News: Starbucks - New Starbucks Petites

Along with the new logo and a new drink, Starbucks is celebrating their 40th anniversary with the introduction of Starbucks Petites, mini-desserts available in stores at a retail price of $1.50 each.

In all, Starbucks has eight new Petites for customers to exhibit portion control on (if they so choose):

• Birthday Cake Cake Pops - vanilla cake and icing, dipped in a pink chocolaty coating with white sprinkles
• Carrot Cake Mini Cupcake (redundant no?) - spiced carrot cake with cream cheese frosting.
• Lemon Sweet Square - lemon curd on a butter shortbread base, drizzled with white icing.
• Peanut Butter Mini Cupcake - a chocolate cupcake with peanut butter frosting and a mini peanut butter cup atop.
• Red Velvet Whoopie Pies - two small red velvet cakes discs sandwiching a cream cheese frosting filling.
• Rocky Road Cake Pops - chocolate cake and icing dipped in a dark chocolaty coating, sprinkled with mini marshmallows and roasted almonds (sounds like candy)
• Salty Caramel Sweet Square - salted caramel and chocolate filling on top of a layer of crisp pretzels and pecans which is in turn is on top of a butter shortbread crust
• Tiramisu Cake Pops - vanilla cake and coffee with vanilla icing, dipped in a mocha flavored chocolaty coating, with a chocolate coffee bean.

Each Petite clocks in at less than 200 calories and Starbucks is running a promotion at participating store from March 10th to 12th, from 2pm to 5pm where customers can nab a free Petite with the purchase of any handcrafted beverage (i.e. which I take to mean something they actually have to make).

Nutritional Info - Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop (43g)
Calories - 170 (from Fat - 80)
Fat - 9g (Saturated Fat - 5g)
Sodium - 85mg
Carbs - 22g (Sugar - 18g)
Protein - less than 1g

Nutritional Info - Starbucks Carrot Mini Cupcake (44g)
Calories - 190 (from Fat - 100)
Fat - 11g (Saturated Fat - 5g)
Sodium - 140mg
Carbs - 21g (Sugar - 16g)
Protein - less than 1g

Nutritional Info - Starbucks Lemon Sweet Square (38g)
Calories - 120 (from Fat - 50)
Fat - 6g (Saturated Fat - 3.5g)
Sodium - 35mg
Carbs - 16g (Sugar - 12g)
Protein - 2g

Nutritional Info - Starbucks Peanut Butter Mini Cupcake (44g)
Calories - 180 (from Fat - 90)
Fat - 10g (Saturated Fat - 3.5g)
Sodium - 130mg
Carbs - 21g (Sugar - 16g)
Protein - 3g

Nutritional Info - Starbucks Red Velvet Whoopie Pie (39g)
Calories - 190 (from Fat - 90)
Fat - 11g (Saturated Fat - 5g)
Sodium - 180mg
Carbs - 21g (Sugar - 19g)
Protein - less than 1g

Nutritional Info - Starbucks Rocky Road Cake Pop (44g)
Calories - 180 (from Fat - 80)
Fat - 9g (Saturated Fat - 5g)
Sodium - 80mg
Carbs - 23g (Sugar - 12g)
Protein - 3g

Nutritional Info - Starbucks Salted Caramel Sweet Square (40g)
Calories - 190 (from Fat - 100)
Fat - 11g (Saturated Fat - 6g)
Sodium - 150mg
Carbs - 24g (Sugar - 15g)
Protein - 2g

Nutritional Info - Starbucks Salted Caramel Sweet Square (43g)
Calories - 170 (from Fat - 70)
Fat - 9g (Saturated Fat - 5g)
Sodium - 90mg
Carbs - 22g (Sugar - 18g)
Protein - less than 1g