Best Low Calorie Drinks to Order at Starbucks

Starbucks is one of the most common places where people accidentally consume hundreds of hidden calories. A single flavored latte can contain 300 to 500 calories. The good news is that Starbucks drinks can be customized to fit almost any calorie budget.

Black coffee is the lowest calorie option. A tall brewed coffee has about 5 calories. Add a splash of nonfat milk and a pump of sugar free vanilla syrup for a drink that tastes like a latte but costs about 25 calories.

Cold brew with a splash of almond milk and sugar free vanilla syrup is about 30 calories for a grande. Cold brew is naturally less acidic and smoother than hot brewed coffee.

An Americano with a splash of nonfat milk is about 20 calories for a grande. Americanos have the strong coffee flavor of espresso without the calories of steamed milk.

The Iced Brown Sugar Oatmilk Shaken Espresso can be made lower calorie by requesting fewer pumps of syrup. A grande with one pump instead of three is about 90 calories instead of 190.

Nitro cold brew is about 5 calories for a grande and has a naturally creamy texture from the nitrogen infusion. It is one of the best options for something that feels indulgent.

Tea based drinks are generally lower in calories. A tall unsweetened green tea is 0 calories. The passion tango herbal tea is also 0 calories unsweetened.

The Pink Drink is about 140 calories for a tall. Order it with light ice to get more actual drink.

Matcha tea latte made with almond milk and sugar free vanilla syrup is about 120 calories for a tall.

A Cappuccino made with nonfat milk is about 60 calories for a tall. Cappuccinos have more foam and less liquid milk than lattes.

Hot Tea with a teaspoon of honey is about 60 calories for any size.

The goal at Starbucks is to find drinks you enjoy without the calorie load of standard recipes. Most Starbucks drinks can be modified to reduce calories by 50 to 80 percent. Log your order in the easy app once and save it as a custom meal.