Caffeine Content In Assorted Beverages (coffee, sodas, chocolate)
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Here is a short list of beverages with their caffeine content. I will add to this as time goes but I thought I would start here. Drink up people, there’s plenty of caffeine to be had out in this world. 
Double espresso (2oz) 45-100 mg
Brewed coffee (8 oz) 60-120 mg
Instant coffee (8 oz) 70 mg
Decaf coffee (8 oz) 1-5 mg
Tea - black (8 oz) 45 mg
Tea - green (8 oz) 20 mg
Tea - white (8 oz) 15 mg
Coca Cola (12 oz can) 34 mg
Pepsi (12 oz can) 38 mg
Barq’s Root Beer (12 oz can) 22 mg
Dr. Pepper (12 oz can) 42.6 mg
Mountain Dew (12 oz can) 55.8 mg
Jolt (12 oz can) 72.0 mg
7-up (12 oz) 0 mg
Chocolate milk (8 oz) 4 mg
Dark chocolate (1 oz) 20 mg
Milk chocolate (1 oz) 6 mg
Starbucks Coffee Icecream (8 oz) 50-60 mg
Starbucks Tazo Chai Tea Latte (Grande 16 oz) 100 mg
You can overdose on caffeine (espresso shots can kill) *winks*
Alright, as bad as I hate to write this, I found it interesting and wanted to post it. I really believe that our young people should watch their caffeine intake if not do away with it all together. And here is why:
Below is a link to the story about a coffee shop owner’s teen who overdosed on double espresso shots. Read it and think it over. I suppose it could kill. Of course, I would never sit and drink that many double espresso shots either.
Girl Overdoses on Espresso Coffee says BBC News.
Next Reviews and a Caffeinated Blog Recommendation
It’s all about caffeine. Stop by and visit Energy Fiend, my new, cool find on any thing caffeinated. Great blog!
Next up on the review schedule is: Boca Java and CafeVivo! Please stay tuned. We’ve had the weather boy and I’m way behind.
Caribou coffee lovers check this out! Today only!
Here is the blurb about a Northern Lites Cooler giveaway today. Better hurry people! I wish I had a Caribou Coffee shop near me. 
I just got this yesterday or would have posted it sooner.
Caribou coffee kicks off summer with FREE NORTHERN LITE COOLERS
Put a new twist on all the traditional winter cocktails. 75 recipes to entertain your small dinner parties or large group soirees.
Flaming Coffees
Mulled wines & Ciders
Stylish cocktails
Popular liqueurs
I found this ‘e-book’ on some holiday recipes that includes coffee type recipes as well. I thought it looked interesting and maybe you will too! The cost is $3 per download. Remember, this is an e-book and not a hardcover. To see examples and/or to order: Click Here!
WTOP says: Caffeine-Stoked Energy Drinks Worry Docs
According to CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press Writer for WTOP News, more than 500 engery drinks launched worldwide this year and doctors are concerned that the teenage population is getting hooked on an unhealthy jolt and crash cycle. Simmon’s Research says that 31% of U.S. teenagers claim to drink caffeinated/energy drinks. That is about 7.6 million and it is said that is a rise of 3 million from a period of just 3 years ago.
Rockstar, Red Bull, and Monster earned a whopping 3.4 billion last year. That’s an 80% growth spurt. wow! Actually, that is rather disturbing, isn’t it?
Research claims that because of these drinks containing large amounts of sugar and caffeine and in some cases, B vitamins, can cause rapid heartbeat, and numbness and tingling in the hands and feet.
It is something to think about. You can read the complete article by visiting: Caffeine-Stoked Energy Drinks Worry Docs
Top 10 Caffeinated Drinks? Oh really….
Is this really the top 10 caffeinated drinks? I have my doubts and I will research this more in depth later today. For now though, this is what I’ve found. Got a thought about this? Leave a comment.
1. Coca Cola
2. Pepsi
3. Coffee
4. Red Bull
5. Dr. Pepper
6. Mountain Dew
7. Monster Energy Drink
8. Espresso
9. Cappuccino
10. Black Tea
Egg Nog Latte Recipe :: copycat to Starbucks :: Delicious!
Egg Nog Latte Recipe :: copy cat to Starbucks Egg Nog Latte
Ingredients:
1/2 cup egg nog (Borden is very thick and good and Starbucks uses a local brand according to the area they are in)
1/4 cup whole milk or 2% milk. (recommend whole for frothing)
1 - 2 shots espresso or 1/4 c Espresso Roast coffee (ground and brewed strong)
a sprinkle of ground nutmeg
Instructions:
Combine cold egg nog with cold whole milk. Non-fat milk or soymilk can be substituted for the high-fat milk.
