Thursday, January 20, 2011

SUPER SIZE ME! Starbucks Trenta Coffee-Good Idea?

 
It's about that time for something to discuss in the girl forum and today it's not about a beauty product or fashion item but more of a health issue. Starbucks Trenta is here! 31 ounces of pure java bliss! Now as a coffee addict this news actually made me giddy but not everyone agrees with the Starbucks brand for the excessive serving amount being sold as a heath risk. The criticism is that the size is larger than the capacity of the human stomach. Understandably this makes sense as reason for concern but personally they don't know the capacity of caffeine my body can handle. All jokes aside, I think I can run on caffeine, sugar and air alone some days...not really healthy. I know... Whether you are a coffee drinker or not it's always good to be cautious of what you ingest. And I'm not so much opposed to this as other fast food munchies and believe it or not fast food isn't even on my radar. I can't even remember the last time I bought actual junky food as a meal, thank goodness for my culinary skills as I prefer to prepare my own food fresh & from scratch. Now if I could only stop with the caffeine... Full article on consumer and media criticism can be found here. Written for Yahoo news by Vanessa Evans. Any thoughts or feelings on this or other excessively portioned unhealthy food products sold? Feel free to read the article then discuss your opinions on this subject just remember no foul language is allowed. Stay beautiful! Stay healthy! XOXO

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