The Unhealthiest Drinks in America 2009

8. WORST BOTTLED COFFEE

Starbucks Coffee Frappuccino (13.7-ounce bottle)

• 290 calories
• 4.5 g fat (2.5 g saturated)
• 46 g sugars

Add one of these to your diet every morning and you’ll add about 28 pounds of flab to your body in a year. (Think choosing a diet soda is the better way to go? Think again: Read our story on the truth about diet soda.)

Drink This Instead:

Java Monster Lo-Ball Coffee + Energy (15-ounce can)

• 100 calories
• 3 g fat (2 g saturated)
• 8 g sugars

7. WORST HOT CHOCOLATE

Starbucks Venti 2% Salted Caramel Signature Hot Chocolate (20 ounces)

• 760 calories
• 37 g fat (22 g saturated)
• 85 g sugars
• 380 mg sodium

Since when did hot chocolate require salt and caramel to meet the expectations of consumers? Seems a bit gratuitous, no? Thanks to Starbucks’ monstrous creation, the classic winter comfort beverage is now sullied with more than a full day’s worth of saturated fat and as much sugar as nearly 4 Hershey’s chocolate bars. (Check out our story on the most sugar-packed foods in America.)

Drink This Instead:

Grande Nonfat Vanilla Crème (16 ounces)

• 270 calories 
• 7 g fat (4.5 g saturated)
• 38 g sugars

6. WORST COCKTAIL

Red Lobster Traditional Lobsterita

• 890 calories
• 0 g fat
• 183 g carbohydrates

Lobsterita means a lobster tank–size glass filled with booze and high-fructose corn syrup. You’d have to drink 4 regular on-the-rocks margaritas to outdo the massive calorie load. Pair that with a dinner and you might be pushing a full day’s calories in one meal. If you want to get drunk, take a shot. If you want to enjoy a cocktail, make sure it doesn’t start with a bottle of mix—your body and your taste buds will thank you.

Drink This Instead:

Malibu Hurricane

• 200 calories
• 0 g fat
• 36 g carbohydrates

5. WORST FLOAT

Baskin-Robbins

Large Ice Cream Soda with Vanilla Ice Cream Float (32 ounces)

• 960 calories
• 40 g fat (25 g saturated, 1.5 g trans)
• 136 g sugars

If you’re going to have a float, it’s best to limit yourself to one small scoop of ice cream and a reasonable pour of soda, yet Baskin-Robbins’ smallest portion is 32 ounces! Unfortunately, if the ice cream mogul doesn’t begin offering smaller sizes, your options are limited. Either split a small float or cut the soda out of the equation.

Eat This Instead:

Vanilla Ice Cream Scoop (4 ounces)

• 260 calories
• 16 g fat (10 g saturated, 0.5 g trans)
• 26 g sugars