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Someone should figure out the exact mix of coffee that's the least-bad for you and sell it. "Least worst coffee".

by Laaw 11y ago

joering2 11y ago
I would say "don't drink Starbucks" and you be half there. Regular coffee in small portions has only a few calories and in the worst case scenario help you with digestion and bowel movement. But what those "kids" drink to start a day with has very little with coffee. When you get some moca-frappucino double-latte expresso with caramel syrup and whip cream on the top, you are scoring plenty of taste and about 500 calories. It's more than breakfast meal should have! And all this excessive sugar and fat definitely can't be helping health-wise. I don't see Starbucks as a coffee company. I see them as perfectionists at blending (similarly, Coca-cola is not in a business of soda, but rather transportation (and they are genius at it), because frankly anyone can blend sugar with cola penuts and water - but the detail is in cheap distribution). There was an article somewhere on the web that all those ingredients you can have while ordering your coffee can be mixed at 40,000 different combinations. Think about it. Why the heck any company would go through a trouble of giving you so many option when they "just sell the coffee". Because majority of their customers do not drink coffee "'cause they need it". They drink it purely for taste! Of course, it comes with a brilliant reasoning: "oh, I need this coffee to start a productive day", even if in reality you only need a pure coffee and maybe little bit of cream and sugar, for taste. 10 calories max. Not a coffee-tasting sugar bomb full of addons, fats and preservatives.
- dasboth 11y ago
  I agree so much. Starbucks and co are definitely not what I would consider coffee shops. I drink coffee because it has an effect on me (as well as a delicious taste, no caramel syrup required), and I can feel its effect very quickly. Starbucks coffees have the same effect on me as eating sweets; no wake-up effect, just a guaranteed sugar crash in a few hours. I was never a fan but I avoid it completely these days.

Someone should figure out the exact mix of coffee that's the least-bad for you and sell it. "Least worst coffee".

by Laaw 11y ago

Someone should figure out the exact mix of coffee that's the least-bad for you and sell it. "Least worst coffee".

I would say "don't drink Starbucks" and you be half there. Regular coffee in small portions has only a few calories and in the worst case scenario help you with digestion and bowel movement. But what those "kids" drink to start a day with has very little with coffee. When you get some moca-frappucino double-latte expresso with caramel syrup and whip cream on the top, you are scoring plenty of taste and about 500 calories. It's more than breakfast meal should have! And all this excessive sugar and fat definitely can't be helping health-wise. I don't see Starbucks as a coffee company. I see them as perfectionists at blending (similarly, Coca-cola is not in a business of soda, but rather transportation (and they are genius at it), because frankly anyone can blend sugar with cola penuts and water - but the detail is in cheap distribution). There was an article somewhere on the web that all those ingredients you can have while ordering your coffee can be mixed at 40,000 different combinations. Think about it. Why the heck any company would go through a trouble of giving you so many option when they "just sell the coffee". Because majority of their customers do not drink coffee "'cause they need it". They drink it purely for taste! Of course, it comes with a brilliant reasoning: "oh, I need this coffee to start a productive day", even if in reality you only need a pure coffee and maybe little bit of cream and sugar, for taste. 10 calories max. Not a coffee-tasting sugar bomb full of addons, fats and preservatives.

dasboth 11y ago
I agree so much. Starbucks and co are definitely not what I would consider coffee shops. I drink coffee because it has an effect on me (as well as a delicious taste, no caramel syrup required), and I can feel its effect very quickly. Starbucks coffees have the same effect on me as eating sweets; no wake-up effect, just a guaranteed sugar crash in a few hours. I was never a fan but I avoid it completely these days.