A great alternative to the Soy Chai Latte is a Soy Chai Misto, no added sugar beside what the soy has.  Chai tea bag, soy and hot water! Also is great with the other teas offered!

Margo- I don't suggest using excedrine to quit caffeine, the asprin in it isn't good for you. Try weening yourself off by getting half decaf, or teas.  It may take a while but it will work, I promise! I quit drinking coffee a little over a year ago by that method and let me tell you I was ADDICTED! Working in a coffee shop does that =) But I highly suggest slowly taking caffeine out, because if you just stop you'll get the headaches and that's never fun! Good Luck

Someone remind me why caffeine is so bad.  I know there are really good reasons, I just don't remember.  Prior post... love what you said about "If you need something when you wake up, it probably isn't good for."  Just had baby and I lived on coffee, trying to cut that out and sugar... HARD.

I bought the vegan chai tea concentrate  I use 1/2 cup and add 3/4 cup of rice milk and heat it up in a pan...it calls for equal parts but its a bit sweet so I add a bit more milk...you can also use the almond milk and even if you want it a bit creamier the silk cream...and enjoy!!!!

Where do you get the vegan chai tea concentrate?  Does it have loads of sugar?  I love the Tazo brand, but sooo sweet. 

Orange juice = things to consider.  Not sure what I think or feel on the subject, but I did find this thought provoking.  No, i am not an expert on the subject....the following is a cut/paste article from:

http://organicjar.com/2009/2251/

"(OrganicJar) One of the great scams of the industrial food cartel is the so-called “fresh” orange juice sold in supermarkets.

Alissa Hamiliton has written a new book on the subject called Squeezed: What You Don’t Know About Orange Juice"

"I was shocked after watching this video! I knew that they added sugar but had no idea about these ‘flavor packets’ they added, or how each orange juice company has a specific orange juice ‘taste’ that they use. I want to know where on the nutritional label the flavor packets are listed, and whats in them!"

I went to Starbucks yesterday and tried the soy green tea latte and took the cue from everyone here and told them to leave out the classic. It was Amazing! I won't make a habit of them but like another poster said they make a nice treat and everybody deserves a treat sometimes. Life and food should/can be healthy AND fun!

I drink a soy latte almost every day as well, just had one with my boyfriend as a matter of fact, and I HAVE had the green tea soy latte- VERY VERY good!!! Especially with a bit of vanilla sprinkled on top! Delish!!!

I like the green tea latte but the chai has fewer calories so I usually get that one. Although, I recently tired an Awake soy latte and it was delicious too!

If you try the soy green tea latte be sure to ask for the tea bag  and not that powered stuff (it's way to sweet for my taste)  I turned it onto some friends at work and now they like it to.
I was a huge coffe drinker. (it's been a month without)  So maybe i'll give the decaf soy a try.

Thank you so much for the book!  It has changed my life.

forget the latte--get the Americano!! with soy misto, it's half the price and you control the sweet!!

my new vegan bakery, www.papaganache.com, is coming to Keyport NJ on the Jersey Shore, not even an hour out of NYC!!

we can't beat Starbucks for coffee, but we will have organic fair trade coffees and teas, and delicious cholesterol-free cruelty free yummies, starting 2/26.

A Starbucks friend of mine told me that they put a couple pumps of that simple syrup stuff in the Green Tea Lattes, so I always ask them not to put any sweetener in & it is soooo much better. 

Gotta love Syarbucks and their soy lattes!

And their Christmas coffees are delish too (tho i know they are not the greateset for you), but that time of year, how can you say no to Starbucks? I'm obsessed and so is my sister!

p.s. the heart shape in the lil coffee cup is so totally cute