Order plain coffee, Cold Brew, an Americano or unsweetened Iced Black Tea at Starbucks. Add Bacon & Gruyère Egg Bites if their carbs fit your breakfast budget. Skip the standard Pink Drink and Iced Shaken Espresso for a lower-carb order.
All figures below come from Starbucks’ online nutrition calculator, retrieved October 24, 2026. Values are as published by the chain for the standard recipes and serving sizes shown; complete orders add those published values together.
Plain drinks with published carb counts
| Item (published serving) | Calories | Total carbs | Fiber | Net carbs | Protein | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Place Roast, Grande 16 fl oz | 5 | 0g | 0g | 0g | 1g | 0g |
| Caffè Americano, Grande 16 fl oz | 15 | 2g | 0g | 2g | 1g | 0g |
| Cold Brew, Grande 16 fl oz | 5 | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Nitro Cold Brew, Grande 16 fl oz | 5 | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Espresso, Doppio 1.5 fl oz | 10 | 2g | 0g | 2g | 1g | 0g |
| Iced Black Tea, Grande 16 fl oz | 0 | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
The coffee and tea rows assume no added milk, cream, syrup, sweetener or topping. I would choose plain Cold Brew when I want an uncomplicated cold order. It doesn’t need a secret-menu name and a paragraph of instructions.
An Americano and a Doppio Espresso aren’t listed as carb-free. Both have 2g total carbs in these specific sizes, even though Starbucks lists 0g sugars. Sugar and total carbohydrate are different fields. Use the carbohydrate line when planning the order.
Stick to the stated size if you’re using these numbers. A Grande drink isn’t a published total for every cup the store sells. The Doppio Espresso has its own serving size and shouldn’t be logged as a Grande coffee.
Food: count the whole serving
| Item (published serving) | Calories | Total carbs | Fiber | Net carbs | Protein | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacon & Gruyère Egg Bites, full 130g serving | 300 | 9g | 0g | 9g | 19g | 20g |
| Egg White & Roasted Red Pepper Egg Bites, full 130g serving | 170 | 11g | 0g | 11g | 12g | 8g |
| Double-Smoked Bacon, Cheddar & Egg Sandwich, full 148g serving | 500 | 43g | 2g | 41g | 21g | 27g |
Bacon & Gruyère has fewer carbs than the Egg White & Roasted Red Pepper option. The Egg White & Roasted Red Pepper version has fewer calories but more carbs and less protein. “Egg white” isn’t shorthand for “lowest carb.”
Both egg-bite rows are for a full 130g serving, not a single bite taken from it. Their published fiber is 0g, so net carbs equal total carbs. Whether either fits your day depends on what you’ve already planned to eat.
The Double-Smoked Bacon, Cheddar & Egg Sandwich lists 43g total carbs as sold. Removing the bread lowers carbs, but Starbucks doesn’t publish a breadless figure or separate totals for custom milk, cream and syrup combinations.
Drinks to avoid when keeping carbs low
| Item (published serving) | Calories | Total carbs | Fiber | Net carbs | Protein | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caffè Misto, Grande 16 fl oz | 110 | 10g | 0g | 10g | 7g | 4g |
| Iced Shaken Espresso, Grande 16 fl oz | 100 | 17g | 0g | 17g | 4g | 2g |
| Pink Drink, Grande 16 fl oz | 140 | 28g | 1g | 27g | 0g | 2.5g |
The standard Pink Drink has 27g net carbs after subtracting its 1g fiber. Plain unsweetened tea is the simpler cold-drink choice.
The Grande Iced Shaken Espresso lists 14g sugars within its 17g total carbs. The plain Americano gives you a lower-carb espresso-based alternative.
Caffè Misto is a higher-carb choice than plain brewed coffee at 10g total carbs. Count the published recipe rather than assuming every coffee without a dessert name is interchangeable.
Complete orders, counted
Each egg-bite order includes one full Bacon & Gruyère serving. All drinks are Grande and use their standard recipes with no additional customizations. The first five are lower-carb breakfast options if their totals fit your budget; the final two are higher-carb comparisons.
| Order | Calories | Total carbs | Fiber | Net carbs | Protein | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacon & Gruyère Egg Bites + Grande Pike Place Roast | 305 | 9g | 0g | 9g | 20g | 20g |
| Bacon & Gruyère Egg Bites + Grande Cold Brew | 305 | 9g | 0g | 9g | 19g | 20g |
| Bacon & Gruyère Egg Bites + Grande Nitro Cold Brew | 305 | 9g | 0g | 9g | 19g | 20g |
| Bacon & Gruyère Egg Bites + Grande Iced Black Tea | 300 | 9g | 0g | 9g | 19g | 20g |
| Bacon & Gruyère Egg Bites + Grande Caffè Americano | 315 | 11g | 0g | 11g | 20g | 20g |
| Comparison: Bacon & Gruyère Egg Bites + Grande Pink Drink | 440 | 37g | 1g | 36g | 19g | 22.5g |
| Comparison: Double-Smoked Bacon, Cheddar & Egg Sandwich + Grande Iced Shaken Espresso | 600 | 60g | 2g | 58g | 25g | 29g |
Changing the drink can change the breakfast considerably. The plain coffee and tea combinations leave the food as the main carb source. Add the standard Pink Drink and you’ve chosen a different kind of breakfast, even though the egg bites haven’t changed.
How to order
- Name the exact drink and size, such as a Grande Cold Brew or Grande Caffè Americano.
- Keep it plain if you want to use the published figures here. For Iced Black Tea, specify unsweetened.
- If you’re eating, ask for Bacon & Gruyère Egg Bites and count the full serving.
- Check the drink name before accepting a flavored, cream-topped or sweetened version.
Keep the drink simple
“Sugar-free” describes an ingredient, not the total carbs of a finished drink. Keep the whole recipe in mind when choosing what to order.
I would keep the order simple when counting matters. Plain coffee and tea already give you several useful choices.
For another meal, use our keto fast food guide and compare high-protein, low-carb fast food orders. The keto fast food calculator can help add the food and drink portions you choose.