Weight loss: The shocking amount of calories & sugar in your favourite hot drink REVEALED

Weight loss can be hard, especially when the nights get longer and the days get colder.

Winter comes with a host of waist-line slimming obstacles, such as comfort food and less motivation to exercise.

Consumed by many Britons throughout the day, hot drinks are also a favourite for winter.

With 95 million cups of coffee consumed in the UK every day, how many calories are hidden in our favourite hot drinks?

Health and nutrition experts at Nuyoo.co (http://nuyoo.co/) decided to compare four classic hot drinks from the five major coffee brands, to see which serves have the most calories and sugar.

This included Costa, Starbucks, Pret a Manger, Greggs and Caffè Nero and the hot drinks were a cappuccino, latte, hot chocolate and mocha.

Cappuccinos

When it comes to a cappuccino, the best high street option to get it from is Caffè Nero, which has just 65 calories and 5.2 grams of sugar.

For cappuccino lovers who are looking to slim down, it might be best to avoid the Starbucks’ offering, which has a whopping 129 calories and 11.4 grams of sugar.

Lattes

Lattes can pack in more calories, so those looking to slim down might want to think twice before touching the milky drink.

Again, Caffè Nero takes the lead as the “healthiest” with 78 calories and 6.4 grams of sugar.

Starbucks loses the draw again, making the most calorific latte out of the five retailers with 143 kcal and 12.7 grams of sugar – roughly three teaspoons of sugar.

Hot chocolate

While Starbucks ranked low in the healthiest milky coffees, it did rank highly in the healthy hot chocolate stakes.

The coffee giant’s hot chocolate had the least amount of sugar (22.7 grams) and comes in at 234 calories.

In another contrast, Pret a Manger’s hot chocolate packs in the most amount of sugar, with 35.5 grams.

Mocha

Coffee and chocolate combined, the “lightest” mocha on the menu comes from Caffè Nero, with just 19 grams of sugar, but has the highest amount of calories at 305 kcal.

The lowest calories mocha went to Pret a Manger, with just 185.

For those looking to speed up weight loss, there is a natural technique that promises great results.

Drinking apple cider vinegar can promote weight loss, also coming with a host of health benefits. 

Apple cider vinegar is a potent fermented liquid, and therefore should only be consumed in small quantities.

How much should you drink, and how should you drink it?