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A latte hooey.


"Suddenly it's simple to turn your coffee into a delicious latte," says Nestle. Just pour some Coffee-mate Latte Creations into your coffee and voila voi·là  
interj.
Used to call attention to or express satisfaction with a thing shown or accomplished: Mix the ingredients, chill, and
! You've got a latte.

Actually, got coffee with sugar, corn syrup corn syrup

Sweet syrup produced by breaking down (hydrolyzing) cornstarch (a product of corn). Corn syrup contains dextrins, maltose, and dextrose and is used in baked goods, jelly and jam, and candy.
 solids, coconut oil, nonfat non·fat
adj.
Lacking fat solids or having the fat content removed.
 milk, maltodextrin, artificial flavors, and some other equally appetizing ingredients.

A real latte is mostly steamed milk, so at least you're getting calcium, magnesium, B-vitamins, and protein with your espresso. Just two tablespoons of Coffee-mate Latte Creations have virtually no protein, vitamins, or minerals. Instead, they deliver four to five grams of saturated fat saturated fat, any solid fat that is an ester of glycerol and a saturated fatty acid. The molecules of a saturated fat have only single bonds between carbon atoms; if double bonds are present in the fatty acid portion of the molecule, the fat is said to be  (20 to 25 percent of a day's limit) to your unsuspecting heart.
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Title Annotation:Coffee-mate Latte Creations
Publication:Nutrition Action Healthletter
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:4EXSI
Date:Sep 1, 2004
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