Comments on: And the Knock Knock winner is….. http://danicasdaily.com/and-the-knock-knock-winner-is/ Every day is a new adventure to be healthy Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:19:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DanicasDaily http://danicasdaily.com/and-the-knock-knock-winner-is//comment-page-1#comment-22530 DanicasDaily Sat, 08 Jan 2011 18:10:38 +0000 http://danicasdaily.com/and-the-knock-knock-winner-is/#comment-22530 HI Erica, Thanks for the comment and compliments! I am definitely glad to have you as a reader and fellow Starbuck's latte lover. That is a great idea to create a starbuck's list - I never even thought of doing that. Here are a few ideas that come to mind. I calculate my points+ for my drinks by either looking at Weight Watchers online in my tracker or going to starbucks.com and checking the nutritional information. It really depends on what you like. Some people will substitute the sugar free syrups to add sweetness without tons of points. I do not do sugar free so I do not use this option, but, it's there with all their "skinny" drinks. Another way to save is to ask for only the amount of pumps of syrups that you really need. I do this with my dirty latte. I add one pump of mocha to get all the chocolate flavor and sweetness of a mocha without all the points. This works for any syrup as well as chai tea lattes too. 1-2 pumps is usually plenty. Here are some of my favorite low point options to get at Starbuck's. * All coffees, unsweetened teas and Cafe Americanos - hot or cold are 0 points+ * Cafe Misto and Cappucino's range from 1-2 points+ depending on the size * My TWO favorite drinks are hot lattes (fat free) with caramel sauce drizzled on top or with 1 pump of mocha. Tall hot = 2 pts+, grande hot = 3 pts+, grande iced = 2-3 pts+ and venti iced = 3-4 pts+ * Light Frappucino's are another option and are fairly low in points with coffee flavor being the lowest. * You could try a Vivano smoothie but it's just not coffee to me :) Last but not least, you can go to Starbucks.com and look up the nutritional information for your favorite drink and test out how to lighten it up. For example, use fat free milk and skip the whip. I know I definitely NEED to work on a way to make it easier to print my recipes. The best advice I can give you for now is to highlight/select the text you want to print and print selection or to copy it and paste it into a word document to save the recipes. I hope to get my print recipe function button working with my new upgrade. Thanks for asking and definitely share any good Starbuck's ideas you find :) Danica HI Erica,

Thanks for the comment and compliments! I am definitely glad to have you as a reader and fellow Starbuck’s latte lover. That is a great idea to create a starbuck’s list – I never even thought of doing that. Here are a few ideas that come to mind. I calculate my points+ for my drinks by either looking at Weight Watchers online in my tracker or going to starbucks.com and checking the nutritional information.

It really depends on what you like. Some people will substitute the sugar free syrups to add sweetness without tons of points. I do not do sugar free so I do not use this option, but, it’s there with all their “skinny” drinks. Another way to save is to ask for only the amount of pumps of syrups that you really need. I do this with my dirty latte. I add one pump of mocha to get all the chocolate flavor and sweetness of a mocha without all the points. This works for any syrup as well as chai tea lattes too. 1-2 pumps is usually plenty.

Here are some of my favorite low point options to get at Starbuck’s.

* All coffees, unsweetened teas and Cafe Americanos – hot or cold are 0 points+
* Cafe Misto and Cappucino’s range from 1-2 points+ depending on the size
* My TWO favorite drinks are hot lattes (fat free) with caramel sauce drizzled on top or with 1 pump of mocha. Tall hot = 2 pts+, grande hot = 3 pts+, grande iced = 2-3 pts+ and venti iced = 3-4 pts+
* Light Frappucino’s are another option and are fairly low in points with coffee flavor being the lowest.
* You could try a Vivano smoothie but it’s just not coffee to me :)

Last but not least, you can go to Starbucks.com and look up the nutritional information for your favorite drink and test out how to lighten it up. For example, use fat free milk and skip the whip.

I know I definitely NEED to work on a way to make it easier to print my recipes. The best advice I can give you for now is to highlight/select the text you want to print and print selection or to copy it and paste it into a word document to save the recipes. I hope to get my print recipe function button working with my new upgrade.

Thanks for asking and definitely share any good Starbuck’s ideas you find :)

