The Calorie Culprit: Coffee Creamer
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I used to eyeball my creamer thinking I was using 2-3 tbsp.... haven't measured how much I used to have but it was probably more like 1/4 of a cup! And that's if I had one coffee a day, let alone two or three. Now I actually measure out 2 tbsp and not a drop more. It's taken a while to get used to the different flavor, but the scale has actually started moving again so I'm fairly satisfied.2
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I use half and half. There is fat free half and half out there. I use both. I have cut way down from what I used before. I enjoy my coffee (it's the only thing I drink besides water). I've tried giving up my half and half but couldn't. So, I cut down-gradually.1
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This!! https://store.skinnymixes.com/sugar-free-salted-caramel-syrup-p566direct.aspx?utm_medium=cse&utm_source=googlebase&gclid=CjwKCAjws6jVBRBZEiwAkIfZ2jEmdT_eaaoYL2-XP1mNUC5dG4qcGJnXZiElH5krwRNFbxgRq6Ug_hoCC14QAvD_BwE
With almond milk. Delicious. And you dont need much, I just put a cap full in my cup, almond milk and then let the Keurig do its thing and TA-DA.
This is the stuff that I use too. Quick note, if you go to Home Goods, they sell these for half price. I literally have a pantry shelf full of different flavors at this point.
Thats actually where I get it from. Cool! I barely found out and have only tried the salted caramel but so yummy, I will buy all the flavors soon too.0 -
I've switched to the sugar free coffee creamers. They are 15 calories per TBS vs 30. I usually don't fix a second cup of coffee. If I want more coffee, I'll drink my cup about halfway or so, and top it off with more coffee, and not actually add any more creamer. I will do this 'til I feel like I have had enough coffee, lol.1
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With almond milk. Delicious. And you dont need much, I just put a cap full in my cup, almond milk and then let the Keurig do its thing and TA-DA.
This is the stuff that I use too. Quick note, if you go to Home Goods, they sell these for half price. I literally have a pantry shelf full of different flavors at this point.
Oh really! HomeGoods! I never thought that they would have that. Thank you!!! That will save me from waiting for the mail man lol0 -
I've slowly weaned myself off of sugar sweetened coffee and now I'm trying to do the same with my half n' half. It's slow but worth it.0
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The Nestle line of Bliss has about 35 cal and a lot less crap in it.3
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I stopped drinking coffee and then said why. So, I started drinking it again and I use creamer too..I must have the french vanilla powdered stuff whereas I used to drink the International delight, and so the new creamer is about 30 calories. So what gives with this useless post? We'll, I am not giving up something I think that I want more than I need, so I gave up some other items instead...just giving up one other habit equalized it out for me. So try that...give up a donut or a candy bar or some other item that you can live without. Also, if it fits in your plan for daily intake.....don't give it up, there is no reason to give it up. I must go now, I have gone three minutes without my fix....feeling a little jittery.3
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Nut pods - only 10 cal per Tablespoon1
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I don’t count my coffee cals. But I don’t use creamer either. I do a splash of almond or cashew milk, and some truvia. The calories are negligible.0
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I am a coffee with International Delights addict, and NOT a morning person. With that being said, I drink my first cup the way I want it with sugar and cream, and the second cup I may take black or add half as much creamer. I'm not denying myself the one thing I look forward to EVERY morning because of calories that I can drop somewhere else or quickly work off walking around the house a few times.
So, if that's what you like, just work it in and enjoy.7 -
I could have written this myself. I love the creamers. I wasn't measuring it before and was eyeballing it and was probably adding one quarter to a half a cup to my coffee. I still like it with cream but now I have cut back to 1 or 2 cups a day at most with 3 tablespoons of creamer. It isn't as sweet as I used to like but I am getting used to it and don't mind it as much anymore. It is 105 calories for the creamer. I don't use sugar free or fat free. I can compromise on a lot of things but not on my coffee.
