Haar Lends Expertise to BBC Article

The School of Health Professions’ Mindy Haar, Ph.D., RDN, shared her nutrition expertise for a BBC.com article about Starbucks’ olive oil-infused coffee, Oleato. Haar explains that the coffee is not the healthiest way to reap the nutritional benefits of olive oil, pointing out that the drink contains an excessive amount of calories. A 16-ounce Oleato Cafe Latte with oat milk, for instance, has 330 calories, while an Oleato Golden Foam Cold Brew has 310 calories, roughly the same amount as some fast food cheeseburgers. “If you want to have olive oil, have it with your food,” Haar advises.