Starbucks Smoothie Review

270 Calories, 21 grams protien, 28 grams carbs very little fat, 6 grams fiber.

It is just a banana smoothie-tastes nice and fresh cause it's made nice and fresh.  Not as good as a piece of steak, but a better nutritional profile than the same size chocolate malt.

I get the same "mouth feel" as the banana with a homemade smoothie using skim milk, pumpkin and whatever flavor I want.....and about the same fiber and not nearly the carbs.  For errand running days though, I think it will be a viable alternative for me, although honestly I just toss in a slimfast if I know it's going to be that kind of day.

You could make it with soy, leave off the mocha and add SF vanilla syrup-but honestly, if you leave out the banana it's not going to have that thick feel....so you might as well go home and make a pumpkin one that tastes as good and won't make you dump.

For people that don't dump, it's probably a lot better than a fatty burger or something like eaten on the run, so it's a step in the right direction, but my opinion is you'd be better off with a sugar free non fat latte to stave off starvation and eat later on than to call this smoothie a "meal".

sounds pretty yummy to me!

Oh, no doubt it's yummy, and it does have protein, but lots and lots of carbs from fruit sugars and milk.  I'd call it more of a treat that has some redeeming nutritional value than a good staple food-kind of like peanut butter.  Everynow and then is ok, everyday might be a problem.

at the prices starbucks charges it has to be a treat! I love their drinks but can only have them on occation. when first moving to claremore i got hooked and was having a coffee or tea everyday and then I sat down and figured up how much I was spending a week.. it was $30+. I had to cut back.. now I go once a month or less.
I do experiment with protein drinks at home.. well more like my son does. he is always making me something different to try. i just have a hard time getting them down. but one of my favorites is a banana vanilla smoothie. here is his recipe.
1 cup 1% milk
1 TBLS SF Vanilla syrup
1 large Banana
1 scoop of protien (choc, van, or unflavor)
Ice (sonic's works best)

put first 4 ingred in blender . blend on high til smooth
add ice a little at a time and blend until consistancy you like.

Dennis and I usually share it. if we dont fini**** then we will stick it in the freezer for later and it still tastes ok

Ok, I've mentioned my multiple starbucks a day habit when I lived in Dallas-and I still enjoy a visit on occasion.  But, if you truly enjoy the taste of coffee, there is a world of good coffees out there to try.  I'm drinking some Jim's Organic Mexican from Akins ground with some cinnamon in it, small dab of honey and goat milk.  I figured out that even the most expensive coffee I drink (good Kona from Peet's) is still a lot more economical than a drive thru Starbucks, so I really try to limit my buck's visits.

In fact, and I know that a lot of you cook, but I realized a few years ago that I could buy the finest quality organic meat, etc, for a lot less than eating so so food out.  When I lived in Dallas, I would often eat out 3 meals a day for weeks and a lot of it was fast food.  It's a wonder I wasn't bigger than I was.

One of the things WLS has done for me is that I truly enjoy the food I do eat.  I've struggled a lot with bite size, etc, so mindless eating just doesn't work for me.  I have to pay attention, and that's been the best thing I could have done.

I've looked into these, and the amount of sugar in them is INSANE.  I do believe I would dump just sniffing one...ugh!

In regards to coffee, around our house, one of our favs is to put a small bit of cinnamon and ground cloves into the grounds before brewing, and a little vanilla or almond extract into the pot after it brews...yuuuuummmmm

Oh crap, cloves.  Going in the pot tomorrow.  Sounds wonderful!