Other ways to sweeten coffee without sugar

AngelaBianco82
AngelaBianco82 Posts: 91 Member
in Food and Nutrition
hi just wanted to know if there are other ways to sweeten coffee. im not a huge fan of splenda or stevia.....any other suggestions.....ive cut down to one tsp of white sugar...is raw sugar better

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  • weali
    weali Posts: 37 Member
    I've heard you can use honey or agave nectar but i've never personally tried it...I usually add a little bit of chocolate and cinnamon
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    15 calories a serving?? Is there a reason you can't fit that in????
  • keem88
    keem88 Posts: 1,689 Member
    15 calories a serving?? Is there a reason you can't fit that in????

    haha this. or learn to like it black?
    i have tried it with honey before and it is not bad
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    hi just wanted to know if there are other ways to sweeten coffee. im not a huge fan of splenda or stevia.....any other suggestions.....ive cut down to one tsp of white sugar...is raw sugar better

    Equal or Sweet & Low.

    Other than that, there really aren't any options.

    Raw sugar is no better.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    Also, looking at your diary, the scone and half cup of milk you had at breakfast along with the teaspoon of sugar may be better places to cut back 15 calories. Maybe go to Timmy's instead of Starbucks and get an egg white, ham, and cheese on an English muffin instead of a scone. Saves you 150 calories.
  • jennaworksout
    jennaworksout Posts: 1,739 Member
    honey
  • FourIsCompany
    FourIsCompany Posts: 269 Member
    I would use honey or agave nectar. I used to HAVE to have cream and sugar. I drink it black now. Having said that, if I really wanted sugar, I'd have it. It's only 16 calories.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    Also, if the single teaspoon of sugar isn't doing it for you, you could combine sugar with artificial sweeteners. In a 16-ounce coffee I typically use two teaspoons of sugar and two packets of Splenda. Much better than Splenda alone, and only 30 calories.
  • jamienapolitano
    jamienapolitano Posts: 73 Member
    I'm in the same boat. 4 tsp with my coffee ( it is not a calorie thing, but that is almost the daily requirements for sugar.) perhaps this is what the OP is talking about?
  • TheDarlingOne
    TheDarlingOne Posts: 255 Member
    I read a few message boards ago - that you might try say, vanilla protein powder in your coffee. just a bit (not a whole scoop obviously) - but that way you get flavor + benefit.....haven't tried myself to know first hand - but read that and found it interesting idea...
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    Flavored creamer. The kind made with real sugar.
  • jvbrooks
    jvbrooks Posts: 82 Member
    Try adding cinnamon.
  • HealthWoke0ish
    HealthWoke0ish Posts: 2,078 Member
    Eat it with a doughnut? :drinker:
  • CharRicho
    CharRicho Posts: 389 Member
    Xylitol
    (a natural sweetener not artificial)

    It won't save you calories or carbs but it isn't sugar anyway, if that's what you're worried about.
  • Myc4h11
    Myc4h11 Posts: 16 Member
    I've cut back my calories on a lot of things and feel sugar in my coffee is the treat for me. I only drink two cups per day so that's 30 calories. I'd rather cut out on other things then give that up.

    My understanding is if you keep cutting back on all the things you love then it's easier to break the good behaviour as we get fed up with it.

    Just my take on that.
  • SkinnyWannabeGal
    SkinnyWannabeGal Posts: 143 Member
    The worst my coffee tastes, the less of it I drink, haha. Sometimes I drink it black. But really though, I started putting a tiny bit of honey and sprinkle some cinnamon in my cup of joe if I'm in the mood for some flavor. Other than that, I use a teaspoon or 2 of sugar and a little almond milk.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,218 Member
    Baileys
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    Xylitol
    (a natural sweetener not artificial)

    It won't save you calories or carbs but it isn't sugar anyway, if that's what you're worried about.

    Xylitol does occur in nature, but it appears to be produced artificially.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    The worst my coffee tastes, the less of it I drink, haha. Sometimes I drink it black. But really though, I started putting a tiny bit of honey and sprinkle some cinnamon in my cup of joe if I'm in the mood for some flavor. Other than that, I use a teaspoon or 2 of sugar and a little almond milk.

    You should look at this:

    http://en.ilovecoffee.jp/posts/view/71
  • miller930
    miller930 Posts: 31 Member
    I mix a 37g scoop of vanilla whey protein into 12oz of water in a small tumbler and use that as my cream/sweetner instead of the milk and sugar I used to use. You can sweeten and cream 3 to 4 12oz coffees with that, depending on your taste and preference. That one scoop of powder is 170 cals and gives me 26g of protein over all, only 7g of carbs and 2g of sugar. I've never really been a breakfast eater so that is my meal replacement since coffee is a must have! I can still budget food into my total cals if I am hungry, but my protein usually keeps me full and satisfied.

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