Coffee Tales: Caramel Macchiato
When you break the rules
250 more calories.
Natalia can only eat 250 calories for dinner.
Google Search:
250-Calorie Healthy Snacks
1 Apple with 1 Tablespoon of Peanut Butter
Just one tablespoon?
1 1/2 cups grapes
Sounds good…for an appetizer!
Banana Smoothie
That will fill her up…for about an hour!
Natalia turns off her computer. She goes to the kitchen and opens the fridge.
Celery, carrots, tomatoes, apples, oranges, lettuce.
If she were a rabbit she would be over the moon.
But Natalia is a 23-year-old woman who needs to lose 25 pounds in 1 month to be able to participate in the local bikini contest.
And that means 1250 calories per day.
She has eaten 1000 calories all day.
So, she can eat exactly 250 calories for dinner.
Her stomach growls like crazy.
Shut up, will you?
But her stomach keeps growling.
1 week left and 6 more pounds to lose. Hang in there please!
Her stomach stops for a few seconds. But then starts growling again.
Natalia’s eyes fill with tears.
She gets out of the house, goes for a walk.
A little fresh air will help her feel better.
A fresh chocolate cream pie would help her feel a LOT better!
As she walks the streets, she stumbles upon a new Starbucks store.
Natalia’s eyes widen. She has never been to Starbucks before.
There’s a first time for everything.
She enters. Just to look around.
A young woman around her age orders a Grande Caramel Macchiato to go.
Sounds good.
While the barista is making the Caramel Macchiato, Natalia goes toward the young woman and asks her what a Caramel Macchiato is.
Espresso
Milk
Vanilla Syrup
Caramel Sauce
Sounds divine.
Natalia’s stomach starts growling so much she is afraid everyone will hear it.
She steps aside, looking left and right to see if anyone has noticed.
Noone looks at her.
Phew.
Google search:
Caramel Macchiato Calories
250 calories.
As many calories as her dinner should have.
DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!
Natalia turns to leave when she notices the young woman drinking her Caramel Macchiato, enjoying every sip.
Her stomach growls so much, she just knows that everyone at the Starbucks store can hear it.
Natalia goes over to the barista.
She orders a Grande Caramel Macchiato to go.
250 calories
No, make it two Grande Caramel Macchiato to go, she says
500 calories.
She takes the first sip. Feels like little drops of heaven.
To hell with the calories!
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