Schlotsky's is low carb, too.
Posted on 06/16/2006 6:41:22 PM PDT by Liz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp. may be next on the target list of a consumer-health group that this week sued the operator of the KFC fried chicken restaurant chain for frying foods in oils high in harmful trans fat.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest said it is planning to campaign against the global cafe chain because of the increased risk of obesity, heart disease and cancer associated with high-calorie, high-fat products it sells. And the possibility of legal action against Starbucks, similar to the case it is taking against KFC owner Yum Brands Inc., has not been ruled out, said CSPI executive director Michael F. Jacobson. "Regular consumers of Starbucks products could face Venti-sized health problems," Jacobson said, referring to Starbucks' use of the 'Venti' designation for 'large.'
The group is primarily funded by newsletter subscribers and individual donors. It has support in the campaign from the small IWW Starbucks Workers Union, which has members in three stores, all in New York. They would like Starbucks to list nutrition information -- which is currently available online and in store brochures -- on its menu boards. "Customers can ask for nutrition information, but when you're talking about a transparent business in a busy world, that's not enough," union organizer and Starbucks "barista" staff member Daniel Gross said in an interview. He said the company should use healthier shortenings without trans fat, and publicize its smallest size, "short," which is available but does not appear on the menu. Continued...
The union contends that Starbucks staff gain weight when they work at the chain. They are offered unlimited beverages and leftover pastries for free during their shifts.
A 20-ounce Venti banana mocha Frappuccino with whipped cream contains 720 calories and 11 grams of saturated fat, and a banana cream crunch bar weighs in at 630 calories and 25 grams of saturated fat. By comparison, a McDonald's Corp. Big Mac has 560 calories and 11 grams of saturated fat.
A Starbucks spokesman said in a statement it is "actively researching" alternatives to high-fat products. The company said it plans to eliminate trans fat from
seasonal baked goods -- but not necessarily other products -- by this fall. "In our beverage ingredients, we have reformulated any component that contained significant artificial trans fat content," the spokesman said. Wendy's International Inc. and Panera Bread Co. have recently announced efforts to reduce or eliminate trans fats from their menus. Trans fat is an artery-clogging solid fat found in partially hydrogenated oils.
"Most people are taking the trans fat out of their foods because they raise the risk of heart disease and obesity," said Marion Nestle, professor of nutrition at NYU.
"There's a lot of pressure to do so, especially since the (KFC) lawsuit." Jacobson said Starbucks may have been spared the scrutiny fast-food chains received recently because of its health-conscious image. "People expect foods from Dunkin' Donuts to be unhealthy, but Starbucks has more of an upper middle class, healthy, hip, politically correct facade," Jacobson said. "But the food is just as harmful to your arteries." © Reuters 2006. All Rights Reserved.
LOL, what you say is true but the others just sound so darned good! Coffee with chocolate, whipped cream, etc....
15 calories in a Venti coffee. You may end up burning more calories than are even in the coffee after the caffeine boosts your metabolism.
A little Southern Comfort helps
I shall not embarrass you on that one!
Schlotsky's is low carb, too.
LOL, doubt if the one I get is low carb, plus I just have to have the broccoli-cheese soup!!
You gonna eat the whole pint?
They were all out of Chunky Monkey.
I had to settle for some other, typically liberal, nonsensical, mixed up, "like, totally diverse bro'", concoction Ben & Jerry's twisted minds had thought up.
(oh, and chocolate chip cookies)
(annnd milk)
(andapackofsmokes)
(and then I ran out of cash, gratefully, before I did myself an injury)
Anyway, it was like getting served rail when you were drooling for top shelf.
At least I made sure it was Real Ice Cream and Constitutionally covered under Section One, Article Four, the "Full Fat and Cholesterol Clause".
Oops, time for my diabetic coma to kick in...later...
Have you tried Star Spangled Ice Cream yet? www.starspangledicecream.com
I agree.
This whole drive is beginning to look like the frog in the water scenario...
If they're really concerned about our health - and think we are all so ignorant - put out bulletins.
I'm beginning to be leery of where this is headed. The PC campaign has shut off free speech...where will this end?
I think the government is the last entity to be dictating what foods are where.
They would better worry about things we can't control ourselves, like the harmful proscription drugs that get released onto the public only to be found lethal later, or the 100's of thousands of 'mistake' deaths in hospitals, ...but stop trying to legislate areas of our lives where we can make the choice. It's a slow drip-drip-drip erosion of freedom of choice.
Of course, we are dealing with socialists who beleive it is their perogitive to dictate every aspect of "the (ignorant) little people's" lives
(Denny Crane: "Every one should carry a gun strapped to their waist. We need more - not less guns.")
Tofu and bottled water are good for you. Why do you complain? ;)
Now my mouth is watering!!!! Starbucks in Denver! Ah, the best!
"...Starbucks..." overpriced coffee!!
Take if from this guy ---> http://www.thekidfrombrooklyn.com/video_disp.asp?videoid=1049
So very true. There is a tremendous lack of understanding for an individual's physiological disposition towards certain carbohydrates. Many people are unaware that their bodies simply cannot process them properly and that such consumption can lead to obesity.
That being said, if I want to drink my triple-mocha-fatty-frappe each morning at Starbucks, I'll put down as many liberals as I need to in order to get one. ; )
"The era of personal responsibility and accountability is ending"
At the rate this insanity is going, I'm sure you're right.
This is out of control. I'm fed up with these orweillian ba$tards. Their ilk are nothing but control-freaks, attacking everything in sight.
We're going to have to do more than talk pretty soon.
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