<p>It’s a good buy but with the limited offer thought it deserved it’s own thread!</p>
<p>Starbucks Holiday Drinks (gingerbread latte, anyone?)
Buy One, Get One Free
Nov. 18-21, 2-5 pm daily</p>
<p>Good reason to call a friend (or husband or offspring) and head to Starbucks for an hour of chill time and good conversation. :)</p>
<p>Thanks! :)</p>
<p>I forwarded this to several friends who are also fans. I suggested they bring the extra cup to me! 
Yum! The Creme Brulee’ latte is out of this world!</p>
<p>This is just what I need after posting about sugar snap peas on the sugar craving thread! (I am regretting every Frappuccino I drank last summer.) Of course, I’ve already emailed DH to set up a date for Saturday afternoon. (Fortunately, our Starbuck’s is about a mile from home, so we at least burn up the whipped cream walking there and back.)</p>
<p>You can get some of their drinks ‘skinny’…sugar free syrup with low/non fat milk. This does not mean calorie free my any means, but it cuts it considerably. I will say the taste is wholly dependent on the barista. Sadly, the whipped cream isn’t included…</p>
<p>The following beverages will be available:</p>
<p>Caramel Brul</p>
<p>Some markets are testing a skinny peppermint mocha…</p>
<p>THANKS for the heads up…great excuse to have a “date” with my hubby…and to send a quick note to DD!</p>
<p>YUM–even non-coffee drinks! That’s a nice change from the usual–only coffee! Maybe we’ll have our meeting there!</p>
<p>I have a friend who LIVES for the Gingerbread latte - do you have a favorite one of these holiday drink? I think I would order the Peppermint Mocha but I’m curious about the Creme Brulee Latte…</p>
<p>Creme Brulee is sinful… in the very best of ways. :)</p>
<p>Whipped cream adds about 70 calories I’m told…IMO, the whipped cream is TOTALLY worth cutting out 70+ calories somewhere else in the day…just on occasion. :)</p>
<p>^ Consider a soda is 150 calories +/- I would think it’s worth skipping the soda and going double on the whipped cream! 
I can justify just about anything!</p>
<p>I had a no fat venti creme brulee latte tuesday then went home and checked the calories to add to my journal (dieting - 28 pounds lost so fa :D). 430 calories. 430 calories!!!. OMG :eek: that’s like 1/3 of my daily calorie allowance.
. And that was no fat. I can’t do the sugar free syrups - they taste nasty to me. Will have to stick with regular no fat capuccino except for the very ocassional treat. But I really want a peppermint mocha after reading this thread!!!</p>
<p>One way to cut the calories is simply cut the portion size–find more folks to share the drink with or drink part of it when hot & refridgerate & had the rest “iced” when it counts toward another day’s calories. Too much is supersized anyway, even “small” or “tall” sizes.</p>
<p>I love the peppermint mocha. I have lost weight this year and I am seriously considering if the peppermint mocha is worth the calories. I also wonder if now that I have cut much of the sugar out of my diet if I would even like the taste anymore.</p>
<p>Going to Starbucks today just for this… hmmm, what to get? I’m leaning towards the Peppermint Mocha. Sounds delish!</p>
<p>I am a BIG sucker for the Gingerbread latte - but was hesitant to get one the other night since I have lost quite a bit of weight recently too and want to STAY there! The barista was really nice about it and suggested that I get one with fat-free milk, half the pumps of syrup (she said it was 70 calories per pump) and skip the whipped cream - well, I negotiated up to half the whipped cream! Actually, after being without sugar for so long that was sweet enough for me with half the syrup!</p>
<p>ooh - good idea! I never though of that. I actually found the one I had the other day slightly too sweet after having cut so much sugar out of my diet.</p>
<p>Thanks for the tip, abasket. H and I just got back. He tried the caramel brulee and I tried the peppermint white mocha. Mine was a little too sweet, but he liked the creme brulee.</p>