Starbucks food used to give me a stomach ache because I psychologically knew that the stuff was bad for me. Maybe the guilt of eating artificially flavored foods with trans-fats and stuff psychosomatically made me want to feel sick after eating an entire scone or especially a muffin. But now Starbucks has pledged not to use artificial flavors or ingredients in their foods. So with the guilt of eating unhealthy stuff out of my mind I decided to try their Reduced Fat Very Berry Coffee Cake.
When you first bite into the top of a Reduced Fat Very Berry Coffee Cake from you’ll notice the chewy topping. It’s the yellowish-white part of the Reduced Fat Very Berry Coffee Cake. I love this part. The top of the Reduced Fat Very Berry Coffee Cake tastes like the doughy batter of a blueberry muffin except better. I usually pull off the top of the Reduced Fat Very Berry Coffee Cake with my hand and much on it as I’m walking out the double doors of my Starbuck’s in Corona del Mar, California. The inside of the Reduced Fat Very Berry Coffee Cake is filled with squished blueberries and raspberry pieces. The blueberries taste moist and I like em. They remind me of the blueberry muffins that my mom used to make back in Illinois. There is nothing that beats Betty Crocker Blueberry Muffins on a cold Illinois winter’s morning. The bottom of the Reduced Fat Very Berry Coffee Cake is a brown cake-like substance that doesn’t taste that great. The bottom of the cake is my least favorite part. I think it could use a little butter or something to make it taste better.
The Reduced Fat Very Berry Coffee Cake from Starbucks is a snack with less nutritional value than watermelon or a serving of Cheerios. Let’s take a closer look at the Nutritional Value Facts for Reduced Fat Very Berry Coffee Cake. There are 320 Calories per slice. That’s not too bad for a slice of Coffee Cake. But 9 grams of fat per serving is pretty fatty. 470 mg of Sodium is something to watch out for. I just read that people only need 500 milligrams of Sodium per day. So this one Reduced Fat Very Berry Coffee Cake gives you enough sodium to power your entire day with Sodium. And the American Heart Association says that you shouldn’t exceed 2,400 mg of Sodium per day. So this little slice of cake is quite a bit of sodium. There’s a little bit of protien, 6 grams,and 55 mg of Cholesterol. But that’s not very substantial. So don’t think that this Coffee Cake will be replacing your lunch or anything. There’s no potassium in the Reduced Fat Very Berry Coffee Cake so remember to bring your banana with you to work or school.
When it comes to vitamins and minerals Reduced Fat Very Berry Coffee Cake is pretty sparse. This is what makes it more a snack food than a meal. There is only 6% daily dose of Calcium and Vitamin C%. And if you are looking for Iron the Reduced Fat Very Berry Coffee Cake has a small 8%. Vitamin A is even lower, only 4% Daily percentage of your daily vitamins and minerals. These facts mean that the Reduced Fat Very Berry Coffee Cake is some thing that should be eaten sparingly. I eat a slice every other day and I think that’s too much. Actually I think, I’m starting to overeat based on my low exercise level. But the cake tastes good. But is it worth it? I’m not sure. It’s more like a comfort filler food than a nutritious substance. There are definitely healthier alternatives to the Reduced Fat Very Berry Coffee Cake at Starbucks so check back at www.overidon.com for more articles on your favorite snacks!