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Picking a nit: “Lattes are bad for you” come now. No food is inherently “bad”. In moderation or in a balanced diet you can regularly eat some amount of “bad” fo

Picking a nit: “Lattes are bad for you” come now. No food is inherently “bad”. In moderation or in a balanced diet you can regularly eat some amount of “bad” food and remain perfectly healthy. I do agree they aren’t a health food but I dislike “good” and “bad”. I think healthier and unhealthier is a much better axis for food, and making choices around food.

devmunchies 6y ago
You have it backwards. No food is inherently “good” for you. Most people are better off skipping meals until they absolutely need nutrients. There’s toxins in all food.
- roywiggins 6y ago
  There's toxins in all air, but we don't hold our breath until we need to breathe...
  - knowmad 6y ago
    I mean we kind of do. If everyone breathed like they ate(in the US) there would be people fainting all over the place.
- bitexploder 6y ago
  Another note: there is no such thing as “toxins” in food. Barring things like heavy metals, and actual poison. You won’t see any research about nutrition and food talk about “toxins” in a context like this.
tlow 6y ago
False. Lattes ARE most definitely bad for you when they contain 30-40 grams of sugar or almost 3 TABLESPOONS.[1] [1] https://www.starbucks.com/menu/product/414/hot?parent=%2Fdrinks%2Fhot-coffees%2Flattes https://www.starbucks.com/menu/product/414/hot?parent=%2Fdri...
- airstrike 6y ago
  Lattes aren't defined by that specific recipe served at Starbucks.
  - tlow 6y ago
    Surely they are. They are one possible example.
    - pb7 6y ago
      Salads aren’t bad because McDonald’s gives you one with a dressing with 900 calories in it.
    - azinman2 6y ago
      And that example has a cinnamon sugar syrup added to it.
- Tagbert 6y ago
  You picked a dessert drink. An actual Latte has less than half the number of carbs as that https://www.starbucks.com/menu/product/407/hot?parent=%2Fdrinks%2Fhot-coffees%2Flattes https://www.starbucks.com/menu/product/407/hot?parent=%2Fdri...
  - deepfriedrice 6y ago
    You can also get it with almond milk reduce it by another 1/3
- asfginino 6y ago
  That drink is a latte, but a latte isn't that drink. A latte is made with two ingredients: espresso and milk. Anything else is a variation.
  - BenjiWiebe 6y ago
    I prefer unsweetened lattes. For some reason sweet just clashes with the mouthfeel and flavor to me.

devmunchies 6y ago

You have it backwards. No food is inherently “good” for you. Most people are better off skipping meals until they absolutely need nutrients. There’s toxins in all food.

roywiggins 6y ago
There's toxins in all air, but we don't hold our breath until we need to breathe...
- knowmad 6y ago
  I mean we kind of do. If everyone breathed like they ate(in the US) there would be people fainting all over the place.
bitexploder 6y ago
Another note: there is no such thing as “toxins” in food. Barring things like heavy metals, and actual poison. You won’t see any research about nutrition and food talk about “toxins” in a context like this.

tlow 6y ago

False. Lattes ARE most definitely bad for you when they contain 30-40 grams of sugar or almost 3 TABLESPOONS.[1] [1] https://www.starbucks.com/menu/product/414/hot?parent=%2Fdrinks%2Fhot-coffees%2Flattes https://www.starbucks.com/menu/product/414/hot?parent=%2Fdri...

airstrike 6y ago
Lattes aren't defined by that specific recipe served at Starbucks.
- tlow 6y ago
  Surely they are. They are one possible example.
  - pb7 6y ago
    Salads aren’t bad because McDonald’s gives you one with a dressing with 900 calories in it.
  - azinman2 6y ago
    And that example has a cinnamon sugar syrup added to it.
Tagbert 6y ago
You picked a dessert drink. An actual Latte has less than half the number of carbs as that https://www.starbucks.com/menu/product/407/hot?parent=%2Fdrinks%2Fhot-coffees%2Flattes https://www.starbucks.com/menu/product/407/hot?parent=%2Fdri...
- deepfriedrice 6y ago
  You can also get it with almond milk reduce it by another 1/3
asfginino 6y ago
That drink is a latte, but a latte isn't that drink. A latte is made with two ingredients: espresso and milk. Anything else is a variation.
- BenjiWiebe 6y ago
  I prefer unsweetened lattes. For some reason sweet just clashes with the mouthfeel and flavor to me.