Do You Drink Coffee for the Caffeine or the Taste?
According to this study, 1 in 10 people drink at least five cups of coffee every day.
According to this study, 1 in 10 people drink at least five cups of coffee every day.
Ever heard the expression "that and a dime will get you a cup of coffee"? Well, not that long ago a cup of coffee did cost a dime. (And you can still get a cup for well less than a dollar in many places.)
Of course, Starbucks began blowing the lid off the coffee price structure about 15 years ago. Now the average latte at the ubiquitous chain costs around four bucks. And if java lovers want a Grande-sized cup of Starbucks' newest coffee, Costa Rica Finca Palmilera, they will have to shell out $7.
Mornings are hard. Sometimes it seems impossible to wake up no matter what morning it is. Mondays have been voted the hardest morning to wake up but think they are all equally hard.
I know a lot of people that don't like coffee so they drink soda in the morning. Seems odd to me but love my coffee. If you like soda in the morning you will be excited that Taco Bell started testing a new drink on their breakfast menu called DEW A.M. It's a mix of Mountain Dew and orange juice.
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There is nothing better in the morning than a delicious cup of gourmet coffee from your favorite coffee house, but at what cost?
Yesterday, Starbucks started raising prices in various stores around the country by 1%. Not a huge jump, but it could add up to around $15 extra per year if you drink there every day.
If you've been holding your cell phone a foot from your ear ever since you heard that it's a "possible carcinogen," relax. It just means cell phones MIGHT cause cancer. Here are four things from Healthline.com that people use every day that are even riskier.
#1.) Coffee. This makes me really sad, because I LOVE my coffee. Apparently, it's been shown to PREVENT some types of cancer: A study last month said men who have six or more cups a day are 60% LESS likely to develop fatal prostate cancer. But coffee's still classified as a PROBABLE carcinogen.
The era of burger and French fry dominance is OVER. We're a soy latte and caramel macchiato country now, my friends.
According to sales data from 2010, STARBUCKS is now the country's third-largest chain restaurant.
McDonald's held on to its eternal spot as number one. Subway is number two.
For the past several decades, the top three in sales has always gone McDonald's, Burger King, and Wendy's. But over the last ten years, the burger-and-fry culture started slipping . . . as sandwiches and coffee started making huge gains.
Local Starbucks customers in Boston got the surprise of their life on St. Patrick's Day, when an unidentified man walked into the famous coffee hot spot and reportedly threw a huge chunk of money in the air.
"A gentleman walked in and yelled three times, 'I'm rich, I'm rich, I'm rich!' ... and threw a bunch of money," said customer Tara Mardigan, who witnessed the scene. "Everybody was just stunned."
You've probably seen articles on why drinking too much coffee is bad for you. But if you drink it in moderation . . . and you don't load it up with cream and sugar . . . coffee is actually GOOD for your health.
In fact, it has more antioxidants per serving than blueberries do, and it's the top source of antioxidants in the average American's diet.