what do you sweeten your tea and coffee with?

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  • MizzDoc
    MizzDoc Posts: 493 Member
    organic agave nectar... it's the best!!!
  • LindaCWy
    LindaCWy Posts: 463 Member

    I go black...

    And I bet you'll never go back

    I haven't so far...
  • Josie_lifting_cats
    Josie_lifting_cats Posts: 949 Member
    My current addiction -

    Pioneer Woman Iced Coffee concentrate, iced with a splash of fat free half and half and approximately 2 tablespoons of fat free sweetened condensed milk. This is not really "low" calorie, but still better than a mocha! I haven't adjusted it in my diary for the fat free condensed milk, but with "regular" condensed milk and half and half a glass is approximately 135 calories. I just finished my second for the day and am considering my third. But I don't really eat breakfast, so it all works out.
  • noweightfisherj
    noweightfisherj Posts: 220 Member
    Nothing sweet in the coffee.

    Vanilla sugar in hot tea.

    Agave nectar or honey for ice tea.
  • rmhand
    rmhand Posts: 1,067 Member
    sugar or honey
  • hpsnickers1
    hpsnickers1 Posts: 2,783 Member
    coconut sugar by Madhava (got it on Amazon)

    because of this:

    http://coconutpalmsugar.com/Nutritional_Information.html

    And that is when I happen to sweeten my coffee. I prefer it black or with some heavy whipping cream. But if I want sweet then I just have sweet. I would rather use something natural than something chemical.

    Get this. A packet of Splenda contains this: dextrose, maltodextrin, and sucralose. The artifical sweetener is the sucralose. And in the body do you know what dextrose and maltodextrin turn into once we digest them? Sugar. Both of them. They are filling the packet of an artificial sweetener with "sugar" fillers. So, start looking at the ingredients on those artificial sweeteners. Most of them are filled with "sugar".

    Do some looking online and you will find out just how many different words there are for sugar when it comes to ingredients. That's how those wonderful food companies hide it.

    Remember that real food doesn't contain ingredients. Real food is an ingredient.
    Only eat what you can pick, dig or spear. Mostly spear.
  • godalego3
    godalego3 Posts: 5 Member
    Agave nectar for me. I *really* wanted to like stevia but I just don't. I'll use it to sweeten anything, really. I like it because it's a syrup so even in iced tea/coffee I don't have to worry about that lump of sugar at the bottom. So it has calories, like another poster said, they are worth it to me.
  • tracyjoys
    tracyjoys Posts: 69 Member
    Stevia in the Raw granules are my sweetener of choice for everything. I don't care for the taste of liquid Stevia, personally. I steer completely away from artificial sweeteners (no Splenda especially) and I carry the Truvia packets with me when I'm on the go.

    My daughter has extreme reactions from artificial sweetners (migraine-like headaches) and after I did some research on them, I can understand why!

    Here's my indulgent coffee flavoring: 1/2 cup Stevia in the Raw, 1/4 cup Hershey's cocoa powder (unsweetened, and loaded with anti-oxidants) and 1 tablespoon of cinnamon. I make it as a batch and keep it on the counter. About 1tsp to a cup of coffee - delicious!
  • sofia0586
    sofia0586 Posts: 71 Member
    honey
    stevia
    agave

    any of those three, but lately i've just been adding almond milk.
  • BaconMD
    BaconMD Posts: 1,165 Member
    IF I sweeten my coffee, it's typically with birch sugar (aka xylitol, also alternately sourced from corn), but sometimes I use actual sugar.
  • megandme120
    megandme120 Posts: 95 Member
    i like sugar in the raw or agave nectar
  • WickedSpinSistr
    WickedSpinSistr Posts: 139 Member
    I sweeten my coffee with one packet of the generic BJs brand artificial sweetener. I am a rebel like that.
  • Toyah35
    Toyah35 Posts: 13
    I use Splenda...4 packs in my coffee and 3 packs in my tea.
  • ImperfektAngel
    ImperfektAngel Posts: 811 Member
    stevia for my coffee
  • stephalvarez5
    stephalvarez5 Posts: 154 Member
    stevia in the raw <3
  • tbellamy1
    tbellamy1 Posts: 353
    I use stevia in my tea and International Delights "skinny" caramel macchiato for my coffee no added sugar.
  • MissFit0101
    MissFit0101 Posts: 2,382
    I don't sweeten my coffee.. I just use a little whole milk .. also don't sweeten my tea usually but if I do just a drop or two of honey
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    one packet of sugar in the raw for 12oz of coffee
  • scrown64
    scrown64 Posts: 2
    I use "Ideal". It tastes GREAT and doesn't give me intestinal issues like most of the other sweeteners do.
  • azalais7
    azalais7 Posts: 187 Member
    When it comes to coffee, I'm one of those "screw it, I'm having some sugar" people. I've never met an artificial sweetener that didn't make me gag. Even stevia has a sort of chemical tang to me. I've tried using maple syrup, which is fine, but it's the same amount of fructose in the end, so... Coconut sugar is good but very expensive.

    Every morning I have 12 oz. of coffee with a tablespoon or so of heavy cream and about 3 teaspoons of raw sugar. At least the fat in the cream lowers the overall glycemic index, as do the eggs I eat with it.

    For the most part, I don't eat any other added sugar throughout the day, unless I have a small piece of dark chocolate after dinner, and manage to keep my total carb intake around 100g.
  • afwg1979
    afwg1979 Posts: 170 Member
    stoic motivation: I like the bitter taste of losing fat

    I like this answer the best - I'm inspired.

    I love my coffee with sugar, but this gives me reason to pause: just suck it up black or go without . . .
  • charlybu
    charlybu Posts: 47 Member
    Honey is higher in calories than sugar, and "natural" does not automatically mean better for you. I use sugar. I just don't over do it. What's the point of having tea or coffee if it doesn't taste good?
  • dnunny
    dnunny Posts: 125
    I usually add 2 tsp of sugar, bt since taking this journey, adding nothing. I no longer drink sweet tea...unsweetened now.
  • maddicrawf
    maddicrawf Posts: 13 Member
    Normally I drink my coffee black, but occasionally I need something sweet in it. I use either, Truvia, Splenda, or honey. Honey would be good if you don't like the taste of Truvia in your tea.
  • Meikmeika
    Meikmeika Posts: 108 Member
    coffee - sugar in the raw
    tea - nothing
  • elm2008
    elm2008 Posts: 95 Member
    sometimes i drink my coffee black. Or i'll add 1 tsp of non dairy powdered creamer (10 calories).
    i never put sugar or cream in my tea.
  • halarson24
    halarson24 Posts: 23 Member
    I like to add spices to my coffee grounds before brewing. The cinnamon helps trick your tongue into thinking you're enjoying something sweeter than you are. Recipe below:

    http://hollylarsonrd.blogspot.com/2012/07/i-like-it-latte-spice-up-your-morning.html

    In good health,

    Holly
  • Phoenix59
    Phoenix59 Posts: 364 Member
    I use natural cane sugar or xylitol along with almond milk in my coffee. I've acquired the taste for unsweetened iced tea.
  • Toyah35
    Toyah35 Posts: 13
    I consistently use splenda, 4 packs with my coffee and 3 with my tea
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    Coffee with heavy cream rocks.

    And a lot of it too.

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