Coffee Creamer

WinoGelato

adreal wrote: »

Well here goes the age old question...I love my coffee and have just weaned myself to only using creamer. I was drinking it very light with lots of sugar. Now I am just very light. But I realize there is a lot of wasted calories there that I don't log. Does anyone have any suggestions for alternatives? I am not sure I want to try the butter coffee. It sounds like a lot of work
Thanks Y'all

Why do you need an alternative? Why don't you just log the creamer?

I use coffee mate liquid creamer, I love the Italian Sweet Cream and the Coconut/Caramel ones. I just log it and make sure to count it in my day.

adreal

KANGOOJUMPS wrote: »

WHISKEY.

That is for Friday's and cold run mornings

ElizabethOakes2

I'm a total whole milk & raw sugar in my coffee kind of girl, (And I do log it!) but with my doctor on about cholesterol, I've started using International Delight creamer, Sweet Cream flavor instead during the weak and saving my milk & sugar for weekends only. I tried almond milk, but it was just too chalky-textured for me.

karenconklin32

I used store brand creamer and use less than I used to and only one splenda instead of2,I was going to stop drinking coffee because I don't like it without cream,but I compromised with myself and I only have2 cups instead of about5-6 cups a day.

DawnieB1977

I just use milk. Creamers aren't really popular in the UK.

kmsoucy457

Definitely log it! Measure it out to see what you are actually putting in there. You'll either decide it's worth it, or you'll die of sticker shock (figuratively, of course).
If you decide that you don't have the room for the extra calories:my advice would be to try switching to whole milk. Use the same amount as you would cream. Still too much? Step it down a little bit at a time.
Also: is your creamer sweetened? If so, know that 1tsp of sugar (measuring spoon, not "hey it fits on the spoon so it's a tsp") is 15 or so calories.

I'm one of those nerdy coffee elitists who went out and bought herself a nespresso machine. I use 4 oz steamed whole milk with 1 tsp of raw sugar in my double for a whopping 87 calories. I have a hard time hitting my protein goal, so the few grams from the milk are well worth it to me.

In the end it's all about what works for you, but knowledge is power. Once you know what you're putting in that coffee you'll be able to make a more informed decision.

kgirlhart

I use 2 tsp of sugar and 2 tbsp of half and half. It is 70 calories per cup. I limit myself to 2 cups a day (but that is because too much caffeine gives me reflux.) I would rather not drink coffee than drink it without sugar and cream.