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    Healthy fast food drinks


    Liquid calories can add up quickly. Keep yours under control with our top picks at fast food restaurants or local coffee shops in your neighborhood. By Karen Ansel, MS, RD

    When it comes to hidden fat and calories, your drink may be delivering more than you bargained for. In fact, sipping just one extra can of soda a day can add up to nearly 15 new and unwanted pounds in a year. But that liquid refreshment doesn't need to add to your bottom line. We reveal the healthiest - and most waistline-friendly - drinks to grab on the go.

    See More: The Healthiest Fast Food Breakfasts

    Starbucks - Espresso
    Counterintuitive as it may seem, an espresso from Starbucks actually has less caffeine than a cup of Joe. With only 75 milligrams of caffeine per cup, this brew gives you a kick compared to the 260-milligram jolt you'd get from a tall coffee. How so? It all boils down to caffeine per ounce. Ounce per ounce, espresso does have more caffeine than coffee, roughly 75 milligrams versus 22 milligrams. But because that cup of java is 12 times bigger, its caffeine really adds up.

    Jamba Juice - Probiotic Fruit & Yogurt BlendsJamba Juice just made your smoothie even healthier. Their Probiotic Fruit & Yogurt Blends pack a probiotic boost to improve digestion and bolster your immune system. Made with nonfat yogurt, soymilk, and whole fruit, they're available in three good-for-you flavors: strawberry, mango, or blueberry. One 16-ounce smoothie boasts roughly 15% each of your daily dose of calcium and iron, half of your day's vitamin C, and 2 to 3 grams of filling fiber for 230 to 250 calories.

    See More: 10 Things to Know About Yogurt

    Einstein Bros Bagels - Medium Iced Latte
    Craving something cool and caffeinated? A medium iced latte from Einstein Bros Bagels hits the spot. Ask for yours with nonfat milk and you'll shave off some serious fat and calories - and get 16 ounces of refreshment for a surprisingly low 60 calories and zero grams of fat. You'll also score a quarter of your day's calcium and 7 grams of high-quality protein.

    McDonald's - Small Nonfat Latte
    Among its dizzying array of coffee drinks, frappes, shakes, and smoothies, McDonald's serves up a winner. Its small, 12-ounce, nonfat latte packs as much calcium and protein as you'd get from a glass of milk, all for only 90 calories and zero grams of fat. Pair it with a Fruit and Maple Oatmeal for a hearty breakfast or an order of Apple Dippers with Low-fat Carmel Dip for a satisfying snack.

    See More: 10 Things to Know About Coffee

    Seattle's Best - Small Nonfat Chai Latte
    One of the best nutrition bargains at Seattle's Best is a tea drink. For only 140 calories and zero fat grams you can walk away with a chai latte that's way skinnier than the competition. And if you don't do dairy, you can still drink up. This spicy elixir is also available in a 150-calorie soy version. Did we mention that each variety packs 20% of your daily calcium, too?

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    206 comments

    • AndyM  •  1 year 0 months ago
      The best food and drink are those that taste good only when you get very hungry - water, plain milk, baked fish and chicken, plain bread, rice, steamed veggies, raw fruit, etc. Foods that taste great when you aren't even hungry like latte, expresso, juices, etc, are not good foods. The drinks in this article aren't the healthiest and most waist friendly drinks to grab on the go. Water and milk are.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  1 year 0 months ago
      I like grape juices, soft drinks, water and milk.
    • Steve Abercrombie  •  1 year 0 months ago
      I Have been buying the stock for years, laughing at all of you on my way to the bank
    • johny  •  1 year 2 months ago
      Water?? Yuk, have you ever tasted that stuff?
    • five  •  1 year 2 months ago
      i love the probiotic from jamba, it really helps when im cleansing, within minutes of drinking one i poo relentlessly until my system is clean as a whistle.. thanks again jamba jooce!!!
    • The Illiad  •  1 year 2 months ago
      They don't mention that espresso is also packed with more antioxidants then red wine.

