Dunkin' Donuts Coffee Cream Coolatta, 16 oz
410 calories, 22 fat grams

Starbucks Frappuccino, 9.5 oz 190 calories, 3 fat grams

Put into perspective...

Say you have an Orange Mango Fruit Coolatta and a Boston Kreme donut for your morning break. Do you really need 590 calories and 9 grams of fat, plus enough sugar to make your teeth hurt? For those same 590 calories you could eat all of the following:

• 1 oat bran bagel
• 1.5 tablespoons cream cheese
• A cup of orange juice
• 1 medium banana

Slimmer Choices in Your Cup

If you just have to have a jolt of java in the morning, choose espresso or even a flavored coffee (typically no more than 60 calories and 0.5 grams fat) instead of high-calorie choices that go straight to your waist. If a summertime iced coffee hits the spot, instead of a milkshake-like beverage such as a frappuccino or coolatta at up to 280 calories and 4 grams of fat, go for a plain iced cappuccino at only 130 calories and 1.5 grams of fat.

If you shave just 100 calories from your daily cup of joe each workday, you'll lose about one pound per month. In this case, less is definitely more.

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