A large cream latte would be about 3 oz of espresso and about 17oz heavy cream: nutrition ( http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=nutrition+in+17oz+heavy+cream ), which is 1714 calories and 21g sugars. Is it a bad idea to have once or twice a week if I'm trying to lose the last 10 pounds and then maintain? I keep my carbohydrate intake (minus dietary fiber) under 80g 50g a day.
Posted May 9, 2016, 3:45 PM UTC · edited
You can do whatever the hell you want to but this is absolutely POINTLESS if you are trying to lose weight. That's 1714 empty-ass calories.
And if you are only trying to lose 5 lbs, then this is unnecessarily dragging the process on.
I try to keep my carbohydrate intake (minus dietary fiber) under 80g a day.
You probably are not even in ketosis for it to matter anyway. Why aren't you adhering to the diet?
Maybe you need to go to r/nutrition?
Get a black coffee and pour like an ounce of cream in it. Tastes great for 100 calories. What's your TDEE? I would not blow 1700 calories on a coffee no matter the answer.
I wouldn't either. On the other hand if I drank a 1700cal drink, then I probably wouldn't be hungry for at least a day.
That's a boat load of not very nutritious calories but your choice
If it fits your macros*.
*= which it likely won't
1714 calories is like 5 meals for me.
Everything everyone else said, plus those things are notoriously hard to make. Not as hard as an almond milk cappuccino (which honestly, is not a thing that exists) but not easy.
Although...a double shot of espresso should only be 2oz. And is there any reason you have to get a 20 oz drink? Try a traditional cappuccino - it's a 7 oz drink that would have only 5 oz of cream.
No reason I need a 20 oz drink. I could certainly order a small.
I do almond/cashew milk cappuccinos on the daily. Yum.
Just because you can doesn't mean you should. Yes it's keto-friendly, but calories also matter. Not many people are going to lose weight on 1700 empty, completely non-nutricious calories.
Sounds more like a recipe for putting weight back on.
If you're getting near to your goal weight, keeping a close eye on your diet means you'll get there soon with few problems. You don't want a frustrating situation where you take two steps backward when you're almost home.
There are so many things you can add to black coffee that will keep you in ketosis, and still deliver taste. You don't have to waste a day's calories on one cup.
Well, for me, that would be my entire calorie content and none of the protein. So I'd say no.
A heavy cream latte would be like a coffee-tinged milkshake that I assume would take you over your calories for the day. Totally does not sound worth it to me.
try it and you'll probably barf, or shit your pants.
Just do 3oz espresso and 3oz heavy cream -- I mean, it's heavy cream. You don't need anywhere near the volume as you do for milk.
80g/day is also an awful lot of carbs for a ketogenic diet. It's unlikely that you're in ketosis and a lot of people struggle in that range. We generally recommend <20g, and at the most <30g/day.