Coffee, coffee creamer and MORE COFFEE

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  • gem_girl15
    gem_girl15 Posts: 6 Member
    I used to drink Iced caramel latte a day which is 460 calories...then I noticed I keep going over my sugar intake and then starting to drink plain black coffee with sugar free French vanilla creamer which is 80 calories...I mean of course I still drink my Iced latte but only Fridays
  • bdorri00
    bdorri00 Posts: 38 Member
    There are some coffees that I like without cream and sugar....hazelnut coffee can be one of those but I usually add a tiny bit of sweetener even to those flavored ones. I think if you can't have artificial sweeteners, it will just take time to adjust. A little bit of flavored creamer shouldn't derail your weight loss goals though. I just use it in moderation and measure it rather than just pouring it in
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,285 Member
    What is coffee creamer?

    Serious question.
    I read about it often on these forums but is not something we have in Australia. Not that I have come across anyway.

    OP, I think it is possible to re train your taste buds by gradually reducing the amount of sugar/sweetener you have.

    I have coffee with small amount of low fat milk, no sugar - and is only 20 calories.
  • danaberge
    danaberge Posts: 117 Member
    Coffee creamer is pre-mixed cream with different flavors. It's very high in sugar and tastes delicious.

    However, I have cut this habit out. It was stifling my weight loss. I switched to sugar free and mostly just getting coffee at work now and adding the non-dairy powder "creamer" and two packets of stevia.

    The coffee is flavored at work... and I really enjoy my cup. The stevia is not as bad as sweet and low (flavor).

    I'm really enjoying finally seeing the scale move and of course I will NOT go back to the high sugar creamer again.
  • eddiesmith1
    eddiesmith1 Posts: 1,550 Member
    Coffee creamer is pre-mixed cream with different flavors. It's very high in sugar and tastes delicious.
    The international Delights stuff and carnation stuff is not cream - both are non dairy creamers - not sure what they make them with but dairy is not part of the equation except perhaps sodium caseinate- a milk derivative classed non dairy

    For the australians reference this is the stuff she meant (I'm actually surprised you don't have something of this ilk there)

    http://www.internationaldelight.com/Flavors
  • caitconquersweight
    caitconquersweight Posts: 316 Member
    I actually do just that. I haven't used real sugar in coffee in a loooong time. I just buy whatever flavored creamer I want and add two tbsp to a cup of coffee. The one I've been using for awhile is Coffemate's Sweet Italian Creme creamer, it's like 70 calories for two tbsp. That might be a lot for some people, but I feel it's worth it. It's less calories than if I put milk and sugar in it. It's plenty sweet and would be cloying if I added sugar to it.

    I know the non-dairy creamers are super unhealthy, but oh well. It's a sacrifice I'm willing to make.
  • ils_1231
    ils_1231 Posts: 249 Member
    personally i dont really like flavoured coffee. i do find that milk in my coffee lets me drink it faster ( not as hot) and makes it sweet enough for me to drink. i would just try and use less and less sugar until you find you like it without it. the other option is flavoured tea-- im clearly addicted to coffee. If i dont have it in the morning I get a huge headache, but what i usually try to do is have a cup of coffee or two in the morning and then switch to tea in the afternoon. i like the taste of different flavours of tea and then i dont need sugar or milk.
  • Bounce4
    Bounce4 Posts: 288 Member
    I like the idea; will try with Cappuccino flavored protein

    I had no idea this existed. I must find it !!

    Like others have mentioned I switched to one cup almond milk, one scoop protein powder, and one cup coffee (I don't measure that - just go by taste) - drink as iced coffee. The protein powder is sweet. I've tried both vanilla and chocolate. I'm gonna try it with espresso for a hot coffee one of these days. For now I use a cold brew - which makes kind of a concentrated coffee so one cup gets you farther and I only need one (which is big with one cup of coffee and one cup of milk). The cold brew is then refrigerated so the drink is nice and cold when I make it too. Some say that cold brewing results in coffee that isn't as bitter.

    If I eat eggs I don't always use the protein powder and since I just have the regular almond milk I add some sugar to make it a little sweeter. I imagine the vanilla almond milk is sweet but I've never tried it.

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