Beverages at Christmas
13 December 2018
It's that wonderful time of year again when Christmas markets start and local coffee shops start selling their festive beverages. When you are out and about Christmas shopping and need a pit-stop, be aware of what you choose to refuel. You may be surprised by the levels of sugar and calories in many popular Christmas coffees and speciality drinks that you find on the high street.
With guidelines recommending we have no more than seven teaspoons of sugar per day, you can quickly go over this with just one coffee. What’s more, with some Christmas drinks packing in over 500 calories, you could be using up a quarter of your daily recommended calorie intake on your coffee stop…….
| Drink | How much sugar? | What exercise is needed to burn those calories |
|---|---|---|
|
Starbucks Gingerbread Latte, Tall with whole milk 305 kcal |
7 teaspoons of sugar | 1hr walking at brisk pace |
|
Costa Coffee Mint Hot Chocolate, Massimo with whole milk 648 kcal |
16 teaspoons of sugar | 90 minutes front crawl swimming |
|
Café Nero Chai Latte, Grande with semi skimmed milk 281 kcal |
8 and a half teaspoons of sugar |
30 minutes jogging |
Have a lovely Christmas from all of us at Spire Cheshire Hospital!