Fake sugar?

ConnieT1030

dfwesq wrote: »

And most sweeteners someone might use in coffee are altered (i.e., processed). The only major exception I know of is honey.

Most honey on the shelves is processed, unless it's raw. Not saying you can't eat filtered/pasteurized honey if you want to, use whichever you prefer, just saying don't assume it isn't processed because it's honey.

kimny72

haloerich wrote: »

I unfortunately have a coffee dependence. The migraines are rough without it. And see no reason to torture myself with black coffee. I've been using regular creamer and cutting the calories elsewhere, but I figure if I can eat more of something else with better nutritional value and cut the calories back in my unhealthy addiction it will be better.

I used to drink coffee with milk & sugar. Tried switching to a no-cal sweetener but even though I drink diet soda, I couldn't stand them in coffee. I think there is something in the aftertaste that reacts with the bitterness in coffee to me.

I just kept slowly backing off the sweetness I needed, little by little, until I got to a place where the calories were low enough and I still loved the taste.

You can try unsweetened vanilla soy or almond milk. I also find that I prefer unsweetened coffee with a fattier milk - like cream or even 2% than when I used to use 1% or skim.

Spliner1969

Carnation (and other brands) make sugar free liquid creamers that are pretty good. Something like that might give you what you want and lower the sugar content. They are not 0 calorie though. I do believe they are also making some almond-milk variations of the same creamers, no idea on sugar content though on those. The problem I have with them is that there are 20-30 wonderful flavors available but only 2-3 that are sugar free.

ConnieT1030

I use mainly artificial/low cal sweeteners if I add any, have for many years, and Im not growing two heads yet. Use whichever you like the taste of, if one gives you any kind of unpleasant response, don't use it.

I nearly cut out coffee though because I dont actually like the taste of coffee, I love the taste of the cream I used I occasionally use a kcup thats already been fixed up though, just because I like warm drinks in the morning. I just find I use so much cream (nondairy creamer is bleah) its just a huge calorie expense. "2 tbsp" like others use is nowhere NEAR enough for me. I basically added a little coffee to my cream

Jthanmyfitnesspal

I have gone back and forth about aspartame ("blue" sweetener), and finally decided that I enjoy it enough to use it. I am aware that it breaks down into small amounts of methanol in your gut, but these quantities are well within safety limits (and are equivalent to levels found in many foods).

I used to think it gave me all sorts of problems, including headaches and stomach aches, but I found out that it was really diet coke that gave me those problems. I don't seem to have any problems consuming it in hot or iced tea.