      Its VERY healthy for you.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  1 year 2 months ago
      thanks for the advertisment yahoo...please stop advertising like this yahoo. it is dishonest.

      fyi-how exactly are 3 (maybe even 4...in fact maybe even all 5 though i think getting frruit in exchage for sugar is still more poritive than negative) of these 5 drinks healthy? have i missed the lastest NE med. journal article on how healthy caffeine is?

      seriously, how about the title: "An Advertisment for 5 New Drinks at Fast Food Restaurants"
    • rick  •  1 year 2 months ago
      I drink Coffeeto wake up(Home Brewed) with a splash of milk. And water through the day. If I get lunch it's usually lemonade or powerade. I go by the rule of moderation except for water you can't go worng there. I don't pay to much attn to the so called experts what is okay one day is not good 6 months later. Just good old common sense and pay attn to your body.
    • darlene  •  1 year 2 months ago
      glad i drink coffee. but i make sure 1-2 cups a day only, exceeding to that is no longer healthy.
    • Mr. BIG  •  1 year 2 months ago
      I just hope the people who wrote this article are ashamed of themselves for promoting this garbage and I most certainly hope they don't reproduce. What is so degrading is that these people must think the public is really stupid to buy into this lunacy. To believe anything coming from a FAT FOOD restaurant is to be incredibly naive.

      Because you can drink this junk and still walk around is amazing, but to call it healthy is so ridiculous it doesn't warrant a comment other than to declare these people promoting this must have a profit agenda and work for the food industry or they simply have recessive genes.'

      Enough said.
    • Michael  •  1 year 2 months ago
      this is an advertisment for coffee
    • STEVE  •  1 year 2 months ago
      Five healthiest fast food drinks:

      1. Water
      2. Water
      3. Water
      4. Water
      5. Water
    • Mauddib  •  1 year 2 months ago
      "How To Brush Your Teeth".......................geesh, can't yahoo find some kind of story. Just go film some hillbillies, they will do something interesting or disturbing or both.
    • Dr. Denise  •  1 year 2 months ago
      Starbucks has a great iced herb tea - passion - get it unsweetened for 0 calories and add your own sweetener if you must, but it tastes good the way it is... better yet, make your own herbal teas at home, freeze them in recycled water bottles and allow them to melt slowly and enjoy
    • joni  •  1 year 2 months ago
      Give me my Folger's in the morning and water the rest of the day....I'm good!
    • T-4l0n  •  1 year 2 months ago
      So many wackos and retards posted in this article.
      Everything in moderation and your fine. Fat and sugar are not the devil.
      The reason you're a fat-ass is because you are a greedy pig.
    • pg  •  1 year 2 months ago
      The comparison between a Starbucks Espresso and a Starbucks Coffee is idiotic. Smaller, so it's healthier?

      Yeah... and a small McDonald's Shake is SO much healthier than a large.

      Idiotic comparison, I tell ya... idiotic.
    • Tim Packer  •  1 year 2 months ago
      i was thinking more like a yager bomb
    • Trevor  •  1 year 2 months ago
      Good list, didn't know anything from McDonalds was healthy.
    • ronsterhell  •  1 year 2 months ago
      This article by Karen Ansel to me doesn't break it down at all!

      I agree with the espresso drink being devoid of calories and packing a punch with caffeine...which you can get anywhere! All coffee shops have this drink. Get it over ice if you want to drink it down faster. That is a good tip (Starbucks does not have a corner on that market so why not say any coffee shop in the universe can do this for you?)

      Jamba Juice is just notoriously bad for you. Way too many calories and no organic option makes it questionable the quality of their drinks. I think making your own smoothie with fresh organic fruits is the way to go. Stay away from all these additives and weird things they put in your drink. You don't need them.

      McDonald's small non-fat latte. Again can't anyone make a non-fat latte? What edge does McDonalds have on this? What are they using to make this latte non-fat that is the question. I don't trust McDonalds and neither should you. And neither should Ms. Ansel.

      Honestly this is a bad article!

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