Dallas-area Starbucks to get new “healthy” breakfast items starting Wednesday Sept. 3

by Teresa Gubbins

Starbucks' new menu of "healthy" breakfast items will debut in Dallas-area stores on Wednesday September 3. The full menu includes oatmeal, apple-bran muffin, multigrain roll, energy bar, "power protein plate", and a fruit pastry. However, not all Dallas-area stores will have all items. Most are expected to stock the following:

• Oatmeal. Served in a cardboard to-go bowl with choice of three flavor toppings: dried fruit, nuts, or brown sugar, for $2.45.
• Apple-bran muffin. Made with whole-wheat flour, oats, wheat bran, apples, cherries, and honey, for $1.75, to replace bran muffin.
• Chewy Fruit & Nut energy bar. Made with oats, dried fruit, nuts, seeds, and honey, also $1.75.

Employees surveyed at Dallas-area stores said that, aside from the oatmeal, they didn't know yet what they'd be getting on Wednesday morning, but no one seems to be getting the $4.95 "Power Protein Plate", with a hard-boiled egg (from uncaged hens), whole-wheat bagel, peanut butter, cheddar cheese, apples, and grapes. According to Starbucks, this item will be sold only at stores with cold cases.

The Berry Stella, a whole-grain pastry made with seasonal fruits that resembles an open pie, began appearing in Starbucks stores last month.

Nutritional details on the list of items offered can be found here. Starbucks, which lost money for the first time ever since going public in 1992, is on a health kick: It launched a pair of protein smoothies that have been extremely popular since they were introduced in mid-July.