I was a regular coffee drinker, until I cut back. I've tried Starbucks several times, and I love the vanilla flavored coffee in the bottle. Unfortunately, it's too strong for me. It gives me palputations, sometimes the jitters and it keeps me up at night, and this is drinking it in the daytime

Vanilla Creme hot in winter cold in summer

but I love the different canisters and mugs they have

bought a nice one incased in leather

Ottensen said:

I don't do Starbucks or any chain coffee imports over here, but in all the local artisan coffee houses (there's practically one on every corner) I ususally get something like Milchkaffe (the German counterpart to French Cafe Au LAit or Italian Cappucino). Or a Chai spiced tea.

If i ever get anything to munch on it might be a traditional German sweet, so normally something like:

Beeren Schnitte

Schwarzwälder Kirchtorte

Apfelkuchen

Pflaumenkuchen

...or the Crack Cocaine of German baked sweets... Franzbrötchen

It's similar to a cinnamon roll, but it has the texture of a croissant. Simple and TO DIE.

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Tasty!

Those names! Applefuken and Beer Shit. Deutsch sounds so sexy sometimes.

Usually 'Caramel Frappuccino' or 'Cappuccino'

Sandwiches. If I'm in Dunkin Donuts I'll have an egg wrap, tuna salad or chicken salad on a bagel, that sort of thing. I hate anything that even remotely tastes like coffee.

Ottensen said:

I don't do Starbucks or any chain coffee imports over here, but in all the local artisan coffee houses (there's practically one on every corner) I ususally get something like Milchkaffe (the German counterpart to French Cafe Au LAit or Italian Cappucino). Or a Chai spiced tea.

If i ever get anything to munch on it might be a traditional German sweet, so normally something like:

Beeren Schnitte

Schwarzwälder Kirchtorte

Apfelkuchen

Pflaumenkuchen

...or the Crack Cocaine of German baked sweets... Franzbrötchen

It's similar to a cinnamon roll, but it has the texture of a croissant. Simple and TO DIE.

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That all looks so delicious !!

I haven't really been going to Starbucks after I moved out. Although during my undergrad years, i used to go there with my study buddy and we'd order the Pumpkin Spice Latte or their seasonal Hot Chocolate

But normally, I have a skinny vanilla latte, a cappucino, or a caramel macchiatto. Sooooo good!!!!

Just gonna say though...I'm a Tim Horton's girl at heart.

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according to a

free2bfreeda said:

according to a

Starbucks ingredients distributor, most popular coffees are:

Believe it or not it's not the Macchiato or the Frappuccino, the answer is actually (Drumroll ..........................) "Skinny Vanilla Latte".

Y'know that grande whole milk latte I usually get? Make it decaf.

I've been off caffeine for a week!

Genesia said:

Y'know that grande whole milk latte I usually get? Make it decaf.

I've been off caffeine for a week!

Congrats! But why? And have you noticed a positive change since quitting it?

Efan said:

Genesia said:

Y'know that grande whole milk latte I usually get? Make it decaf.

I've been off caffeine for a week!

Congrats! But why? And have you noticed a positive change since quitting it?

I was having headaches every day. I'd have a couple cups of coffee in the morning (one on the way to work and another when I got there) - and have a headache by 10:30 a.m.

I suspected the caffeine was messing with my blood sugar. (I'm hypoglycemic - have been since I was a kid.) I was logy and had a headache all afternoon - and was craving sugar.

I'm still having a little headache here and there - but I think it's just the tail end of the caffeine withdrawal. And I've been sleeping like a baby. Even though I rarely had caffeine past noon, the headache and the unstable blood sugar were messing with my sleep, I think.

Best of all, I don't constantly feel like I want to kill somebody.

Genesia said:

Efan said:

Congrats! But why? And have you noticed a positive change since quitting it?

I was having headaches every day. I'd have a couple cups of coffee in the morning (one on the way to work and another when I got there) - and have a headache by 10:30 a.m.

