Americano: Confusing coffee calorie conundrum...

[perplexed]

After a very bust week and flying round like a loon hither and thither, I've had two occasions to call at two well known purveyors of hot drinks...

Before I'm too roundly condemned for my indulgence, I would proffer the defence of non-participation in the various foodstuffs on offer...

No, I merely, on both instances of patronising the establishments concerned, imbibed a black coffee, in the style of the 'Americano'.

The real question is this:

A Starbuck's regular Americano, according to the menu, is 11 calories.
A McDonald's Americano, according to the menu, is 0 calories.

So which is correct? I tossed and turned all night worrying about it I can tell you...

 

[Beebo]

The extra 11 calories comes from the phlegm that they spit into it.

 

[ianrauk]

The extra 11 calories comes from the phlegm that they spit into it.

Nice...

I think worrying about it would have burnt up more calories...

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

I tossed and turned all night worrying about it I can tell you...

That'd be the caffeine

 

[Beebo]

Serious answer is Zero.
http://www.nutracheck.co.uk/calories/calories_in_drinks/calories_in_coffee.html

 

[pplpilot]

Don't drink 'Americano'* , Starbucks filter is better**


*Even the word Americano makes me want to punch the wall
** And it's bottomless, something I'm pretty sure they don't advertise, mrs pplpilot seems to think they do on the menu in hideously small print, I cant confirm I've never re-filled.

 

[Crackle]

I don't care how many calories it has, just don't get between me and the coffee in the morning!

 

[luckyfox]

Everything has a calorific content.

However MacDs coffee is a filtered produce of the swept up entrails of the prepubescent workers they have in the back sewing the sesame seeds on the buns. #jussayin

 

[winjim]

Do Starbucks sell coffee? I've certainly never had anything from there I would recognise as such.

 

[Fnaar]

If a black coffee has b^gger all calories, and calories = energy, how come we get endergised when we drink coffee eh? eh? eh? *stares wildly at screen in caffeine-induced psychosis*

 

[Spinney]

If a black coffee has b^gger all calories, and calories = energy, how come we get endergised when we drink coffee eh? eh? eh? *stares wildly at screen in caffeine-induced psychosis*

If you really want an answer to this, it can be supplied....

 

[Fnaar]

If you really want an answer to this, it can be supplied....

Don't worry, i was just being silly

 

[Over The Hill]

If a black coffee has b^gger all calories, and calories = energy, how come we get endergised when we drink coffee eh? eh? eh? *stares wildly at screen in caffeine-induced psychosis*

That is a good point but I am guessing you are energised not by direct energy from the drink but from the drink stimulating you to be energised. In that way if you drink a cup of coffee and it stimulates you to then burn 100 calories then the net result is the coffee has given you minus 100 calories.

A friend of mine has just cut out alcohol, coffee and bread. That is what I live on!!

 

[Markymark]

Everything has a calorific content

I read somewhere certain veg like broccoli is negative calories in that the act of eating it (picking up, chewing, swallowing, digesting etc) uses up more calories than it supplies.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

A friend of mine has just cut out alcohol, coffee and bread. That is what I live on!!

Oh - that's just so wrong. You need your 5 a day! So add chocolate and chips to those three