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starbucks can be good, the trick is to order: 1. espresso drinks 2. order one shot extra (starbucks will only put 1 shot of espresso in an 12oz tall--so you s
by MAGZine 4y ago
starbucks can be good, the trick is to order:
1. espresso drinks
2. order one shot extra (starbucks will only put 1 shot of espresso in an 12oz tall--so you should order AT LEAST one extra shot).
3. ask for blonde roast, which is actually not half bad. pike place/standard is a disaster.
it will not parallel any craft coffee shop, but this actually makes for drinkable coffee, which is convenient since there are starbucks literally everywhere.
- coffee_beqn 4y agoTheir cold brew based drinks are also good (as a espresso machine owning snob)
- sakras 4y agoYes I love getting a large nitro cold brew and dumping milk in it! Helped me lose a lot of weight too!
- brunoqc 4y ago> Helped me lose a lot of weight too! How? I hope it's not like in Requiem for a Dream with the old lady.
- dsr_ 4y agoIt's a lot of caffeine. If you aren't reminded that you're supposed to be hungry, you may not feel hungry until it's almost time for dinner.
- sakras 4y agoTo elaborate, I usually end up mixing 3 cups of whole milk over the span of the day into it (usually done by 2pm), and then the combination of the fat and the caffeine keeps me full for a while after that, so I end up only having 450 calories until dinner, where even a large 1000 calorie dinner will keep me below my calorie goal.
- e15ctr0n 4y agoMy aunt endlessly researched all the options at Starbucks and then finally came up with this gold standard. (She writes out on a post-it for every visitor to her home and sticks it in their wallet so they can recite it in front of the barista.) Cafe latte, tall, non-fat milk, one splenda. (This is fairly zero calorie.) A stronger option is: Cafe latte, tall, an extra shot of espresso, non-fat milk, two splendas. Ask for it to be made with Reserve beans.
- jen20 4y agoThe best thing about Starbucks from my perspective is it gives you somewhere in most cities/towns where you can order tea that isn’t horrible.