{"id":10896,"date":"2018-07-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/food-is-starbucks-new-non-dairy-coffee-healthy\/"},"modified":"2018-07-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T00:00:00","slug":"food-is-starbucks-new-non-dairy-coffee-healthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/food-is-starbucks-new-non-dairy-coffee-healthy\/","title":{"rendered":"Starbucks Just Released a Dairy-Free Drink—But That Doesn't Necessarily Mean It's Healthy"},"content":{"rendered":"
Starbucks just rolled out two new iced coffees: Iced Vanilla Bean Coconutmilk Latte<\/a> and Salted Cream Cold Foam Cold Brew<\/a>. Both promise to pack lots of flavor in each chilled refreshing sip, and the latte could be a game changer for people on dairy-free diets.<\/p>\n But don't add these beverages to your next order just yet. While they sound delicious, we wanted to get a sense of how they stack up from a health perspective. So we asked two nutritionists to break down the ingredients and weigh in. Here's what they have to say about these summery sips.<\/p>\n RELATED: 6 Ways to Make Your Morning Coffee Even Healthier<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n You might think that the coconut milk latte is the perfect new go-to for a dose of caffeine, but nutritionist Julie Upton, RD, isn’t so sure. While it might be appealing as a non-dairy option, a grande clocks in at around 140 calories, has a quarter of the recommended daily amount of saturated fat, and delivers five teaspoons of sugar. (Six teaspoons<\/a> is the recommended limit for women per day, according to the American Heart Association.)<\/p>\n “Thanks to the ‘vanilla bean’ flavoring that is mostly sugar and less vanilla bean,” she tells Health<\/em>. “It also has no protein, thanks to the coconut milk.”<\/p>\n RELATED: 6 Healthy and Energizing Drinks that Aren't Coffee<\/strong><\/p>\n Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD and Health<\/em> contributing nutrition editor, pointed out that one ingredient, carrageenan, may have inflammatory properties. "Carrageenan is an ingredient that can be derived from seaweed, but I bet you've never seen it sold at your local farmer's market or supermarket," Sass previously told Health<\/em><\/a>. "And while it's technically natural, its consumption has been tied to digestive problems and inflammation, a known trigger of premature aging and diseases, including obesity."<\/p>\n Craving something similar with fewer calories and nutritional drawbacks? Upton suggests going for a grande iced coffee with nonfat milk. This order slashes calories and reduces your intake of added sugar.<\/p>\n Now about the second new drink, the salted cream. The health verdict is even worse for this one; Upton says it's “more appropriate for a dessert than a coffee.” Each grande Salted Cream Cold Foam Cold Brew packs a gut-busting 230 calories, nearly half of the saturated fat you should consume in a day, and almost five teaspoons of sugar.<\/p>\n