Many of us indulge in our daily ritual of enjoying a mocha or a fruit smoothie. However, although these drinks may look innocent many of them contain more calories then a meal at McDonalds! Don’t let them fool you. Many of these drinks are packed with hidden sugar and fat. Many dieters make the mistake of disregarding the calories they are drinking, and then can’t figure out why they aren’t losing weight. They think they are doing everything right; however every morning when they indulge in their fruit smoothie they may as well have had a couple of cheeseburgers. Listed below are some examples of drinks with hidden calories:

Drinks with Hidden Calories

Mocha Moolatte (Dairy Queen) 590 kcal 23 fat 80 carb 8 protein	Carmel Frappuccino (Starbucks) 430 kcal 16 fat 61 carb 6 protein
Caribbean Way (Smoothie King) 392 kcal .4 fat 96 carb 2 protein	Café Mocha (Starbucks) 400 kcal 22 fat 42 carb 13 protein 16 oz frozen
Raspberry Crème (Krispy Kreme) 590 kcal 19 fat 99 carb 6 protein	Pepsi 100 kcal 0 fat 27 carb 0 protein
12oz Strawberry Daiquiri 400 kcal 0 fat 90 carb 0 protein	Banana Berry Power drink (Jamba Juice) 650 Kcal 1.5 fat 152 carb 8 protein

Although a lot of these popular drinks pack the calorie punch there are ways to enjoy your favorite drinks with out packing on the pounds.

Tips:

1. Replace those high calorie milk products with skim milk
2. order a smaller size
3. Use sugar-free syrups or Splenda for sweetener
4. Leave the alcohol out
5. Substitute the high calorie drink with their low calorie alternative.

Low Calorie Alternatives

Carmel lite Frappuccino (Starbucks) 180 kcal 1.5 fat 36 carb 7 protein	Latte w/skim milk (Starbucks) 160 calories 0 fat 24 carb 16 protein
Yoplait Nouriche Lite 170 kcal 0 fat 33 carb 10 protein	Diet Pepsi 0 kcal 0 fat 0 carb 0 protein
Coffee Coolata w/skim milk (Dunkin Donuts) 17 kcal 0 fat 41 carb 4 protein	Slim-n-Trim Orange Vanilla (Smoothie King) 199 kcal .5 fat 43 carb 5 protein

By reducing your calorie intake from these seemingly harmless drinks, it can add up to pounds of lost weight over time!

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