The high street summer drinks with up to 14tsp of sugar and more calories than a McDonald’s double cheeseburger

SUMMER is almost upon us and with the sunshine comes a raft of refreshing drinks on coffee shop menus.

They may taste delicious, but many of them are loaded with sugar – up to 14 teaspoons in one go.

How does your favourite drink on the high street fare?

Dietitian Emma Shafqat described them as “desserts in disguise”.

Over the past few months, we saw the launch of the Lavender Cream Frappuccino at Starbucks, which contained a whopping 351 calories, 14.8g of fat and 47.3g of sugar ...