Salivating yet?
Salivating yet?
However, I DID go to Starbucks. First off, let me say "DAMN!" I was amazed at how many people were there once I saw a) the prices, and b) the size of the "Venti" drinks. I'm sorry, but I can get something similar, and BIGGER at Quik Trip, for .99!
But, I wanted to buy something there... The bananna/coconut thing just didn't sound that good to me, so I got the White Chocolate Mocha Frappachino, with an espresso shot and whipped cream. Although I couldn't find nutritional info on the site for the espresso shot, the drink itself has about 580 calories, 19 grams of fat (13 of which are saturated fat), 70g of cholesterol, 400mg of sodium, and 91 grams of carbs! If this post ends abruptly, it's because I've had a heart attack or stroke.
Including tax, it works out to just a hair less than a penny a calorie! Including tax, it came out to $5.21! I've NEVER paid that much for a drink with no alcohol! But, I have to say that it was delicious, and if I wasn't such a cheap bastard, I'd like to get another one! Now!
But I would like to find a day where I include that with that Monster Thick Burger! Have you seen the numbers on those! I remember the outrage when Hardees and Carl's Junior released them:
"As many fast-food chains introduce healthier fare amid fears of being sued, Hardee's is serving up a hamburger with 1,420 calories and 107 grams of fat.
St. Louis-based Hardee's Food Systems Inc. on Monday rolled out its Monster Thickburger — two 1/3-pound slabs of Angus beef, four strips of bacon, three slices of cheese, and mayonnaise on a buttered sesame seed bun. The sandwich alone sells for $5.49, $7.09 with fries and a soda."
That sandwich alone, along with the Starbucks drink, would run more than $10.00! It would be the perfect "sack lunch" to take to those rat-bast@rd busybodies offices, just to see the faces they'd make! Of course, that would mean eating a single meal with 2000 calories and 126 grams of fat! But I'd be willing to sacrifice myself for the cause!
Mark