Coffee May Contain Loads Of Calories

Major Chains Put Nutritional Information On Web

When it comes to the nutritional information of your favorite coffee drink, you may be surprised.

NewsChannel5 Health team reporter Alicia Booth reported that some of the major coffee chains are now disclosing nutritional information.

For many, drinking coffee in the morning is a ritual, and very few think of the calories and fat that the drink contains.

"I think people think of beverages as kind of innocuous, and they don't really count towards calories," said Mary Beth Kavanagh, a registered dietician and coffee drinker.

After a lot of public pressure, Starbucks has finally posted nutrition information on its Web site.

Their large mocha coconut frapuccino contains 550 calories and 22 grams of fat.

According to Caribou Coffee's Web site, a large turtle mocha has 652 calories and 20 grams of fat.

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