Friday, September 14, 2012

Wendy's Coffee

There are hundreds of people who stop by Wendy's fast food chains and order a coffee beverage. There are other beverages on the Wendy's Menu that promises to be healthy for you. So, when it comes to Wendy's coffee how healthy is it for you? Which is healthier the Large Regular Coffee or the Large Brewed Decaffeinated Coffee? Is the Large Brewed Unsweetened Iced Tea, Large Coke Zero, or the Large All-Natural Lemonade better for you? I have taken the myths out of it. Here are the facts:

The Large Regular Coffee
This drink surprised me in a good way! This drink weighs 340 grams. It has 0 calories in it and 0 calories from fat. It has no iron and 0% of calcium without the cream or milk. This drink has 0 carbohydrates. There are 0 carbohydrates in this drink. It is made up of just coffee and water.

The Large Brewed Decaffeinated Coffee
This drink weighs 340 grams. It has 0 calories in it and 0 calories from fat as well. It has no iron and 0% of calcium without the cream or milk. There are 0 carbohydrates in this drink as well. This drink has 0 carbohydrates. It is made up of coffee and water.

The Large Brewed Unsweetened Iced Tea
This drink weighs 582 grams. It is made up of 5 calories, 15 mg of sodium, and 2 carbohydrates. It has no iron and 0% of calcium. It has the ingredients orange pekoe and Pekoe Cut Black Tea in it. Pekoe is a term used to describe black teas that are not from the country of China. This medium-grade tea will affect the taste and clarity of the tea.

Large Coke Zero
This drink weighs 785 grams. It is made up of 0 calories, 10 mg of sodium, and 0 carbohydrates. It has no iron and 0% of calcium. It has the ingredients Carbonated Water, Caramel Color, Phosphoric Acid, Potassium Citrate, Potassium Benzoate (to protect taste), Aspartame, Natural Flavors, Acesulfame Potassium, Caffeine, Sucralose, Dimethylpolysiloxane. Phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine in it. Dimethylpolysiloxane is used with McDonald's fish. It is a type of oil that derives from organic silicon. Used in some foods is prevents foaming.

Large All Natural Lemonade
This drink 733 grams. It is made up of a whopping 410 calories and 107 carbohydrates. It has no iron and 0% of calcium. This drink also has 1 dietary fiber, 1 gram of protein, and 101 grams of sugar in it. It has 90% daily value of Vitamin C. The ingredient list for this drink include: Water, Cane Sugar, Lemon Juice & Concentrate.

If one were to consume all of these drink in one day they would come up with 420 calories, 109 carbohydrates, and 101 grams of sugar. Most of the calories come from the lemonade. All of the sugar comes from the lemonade.

One of the most nutritious items on the Wendy's menu is plain coffee or decaffeinated coffee.

Enjoy your coffee for all it's worth!

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