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I didn't read all the responses so this has probably already been said, but I was just like you. I loved a little coffee flavor in my sugar cream. I could almost drink it straight. I slowly backed off how much I used then switched to a tasty flavored coffee and used plain whole milk. Eventually I went to really good dark roast coffee with just a splash of milk.
It took time to make the transition but now I can't hardly stand sweetness in my coffee.
I also realized that as much as anything I was covering up the bitter unpleasant taste of bad coffee. I started batch making cold brew good quality coffee. In the morning I put about 2 ounces in my mug and pour hot water over it and add the milk. It's so much tastier than anything I used to drink. I cannot abide by dip coffee now. It's either cold brew or espresso for me.
That may not be the case with you, but it's something to consider.
I certainly would not give up my joe!1 -
As someone said above, this must be a US thing, because I don't think we have flavoured coffee creamer in the UK (although I have been offered regular cream before). I'm curious to know how you actually taste the coffee with the flavoured creamer in it?
I buy decent roasted beans and have it with just a little bit of semi skimmed milk. Because I don't drink much of it in a day, I want to really taste the coffee.2 -
As someone said above, this must be a US thing, because I don't think we have flavoured coffee creamer in the UK (although I have been offered regular cream before). I'm curious to know how you actually taste the coffee with the flavoured creamer in it?
I buy decent roasted beans and have it with just a little bit of semi skimmed milk. Because I don't drink much of it in a day, I want to really taste the coffee.
No, it tastes like creamer, lol. I never heard of that until recently honestly. Always just used sugar in France, sometimes milk, and I typically just used half and half and sugar after (now it's black, with milk when I want it less hot). At least half and half has some fat in it... while creamer is mostly sugar.
Anyway, OP, just start putting less creamer.1 -
Creamer is kind of a catch all term now in the US for any random thing you put in coffee to lighten it. It can be powder or liquid, dairy or non-dairy, flavored or not. My parents ask for creamer in restaurants to get those little disposable cups of half & half. The dairy aisle has a whole section of refrigerated bottles of flavored "creamers" which are all basically flavored milk or cream.
And of course you can taste the coffee, assuming you don't add several servings to each cup. When I add chocolate to PB I can still taste both. When I add strawberries to my lemonade I can still taste both. When I add a little vanilla creamer to my coffee I taste coffee and vanilla.2 -
I totally feel you on the creamer. I like a lot of cream in my coffee. I put let’s say 1-2 ounces of milk - maybe 2% since milk fat is an essential flavor in coffee for me. I do not like skim. This covers the bulk of the creamy need for about 30 calories. And then I add about 1 tablespoon of the flavored creamer (or half and half, I do not always sweeten my coffee). So that makes it more like 50-60 calories.
I like to use a it more milk to get the appropriate creaminess and it gets you more calcium too. But I also top it off with the creamer.1 -
I have 1 cup of coffee in the morning. 3 tablespoons of creamer. 75 calories that I work into my calorie allowance.1
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Creamer is kind of a catch all term now in the US for any random thing you put in coffee to lighten it. It can be powder or liquid, dairy or non-dairy, flavored or not. My parents ask for creamer in restaurants to get those little disposable cups of half & half. The dairy aisle has a whole section of refrigerated bottles of flavored "creamers" which are all basically flavored milk or cream.
And of course you can taste the coffee, assuming you don't add several servings to each cup. When I add chocolate to PB I can still taste both. When I add strawberries to my lemonade I can still taste both. When I add a little vanilla creamer to my coffee I taste coffee and vanilla.
And what's "half and half"? We don't have that here either.
I notice Americans (not all) seem to like a few calories with their calories. Sir, one tiny wafer-thin calorie?0 -
Creamer is kind of a catch all term now in the US for any random thing you put in coffee to lighten it. It can be powder or liquid, dairy or non-dairy, flavored or not. My parents ask for creamer in restaurants to get those little disposable cups of half & half. The dairy aisle has a whole section of refrigerated bottles of flavored "creamers" which are all basically flavored milk or cream.
