Bring minty mocha home and leave calories behind

By Betty Shimabukuro

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 19, 2012

~~<p>I can't really afford the cash going out or the calories coming in, yet I continue to order the peppermint mocha at such coffee emporiums as Starbucks or Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf.</p>
<p>It is among my top holiday indulgences — warm, festive and fun to drink. It's seasonal, too, which is doubly good as it retains its holiday aura and is not around all year to lead me into temptation.</p>
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I can't really afford the cash going out or the calories coming in, yet I continue to order the peppermint mocha at such coffee emporiums as Starbucks or Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf.

It is among my top holiday indulgences — warm, festive and fun to drink. It's seasonal, too, which is doubly good as it retains its holiday aura and is not around all year to lead me into temptation. Login for more...