What does everyone put in their coffee?

DJ2120
DJ2120 Posts: 407 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I have tried so many times & just don't enjoy black coffee. So for those of you who are like me, what do you add to make it tasty & something to look forward to? I'm trying to ween myself off the calorie packed flavored creamers that I have always enjoyed.
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  • Cassandrat83
    Cassandrat83 Posts: 55
    Not sure what creamers are exactly, but we just use milk and either raw sugar or artificial sweetner
  • nicolemariemclovin
    nicolemariemclovin Posts: 55 Member
    i can't do black coffee either. I add sweetener and 1% milk, or if I really wanna get fancy, sometimes I buy the sugar free creamers and add a bit of that. I know aspartame is evil (or many on here claim it is), but I think it's better than loading my coffee with sugar.

    Sidenote - you are beautiful! No homo lol.
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    I used to use coffee mate flavored creamer. I love that stuff and will continue to use it. But lately I've been using 1 scoop of whey, 1 cup of milk, shake it up, use that as creamer for about 3-4 large cups of coffee.
  • gjulie
    gjulie Posts: 391
    milk?
  • Ms_Steel
    Ms_Steel Posts: 125
    black 2 splenda...didnt think i would like it, but i do!
  • DevonW32
    DevonW32 Posts: 67 Member
    I sometimes use the powdered coffee creamer it like 10 cal per tsp
  • robin52077
    robin52077 Posts: 4,383 Member
    splenda and a bit of unsweetened almond milk
  • Capt_Chev
    Capt_Chev Posts: 93 Member
    Baileys!!
  • NINtoTheVoid
    NINtoTheVoid Posts: 31
    nJoy non-dairy creamer that you can get at Sam's Club is about 10 calories a serving :) Not bad
  • RobinShay
    RobinShay Posts: 53 Member
    Powder creamer
  • deviantcupcake
    deviantcupcake Posts: 136 Member
    Semi skimmed milk.
  • SheilaN1976
    SheilaN1976 Posts: 266 Member
    2 teaspoons of sugar(not sugar substitute, real sugar) and 2 teaspoons of non dairy creamer
  • laurabini
    laurabini Posts: 257 Member
    I drink it black, but I used to add half a tsp of honey or some milk!
  • cramernh
    cramernh Posts: 3,335 Member
    For coffee, we purchase (in bulk) New England Coffee out of Malden, MA... We absolutely love the Hazelnut Creme, French Vanilla, Chocolate Raspberry, Chocolate Cappucchino, Banana's Foster, Kahlua, Mocha Mint....

    I only add light cream to my coffee. The flavored coffees have enough sweet to curb the need for sugar...

    I also use those coffees for making spice rubs too!!!! SOOOOO good!
  • jlnk
    jlnk Posts: 188 Member
    A little half and half.

    Also, are you drinking GOOD coffee? I'm sure some would say I'm a coffee snob, but if you're not buying freshly roasted beans from a local roaster and grinding your own, you aren't drinking fresh coffee. Trust me, there is a huge difference :)
  • gr82run
    gr82run Posts: 48 Member
    I used to be totally addicted to flavored creamers, then half & half. I now drink only one Truvia in my coffee. It IS POSSIBLE to break the addiction! You just have to stick with it long enough and realize how crappy the creamers are for you, all the calories you save and also how much better you feel without them. Over time, you do get used to coffee black. Use a sweetener with it.
  • 126siany
    126siany Posts: 1,386 Member
    If you are trying to replace the flavored creamers, try the sugar-free coffee syrups. Torani and Archer Farms (Target) make a wide range of flavors. You can use those for lots of other things as well.
  • likeswhiskey
    likeswhiskey Posts: 47
    Ghee or coconut oil or black, but ghee is my favourite.
  • yowza101
    yowza101 Posts: 196 Member
    I don't drink coffee but I do drink a barley drink - Pero. I use sugar or splenda and powdered creamer.
  • phillieschic
    phillieschic Posts: 615
    A lil fat-free half-n-half and 1 Splenda in a 20 ounce mug!
  • joycevb56
    joycevb56 Posts: 3
    I use flavored Stevia (liquid kind).....lots of flavor my favorite is the English Toffee but Chocolate Raspberry is a close second, Vanilla Creme is only good one and yes I only add the Stevia no milk or anything else, even great as ice coffee. I used to only have the fancy high calorie coffee but not just black coffee with which even flavored Stevia I feel like today! You can buy it on Amazon...more flavors there then at the grocery stores too.
  • Ladyiianae
    Ladyiianae Posts: 271 Member
    Nothing, drink it black
  • bellydancer124
    bellydancer124 Posts: 248
    Skim milk. Chocolate. And it has to be from Dunkin' Donuts. :drinker:
  • annafuentes
    annafuentes Posts: 2
    Ihave a cup of skim milk and two teaspoons of sugar in the raw with my cappucino. At 90 calories it fills me untill lunch time, wakes me up and does not keep me weighted down as I get some morning excersice in. Artificial sugars are argued to cause Cancer, and at 20 calories per tsp of sugar I am not willing to take the risk. I do not like sweets or sugary sodas so this is really the only pure sugar in my diet .
  • impyimpyaj
    impyimpyaj Posts: 1,073 Member
    Heavy cream and half a teaspoon of sugar. Or sometimes butter, coconut milk, and cinnamon. Yummy. :)
  • cheree1969
    cheree1969 Posts: 98 Member
    Splenda and milk. I switched from sugar to splenda. And I never liked cream. And there is no way I am giving up coffee or drinking it black! Yuck!
  • Nina2503
    Nina2503 Posts: 172 Member
    Milk for instant or filter coffee, or a little sweetner in expresso
  • carpar1
    carpar1 Posts: 211 Member
    I used to load up my coffee with cream and sugar until I realized how many calories were in it. I put my big girl pants on and drink 1-2 cups of black coffee in the morning to wake me up, instead of drinking a hot calorie laden milkshake everyday!
  • daffodilsoup
    daffodilsoup Posts: 1,972 Member
    Plain soy or coconut milk creamer and Splenda. Sometimes I put in Sugar Free DaVinci's syrups - caramel is my favorite!
  • greeneyedKat
    greeneyedKat Posts: 88
    I love the flavored creamers ( meijer organic vanilla or hazlenut), but not wanting the extra calories I now only use a little whole milk or almond milk..what a great idea 'side steel', I think I will try that, adding some vanilla whey protein powder to the milk

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