Caramel Macchiwhato?

Since I've been spending so much time in no-internet land (Starbucks), I thought it was worth it to take a little trip to its Web site and find out exactly why my jeans no longer fit. I found my answer in an easy-to-read table format.

My favorite drink is surprisingly not too bad, ... actually, yes it is. 300 calories is a lot for a liquid (even for a "venti"). But on the bright side, 13 grams of protein is about as much as you get in some meats (don't ask me which ones, I'm not a food scientist). And one can always hope that 150 mg of caffeine will speed up the metabolism enough to ward off weight gain (though in my case I have found that to be a vain hope).

PS. The image is the official picture of a caramel macchiato from its Web site, but I've never once seen it served in a real mug like this. Do you have to request that?

Caramel Macchiato

A signature Starbucks® beverage. A creamy mix of vanilla and freshly steamed milk marked with intense Starbucks® espresso, topped with velvety foam and our own proprietary buttery caramel sauce.

		Serving Size 20 fl. oz. Amt Per Serving Calories 300 Fat Calories 70 Saturated Fat (g) 5 Trans Fat (g) 0 Cholesterol (mg) 35 Sodium (mg) 160 Total Carbohydrates (g) 43 Fiber (g) 0 Sugars (g) 39 Protein (g) 13 Vitamin A 15% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 45% Iron Caffeine (mg) 0% 150

THESIS PROGRESS: 21.90 of 40 pages written*
*That's only for chapter 3, the full thesis is much longer.

Methods in procrastination: Precise Calorie Counting

According to the Chick-fil-A.com meal calculator my lunch was as follows:

• Chicken Sandwich ---------------------- 410 calories
• Waffle Fries (medium) ----------------- 350 calories
• Polynesian Sauce (2 oz) ----------------220 calories
• Sweetened Ice Tea (small) ------------- 1oo calories

Grand Total = 1080 calories

This is horrific! I am shocked and distressed by both the amount of crap I put in my body and by the amount of time I wasted going to their dumb web site, typing it all in and then reproducing it here. My entire purpose of eating fast food was to save time, and somehow I failed at doing that. Well, I guess this goes to show that I need to leave the university food court and find a study spot that doesn't have an internet connection.