Grabbing Java on the road! Starbucks or other?
Jan 4, 2012 | 11:23 pm
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Not much of a coffee drinker but I used to like Starbucks mocha frapps before they changed the recipe. I really love the frozen blended mochas from Einstein Bagels the only problem is they don't have any in Hawaii so I have to do a 7200 MR to enjoy them.
Jan 4, 2012 | 11:26 pm
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Yes, In the US at least, every Starbucks has a reverse-osmosis water purifier. I know this because I've installed a couple and talked to Starbucks reps about it, not because I drink coffee. Never ever touch the stuff.
Jan 4, 2012 | 11:31 pm
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Good to know.. the reverse osmosis is the best water purifiers imo.. but for every litre that it makes, there is a litre, two or three wasted and down the drain, unless recycled.. so fairly inefficient, but good to know that Starbucks uses RO..^
Jan 5, 2012 | 12:20 am
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I would expect that their beverages would be safe to drink - and that's probably the kindest thing that I could say about them!
Jan 5, 2012 | 8:45 am
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Definitely "other". I'm not a Starbucks fan.
Jan 5, 2012 | 10:08 am
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Maybe the smaller Safeway internal location has different water treatment procedure/standard.
Jan 5, 2012 | 10:21 am
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Or more likely these Starbucks 'employees' are now working in your store in Canada.
http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/l...shColumbiaHome
Jan 5, 2012 | 11:53 am
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It is likely it was the Water, Sugar, Natural Flavours, Salt, Carrageenan (E407), Xanthan Gun (E415), Maltodextrin, Preservative: Potassium Sorbate (E202), Citric Acid (E330), Sucralose (E955), Colour: Caramel (E150d, E150b). Or the whip, or the syrup, or the fact that it was a double (whatever that is).
Or more likely these Starbucks 'employees' are now working in your store in Canada. http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/l...shColumbiaHome
Or more likely these Starbucks 'employees' are now working in your store in Canada.
http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/l...shColumbiaHome
Jan 5, 2012 | 12:20 pm
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And don't worry, your 'coffee' drink only had 520 calories and 350mg of sodium, 23g of fat. When you are in Manhattan make certain to take note of some of the calorie counts (mandatory that they are listed) as they may surprise you. The rice krispie square is actually one of the lowest calorie menu items, for instance.
Jan 5, 2012 | 12:32 pm
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That was listed as the Canadian ingredients; typically for many foods the American product gets some extra 'special' items (see Maggi, Knorr, Nutella as examples)
And don't worry, your 'coffee' drink only had 520 calories and 350mg of sodium, 23g of fat. When you are in Manhattan make certain to take note of some of the calorie counts (mandatory that they are listed) as they may surprise you. The rice krispie square is actually one of the lowest calorie menu items, for instance.
And don't worry, your 'coffee' drink only had 520 calories and 350mg of sodium, 23g of fat. When you are in Manhattan make certain to take note of some of the calorie counts (mandatory that they are listed) as they may surprise you. The rice krispie square is actually one of the lowest calorie menu items, for instance.
Wouldn't surprise me if the rice crispy square calorie count is sky high.
Jan 5, 2012 | 12:34 pm
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There is no icing on it. And that is exactly what I mean - at 210 calories it is virtually the lowest calorie item on the bakery menu, even lower than the things people think are 'healthy'. Most are well over 400 calories. One of those drinks, and one baked item, can easily top 1,000 calories, just like most junk food/fast food meals.
Jan 5, 2012 | 12:40 pm
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There is no icing on it. And that is exactly what I mean - at 210 calories it is virtually the lowest calorie item on the bakery menu, even lower than the things people think are 'healthy'. Most are well over 400 calories. One of those drinks, and one baked item, can easily top 1,000 calories, just like most junk food/fast food meals.
Jan 5, 2012 | 12:50 pm
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The icing on lemon pound cake does vary; in the US it still tends to be the heavier white icing while Canadian locations seem to have a lesser icing now (although I don't know if it is any healther)
Jan 5, 2012 | 3:27 pm
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It is likely it was the Water, Sugar, Natural Flavours, Salt, Carrageenan (E407), Xanthan Gun (E415), Maltodextrin, Preservative: Potassium Sorbate (E202), Citric Acid (E330), Sucralose (E955), Colour: Caramel (E150d, E150b). Or the whip, or the syrup, or the fact that it was a double (whatever that is).
Or more likely these Starbucks 'employees' are now working in your store in Canada. http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/l...shColumbiaHome
http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/l...shColumbiaHome
Jan 5, 2012 | 9:16 pm
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I find it a bit odd that no one has mentioned Brazilian coffee as a favorite. Every coffee drinker I know except one, who has tried the small strong cups of coffee in Brazil (cafezinho), has said it's the best they've ever had.