Starbucks calorie count

You probably always suspected that those icy, frothy concoctions that Starbucks pushes during the summer months were just too good to actually be good for you. And they aren't; the P-I's Megan Patrick delivers the bad news:

It may seem counterintuitive to say coffee is fattening -- and, indeed, a regular cup of joe has just 10 calories. But at places from Baskin-Robbins to Caffe Ladro, coffee's being accessorized with a little milk, a splash of chocolate, even a scoop of ice cream. That's when things can get considerably more caloric.

Starbucks' 20-ounce Java Chip Frappuccino with whipped cream, for example, rivals a Big Mac with its 650 calories and 25 grams of fat.

True, Starbucks is trying out a new Frappuccino Light today but local coffee drinkers say that, well, they'd just rather indulge.

(Update: This message has been rewritten, incorporating the P-I story on the topic, since it was originally posted.)