34 Keto Starbucks Drinks That Won’t Ruin Your Diet

Starbucks makes an iced skinny mocha drink, but the standard version made with espresso, milk, and skinny mocha sauce, contains 18 grams of carbohydrates for a grande. Sure it’s low in fat which makes it appropriate for certain diets, but that’s kind of the opposite of what you want if you’re following a keto regimen. There are a few ways to modify the drink to maintain the flavor while reducing the carbs and upping the fat content.

For starters, you could order a grande iced skinny mocha which usually comes with four pumps of syrup, and ask the barista to use one or two pumps. You’ll definitely want to swap out the low-fat cow’s milk for heavy cream or a non-dairy alternative. You’ll still get the flavor but only a fraction of the carbohydrates. The skinny mocha sauce is made with sucralose instead of sugar, an artificial sweetener that is a point of debate for many people on a keto diet, according to Mental Food Chain.

Another option recommended by The Macro Barista is to order a grande iced Americano with mocha sauce, sugar-free vanilla sauce, and a splash of cream. It comes in at 8 grams of carbs, so you might still want to reduce the number of pumps of sauce though. You’ll still get some mocha flavor except you’ll have a greater volume of black coffee compared to the usual drink.