FAST FOOD NEWS: Starbucks Crystal Ball Frappuccino

Starbucks has a new Frappuccino to get free advertising from your Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook feeds!
The Crystal Ball Frappuccino is a creme-based Frappuccino infused with peach flavor topped with peach-flavored whipped cream, and turquoise sparkles. The Instagraminess happens with the turquoise sprinkles on the whipped cream that will reveal either a blue, green, or purple color. Blue foretells adventure, green foretells luck, purple foretells magic, and I foretell all three are popping up in your Instagram feed right now.
It’s available from now until March 26 while supplies last as participating Starbucks locations in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
A grande with whole milk and whipped cream has 380 calories, 16 grams of fat, 10 grams of saturated fat, 0.5 grams of trans fat, 50 milligrams of cholesterol, 240 milligrams of sodium, 56 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 55 grams of sugar, and 5 grams of protein.
If you’ve tried it, let us know what you think of it in the comments.
(Image via Starbucks)
FAST FOOD NEWS: Arby’s Gyro Loaded Curly Fries and Greek Gyro Salad

Arby’s newest creation is basically what happens when the innards of its gyro slides out of its pita bread and lands on its curly fries.
The Gyro Loaded Curly Fries features gyro meat, tzatziki sauce, gyro seasoning, red onions, and tomatoes on a bed of Arby’s famous curly fries. Hmm…I wonder if we can order this in a pita.
The loaded fries have 820 calories, 59 grams of fat, 12 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 55 milligrams of cholesterol, 1650 milligrams of sodium, 57 grams of carbohydrates, 6 grams of fiber, 3 grams of sugar, and 14 grams of protein.

Want all those gyro ingredients on something a bit healthier than curly fries?
Arby’s is also offering a Greek Gyro Salad and a Super Greek Salad that comes with pita bread. Both have iceberg lettuce, green leaf lettuce, red onions, and tomatoes topped with gyro meat, tzatziki dressing, and gyro seasoning.
A Greek Gyro Salad has 420 calories, 37 grams of fat, 9 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 55 milligrams of cholesterol, 700 milligrams of sodium, 11 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 4 grams of sugar, and 10 grams of protein.
If you’ve tried any of them, let us know what you think of it in the comments.
(Images via Arby’s website.)
FAST FOOD NEWS: Krispy Kreme Reese’s Peanut Butter Egg Doughnut

Krispy Kreme has a new spring doughnut that’s similar to a doughnut the chain released last summer.
Krispy Kreme’s Reese’s Peanut Butter Egg Doughnut (a.k.a.
If you’ve put it in your doughnut hole, let us know what you think of it in the comments.
(Image via Krispy Kreme.)
FAST FOOD NEWS: Taco Bell Strawberry Skittles Freeze

Taste Part of the Rainbow with Taco Bell’s new Strawberry Skittles Freeze.
I thought this already existed once, but after a quick search through our vast archive, I learned I’m confusing it with
A 16-ounce serving has 160 calories, 0 grams of fat, 40 milligrams of sodium, 43 grams of carbohydrates, 43 grams of sugar, and 0 grams of protein.
If you’ve tried it, let us know what you think of it in the comments.
(Image via Taco Bell’s Facebook.)

