Every time I place an order at Starbucks I’m reminded of that scene with Steve Martin in L.A. Stories where he orders a de-caf double half caf, with a twist of lemon and all the pretentious yuppies, clad in their designer label fashions and wearing their diamond-studded Raymond Weil watches, all say “me, too” because they don’t want to miss out on the latest fad.
Not that feeling stupid stops me from sounding like one of them. I’m addicted to Starbucks. In fact, their Carmel Mocchiato is one of my favorite treats, but someone once told me there’s something like a bazillion calories in those things, so I’ve compromised by switching to non-fat latte and hope that the caffeine sufficiently bumps up my metabolism to burn off whatever calories might be lurking in the thing.
The company’s latest announcement makes burning those calories off even easier. Beginning next month, Starbucks is going to use a sugar-free syrup in its lattes and mochas that reduce the calories by 50 percent.
Of course, that only means I’ll sound even more ridiculous as I stand there ordering a grande triple-shot skinny sugar-free latte without foam but with three Equals, please. But, hey, at least I’ll be saving enough calories to balance out the biscotti I inevitably buy, too.
Chubby Mommy 
