Step one: start with unsweetened iced coffee or cold brew as the base — about 5 calories. Step two: choose your milk with intent. A generous splash of 2% adds roughly 30–40 calories; almond adds about 15–20; a float of sweet cream adds 70 or more, so treat it as the dessert option.
Step three: sweeten by pumps, not by default. Two pumps of classic syrup add about 40 calories and 10 grams of sugar; sugar-free vanilla adds almost none. Step four: flavour without syrup — cinnamon or cocoa powder at the condiment bar adds aroma for effectively zero calories.
Assembled: cold brew, almond milk, two pumps sugar-free vanilla, cinnamon — about 25–35 calories for a grande, cold, sweet and flavoured. The method generalises to almost any iced drink on the menu.