A Starbucks Eggnog Latte Has As Much Fat As 2.5 Donuts

Bummer, dude.
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This holiday season, we're sure that everyone is making a concerted effort to restrain themselves from eating a few too many peanut butter blossoms, making all 50 of these delicious cookie recipes, or accidentally eating an entire gingerbread house again. But what you really should be avoiding are those delicious, these-make-life-worth-living holiday drinks.

Let's face it -- who can actually avoid coffee? Not us, but our holiday cheer has been effectively ruined thanks to this particular Buzzfeed video. Henceforth, we're going to think twice about ordering a grande Peppermint Mocha every day.

Here are a few important points:

1. From Starbucks
  • A grande Eggnog Latte = the saturated fat of about 2.5 glazed donuts

  • A grande Peppermint Mocha = the sugar of 21 Hershey's kisses
  • A grande Gingerbread Latte = the sugar of over 10.5 Jolly Ranchers
    • A grande Caramel Brulée Latte = the calories of more than 9 chicken nuggets

    2. Dunkin' Donuts

    • A medium Sugar Cookie Latte = the saturated fat of 1 chocolate glazed donut
    • A medium Iced Peppermint Mocha Latte = the calories of 1.5 McDonald's burgers
    • A medium Snickerdoodle Latte = the sugar of 2 Hershey's milk chocolate bars

    And the worst part of all of this? All the sizes are only grande or medium! Uhh, happy holidays?

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    Before You Go

    Starbucks Holiday Drinks In Order Of Hype
    Toffee Nut Latte(01 of08)
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    The rich, buttery flavour of sweet toffee is combined with the warmth of toasted nuts and blended with our smooth espresso and velvety steamed milk; topped with whipped cream and Toffee Nut Sprinkles.

    Haven't heard of this holiday drink? That's because this one's only on the menu in the UK, Ireland and the Philippines. (Note the extra "u" in "flavour.")
    (credit:<a href="http://www.starbucks.co.uk/menu/beverage-list/espresso-beverages/toffee-nut-latte" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Starbucks" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9e6e47e4b03a1dcc979f3e" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.starbucks.co.uk/menu/beverage-list/espresso-beverages/toffee-nut-latte" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="15" data-vars-position-in-unit="24">Starbucks</a>)
    Chestnut Praline Latte(02 of08)
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    Espresso, steamed milk, and flavors of caramelized chestnuts and spices. Topped with whipped cream and spiced praline crumbs.

    This is the first holiday season that the Chestnut Praline Latte will be available nationwide. Who's excited? No one.
    (credit:<a href="http://www.starbucks.com/menu/drinks/espresso/chestnut-praline-latte" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Starbucks" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9e6e47e4b03a1dcc979f3e" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.starbucks.com/menu/drinks/espresso/chestnut-praline-latte" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="14" data-vars-position-in-unit="23">Starbucks</a>)
    Peppermint Mocha(03 of08)
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    Espresso, steamed milk, mocha sauce and peppermint flavored syrup. Topped with sweetened whipped cream and dark chocolate curls.

    This drink is good, so it's no wonder people get excited about it year after year. What's not to love about chocolate and mint together, in one caffeinated beverage? This is a holiday drink behind which we can all stand. The fact that it's not too controversial, however, makes it low on the hype totem pole, of course.
    (credit:<a href="http://www.starbucks.com/menu/drinks/espresso/peppermint-mocha" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Starbucks" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9e6e47e4b03a1dcc979f3e" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.starbucks.com/menu/drinks/espresso/peppermint-mocha" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="13" data-vars-position-in-unit="22">Starbucks</a>)
    Gingerbread Latte(04 of08)
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    Espresso with steamed milk and gingerbread flavored syrup. Topped with spice-infused whipped cream and real molasses drizzle.

    Gingerbread is one of those holiday foods that people either love or hate. Every year people seem to fall for it in this latte -- presumably because gingerbread can never be dry when it's in drink form.
    (credit:<a href="http://www.starbucks.com/menu/drinks/espresso/gingerbread-latte" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Starbucks" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9e6e47e4b03a1dcc979f3e" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.starbucks.com/menu/drinks/espresso/gingerbread-latte" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="11" data-vars-position-in-unit="20">Starbucks</a>)
    Christmas Cookie Latte(05 of08)
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    Reminiscent of the tradition of home-baked Christmas goodies. It's a buttery, creamy latte handcrafted with a smooth shortbread cookie flavoured sauce, our bold espresso and freshly steamed milk. We then finish it off with a crown of whipped cream, shortbread cookie drizzle and butter cookie crumbles.

    Damn -- this drink would have caused a huge stir were it not confined to Australia and the Philippines. The name alone would probably bring America to its knees, but the description, namely the "shortbread cookie drizzle and butter cookie crumbles," would surely light up Americans' holiday fire. It has America written all over it, so why do Australians get the Christmas Cookie Latte before us? They don't even like Starbucks!
    (credit:<a href="http://www.starbucks.com.au/menu/108/christmas-cookie-latte" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Starbucks" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9e6e47e4b03a1dcc979f3e" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.starbucks.com.au/menu/108/christmas-cookie-latte" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="9" data-vars-position-in-unit="18">Starbucks</a>)
    Caramel Brulée Latte(06 of08)
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    Espresso with steamed milk and caramel brulée flavored sauce. Topped with sweetened whipped cream and caramel brulée topping.

    This holiday drink is just a dessert disguised in a coffee cup. Sure you could say that about all of the Starbucks holiday drinks, but this one... ok fine. They're all desserts. People go pretty crazy for this one -- we're just not sure why you wouldn't rather have a REAL creme brulée with a cup of coffee on the side.
    (credit:<a href="http://www.starbucks.com/menu/drinks/espresso/caramel-brul%C3%A9e-latte" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Starbucks" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9e6e47e4b03a1dcc979f3e" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.starbucks.com/menu/drinks/espresso/caramel-brul%C3%A9e-latte" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="6" data-vars-position-in-unit="15">Starbucks</a>)
    Eggnog Latte(07 of08)
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    Espresso with steamed eggnog and milk, topped with ground nutmeg.

    The country freaked out when Starbucks tried to yank its Eggnog Latte from its national menu this year. It caused such outrage that Starbucks apologized, admitted its mistake and now Americans everywhere can now enjoy this apparently beloved beverage.
    (credit:<a href="http://www.starbucks.com/menu/drinks/espresso/eggnog-latte" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Starbucks" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9e6e47e4b03a1dcc979f3e" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.starbucks.com/menu/drinks/espresso/eggnog-latte" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="5" data-vars-position-in-unit="14">Starbucks</a>)
    Pumpkin Spice Latte(08 of08)
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    Cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and real pumpkin pie spices atop whipped cream.

    No other holiday drink even holds a candle to the Pumpkin Spice Latte in terms of hype. It even has its own Twitter account. We know it's not technically a "holiday" drink according to Starbucks, but it's THE seasonal beverage that kicks the whole holiday season into gear (in August, yes, we know). So we're counting it, as number one.
    (credit:<a href="http://www.starbucks.com/menu/drinks/espresso/pumpkin-spice-latte?foodZone=9999" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Starbucks" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9e6e47e4b03a1dcc979f3e" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.starbucks.com/menu/drinks/espresso/pumpkin-spice-latte?foodZone=9999" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="3" data-vars-position-in-unit="12">Starbucks</a>)

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