Coffee Help :(

snivilis

My friend and I are coffee addicts. She used to drink 30 cups of coffee a day. Now she is down to two. I drink between 2~6 every day. I used to put lots of sugar in my black tea and coffee but when I went to Russia for 4 months I drank lots of black tea (Russia is so cold~ ) and had to pay for the sugar and gave it up. Now I can't stand sugar in my coffee. I recommend slowly cutting down on the sugar. Think of it as a 2-3 week process not a right away thing. Instead of using a prepackaged sweetener, leave a bit on the bottom of the package and trow it away right away. Slowly lower the amount every 2~3 days. That gives you enough time to get used to it. Or, if you drink black tea as well, stop putting sugar in it. When you get used to the bitterness of that, it will be easier to get used to the coffee. I have milk in mine to delude a bit of the bitterness but no sweeteners.

pronetocrash91

I drink mine with a tablespoon or two of half and half and two packs of sweet and low. Not the best but it doesn't completely kill my diet.

faithyang

launica20132013 wrote: »

I am a coffee addict! I am really really really trying to cut down on my sugar intake and this is the one thing that I have not being able tO get rid of! And the worst part is I love my black coffee super sweet!!
If I don't have my coffee I get so aggravated... i don't know what to do to get rid of this addiction!
Any suggestions?!
Helpppp!!!!

I used to drink my coffee really sweet. It was the only way I would drink my coffee, milky, super sweet. Once I started trying out new foods as a part of my "lifestyle change" I started to appreciate different blends and types of coffees.

I went from milky frappe Starbucks type milkshakes (Starbucks frappes are practically just sugary coffee flavoured milkshakes), to sugary caffe lattes, to low fat caffe lattes, to low fat caffe lattes with one equal. From there I started trying out new types of coffees and appreciating the quality and taste of coffees from macchiatos to long blacks (basically double shot americanos), to piccolos and cortados.
I now enjoy a range of coffees but stick to a good quality non-fat cortado on its own with no sugar, or if I'm craving something sweet, with one equal. Occasionally I'll have it with a tsp of raw sugar. It's a smaller cup, it fulfills my craving for a creamy coffee and I always make sure it's from good quality cafes - no Starbucks or diner coffees because they have crap quality coffees.

It also helps if you try other ethics coffees - they make really satisfying coffees with great flavours that don't need to be drowned in sugar to be palatable! Try Arabic/Indian cardomom flavoured black coffee, its strong, in smaller cups and don't need much sugar at all! :-)

kellycasey5

I used to drink a ton of coffee with milk and sweetener. Added up to a few hundred calories a day. Now I brew Pete's espresso forte in a french press. WAY better coffee, and I like it piping hot and black. YUM. It isn't REALLY espresso, but it is a great cup of coffee. Plus it smells like heaven. You might try different types of quality beans until you find a brew you love. For me it made all the difference!

There really is no magic answer for you...if you want to cut the sugar then you cut the sugar

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rainbowbow

sixxpoint wrote: »

It is likely the harsh, acrid bitterness you dislike rather than a preference for adding a ton of sugar. Bad coffee tastes bad to anyone, regardless of how developed or immature their palate is.

The trick is knowing how to brew good coffee...

I just have to point out this point. Holy moly!

I hate hate hate bitter things. For the longest time that included coffee, dark chocolate, grapefruits, etc.

Turns out, i actually REALLY enjoy coffee when it is made... the RIGHT way. Not the black-sludge office edition.


As for the OP, i suggest that you use a sugar replacement and deal with the taste, or deal with the high amount of sugar you're using. You can't want to change but refuse to make any changes! I wish you luck!

atjays

I like using flavored creamers. Couple tablespoons is less than 100 calories and I get to enjoy my coffee every day still. I've just built it into my daily meal prep. Makes life easier and also saved me from my daily starbucks habits