[image from Salon]

So Starbucks’ frappuccinos are getting seriously dissed. Salon put up a new article talkin’ bout how misguided, weight-conscious teenagers’re consuming frapps as meals in an attempt to get svelte.

I’m no fan of marketing fat-heavy products to kids. That said, I also feel if we’re talkin’ ’bout fatty, crappy food, we have bigger burgers to fry — McDonald’s, Dairy Queen, etc.

But maybe that’s cuz I’m somewhat lactose intolerant and never buy frappuccinos (though I’d like to also point out that many indie coffee shops have — reluctantly or willingly — followed Starbucks’ milk-n-ice blended example).

Meaning: I have no probs critiquing Starbucks’ coffee sourcing practices, cuz, you know, Starbucks defines itself as a coffee company. But about the milk an sugar and fat stuff, I sorta think — why not go after other companies shamelessly running kid-oriented TV ads?

But maybe my view’s too narrowly defined by caffeine? Lemme know what you think ’bout the Salon article –

And if yr stuck at a Starbucks, take the challenge –

Update, 9/17/06: Would you drink a Quarter Pounder with Cheese? If you order a venti (20-oz.) Starbucks Caffè Mocha, you might as well be sipping that 500-calorie burger through a straw.” That’s what the Center for Science in the Public Interest says –

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