Healthy non-dairy coffee creamer?

pandsmomCheryl
pandsmomCheryl Posts: 168 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Does it exist? I've tried drinking my coffee black - I don't like it. I don't want the coffee mate stuff - too processed. Any ideas? Thanks!
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  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    soy milk or almond milk
  • Jennifer217B
    Jennifer217B Posts: 38
    My daughter does unsweetened coconut milk.
  • pandsmomCheryl
    pandsmomCheryl Posts: 168 Member
    Thanks - I'll give them a shot. I use Almond Milk in cereal...maybe it won't be too bad in the coffee...
  • Firefox7275
    Firefox7275 Posts: 2,040 Member
    Stop drinking coffee if you don't actually enjoy it. Almond and soy milk are arguably processed.
  • jbs2travel
    jbs2travel Posts: 68 Member
    What about 1/2 & 1/2??
  • Debbiedebbiey
    Debbiedebbiey Posts: 824 Member
    I put half a scoop of chocolate protein powder in 1/4 cup of almond milk, stir or whisk, then add to coffee , yummy with protein ! Or go for some baileys :drinker:
  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,272 Member
    Condensed/evaporated milk, sweetened or not.
  • pandsmomCheryl
    pandsmomCheryl Posts: 168 Member
    I love coffee and don't want to give it up - I just like a little half & half in it - no sugar. I've tried it black and I don't like it as much. Dairy bothers my belly though. I've given up cheese, use Almond Milk in cereal. The half & half is the last thing I'm using. I tried the almond milk...not quite as creamy. I may try the unsweetend Coconut Milk...
  • beckie32536
    beckie32536 Posts: 47 Member
    For the coconut millk, try the canned and not the refrigerated cartoned milk. It's much creamier and has less additives.
  • PapaverSomniferum
    PapaverSomniferum Posts: 2,670 Member
    i love coffee but don't like it much black. before I got hooked up with a local milk provider, I had trouble finding a "green" creamer source.

    I learned that raw cashews food processed with almond milk until a cream consistency worked REALLY WELL.

    almond milk alone wasn't creamy enough for me
  • wildechild74
    wildechild74 Posts: 64 Member
    someone else had a similar post/question this morning, lol. my response: find a good bean and grind your own. a nice cup of coffee doesnt need enhancements, while the nasty grinds you find on the supermarker shelves must have additives to make it enjoyable. just my personal opinion. i love, love, love coffee, and i do add small amts of creamers or 1/2&1/2 if i am out of the good stuff.
  • pandsmomCheryl
    pandsmomCheryl Posts: 168 Member
    For the coconut millk, try the canned and not the refrigerated cartoned milk. It's much creamier and has less additives.

    Good tip - I'll definitely try this out.
  • pandsmomCheryl
    pandsmomCheryl Posts: 168 Member
    i love coffee but don't like it much black. before I got hooked up with a local milk provider, I had trouble finding a "green" creamer source.

    I learned that raw cashews food processed with almond milk until a cream consistency worked REALLY WELL.

    almond milk alone wasn't creamy enough for me

    That sounds really good!
  • robpbeachbod
    robpbeachbod Posts: 20
    i get an almond and cashew half and half "cream" for my coffee! have to get it at the health food store in the fridge section - so good!!! and dairy free!
  • pandsmomCheryl
    pandsmomCheryl Posts: 168 Member
    i get an almond and cashew half and half "cream" for my coffee! have to get it at the health food store in the fridge section - so good!!! and dairy free!

    I wonder if Whole Foods would have this - what is the brand? And thanks for the resonse...! :-)
  • robpbeachbod
    robpbeachbod Posts: 20
    i just checked mine - lol - the brand is "mimiccreme" i don't have a wholefoods nearby but i'm sure they do have it!!!
  • pandsmomCheryl
    pandsmomCheryl Posts: 168 Member
    thank you, thank you!
  • KristyHumphrey
    KristyHumphrey Posts: 248 Member
    I love coffee and don't want to give it up - I just like a little half & half in it - no sugar. I've tried it black and I don't like it as much. Dairy bothers my belly though. I've given up cheese, use Almond Milk in cereal. The half & half is the last thing I'm using. I tried the almond milk...not quite as creamy. I may try the unsweetend Coconut Milk...

