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melissagsaunders wrote: »I used to use a flavored non-dairy creamer, but worried about the hydrogenated oils/artificial ingredients. Now I use a teaspoon of local/raw/unfiltered honey and 2 tablespoons of organic whole milk. It took a while to get used to the difference, but now I prefer it. If I taste the creamer now, it tastes really bad/fake/artificial. I feel like I can justify the honey because of all of it's health benefits vs. a teaspoon of white sugar...
Honey!! Haha im getting alot of good ideas here. My sister-in-law and her husband always have raw honey because he's a beekeeper! Haha i will be asking for some...0 -
Consider trying decaf on mornings like this. Decaf coffee still has quite a bit of caffeine (10-15mg vs regular which has ~80mg). However, because of the reduced caffeine content the coffee isn't so bitter. I find just the sugar in a bit of cream is enough to sweeten things and make for quite the 30-40 calorie treat.0
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I am a total coffee freak. About five years ago I calculated the calories I was putting into my coffee and they equaled a decent meal. I started to decrease my creamer then went to just sugar then....BLACK! YUCK!!!!! I struggled for around two weeks and now I can not stand anything in it! Weird I know. I long for the taste of strong black coffee AND espresso You can do anything you put your mind to0
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melissagsaunders wrote: »I used to use a flavored non-dairy creamer, but worried about the hydrogenated oils/artificial ingredients. Now I use a teaspoon of local/raw/unfiltered honey and 2 tablespoons of organic whole milk. It took a while to get used to the difference, but now I prefer it. If I taste the creamer now, it tastes really bad/fake/artificial. I feel like I can justify the honey because of all of it's health benefits vs. a teaspoon of white sugar...
Honey!! Haha im getting alot of good ideas here. My sister-in-law and her husband always have raw honey because he's a beekeeper! Haha i will be asking for some...
You're so lucky. My boss puts honey in his coffee. I don't care for it because I love my coffee just the way I make it. But I always put local honey in my tea during allergy season and it seems to help. It could be a placebo effect, but it makes me feel better.0 -
candoitkaren wrote: »I am a total coffee freak. About five years ago I calculated the calories I was putting into my coffee and they equaled a decent meal. I started to decrease my creamer then went to just sugar then....BLACK! YUCK!!!!! I struggled for around two weeks and now I can not stand anything in it! Weird I know. I long for the taste of strong black coffee AND espresso You can do anything you put your mind to
Once I went black I never went back! UNTIL i had to drink half-caff while pregnant and that crap NEEDED fixins. So Im slowly working my way back to black. Usually my 2nd cup and 3rd cup are black tho.
A good quality coffee is great as is- when you get icky or weak coffee is when black aint so good.0 -
Splenda (sucralose). No after-taste and it's probably one of the most widely researched sweeteners. You can find it in packets and mini tablets. I use one mini tablet plus 1/3 unsweetened soy milk in my coffee every morning. Further cups of coffee go without milk though!0
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candoitkaren wrote: »I am a total coffee freak. About five years ago I calculated the calories I was putting into my coffee and they equaled a decent meal. I started to decrease my creamer then went to just sugar then....BLACK! YUCK!!!!! I struggled for around two weeks and now I can not stand anything in it! Weird I know. I long for the taste of strong black coffee AND espresso You can do anything you put your mind to
It's not weird. I have long observed that taste and appetite are mostly conditioned and "trainable". I can switch my taste to like or dislike bacon or pork fat anytime! hehe. That's one of the big keys in my wt loss effort.
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I too am a coffee fiend - I can drink it black, decaf, regular, sweet, flavoured - anyway that is on offer. My preference is with 1 tbsp of 5% cream (10 cals) and a packet (or tablet) of Splenda. I LOVE the large cappuchino from McDonalds made with skim milk and sugar free vanilla syrup, but that clocks in at around 120 cals, and I am not really a fan of drinking my calories - I can spend those on something I value more than the coffee.0
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I never met a coffee I didn't like.0
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Having sugar and cream in your coffee isn't going to ruin you or your progress. I've lost 60 lbs and I have one black coffee in the morning and one with 2 pkgs of sugar and 2 tbsps of cream in the afternoon. It's my after lunch "dessert". I love it and I don't think I can give it up. And why would I when I'm making great progress? No food is evil or bad. It's all about moderation.0
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endlessfall16 wrote: »I have trained myself that I can drink both -- black or with cream, sugar. The latter is a bit for enjoyment in addition to the caffeine fix. A tsp of sugar is 16 cal, 1 tsp of power creamer is 10. Coffee is 2 per cup. This is a drink that's low in calories but gives you the most mileage. Next is (certain) energy drink. Use them wisely.
not all coffee is 2 calories per cup some are a little more but not much.
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I use a flavored creamer in mine .....I just don't add any EXTRA sugar0
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Monk fruit sweetener tastes the best to me in coffee and has no aftertaste. You can find it in most grocery stores (except Kroger for some reason) in the sugar-baking aisle. It is in an orange box from the "In the Raw" brand. Skinnygirl also sometimes has it in a liquid that you can carry around with you too. I carry both the packets and the liquid in my purse. Now I can buy also unsweetened bottles of tea and give it a few squirts of the monkfruit and have my "sweet tea" without all those sugars.0
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I am of a fan of the Califia Farms Almond Milk Coffee Creamers (Whole Foods)--about 15 calories per tablespoon (15 mL).0
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A top Sirtfood is coffee, which is great news if you like caffeine. Keep out the sugar and the milk though.
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Black, black, black! No sugar either. I trained myself off sugar and milk/cream in coffee when studying madly all night for my university finals - spoon of instant in a cup and hot water from the tap kept me going. 40 years on I'm still a black no sugar man; double-shot espresso being my drink of choice - what a buzz! So I would recommend ditching sugar and cream completely, you'll soon get used to it and come to love the full-on coffee experience without the calories!0
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If I'm drinking iced coffee, I use whole milk, no sweetener. If I'm drinking hot coffee, I prefer heavy cream, and again, no sweetener. I feel like there is enough natural sweetness in the dairy that you don't need anything additional. Of course, quality makes a difference, and I get my dairy straight from the farm, and it's amazing, and a million times better than the stuff at the grocery store.
This is from today, you can actually see some of the milk fat floating on the surface:0 -
I drink my coffee black but I do have tea with milk (2%) and sugar. I just log the calories and move along.0
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I appreciate caffeine, can't stand the taste of plain coffee (especially in my office). I usually drink the Skinny Cow Mocha, and if it tastes really sweet that day, I'll cut it with a little coffee. It's got a good chunk of calories, and a bunch of ingredients, but I consider it a necessary part of not killing my coworkers.0
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The header for this thread was coffee coffee coffee. Today I have only had coffee coffee. Time for another coffee so I can participate in this coffee coffee coffee thread :-)
Black - of course0
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