How iced coffees stack up

When I was in Europe in the 1980s, iced coffee was a popular drink, but it was hard to find in mainstream Canada. Since then, it has become a very trendy cold beverage, of course with a Canadian twist, which includes much more sugar.

Alternative: As you can see from the comparison chart, the zero fat in the Slurpuccino makes it a lower calorie choice than some of the other sweetened iced coffees and saves you from artery-clogging saturated and trans fats.

According to Brad Beaton, product manager for 7-Eleven Canada, "we wanted to create a fat- and cholesterol-free, icy cappuccino drink that would be a fun and tasty alternative for people who love coffee and Slurpees."

However, if you order the 40-ounce (1.18 litre) size, you would be drinking 500 calories and 140 grams of sugar – that's 33 teaspoons! Would you like some coffee with that sugar? Even though it's a great deal (only 4 cents per ounce), remember there is a cost to consuming too many calories.

Take It Or Leave It: For the true iced coffee drinkers, try a Starbucks Iced Caffe Americano or Iced Caffe Latte. For those of you who have developed a taste for the sweeter iced cappuccino, the 7-Eleven Slurp- uccino is your lower calorie and caffeine option. Remember though, even less bad doesn't equal good for you. What it percolates down to is that the 12-ounce Slurpuccino is pretty much comparable to a 12-ounce can of Coke but with one-tenth the caffeine.

Source:www.thestar.com