Alternative to creamer for coffee

I love Unsweetened Vanilla Flavored Almond Milk and for 1/4 cup it'll cost you 8 calories 1g of fat. That and a packet of Sweetleaf gives you a milky and sweet coffee. I definitely like the Vanilla Flavored more than the unflavored but my coffee switched from milk or half/half to almond milk six months ago and I don't miss it!

Great question! I am ADDICTED to Coffee Mate creamers! LOL! I have started using DaVinci Sugar free coffee syrup. I only use about a TBSP and there are no cals or fat. It's not as good as coffee mate but decent. Also, I like Silk Vanilla Soy milk but haven't tried it in coffee. I will tomorrow though ; ) Thanks and good luck!

Fellow Coffemate addict here! I drink the fat free for less calories, but just waste a TON of calories after all the cups throughout the day. Where do you get this DaVinci and are you still liking it?

Not DaVinci but at Walmart you can find Torani in the aisle where coffee is sold. Target carries the Archer Farms brand.

I use fat free half and half. It is only 10 cals per tablespoon. You could then add any sweeteners and extracts like vanilla, almond, or cinnamon etc....I don't ususally sweeten my coffee.

I have the same dilemma, I have decided to buy flavored coffee and forego the creamer. OR sometimes I add a drop of vanilla or sprinkling of cinnamon

I use Almond Milk in my coffee. I usually use Unsweetened Vanilla, and I find that the slight nutty taste really compliments the coffee. If you wanted a sweeter coffee, you could use Original Vanilla Almond Milk (they also have Chocolate). If you want it even sweeter you can use an alternative sweetener like Stevia. They do make Caramel and Vanilla stevia flavors.

2 things I wouldn't recommend anything with aspartame (as it is really terrible for you and has a lot of very serious side effects)

Read more about Aspartame here: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/be-aware-this-food-radically-increases-your-risk-of-cancer.html


Also women should be careful in their Soy consumption. The hormones can really do damage, as well as cause various problems, for example to your thyroid.

Read more about Soy here: http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/170-scientific-reasons-to-lose-the-soy-in-your-diet/

i WILL NOT give up my coffee made how i like it! like, REFUSE, no matter what calorie amount i'm aiming for lol. I have discovered that the best thing for my "diet" is to use real half and half (or use fat free half and half, it's usually just as good and half the cals) and sugar free syrup (bought from starbucks for $7.50 for a bottle that lasts me MONTHS, usually but you can find it in many stores) is the best way to go. I haven't found anything else i like. i got myself off of ADDING artificial sweeteners to my coffee and this is the only way to get my fix, per se. The sugar free syrups are very sweet- yes, because of the fake sugar- but i add less because they are so sweet.

a pinch of cayenne is wonderful too!

I like to use butter in my coffee, and heavy cream, but coconut cream can be a nice addition.

When I first started I figured out my average liquid consumption (unsweeted tea and coffee w/equal and creamer) and it came to nearly the same amount as my normal weekday activity calories so I just dont eat those back and dont count drinks unless it is something besides those 2. Worked for me and still works during maintenance. Good Luck.

The better the coffee the less of the need their is for cream and sugar to mask to flavor IMHO, people I work with use a lot of coffeemate and I think it's because the coffee they make is the most foul light brown water I can imagine. The right amount of good fresh beans ground right before brewing using the right water temperature can make coffee that tastes sweet on its own. If you really want to use cream I suggest cashew cream, you can make it yourself or buy it, there's a brand that's called Mimicream and they have some flavored ones. Mixing vanilla extract with cashew cream would probably make a nice creamer.

Sounds weird, but I love cool whip in my coffee....low fat and flavorful. They have a vanilla, chocolate and strawberry flavored cool whip. I have this especially for a treat in the afternoon with some decaf coffee. Fat free frozen yogurt is good in some decaf coffee in the evenings too. In the mornings I just use plain rice milk, vanilla rice milk, coffee mate or whatever I can find that does not add a lot of calories or fat. I change it up every few days so I don't get bored with the flavor. Coffee is my favorite food. LOL!

I've been using a low-fat whipped cream (in the aerated refrigerated canisters) in my coffee. Will have to try the frozen yoghurt--sounds delish! I'm also going to look for the DaVinci Sugar free coffee syrup mentioned by another poster!

I found this recipe on a blog I read a lot called Premeditated Leftovers.

Do-It-Yourself French Vanilla Creamer

14 oz. can of condensed milk
28 oz. milk (I usually use nonfat milk, but was out when I made this batch.)
1 T - 1 1/2 T vanilla (I use artificial vanilla)

Pour the can of condensed milk into a pitcher. Fill the can two times with milk, adding the milk to the pitcher. Add vanilla to taste. Stir well. Keep refrigerated.

Edited to add: Did the math. Works out to about 20 calories per tablespoon, using sweetened condensed milk. Not bad!

I decided to try this since I ran out of creamer. I used Torani sugar free caramel instead of vanilla and Silk Light instead of milk. OMG! It was so good and only 23 calories per tablespoon! Thank you for this recipe!

Coffeemate French Vanilla addict here. I recently (like last week) tried the Davinci (at my Walmart) bought unsweetened vanilla almond milk and fat free half and half. Mixed 1 cup almond milk, 1 cup fat free half and half and started with a half cup of Davinci French Vanilla Sugarfree syrup. Not enough vanilla upped another half cup. So 1 cup each. Its ok NOTHING like Coffeemate french vanilla. Lets just say I went back to the coffeemate. I would rather really enjoy my coffee than suffer through it. Ive also tried the Silk vanilla coffee creamer again its ok. Ive tried the Silk very vanilla soymilk, again its ok. Ive decided that Ive lost the weight and I did it while drinking my creamer every morning. Its a small enjoyment that Im not giving up anytime soon.
On another note the woman from AUS said that they dont have the flavor stuff and I can attest to this my husband is from AUS and Ive been told I better pack my creamer to take it with me cuz they dont have it down under lol

I just started coffee mate sugar free non-dairy creamer... I like

cinnamin and honey for me- with a touch of coffeemate vanilla creamer-- but I think im going to try that recipe, That sounds like a great idea, but Im going to stick with the cinnamin and honey, their just plain good and good for me!