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Low Carb / Keto Starbucks Drinks Iced Coffee & Iced Teas!

[Music] hey munchies welcome to the channel if you're new for a lot of us summer is mirror and it's warming up by the day so it's about time that I had to Starbucks craving cold drinks instead of hot today I'm gonna share some low carb options that you can get at Starbucks that are cold drinks we won't focus on hot today but let me know if you want that video mate these all have less than 10 grams of carbs and/or sugar per drink and I've got a free PDF that you can download in the description that shares the drinks and what to ask for so you don't need to take notes while watching let's keep in mind this 10 grams number is arbitrary there aren't really rules for low carb or keto because everyone's tolerance is going to be different but I had to choose a number to make the video so I picked 10 you should choose what suits your needs I talk more about low carb lifestyles and curve tolerances in my Kido 101 video and I do some crazy sugar comparisons in this video because 10 grams of sugar might be more or less than you really think so check them out using the links in the description if you'd like first let's talk about Starbucks iced coffee now many don't realize that by default the iced coffee at Starbucks includes the classic syrup so a venti or 20 ounce of black iced coffee contains six pumps of that syrup which is the 30 grams of sugar so if you asked for a black iced coffee that's what you get if you don't want the sugar you must request that it is unsweetened ask for no sweetener or syrup if you want it to not contain sugar or carbs the Starbucks cold brew is not sweetened so if you get an iced black cold brew it won't cost you any sugar or carbs unless you add milk same goes for the iced cafe americano as is it's just espresso ice and water so you're safe on carbs and sugar regardless of the size the iced tea is also sweetened a venti Teavana shake and iced black tea contains 16 grams of sugar now you'd need to specifically request unsweetened to avoid sugar for the iced teas more on those in a minute what if you like iced coffee or tea with milk let's spend a second talking about our options at Starbucks coconut milk is a common low carb favorite but the one at Starbucks does have added sugar actually every non-dairy milk has added sugar at least in the u.s.

Some locations can carry and milk without sugar but not all the coconut milk is 80 calories 5 grams of fat and 8 grams of sugar and 1 cup so if you're adding a splash it could just be a few grams of sugar like when you get a venti iced coffee unsweetened or an iced cold brew with coconut milk but if you're getting something milk based like a venti iced latte with coconut milk it's gonna be 11 grams of sugar if you get it as a grande however it goes down to 8 grams of sugar to keep sugar and carbs down though the better option at Starbucks is the almond milk it's 60 calories per cup with 4 grams of fat 5 grams of carbs 3 of which are sugar and 2 grams of protein that means you can get a venti iced cafe latte with almond milk for a hundred calories and 5 grams of sugar or a grande for three grams other iced coffee drinks at work an iced flat light a grande with coconut milk is 7 grams of sugar and 9 grams of carbs and with almond milk it's only 3 grams of sugar for a grande or 5 grams of sugar with 9 grams of carbs for the venti many people familiar with a low carb lifestyle know that black iced coffee unsweetened with heavy cream is a great drink oh man it is so tasty but it's good to know that they add a lot of that heavy whipping cream if you watch them make it you'll see that they don't measure and it ends up being about a third to a half a cup of heavy whipping cream and a venti iced coffee so back up one cup of heavy whipping cream is over 800 calories and almost 90 grams of fat so a venti black iced coffee with heavy whipping cream can rack up over 400 calories in almost 50 grams of fat now yes it's key on a low-carb diet to eat more fat but do I want 50 grams of my fat telly to go to that drink well you might but I don't and either way it's good to at least have the information if I get it I add heavy whipping cream myself and you can do this at Starbucks they will let you physically put it into the drink and I just add a splash just know that even 2 ounces or 1/4 cup is over 200 calories again I'm not demonizing fat or calories but just bringing awareness to the fact that heavy whipping cream really rocks it up another tasty summertime drink that is manageable for low carbs or anyone looking for less sugar is a passion Tango iced tea unsweetened of course make sure that you're not getting the lemonade version and I like to add a splash of coconut or almond milk if you get it unsweetened your only macros would be from the milk since tea does not contain calories or carbs and I'm not able to calculate the nutrition of this tea with milk on the website but I did the calculation on my own to show you with coconut milk accounting for two ounces or a quarter cup of the bilk and you can always use less of course the drink will only cost you two grams of sugar add a splash of heavy whipping cream to that passion tango iced tea instead and you end up with the low carb res version of the pink drink option to add a sugar-free syrup to any of these of course but I prefer to avoid the artificial sweetener and get unsweetened instead I personally go for the heavy whipping cream over the sweetener if you are a tea fan it's also worth noting that you can combine the different types of teas and infusions without sweetener in any ways like you just have to ask so they have a shaken of black green and white tea they paired each with an infusion peach with the white tea pineapple with the black tea and strawberry with the green tea they default come with sweetener pumps from the syrup but you can get them all unsweetened you can also mix and match so I often like to get the peach infusion with the green tea for instance and there are other infusions on their own do not contain calories or carbs so as long as you ask for the drink unsweetened you have a lot of combinations that you can try with those iced teas and infusions remember I am NOT talking about the lemonade which does have more sugar just the tea infusions on their own okay next I know a lot of people in the health and/or low-carb community try to not do dairy and coffee but if you're not opposed which I assume you're not if you're having heavy whipping cream and are solely looking to lower carb intake you have a few more options for cold drinks at Starbucks one is the iced cappuccino with cold foam now they need to use dairy milk to make the phone so you can't swap it out but if you get a grande it's got eight grams of sugar and nine grams of carbs the other dairy option is the vanilla sweet cream cold brew now if you are a sweet iced coffee man this is a very good drink but the sweet cream is premade with sugar and dairy and you can't swap it out if you get at all so the compromise is it's much smaller but still a tall size will cost 90 calories and 9 grams of sugar and carbs if you want the cold brew flavor with a natural sweetness without any milk or dairy consider the nitro cold brew the only ingredient is coffee but the slow steeping process makes it smooth and the nitrogen infusion leaves a naturally sweet flavor with and I quote a cascading velvety crema perfection is served is it perfect nitro cold brew is not my thing but it might be yours as I mentioned earlier if you want to add more than just the coffee in the milk you could add syrup they have sugar-free vanilla and cinnamon Dolce flavours they are sucralose based so if you prefer monk fruit erythritol etc you won't be able to hit the mark with the sugar free options at Starbucks you could also add light toppings the whipped cream and caramel drizzle will each add on about 3 grams of carbs the chocolate drizzle will add one gram of carbs and then you can always add the toppers like cocoa powder nutmeg cinnamon and vanilla powder which would each add less than one gram of carbohydrates so there are some drink options to give you ideas on what to get at Starbucks this summer for lower sugar and lower carb options and you can download the PDF that you can keep on your phone or print it out as reference for help determining which drink might be right for you with all of this information if you want me to do something similar later in the year for warm drinks that are low carb at Starbucks let me know in the comments below also remember especially if you're doing keto and need to be extra mindful of the carb intake no food or drink is necessarily keto friendly or banned it's all about your own tolerance and I discussed that in my keto 101 video check out my crazy sugar comparisons video if you want your mind blown on just how much sugar is in some of the regular stuff we eat healthy or not thanks so much for being here I'll see you next week and remember it's all a matter of mind over munch

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