Healthy alternative to flavired coffee creamers

stacysiver
stacysiver Posts: 3
in Food and Nutrition
Any ideas for a healthy low sugar replacement for international delight coffee creamers?
I can't (don't want to) do without my morning cup of yummy flavored coffee,
But I hate starting my day w 30+ grams of sugar.

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  • srenea9
    srenea9 Posts: 142
    I buy a flavored coffee, And just use milk & stevia. Still has flavor---less calories :)
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    Unsweetened vanilla almond milk is only 40 calories for a whole cup. I usually add 1/4 cup to my coffee.
  • mssweetj
    mssweetj Posts: 6 Member
    have you tried the sugar free or cut down your serving?
  • kmjenkins
    kmjenkins Posts: 396 Member
    Make your own--you can use whatever all natural extract you like.

    http://heymommywhatsfordinner.blogspot.com/2011/01/clean-eating-coffee-creamer.html
  • MommiLauren
    MommiLauren Posts: 323 Member
    i like the coffee mate natural bliss. the low fat vanilla. has 20 cal and 3g of sugar =)
  • TriShamelessly
    TriShamelessly Posts: 905 Member
    Pre-flavored coffee plus artifical sweetener and skim or low fat milk.
  • TrailRunner61
    TrailRunner61 Posts: 2,505 Member
    Sugar free flavored coffee creamer works.
  • PapaverSomniferum
    PapaverSomniferum Posts: 2,670 Member
    a quality vanilla extract can't be beat. sweeten and cream how you like.
  • 40Marbles
    40Marbles Posts: 188 Member
    Add some cinnamon and ground nutmeg to your coffee grounds before you brew the coffee. Then add low fat milk to your cup.
  • DebbieLyn63
    DebbieLyn63 Posts: 2,654 Member
    Any ideas for a healthy low sugar replacement for international delight coffee creamers?
    I can't (don't want to) do without my morning cup of yummy flavored coffee,
    But I hate starting my day w 30+ grams of sugar.

    Intl Delight and Coffemate both have sugar free versions that save a lot of calories and sugar grams. I have used the SF Hazelnut for years.

    I am cutting back on carbs wherever I can now, and I have switched from the SF creamers to 1 TBSP of heavy cream with a TBSP of Torani sugar free flavored coffee syrups.
  • moustache_flavored_lube
    moustache_flavored_lube Posts: 849 Member
    I hated when people gave me this advice, but just get used to drinking coffee black. It isn't that hard. You just have to slowly decrease the ammount of cream / sugar you use. Try to cut back a little each week.

    in the mean time sugar free coffee mate, or flavored splenda can be useful
  • syrklc
    syrklc Posts: 172 Member
    So delicious Coconut milk creamer. Also have french vanilla and hazelnut flavors. It is non-dairy and in health food section of most stores. 1 tbsp - 10 cal for original flavor, 1 carb and 1 sugar. The flavors are 20 cal, 4 carb and 4 sugar.
  • Reesecup312
    Reesecup312 Posts: 236 Member
    I use sugar free french vanilla from Aldi....
  • tracymat
    tracymat Posts: 296 Member
    I add cinnamon to the grounds. And recently have been adding almond milk and coconut oil and it's DELISH!
  • Papayamaya5
    Papayamaya5 Posts: 45 Member
    When I drank coffee, I LOVED:

    -silk soymilk creamer
    -so delicious coconut creamer
  • mitch16
    mitch16 Posts: 2,113 Member
    I use skim milk and Torani sugar-free flavored syrup. Not perfect, and it doesn't taste as rich, but it'll do. Sometimes I'll drink plain old black coffee--definitely not something I would have considered 10 years ago, but I guess it's an acquired taste as I get older. (I used to be repulsed by the fact that my mom and dad drank black coffee when I was growing up!)
  • JoleneCooper
    JoleneCooper Posts: 74 Member
    Unsweetened vanilla almond milk is only 40 calories for a whole cup. I usually add 1/4 cup to my coffee.

    Thank you for this idea! I think I'll try to buy flavored coffee and do this instead of regular coffee and unsweetend vanilla creamer.I hate drinking my calories but I get up to around 100 calories just in creamer! :drinker:
  • mommyshortlegs
    mommyshortlegs Posts: 402 Member
    International Delight Liquid Coffee Creamer, French Vanilla, Sugar-Free

    1 T./serving = 20 cal., 1g carb, 2g fat, 0g protein, 0mg sodium, 0g sugar
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    *Vanilla or almond extract (or any flavor of your choice)
    *sprinkle cinnamon in your cup
    *flavored coffees
    *sugar free creamers and sugars (yuck I personally hate the taste of them)
    *practice moderation - my morning cup is about 50 cals (caramel vanilla k-cup, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, and a few teaspoons of powdered creamer)
  • moustache_flavored_lube
    moustache_flavored_lube Posts: 849 Member
    Unsweetened vanilla almond milk is only 40 calories for a whole cup. I usually add 1/4 cup to my coffee.

    Love unsweetened vanilla almond milk .... however, it tastes like butt in coffee
  • Laceelee123
    Laceelee123 Posts: 8
    thats my fav!!!
  • TS65
    TS65 Posts: 1,024 Member
    Any ideas for a healthy low sugar replacement for international delight coffee creamers?
    I can't (don't want to) do without my morning cup of yummy flavored coffee,
    But I hate starting my day w 30+ grams of sugar.

    I refuse to give up my coffee and my flavored creamer. I limit myself to one large cup with 2-3 TBSP of creamer (10-15g of sugar). I'd rather have ONE cup of what I love than 4 cups of something I'm tolerating. The rest of the day, I follow my primal/paleo/clean eating program and I'm still able to stay where I need to in regards to carbs/protein/fat.
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    Unsweetened vanilla almond milk is only 40 calories for a whole cup. I usually add 1/4 cup to my coffee.

    Love unsweetened vanilla almond milk .... however, it tastes like butt in coffee
    When you add torani sugar free vanilla syrup (0 calorie) it tastes great!
  • Bianca42
    Bianca42 Posts: 310 Member
    At home I use 2 Tbsp of Fat Free 1/2 and 1/2 and a 1 Tbsp of toroni sugar free syrup (whatever flavor I want...I currently have hazelnut and vanilla).

    At work I use 1 packet of splenda and 1 tsp of powdered non-dairy creamer.

    If I have room in the evening, I'll occasionally splurge on a cup with the full fat/sugar flavored creamer.
  • stacysiver
    stacysiver Posts: 3
    Thanx for all the fabulous ideas!!
  • vicarella13
    vicarella13 Posts: 15
    My vote is for Almond Milk. I put it in black coffee and I used the Vanilla flavoured.
  • Manatee83
    Manatee83 Posts: 3
    I like Natural Bliss but really like Sammi's Best Coffee Creamer it is powdered but the Vanilla for instance is only 22 calories per serving and it is all natural and no hydrogenated oils and has a nice flavor, they have an original that is not flavored though it has a coconut flavor to it.
  • birdieh
    birdieh Posts: 4 Member
    I am definitely going to try the coconut creamer. I am lactose intolerant and most of the international creamers are lactose free. So I can't have regular cream. My trainer suggested Stevia to cut out my sugar with my coffee. So, I am trying that with your suggestion. Can't wait to see what its like.

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