Danica

]]> By: Erica http://danicasdaily.com/and-the-knock-knock-winner-is//comment-page-1#comment-22259 Erica Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:28:52 +0000 http://danicasdaily.com/and-the-knock-knock-winner-is/#comment-22259 Ok Danica I found your site yesterday with the banana ice cream & now I can't stop reading & checking out your recipes!!!! There is not much online for recipes with points+! We share a love for starbucks decaf lattes! We actually just got a new espresso machine for Christmas so I have been making them at home which is saving me a bundle, but I still do like to have them when I am out & about shopping! How do you figure your point calculations for things like a Starbucks latte? I'd love a little latte chart or something to be able to see points for different lattes at Starbucks! Also since you have springboard I decide to download it because I've been meaning to anyway for a while now for our meal planning & my daily lists, but I can't clip your recipes, or find much help on the springboardit site, what am I missing? I'm tech challenged! Thanks! Keep up the good work! Ok Danica I found your site yesterday with the banana ice cream & now I can’t stop reading & checking out your recipes!!!! There is not much online for recipes with points+! We share a love for starbucks decaf lattes! We actually just got a new espresso machine for Christmas so I have been making them at home which is saving me a bundle, but I still do like to have them when I am out & about shopping! How do you figure your point calculations for things like a Starbucks latte? I’d love a little latte chart or something to be able to see points for different lattes at Starbucks! Also since you have springboard I decide to download it because I’ve been meaning to anyway for a while now for our meal planning & my daily lists, but I can’t clip your recipes, or find much help on the springboardit site, what am I missing? I’m tech challenged! Thanks! Keep up the good work!

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]]> By: Alicia http://danicasdaily.com/and-the-knock-knock-winner-is//comment-page-1#comment-7257 Alicia Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:53:12 +0000 http://danicasdaily.com/and-the-knock-knock-winner-is/#comment-7257 Awesome breakfast to me ;) I haven't tried those waffles yet. Those TJ cookies look yummy. YAY for a bunch of time off! I'm taking some over the next two weeks too, but I have to go in for a few days in there. Lucky duck! Awesome breakfast to me ;) I haven’t tried those waffles yet. Those TJ cookies look yummy.
YAY for a bunch of time off! I’m taking some over the next two weeks too, but I have to go in for a few days in there. Lucky duck!

]]> By: janetha b http://danicasdaily.com/and-the-knock-knock-winner-is//comment-page-1#comment-7251 janetha b Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:14:01 +0000 http://danicasdaily.com/and-the-knock-knock-winner-is/#comment-7251 YAHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! how funny, just the other day i was thinking about how i havent won a giveaway in MONTHS and look! i win :D thanks danica!!! i will go see what i want right away :) on another note, chili and cornbread is one of the best winter combos ever. on even another note, those TJs cookies look SO good, my sis is driving here tomorrow i am going to ask her to bring them!! thanks again! xo YAHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! how funny, just the other day i was thinking about how i havent won a giveaway in MONTHS and look! i win :D thanks danica!!! i will go see what i want right away :)

on another note, chili and cornbread is one of the best winter combos ever.

on even another note, those TJs cookies look SO good, my sis is driving here tomorrow i am going to ask her to bring them!!

thanks again! xo

]]> By: Holly http://danicasdaily.com/and-the-knock-knock-winner-is//comment-page-1#comment-7248 Holly Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:08:58 +0000 http://danicasdaily.com/and-the-knock-knock-winner-is/#comment-7248 thank you DANICA for the linkback! you are too sweet! and i LOVE how the TJ's cookies say ALL BUTTER - i am in. going to buy those this weekend :) thank you DANICA for the linkback! you are too sweet! and i LOVE how the TJ’s cookies say ALL BUTTER – i am in. going to buy those this weekend :)

]]> By: brandi http://danicasdaily.com/and-the-knock-knock-winner-is//comment-page-1#comment-7247 brandi Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:08:28 +0000 http://danicasdaily.com/and-the-knock-knock-winner-is/#comment-7247 apples in nut butter jars are so good! 11 days off?!? Lucky! :) I'll be working in between Christmas and New Years, but at least it should be slow, I guess. Thanks for the contest shout out!!! and I would like some of that pasta salad and those cookies! yum. apples in nut butter jars are so good!

11 days off?!? Lucky! :) I’ll be working in between Christmas and New Years, but at least it should be slow, I guess.

Thanks for the contest shout out!!!

and I would like some of that pasta salad and those cookies! yum.

]]> By: RunToTheFinish http://danicasdaily.com/and-the-knock-knock-winner-is//comment-page-1#comment-7240 RunToTheFinish Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:12:49 +0000 http://danicasdaily.com/and-the-knock-knock-winner-is/#comment-7240 you just love throwing TJ"s in my face don't you ;) someday maybe we'll have one here!! i linked back yoiur Healthy Choice giveaway too, cause it's a goodie...now I think I'm actually going to go buy some knock knock pads, I really like them you just love throwing TJ”s in my face don’t you ;) someday maybe we’ll have one here!!

i linked back yoiur Healthy Choice giveaway too, cause it’s a goodie…now I think I’m actually going to go buy some knock knock pads, I really like them

]]> By: Kristin (Kristin's Nibbles) http://danicasdaily.com/and-the-knock-knock-winner-is//comment-page-1#comment-7238 Kristin (Kristin's Nibbles) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:27:22 +0000 http://danicasdaily.com/and-the-knock-knock-winner-is/#comment-7238 Yay for Janetha! I know she will love those! And I love waffles. I have been craving them... mmm... I need to go buy some! xo K Yay for Janetha! I know she will love those!

And I love waffles. I have been craving them… mmm… I need to go buy some!

xo
K

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