months - which means way better for me and cheaper in the long run - JenBro Nov 6, 10:29
this is why I like tea. - groiny Nov 6, 10:15 1
- yep - I love different herbal teas too -- nm - JenBro Nov 6, 10:16
it's all the sugar they load in. -- nm - zork Nov 6, 10:14
lots, and lots, and lots of sugar. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 6, 10:13 3
- Also, people *don't* actually know this? I'm digging on ty, but sweet drinks that have calories = SUGAR. -- nm - Shaun Nov 6, 10:20 2
  - There should be a 'not' after I'm. -- nm - Shaun Nov 6, 10:21 1
    - not really, they have no idea how MUCH sugar is in a can of soda. - groiny Nov 6, 10:22

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