lards and lattes

(reposted from www.first30days.com)

People tend to consume an average of 115 extra calories each weekend day, resulting in a five pound weight gain after a year. Well, get a load of this (or from this, as you’ll see shortly): If you drink one “skinny” latte from The Coffee Chain That Shall Not Be Named every morning, you’re ingesting at least 130 empty calories a day. Math time. It takes about 3500 calories to equal one pound of body weight. So if you drink, say, five skinny lattes a week, that’s 650 calories, meaning you should have no trouble packing on those five extra pounds in about 6 months. Sorry, you prefer regular lattes? At 330 calories a pop, those 5 pounds of lard can be yours in just 10 short weeks. Suddenly, that plain coffee or tea doesn’t sound so bad.

THAT BEING SAID.......

(repost from www.lifescript.com)

Starbucks Going Trans Fat-Free

Go ahead, order that muffin with your latte. In a recent statement, Starbucks representatives announced the chain’s plan to rid its products of trans fats over the course of the coming year. The move comes in response to a late 2006 decision by New York City officials to ban the use of trans fats in all restaurants. Starbucks plans to phase in the policy gradually, but expects half of its U.S. locations to be trans fat-free by the end of January. First in line to banish their trans fat offerings are Starbucks locations in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington D.C.

What This Means for You
Another popular diet trend is launched without much science to back it up. Trans fats have only been shown to increase LDL with no links established to heart disease.