Lara Katz: Dreaming Up Delicious

May
27
2014

How To Order Healthier Summertime Treats

There is Always a Healthier Option when Ordering a Summer Treat—Choose Yay, The Healthier Way!

by: Lara Katz
healthy summer treats

Starbucks:

Make sure to order skim milk and hold the whip! Watch out for high calorie syrups that are added to drinks.

Yay Options:
Brewed coffee, brewed Tazo tea, nonfat Tazo Green Tea latte, nonfat cappuccino, nonfat caffe latte, nonfat caramel macchiato, Soy Tazo Chai Tea Latte, Nonfat Caffe Mochahold the whip! Skinny vanilla latte, Nonfat Vanilla Crèmehold the whip! Caffe Americano
 

McDonalds:

Stay away from the high caloric smoothies and iced frappes, and always order a small. 
 
Yay Options:
Cappuccino made with 2% or skim milk, caramel cappuccinos, caramel iced coffees, caramel iced lattes with skim or 2% milk, caramel lattes with skim or 2% milk, lattes with skim or 2% milk, snack size peach smoothie with or without yogurt, iced coffees, iced lattes with skim or 2% milk, sugar-free vanilla cappuccinos with skim or 2% milk, sugar-free vanilla iced coffees or lattes, toasted marshmallow hot chocolate with skim milk in size small only, vanilla cappuccino with skim or 2% milk, vanilla iced coffee, vanilla iced latte with skim or 2% milk
 

Tim Hortons:

Only order these drinks in size small (286 ml), otherwise the fat and calories will be sky high!
 
Yay Options:
Coffee, tea, latte, flavoured latte, tea latte, cappuccino, Americano, iced cappuccino made with milk, iced cappuccino made with chocolate milk, iced coffee made with cream, iced coffee made with milk, iced coffee made with chocolate milk, flavoured iced coffee made with cream, iced latte, flavoured iced latte, iced chocolate, mocha iced coffee, mixed berry fruit smoothie made with or without yogurt, strawberry banana smoothie made with or without yogurt, frozen lemonade, espresso shot
 

Baskin Robbins:

Stay away from milk shakes and large smoothies made with fruit syrups. Also avoid the soft serve ice cream except the vanilla flavour, stick to small sizes when ordering.

Yay Options:
Light vanilla, light cappuccino chip, any flavour sherbet, any flavour sorbet/ice, any flavour no sugar added, any flavour yogurt
 

Yogurtys & Menchies:

While most of the flavours in frozen yogurt shops are low fat, no fat, or low calorie, be careful when adding toppings. What may seem like a little can really add up in calories and fat.

Yay Options:
Any flavour that is low fat, no fat, low calorie, with fresh fruit toppings.