Sugar free or regular creamer

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  • tlflag1620
    tlflag1620 Posts: 1,358 Member
    brwelch1 wrote: »
    tlflag1620 wrote: »
    Honestly, the worst part of coffee "creamers" (I'm assuming you aren't talking about actual cream because that's sugar free to begin with) is the hydrogenated oils. Sugar free or not, the flavored creamers all have hydrogenated oil as their main ingredient. I'm not sure about the fat free ones (yuck... I've never even bothered looking at them, lol). As I said, I just use half and half or heavy cream; very little to no sugar, and no trans fats.

    Naturals creamer does not. It's delicious


    Oh yeah, I forgot about those. Coffee mate natural bliss is one I tried before (when I was still using the creamers). It's just milk and heavy cream (so basically half and half) with added sugar and flavorings. Not too bad. Personally I'd rather pay less (the natural creamers are even more expensive than the regular ones, and the regular ones are already quite a bit more than half and half) and get the plain old half and half, and then add sugar (or not - I don't put sugar in my coffee these days, but my husband still does) and/or flavorings to my own taste. But at least if you get the natural "creamers" you're avoiding some of the crappy ingredients, even if you are paying an arm and a leg for churched up half and half.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Why not just plain normal milk?
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,145 Member
    I use regular half and half. I don't like the taste of artificial sweeteners and most of them give me a headache. Sugar just has 15 calories per teaspoon so I use real sugar in my coffee too. I put 2 tablespoons half and half and 2 teaspoons sugar and that is 70 calories. I fit 2 in person day. I don't know that artificial sweeteners are bad, but to me they don't taste good answer I will always pick real sugar.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    newwed412 wrote: »
    Is it better to have sugar free creamer than regular creamer? I hear such contradicting stories that sugar free is bad for you, and that real sugar is actually better. Any suggestions?

    I use the full fat, full sugar, artificially flavored coffee creamers and haven't sprouted gills yet. If they make you feel bad, don't fit in your goals, trigger migraines or other issues, then consider swapping to something else. But for most of us it's just personal preference and finding our own dietary balance.
  • michelleepotter
    michelleepotter Posts: 800 Member
    I quit using creamer altogether because my youngest son won't stop drinking it straight from the bottle. It's too expensive for that! Now I use 3tbsp of 2% milk and 1tbsp of regular sugar. The advantage is that I don't care if he drinks the milk, and I can hide the sugar in my bedroom. :tongue: Still tastes good, and only 68 calories per cup. :smile:
  • pluthera
    pluthera Posts: 15 Member
    I used French vanilla, 1 tbsp for 30 calories worth it for me :)
  • teagin2002
    teagin2002 Posts: 1,900 Member
    singingflutelady wrote: »
    Everything made of chemicals

    He is right, I eat very little sugar and still opt for sugar free. The less times I cause my liver to work hard to balance the sugar in my blood the more it can pay attention to breaking down fats to produce the energy my body needs rather than storing fat.

    I take 3 TB daily in my large coffee mug of sugar free creamer.
    I like to listen to my body, if I feel odd or a way I am not happy with after I eat something I stop eating it.
  • MrsPadrona
    MrsPadrona Posts: 10 Member
    In the end, if they are taking something out ... they increase or add something else to make up for the taste. Fat free usually means high in sodium. Sugar free usually means higher fat
    What are you trying to accomplish and does the increase in something else balance out with your nutritional goals?
  • ElizabethOakes2
    ElizabethOakes2 Posts: 1,038 Member
    All other arguments for or against aside, I like my coffee. I like my coffee creamy and sweet, and I do not like the taste of aspartame or stevia. I use the International Delight creamer for 'everyday' and have my coffee with real cream and raw sugar on the weekends. For me, too, that little bit of sugar in the morning cuts the cravings for the rest of the day-I'm far less likely to crave sugar later on. Also, life is too short to try to force myself to drink something that tastes nasty just in the name of health- when it comes to that, I'll give up coffee entirely and switch to tea.
  • CattOfTheGarage
    CattOfTheGarage Posts: 2,745 Member
    edited June 2016
    I've never noticed fat free meaning extra salt, it usually means extra sugar.

    By the way, what is it with everyone saying "sodium" all the time instead of salt? It's like saying "I'm not eating that, it's too high in lipids" or "I prefer to reduce my sucrose".

    "Take 2 avian ovulations and their weight in finely granulated sucrose, bovine mammary lipids and pulverised wheat starch, a pinch of sodium chloride and half a teaspoon of tincture of vanilla planiflora...

    Why can't we just use normal language?

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