Steam the egg nog - milk mixture until the temperature reaches 145°F. or use stove-top and do NOT scorch. You just won’t have the foam unless you use some sort of mixer to create the foam. Hey, it works!
Egg nog heats and scalds quicker than milk, so watch your heat temperature closely.
Pull your espresso shots and place in mug or pour the 1/4 cup strong coffee in mug.
Fill the remaining room in mug with steamed egg nog mixture. Add extra eggnog foam to the top of the mug.
sprinkle with ground nutmeg.
Shock Coffee :: a shocking coffee review
Shock Coffee Website and Store
Holy Coffee Shock Batman! Have you tried this SHOCK COFFEE? It’s Hyper-Caffeinated Coffee & Drinks with Shock-A-Lots candies.
I went to the door and there stood the UPS man holding a plain brown sack colored box. I wondered what it could be. hmmm…
I brought it in and set it on my newly cleaned kitchen tile (rare instance) and got my box knife out. I zipped down one side and then the other. I slashed the center tape that secured the flaps shut. Bubble wrap!! yay! Oh wait, there is something else in there. COFFEE!!! Oh boy! My favorite thing in the world. It was my promo-sample box from Shock Coffee. Thanks guys 
I wanted to brew a pot right away but had already consumed 2 pots and it was only 10:30 am. I was starting to feel a bit sick to my stomach. I’ll wait until this evening. So I did.
7:00 pm rolled around and I had finally worked off all my morning brew and I was ready for my after dinner pot of coffee. I opened a bag of Shock Coffee and wow! It had such a freshly ground aroma. I stood sniffing that for a bit then I put myself 6 scoops in my brew basket. I like my coffee a bit on the bold side.
I really enjoyed the coffee house scent as the black gold quickly ran through the brew cycle. I got my giant latte mug out and filled it to the brim. I sipped and ahhh… what a fabulous taste this has, I told my son who was sporting the new Shock Coffee ball cap that came in the box of goodies. He muttered, yeah, it smells good, mom.
Well, I finished that cup and poured another. I sat down to watch a DVD and suddenly realized my eyes felt like they were the size of coffee saucers. OMG! I jumped up and ran to look in the mirror and I found that I appeared to look normal. But no, something was wrong. I was totally alert. It was as if I had just started the day. I felt like doing something. To make a long story a bit shorter, I was up until 4:30 am and had a sparkling home to show for it. What a buzz!
Keep reading to the next page…. it’s my review on all the other do-dads that I got in my surprise box….
Enviga :: A product of Coca~Cola and Nestle
Coca~Cola has launched a joint venture with Nestle by creating a ‘green-tea’ infused soda designed to speed up your metabolism and suggest the benefit of weight-loss. The main ingredients of Enviga are green-tea and caffeine. By speeding up the metabolism, you naturally burn calories. I doubt it will be any significant loss but any boost in metabolism can result in certain weight-loss.
Nestle applied for an Enviga trademark in January. The trademark covers “nutritional and dietary supplements,” “energizing and energetic drinks,” “green tea” and “isotonic beverages.”
Enviga is a “caffeinated” “soda” and will target active-lifestyle consumers with it’s claim to burn calories. Of course, with the added benefit of having certain antioxidants through “green-tea” content.
I have not had the opportunity to sample the product, but I do have a friend who works for Coca~Cola in Atlanta, Georgia and he has. He reaction, an honest one, was reserved. He admits that the beverage is tasty but does have a “powerade” impression on the palette.
He’s only sampled the “berry” flavored version but mentioned that it was refreshing and did seem to give him a slight feeling of being “wide awake”. Naturally, he has not been drinking over a period of time in order to benefit from any claimed calorie burn. There should be three flavors. Berry, Green Tea, and to the best of my knowledge, Peach.
The diet drink uses thermogenesis to burn 50 to 100 calories just by drinking a 12 oz. serving. Suggested use is 3 servings a day. I’ve got to say that I highly doubt I would or even could drink 3 of these a day. Are there many of you that could? Die hards, I’m sure, would try if they really felt it were helping burn fat. Nothing works without exercise though. We all know that.
Does “Enviga” have promise? Who knows. Only time will tell and only those who are willing to drink it as suggested, will honestly be able to confess the products worth.