And of course you can taste the coffee, assuming you don't add several servings to each cup. When I add chocolate to PB I can still taste both. When I add strawberries to my lemonade I can still taste both. When I add a little vanilla creamer to my coffee I taste coffee and vanilla.
And what's "half and half"? We don't have that here either.
I notice Americans (not all) seem to like a few calories with their calories. Sir, one tiny wafer-thin calorie?
It's half milk half cream.
And honestly, most of these creamers aren't high cal unless you use several servings several times a day. But I get your point
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Creamer is kind of a catch all term now in the US for any random thing you put in coffee to lighten it. It can be powder or liquid, dairy or non-dairy, flavored or not. My parents ask for creamer in restaurants to get those little disposable cups of half & half. The dairy aisle has a whole section of refrigerated bottles of flavored "creamers" which are all basically flavored milk or cream.
And of course you can taste the coffee, assuming you don't add several servings to each cup. When I add chocolate to PB I can still taste both. When I add strawberries to my lemonade I can still taste both. When I add a little vanilla creamer to my coffee I taste coffee and vanilla.
And what's "half and half"? We don't have that here either.
I notice Americans (not all) seem to like a few calories with their calories. Sir, one tiny wafer-thin calorie?
As kimny said, half milk, half cream. If it helps, it's about 10% fat by weight, compared to 20% fat by weight for what's called light cream or table cream or coffee cream in the States. Or about 20 kcal per tablespoon for half and half, compared to about 30 kcal per tablespoon for table cream. It's not flavored or sweetened -- just a regular dairy product of a particular fat percentage.0 -
Another premier protein user here. I make a huge iced coffee every morning with two cups of coffee, a premier protein and some ice. Sip it all morning and it works as my breakfast and keeps me full until lunch.2
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Most of the coffee in the USA is terrible and a lot of Americans don't really like coffee, but milkshakes, IMO. When you have so much creamer that you can't taste the coffee, why bother? Just drink the creamer!6
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lucerorojo wrote: »Most of the coffee in the USA is terrible and a lot of Americans don't really like coffee, but milkshakes, IMO. When you have so much creamer that you can't taste the coffee, why bother? Just drink the creamer!
There is literally no way to generalize the coffee drinking tendencies and preferences of the 325 million culturally, ethnically, and economically diverse people in the US. I know more people who drink fresh ground black coffee than who drink super sweet coffee drinks.8 -
I use 2 ounces of Fairlife whole milk in my coffee. Makes it plenty creamy enough and less than 40 calories.[/quote]
Me too! I use 1/8 cup for 20 calories. Fairlife is somehow processed for higher protein content, and I find it's actually creamier than regular whole milk.
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I love my coffee with creamer. I will easily consume 300 calories of creamer in my daily cups of coffee. I include it in my daily allowed calories, but it is my breakfast. Rarely, will I eat an actual breakfast. I can't stand the taste of most sugar substitutes, so the sugar-free ones don't work for me.1
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I like the International Delight creamers too. I measure out 1Tbsp of creamer and 1Tbsp of skim milk. Still get the flavor of the creamer, but not all the calories of 2 Tbsp.0
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Use premier protein ready to drink protein shake as creamer. No guilt and you'll add some protein to your coffee
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I stir a serving of chocolate whey protein into my coffee. I have been doing this the last couple of weeks, and I feel like it really makes a difference. For one, no more coffee creamer. Plus, it's 24g of protein which curbs my appetite against snacking here and there later in the day.
***Note: You have to be careful about how you add it or you will get a disgusting, lumpy mess. Pour the coffee into the mug first, and then slowly pour the protein powder in while stirring constantly.
It tastes like a "poor man's mocha," similar to pouring in a hot cocoa packet but without all the sugar. I hope this is helpful for you! I haven't touched the coffee creamer in my fridge since switching over.2
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