Crazy how you probably wouldn't get a slice of cheesecake factory cheesecake on the side of your Macdonald's meal; but never think twice about a medium soda that has the same amount of added sugar
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9471313/
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It got eyebrows, but it was also a third of the calories of a large Starbucks caffinated milkshake (and that's what they are -- addictive milkshakes).
Less liquid, less piss, more code, I'm surprised more hackers don't seek out quality espresso instead of these weird XTREME energy drinks.
Anyways yes, a donut is about 500 calories, a big soda or coffee with fillings is much much more.
I think you answered it though, lots of (younger) people do not like the taste of coffee, so you get the caffeine and the delivery mechanism is sweet & sugary.
Here's a free idea for anyone out there: Caffeinated Ketchup. It already turns up every flavor component to 11 so why not make it heavily caffeinated too!
The caffeinated lemonade from Panera has apparently killed people.
I got the impression (from some online browsing) that Starbucks has started offering coffeeless frozen drinks.
But I also got the impression that their drinks are more "crushed ice mixed with syrup" than "ice cream mixed with milk". How much milk/cream are you getting in one of these milkshakes?