Hidden calories in coffee creamers

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Cbandelier
Cbandelier Posts: 217 Member
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I read this a while back and was really shocked by it.

http://www.cspinet.org/nah/04_08/creamed.pdf

Basically, it talks about how the manufacturer is able to round down the amount of sat fat, calories, etc on the labels. Combine that with the fact that a serving size is 1 tsp (who really only uses one tsp?). You may be adding way more calories to your drink then you think you are.

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  • LovelySnugs
    LovelySnugs Posts: 389
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    yeah, i'd heard something like that.

    lol i usually just double the amount of creamer that i THINK i've added. but i do that with a lot of stuff. my husband calls it 'reverse cheating' - where i round my calories eaten up and my calories burned down!

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