I suspected the caffeine was messing with my blood sugar. (I'm hypoglycemic - have been since I was a kid.) I was logy and had a headache all afternoon - and was craving sugar.

I'm still having a little headache here and there - but I think it's just the tail end of the caffeine withdrawal. And I've been sleeping like a baby. Even though I rarely had caffeine past noon, the headache and the unstable blood sugar were messing with my sleep, I think.

Best of all, I don't constantly feel like I want to kill somebody.

Ah, thanks. Sorry to hear that. Good luck with it!

Genesia said:

Efan said:

Congrats! But why? And have you noticed a positive change since quitting it?

I was having headaches every day. I'd have a couple cups of coffee in the morning (one on the way to work and another when I got there) - and have a headache by 10:30 a.m.

I suspected the caffeine was messing with my blood sugar. (I'm hypoglycemic - have been since I was a kid.) I was logy and had a headache all afternoon - and was craving sugar.

I'm still having a little headache here and there - but I think it's just the tail end of the caffeine withdrawal. And I've been sleeping like a baby. Even though I rarely had caffeine past noon, the headache and the unstable blood sugar were messing with my sleep, I think.

Best of all, I don't constantly feel like I want to kill somebody.

Caffeine withdrawal gives you headaches.

My ex went through horrific headaches with each pregnancy when she stopped drinking coffee.

PurpleJedi said:

Genesia said:

I was having headaches every day. I'd have a couple cups of coffee in the morning (one on the way to work and another when I got there) - and have a headache by 10:30 a.m.

I suspected the caffeine was messing with my blood sugar. (I'm hypoglycemic - have been since I was a kid.) I was logy and had a headache all afternoon - and was craving sugar.

I'm still having a little headache here and there - but I think it's just the tail end of the caffeine withdrawal. And I've been sleeping like a baby. Even though I rarely had caffeine past noon, the headache and the unstable blood sugar were messing with my sleep, I think.

Best of all, I don't constantly feel like I want to kill somebody.

Caffeine withdrawal gives you headaches.

My ex went through horrific headaches with each pregnancy when she stopped drinking coffee.

Yup, even if I drink my coffee too late I get a huge headache

PurpleJedi said:

Genesia said:

I was having headaches every day. I'd have a couple cups of coffee in the morning (one on the way to work and another when I got there) - and have a headache by 10:30 a.m.

I suspected the caffeine was messing with my blood sugar. (I'm hypoglycemic - have been since I was a kid.) I was logy and had a headache all afternoon - and was craving sugar.

I'm still having a little headache here and there - but I think it's just the tail end of the caffeine withdrawal. And I've been sleeping like a baby. Even though I rarely had caffeine past noon, the headache and the unstable blood sugar were messing with my sleep, I think.

Best of all, I don't constantly feel like I want to kill somebody.

Caffeine withdrawal gives you headaches.

My ex went through horrific headaches with each pregnancy when she stopped drinking coffee.

I know that. But as I said, I was having headaches before I quit - ergo, the withdrawal wasn't much of a change.

And now, it's over and the headaches (from either cause) are gone.

Genesia said:

Best of all, I don't constantly feel like I want to kill somebody.

the weather here today is cloudy and bleak, and i'm not a cloudy day kinda woman. your words gave me the i needed. thx 4 the jumpstart.

LionsAndTigers said:

Ottensen said:

I don't do Starbucks or any chain coffee imports over here, but in all the local artisan coffee houses (there's practically one on every corner) I ususally get something like Milchkaffe (the German counterpart to French Cafe Au LAit or Italian Cappucino). Or a Chai spiced tea.

If i ever get anything to munch on it might be a traditional German sweet, so normally something like:

Beeren Schnitte

Schwarzwälder Kirchtorte

Apfelkuchen

Pflaumenkuchen

...or the Crack Cocaine of German baked sweets... Franzbrötchen

It's similar to a cinnamon roll, but it has the texture of a croissant. Simple and TO DIE.

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That all looks so delicious !!

I'm on a diet now...just so that I can eat EVERYTHING once the Christmas holidays roll around