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Mixing cinnamon graham crumbles with steamed milk and sweet cream for a toasty beverage is about as perfect for a snowy morning as it can get.
It’s certainly delicious enough that it landed the No. 1 spot on Google’s Top 5 Calories Searches of 2015 in the search engine giant’s annual “Year in Trends” report.
That report provides top-10 search lists nationwide based on new queries that had the highest spike in traffic over a sustained period in 2015 compared to 2014.
But one serving of the “Toasted Graham Latte,” a drink released this past autumn from Starbucks, also means 300 calories down the hatch — not something those of us trying to lose weight can really afford.
With that in mind, and because we’re all about helping you keep up with your goals, we’ve rounded up substitute recipes for Google’s Top 5 Calorie Searches of 2015 that are sure to give you the same satisfaction (minus the excess calories).
Grande: Calories: 300, Fat: 9g, Cholesterol: 35mg, Sodium: 210mg, Carbs: 43g, Fiber: 0g, Sugar: 40g, Protein: 13g
Instead go with: Skinny Vanilla Latte w/ Graham Crumbles (Courtesy: Peanut Butter & Peppers)
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Calories: 94.1, Fat: .03g, Cholesterol: 3.2mg, Sodium: 85mg, Carbs: 9.5g, Fiber: 0g, Sugar: 9.6g, Protein: 5.6g
Calories: 222, Cholesterol: 34g
Instead go with: Aperol Spritz (Courtesy: Shape Magazine)
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Place ice and orange slice in a serving glass. Pour in Prosecco, Aperol, and soda water.
Calories: 120; Cholesterol: 21g
Grande: Calories: 220, Fat: 11g, Cholesterol: 35mg, Sodium: 150mg, Carbs: 18g, Fiber: 0, Sugar: 40g, Protein: 12g
Instead go with: Low-calorie Cappuccino (Courtesy: Diet Recipes Blog)
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Calories: 60, Fat: 0.3g; Cholesterol: 2.4 mg, Sodium: 76.1mg, Carbs: 8.9 g, Fiber: 0g, Protein: 5g
Calories: 570, Fat: 32g, Cholesterol: 30mg, Sodium: 960mg, Carbs: 56g, Fiber: 5g, Sugar: 5g, Protein: 14g
Instead go with: Cheesy Chili Nachos (Courtesy: Marlene’s Cuisine)
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Calories: 160, Fat: 7g; Cholesterol: 45 mg, Sodium: 260g, Carbs: 12g, Fiber: 3g, Protein: 13g
1 slice: Calories: 450, Fat: 23g; Cholesterol: 40mg, Sodium: 830mg, Carbs: 42g, Fiber: 2g, Protein: 17g
Instead go with: Light Chicken Pineapple Bacon Pizza (Courtesy: The Creative Bite)
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1 slice: Calories: 312, Fat: 14g; Cholesterol: 51mg, Sodium: 817mg, Carbs: 18g, Fiber: 5g, Protein: 23g
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Author: Caitlin H
Diet-to-Go Community Manager
Caitlin is the Diet-to-Go community manager and an avid runner. She is passionate about engaging with others online and maintaining a healthy, active lifestyle. She believes moderation is key, and people will have the most weight loss success if they engage in common-sense healthy eating and fitness.