There's nothing like an icy coffee drink as the weather becomes unbearably sweltering. But have you taken a moment to consider just how many calories you're gulping down with those Starbucks Frappuccinos?
Most experts agree that if you're trying to slim down, easing up on liquid calories is a no-brainer. So to help you stay beach-ready, we've narrowed down the very worst calorie-count offenders at your fave coffee spots. Spoiler alert: Most of them are worth at least half of your calorie requirements for a full day.
But don't worry, we've also found beverages you won't feel guilty sipping on. Click through for our list of what you should and should not order this summer.
What's your favorite cold coffee beverage?
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Starbucks
The Drink: Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino
Description: "Buttery caramel syrup blended with coffee, milk, and ice and topped with a layer of dark caramel sauce, whipped cream, caramel drizzle, and crunchy caramel sugar topping."
The Damage: A venti with whole milk contains a mouth-dropping 600 calories, 20 grams of fat, and 99 grams of sugar!
Drink This Instead: Opt for a grande Caramel Light Frappuccino, which has only 100 calories and 0 grams of fat.
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Peet's Coffee & Tea
The Drink:Â Chocolate & Caramel Swirl Javiva
Description: "A rich combination of creamy caramel, rich chocolate, and fresh brewed coffee, dolloped with whipped cream and decadently swirled."
The Damage: A 20 oz. with whole milk contains 610 calories, 8 grams of fat, and 120 grams of sugar!
Drink This Instead: Go for a Light Coffee Javiva. A medium with 2% milk and no whipped cream contains 170 calories, 3 grams of fat, and 25 grams of sugar__.__
Dunkin' Donuts
The Drink: Frozen Mocha Coffee Coolatta
The Damage: A large made with cream has 990, 47 grams of fat, and 125 grams of sugar!
Drink This Instead: Try the Iced Caramel Latte Lite. A medium with skim milk has 120 calories, 0 grams of fat, and 15 grams of sugar.
Caribou Coffee
The Drink: Campfire Mocha Cooler
Description: "Coffee blended with ice, milk chocolate, and toasted marshmallow flavor. Topped with whipped cream, mini marshmallows, and chocolate drizzle."
The Damage: A large with whipped cream will cost you a whopping 860 calories, 29 grams of fat, and 120 grams of sugar!
Drink This Instead: Opt for a medium Iced Northern Lite Mocha. It has 170 calories, 4 grams of far, and only 25 grams of sugar.
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Seattle's Best Coffee
The Drink: Frozen Birthday Cake Latte
The Damage: The 24 oz large size contains 640 calories, 23 grams of fat, and 87 grams of sugar!
Drink This Instead: An Iced Vanilla Latte. A medium has 160 calories, 0 grams of fat, and 30 grams of sugar.
Tully's Coffee
The Drink: Caramel Macchiato Bellaccino
Description: "Made from freshly pulled espresso, the Caramel Bellaccino is a warm-weather delight — slightly creamy, flawlessly blended, with a generous amount of caramel sauce swirled in and drizzled on top."
The Damage: A veinte-sized beverage is a jaw-dropping 930 calories, 13 grams of fat, and 220 milligrams of sodium. Ouch!
Drink This Instead: Switch to the Iced Caramel Macchiato. A grande has 250 calories, 4.5 grams of fat, and 170 milligrams of sodium.
Dairy Queen
The Drink: Mocha MooLatté
Description: "Coffee and rich fudge blended with creamy DQ vanilla soft serve and ice, and garnished with whipped topping and a chocolaty drizzle."
The Damage: A large Mocha MooLattĂ© has 830 calories, 30 grams of fat, and 114 grams of sugar — wow!
Drink This Instead: Maybe just order a water. The least offensive coffee drink on the menu is a small-sized Cappuccino MooLattĂ© — but that's still loaded with 460 calories, 15 grams of fat, and 65 grams of sugar.
McDonald's
The Drink: McCafé Frappé Chocolate Chip
Description: "An indulgent combination of rich mocha, sweet caramel, and a hint of coffee, with added chocolate chips, all blended to perfection. Topped with whipped cream plus a double drizzle of chocolate and caramel."
The Damage: A large McCafé Frappé Chocolate Chip with all of the trimmings contains has 750 calories, 31 grams of fat, and 99 grams of sugar.
Drink This Instead: Order a small McCafé Iced Mocha. With nonfat milk and no whipped cream, it'll only have 170 calories, 0.5 gram of fat, and 31 grams of sugar.
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Krispy Kreme
The Drink: Lotta Latte Chiller
Description: "'Kremey' coffee flavor blended with ice and topped with whipped cream."
The Damage: A 20 oz Lotta Latte Chiller comes in at 1,050 calories, 40 grams of fat, and 97 grams of sugar!
Drink This Instead: A better bet is a 12 oz Iced Latte. Made with lower-fat milk, it comes out to only 90 calories, 3.5 grams of fat, and 9 grams of sugar.
Sonic
The Drink: Java Chiller Caramel Shake
Description: "Ditch your alarm clock, because nowadays the best way to wake up is with a shot of premium roast espresso and rich caramel blended into creamy, real vanilla ice cream and topped with more caramel and whipped topping. A.k.a. the Caramel Java Chiller."
The Damage: A large Java Chiller Caramel Shake contains 1,310 calories, 61 grams of fat, and 144 grams of sugar … eek!
Drink This Instead: You'll probably want to order a regular Red Button Roast coffee here. At 15 calories, it's more appealing than even a Mini Java Chiller French Vanilla Shake, which still adds up 520 calories, 26 grams of fat, and 64 grams of sugar.
Au Bon Pain
The Drink: Mocha Blast
The Damage: "A large-sized beverage contains a whopping 700 calories, 22 grams of fat, and 126 grams of sugar."
Drink This Instead: The Iced Skinny Vanilla Latte is a much better choice with 24 oz only costing you 110 calories, 0 grams of fat, and 14 grams of sugar.
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