Wednesday, July 14, 2010

McDonalds $1 off Smoothie or Frappe

Choose from Wild Berry or Strawberry Banana.

McDonalds smoothies are, in fact, made by innocent drinks, and independent company that has contracted with McDonalds.  Quoting from innocent's website [http://www.innocentdrinks.co.uk/], their smoothies contain:

no added sugar
no concentrates
no sweeteners
no preservatives

The Starbucks/McDonalds breakfast war is on!

Care to compare the nutritional information?

Starbucks Nonfat Grande Latte - $3.25
Rich, full-bodied Starbucks® espresso in steamed milk lightly topped with foam.
Calories – 130
Carbohydrates – 19 grams
Sodium – 150 mg

McDonald's Nonfat Medium Latte - $2.89
Espresso with steamed skim or whole milk, plain or with vanilla, sugar free vanilla, caramel or hazelnut flavor shot.
Calories – 110
Carbohydrates – 15 grams
Sodium – 140 mg

Starbucks Nonfat Grande Cappuccino - $3.25
Rich, full-bodied Starbucks® espresso in a small amount of steamed milk, with a deep layer of foam.
Calories – 80
Carbohydrates – 12 grams
Sodium – 90 mg

McDonald's Nonfat Medium Cappuccino - $2.89
Espresso with skim or whole milk available with vanilla, sugar free vanilla, caramel or hazelnut flavor shot.
Calories – 80
Carbohydrates – 12 grams
Sodium – 110 mg

Starbucks Nonfat Grande Cafe Mocha - $3.55
Rich, full-bodied Starbucks espresso combined with bittersweet mocha syrup and steamed milk, topped with a cloud of whipped cream.
Calories – 290
Carbohydrates – 44 grams
Sodium – 135 mg

McDonald's Medium Mocha - $2.89
Chocolate syrup with espresso steamed skim or whole milk with whipped cream and a drizzle of chocolate, plain or with vanilla, sugar free vanilla, caramel or hazelnut flavor shot.
Calories – 280
Carbohydrates – 10
Sodium – 160 mg

Thanks, Daily Spark for Spark People!
Read more: http://www.dailyspark.com/blog.asp?post=poll_mccafe_or_starbucks#ixzz0tf4VOyRP

Here’s the rest of the nutritional information for all McDonalds products and the smoothies: http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/nutritionexchange/nutritionfacts.pdf

Go HERE for the great coupon!