0 Rewind on Starbucks Refreshers!

Should have known! ...a drink offered FREE on Friday the 13th would be bad luck!

Thanks to Lisa and Vani 

at 100 Days of Real Food and Food Babe, 

I got the REAL info about Starbucks REFRESHERS 

(a new drink with a description that had REAL HEALTH promise!)!

From 100 Days of Real Food and Food Babe!

Actual Ingredients List!

Here is the full post, which also includes reviews of several other Starbucks products!

I searched and searched for the nutrition information,

but in the end, relied on the Starbucks description for my previous, REMOVED post:

..."I am curious about ingredients LIST, haven't seen that yet"

Vani got the scoop reading the BOX the barista was using! 

For other drink ingredients, she direct emailed Starbucks Customer Service -- smart woman!

Click here for tips on READING FOOD LABELS.

The hip new drink CLAIMS ... FRUIT, Cucumber, REAL fruit juice, and MINT, as well as an ingredient called GREEN COFFEE EXTRACT, which may be a really healthy substance!

But here are the facts!

NO - fresh fruit, herbs, juice!
YES - sugar as the top ingredient (other than water).
NO - green coffee extract!
YES - "green coffee flavor".
But GREEN COFFEE EXTRACT has NO flavor, so what's the point?!

Unfortunately Unhealthy Option :(

Very Berry Hibiscus Starbucks Refresher
Made me think SANGRIA ...darn :(
Click here for a Berry post!

Cool Lime Starbucks Refresher
Made me think MOJITO ...boo-hoo :(

Instead of a pricey Kool-Aid drink, why not get some GREEN TEA and splurge on a yummy pack of Peeled dried mango! for a YUMMY STARBUCKS SNACK!

100 Days is an AWESOME WEBSITE! and

Food Babe does investigations on different topics for 100 Days.  

Vani (Food Babe) has a blog that looks pretty awesome as well -- 

Great recipes, visuals, and detailed information!

COMMENTS: I try hard to tell people what TO EAT, rather than what NOT TO, more fun and positive!  However, since I recommended this drink last week, I really thought I should correct myself with my new knowledge of the products!  On the bright side, perhaps, I will come up with a great drink, from Starbucks lovely Refreshers descriptions!  Which drink looks better to you?! 

Detail: Rewind on Starbucks Refreshers!

0 Learn about Green Coffee!

GREEN COFFEE EXTRACT may be a really healthy substance!

If you don't like the taste of coffee, this may be the ENERGY booster for you!  Since it is TASTELESS, you can add it any type of flavored drink you love, and enjoy!

For your caffeine meter: it has quite a bit less caffeine than regular coffee; more in the area of tea regarding levels of caffeine.

Caffeine Content and Coffee Benefits!

Note: I do NOT recommend GREEN COFFEE EXTRACT in supplement form, nor am I certain it will promote weight loss, but it isn't likely to be of any harm, so why not give it a TRY!  Below is a quick intro from Dr Oz and Dr Lindsay Duncan.  The first part of the video is most informative, since the last 2 min or so are two women talking about their weight loss experience.

I haven't tried this substance (other than the "flavor" in Starbucks Refreshers, which I will not be purchasing again!), nor do I have a great place to direct you to it for sure, but there definitely are places online selling green coffee, so if you're interested, go for it!

Again, I would NOT buy the supplement, UNLESS you can find something with a USP seal, or something approved by www.consumerlabs.com.  These requirements will ensure you are consuming a safe product, and without them, you may be consuming dangerous substances since there is NO regulation of dietary SUPPLEMENTS!

COMING SOON: a post about dietary supplements!

Read about COFFEE BENEFITS or GREEN TEA BENEFITS (perhaps green coffee will result in similar benefits!).

Detail: Learn about Green Coffee!