The Starbucks Christmas drinks that contain as much sugar as six doughnuts

Sign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Other highly sugary drinks on the festive menu include the venti eggnog latte, grande toffee crunch frappuccino, venti fudge hot chocolate, venti gingerbread latte and venti toffee nut latte. They’re not the only high street coffee chain with particularly sugary Christmas drinks though - Costa’s black forest frostino contains 67.7g of sugar, their billionaire frostino contains 66.8g and their medio mint hot chocolate comes in at 48.2 grams. “But regular consumption could have big implications for waistlines, teeth and chronic disease.” Simon Redfern, vice president, public affairs for Starbucks Europe, Middle East and Africa told The Independent: “We have a festive drink to suit every taste and occasion, and we have been reducing sugar in our recipes without compromising on taste. All of our drinks are served using semi-skimmed milk, but you can also choose from dairy alternatives.” Most high street coffee chains offer sugar-free syrups for adding to coffee and hot chocolates, but these contain artificial sweeteners instead.