Chai and coffee calories: the sugar and milk load

For most Indians, the day does not start with a workout. It starts with a cup. Chai at home, a cutting chai at the stall, a filter coffee at the darshini, two more cups at the office, one after dinner. These cups feel small and harmless. But the calories live in what you add, not in the tea or coffee itself. Plain black tea or black coffee is almost zero calories. Add sugar and milk, cup after cup, and your daily drinks quietly carry the calories of a full meal. This article shows the numbers honestly, where they come from, and how to keep your chai and your deficit at the same time.