    I will NEVER give up my coffee either-LOL. Probably is how many cals I use with my creamer. I found fat-free half-n-half is decent but still processed. I've tried almond milk in my coffee and didn't like it. Maybe the coconut will be better!
  • KristyHumphrey
    KristyHumphrey Posts: 248 Member
    Wow-the cals aren't too shabby on the mimiccream!

    http://www.mimiccreme.com/nutrition.html
  • nsalerno90
    nsalerno90 Posts: 68
    I put half a scoop of chocolate protein powder in 1/4 cup of almond milk, stir or whisk, then add to coffee , yummy with protein ! Or go for some baileys :drinker:

    This is a great idea -- just mixed muscle milk into my coffee -- not a bad way to add some grams of protein. Thanks!
  • DebraYvonne
    DebraYvonne Posts: 632 Member
    I love coffee and don't want to give it up - I just like a little half & half in it - no sugar. I've tried it black and I don't like it as much. Dairy bothers my belly though. I've given up cheese, use Almond Milk in cereal. The half & half is the last thing I'm using. I tried the almond milk...not quite as creamy. I may try the unsweetend Coconut Milk...

    I will NEVER give up my coffee either-LOL. Probably is how many cals I use with my creamer. I found fat-free half-n-half is decent but still processed. I've tried almond milk in my coffee and didn't like it. Maybe the coconut will be better!

    I use fat free half n half and I have dairy issues too but this little bit doesn't seem to bother me. I like almond milk but not in my coffee. I don't like coconut taste so I am not sure about the coconut milk. I too refuse to give up my morning coffee!!!
  • Findekano
    Findekano Posts: 116
    Starbucks is selling Casi Cielo right now, and it is incredible. Needs nothing added. Even I can drink it black in a pinch, and I hate my coffee black. Expensive, but well worth it.
  • rebecca_florida
    rebecca_florida Posts: 184 Member
    i love coffee but don't like it much black. before I got hooked up with a local milk provider, I had trouble finding a "green" creamer source.

    I learned that raw cashews food processed with almond milk until a cream consistency worked REALLY WELL.

    almond milk alone wasn't creamy enough for me

    Great idea! As soon as I start drinking coffee again, I'm giving this a try.
  • Hbazzell
    Hbazzell Posts: 899 Member
    there is a yummy coconut milk one....i forget the brand but there are a few coconut ones.
  • spngebobmyhero
    spngebobmyhero Posts: 823 Member
    coconut milk from the can. Super creamy and great for you!
  • cramernh
    cramernh Posts: 3,335 Member
    I put half a scoop of chocolate protein powder in 1/4 cup of almond milk, stir or whisk, then add to coffee , yummy with protein ! Or go for some baileys :drinker:

    Does the almond milk curdle in the hot coffee? Ive often thought about doing that but didnt want to ruin the coffee!?
  • erinsueburns
    erinsueburns Posts: 865 Member
    I put half a scoop of chocolate protein powder in 1/4 cup of almond milk, stir or whisk, then add to coffee , yummy with protein ! Or go for some baileys :drinker:

    This is a great idea -- just mixed muscle milk into my coffee -- not a bad way to add some grams of protein. Thanks!

    This morning I made mine (granted my cup is a vat) with cold brewed coffee, a scoop of vanilla protein powder and a quarter cup non fat chobani. Tasted remarkably like a coffee cheesecake. When the weather warms up I think I'll try this with ice and a blender.
  • tweetz78
    tweetz78 Posts: 7
    I put half a scoop of chocolate protein powder in 1/4 cup of almond milk, stir or whisk, then add to coffee , yummy with protein ! Or go for some baileys :drinker:

    This is a great idea -- just mixed muscle milk into my coffee -- not a bad way to add some grams of protein. Thanks!
    ok i just used the muscle milk and i love it. had to run across the street and buy some quick after reading this. doesnt even need my usual 1 cube of sugar this way. thanks
  • Hbazzell
    Hbazzell Posts: 899 Member
    the coconut ones seem legit.
  • Altruista75
    Altruista75 Posts: 409 Member
    I refuse to alter my coffee. It's the one vice I'm not changing through this new journey! Although I have cut back on the amount of Sweet-N-Low I use now. I say enjoy i the way you like it!

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