Creamer for coffee?

momtoeric
momtoeric Posts: 33 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I have to have my coffee in the morning, and I like it light and sweet. I now use Stevia, but also use International Creamer of some kind as well. What do you use to lighten your coffee?
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  • seashell709
    seashell709 Posts: 123 Member
    i enjoy the natural bliss coffee creamers. they dont have all the bad stuff in them. :smile:
  • GOINSTD12
    GOINSTD12 Posts: 331 Member
    I use the Sam's club Daily Chef Rich & Creamy Non-Dairy Creamer (cholesterol & Lactose free) which is 10 calories per tsp and 1 g fat, 1 gm carb. Then I journal it.
  • docsharon
    docsharon Posts: 55 Member
    I use fat free 1/2 and 1/2 by Land O Lakes. The fat free version is 15 calories per 2 tablespoons. Land O Lakes also makes a low fat version which I believe is 25 calories per 2 tablespoons. Skim Plus makes a similar product.
  • janna674
    janna674 Posts: 410 Member
    i just use sugar free pumpkin spice or french vanilla...but i like the sugar free the best it has the least amount of cals
  • holliebevineau
    holliebevineau Posts: 441 Member
    Coffee mate and splenda.
  • GingerLolita
    GingerLolita Posts: 738 Member
    Espresso with unsweetened almond milk :)
  • JenniTheVeggie
    JenniTheVeggie Posts: 2,474 Member
    Half and half....:heart:
  • momtoeric
    momtoeric Posts: 33 Member
    thanks!!!!!!! so many options I never knew about :) I am also trying to cut out as much processed junk. Would you think the natural bliss or regular half and half would be best?
  • fruttibiscotti
    fruttibiscotti Posts: 986 Member
    I do full fat 35% cream....yummers!
  • supaflyrobby
    supaflyrobby Posts: 42
    I just drink it black. I can find better things to waste calories on.
  • 12skipafew99100
    12skipafew99100 Posts: 1,669 Member
    Truvia and 1% milk
  • Shannon_PAC
    Shannon_PAC Posts: 24
    thanks!!!!!!! so many options I never knew about :) I am also trying to cut out as much processed junk. Would you think the natural bliss or regular half and half would be best?

    I've used both. Personally, I like doing half and half by itself. I find the natural bliss really yummy, but sometimes too sweet, especially if I want to drink it with a biscotti and want a stronger flavor of coffee to come through. The natural bliss is good, but you really can't control how sweet it is. I just use half and half and then a little raw sugar.
  • vmr2811
    vmr2811 Posts: 36
    There are few things that I refuse to budge on and my coffee creamer is one! 2 tbsp every morning of Coffee Mate Vanilla Caramel--70 calories and I enjoy every sip :)
  • gwicks54
    gwicks54 Posts: 201 Member
    Unsweetened almond milk.
  • jeedsjds13
    jeedsjds13 Posts: 58 Member
    I adore adding some of my GNC Swiss chocolate protein drink. Yummy mocha lol!
  • tayloryay
    tayloryay Posts: 378 Member
    2 splenda and a dash (2 or 3 teaspoons) of 1% milk for me.
  • faithsimmons526
    faithsimmons526 Posts: 162 Member
    I tried stevia, just not crazy about it. Sugar is not an option because I hate the taste, but like my coffee sweet too ... so Sugar Twin, a cyclamate, is my go-to sweetener. My favorite creamer is 1 tablespoon of International Delight Hazelnut, though 2% milk will do in a pinch.
  • ponycyndi
    ponycyndi Posts: 858 Member
    I drink mine black. It took some adjustment, but as I tell my boys, try it. It'll put hairs on your chest!
  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
    Heavy whipping cream. Keeps my blood sugar stable and I can last until my 14 hour IF fasting window is over.
  • amaysngrace
    amaysngrace Posts: 742 Member
    International Creamer in Cold Stone Creamery Sweet Cream and French Vanilla. I always do 1 tsp of Folgers Coffee and 2 tablespoons of liquid creamer, no sugar.
  • EMTFreakGirl
    EMTFreakGirl Posts: 597 Member
    I mix my own; In a 500ml container I mix 100 ml Heavy Cream and 400 ml SO No sugar added Vanilla Coconut Milk, along with a few drops of Pure Vanilla Extract. Sometimes, like right now, I also add a teaspoon of Pumpkin Pie Spice. YUMO! Gives me the creaminess of the cream, lightened up with the coconut milk. :drinker:
  • mom2rpkp
    mom2rpkp Posts: 185 Member
    I stay away from the processed ones, because they usually have high fructose corn syrup. Natural Bliss is yummy and has less processy-stuff but it's expensive for just cream, vanilla and sugar.

    I'm trying to adjust my taste to enjoy black coffee. I use cinnamon and pure vanilla extract in the grounds which seems to mellow the flavor. When I do have creamer I use 1 TBSP organic half and half and 2 TBSP whole or 2% milk, and a couple of drops of liquid stevia. The only prepared creamer I buy is SO Delicious, because it doesn't have additives and uses coconut milk and real cane sugar instead of HFCS.
  • GOINSTD12
    GOINSTD12 Posts: 331 Member
    I adore adding some of my GNC Swiss chocolate protein drink. Yummy mocha lol!

    Ha, I do that too!
    And I journal it every time. Only about 14 calories for a teaspoon or so, and it adds just the right amt of chocolate yummy goodness! I've also used the no sugar added swiss miss cocoa.
  • birdiecs
    birdiecs Posts: 237 Member
    Heavy cream with a splash of real vanilla extract, simply makes the best tasting coffee.
  • Cortelli
    Cortelli Posts: 1,369 Member
    International Delight - Almond Joy. :love:
  • atactic
    atactic Posts: 8 Member
    I've phased out creamers and sugar in the last 3 weeks. Added a little less every day.
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    International Delight....the regular stuff. I hate the fat-free and sugar-free kind.
  • terridyment
    terridyment Posts: 52 Member
    Skim milk and on treat days I use 18%cream
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    Coconut oil blended through
  • moylek
    moylek Posts: 27
    "I use fat free 1/2 and 1/2 by Land O Lakes."

    I must admit that I've always been puzzled that they can call it half-and-half when it has no fat. "Half-and-half" should be, by definition, half milk and half cream - so about 10% fat.

    Anyhow ... I used to drink a standard double-double: two cream, two sugar. I cut back on the sugar and then dropped it, using cinnamon and cocoa unless I'm drinking *really* good coffee.

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