Cream Substitute?

Powdered milk.

I refused to give up my cream and sugar in my coffee for a very, very long time. I made lots of other substitutions in my day. Eventually when i started cutting down on my cream and sugar, i realized i don't really like coffee unless its mostly cream and sugar. I switched to drinking tea with milk and sugar. Now i can have 3 giant cups of tea a day vs 1 medium coffee. (And as a treat occasionally i'll eat coffee flavored ice cream, chocolates ect)

I use 2%

You might also consider some of the unsweetened nut milks like almond milk or cashew milk.

Reduced cal coffeemate.

williams969 wrote: »

I use a splash of 2% or whole milk. Less than 40 cals for a travel mug of lightened coffee (I use about 1/4 cup of milk per mugful coffee). Otherwise, if I'm at a restaurant, the single serve half and halfs (1 fl. oz.) are 40 cals each.

Actually, those little single-serve half-and-half containers you get in a restaurant are typically only a half ounce (19 calories) -- in the U.S., anyway. So you can have two, or save the extra 20 calories for something else

mom2my4boys wrote: »

I refused to give up my cream and sugar in my coffee for a very, very long time. I made lots of other substitutions in my day. Eventually when i started cutting down on my cream and sugar, i realized i don't really like coffee unless its mostly cream and sugar. I switched to drinking tea with milk and sugar. Now i can have 3 giant cups of tea a day vs 1 medium coffee. (And as a treat occasionally i'll eat coffee flavored ice cream, chocolates ect)

This. I put cream in my tea, but i need MUCH less than i did in coffee.

Almond, soy or flax milk and splenda.

My morning coffee is one thing, I could not give up either, but the problem is I prefer to use a minimum of about 2 ounces of flavored sweetened creamer in it, which takes it up to about 140+ calories! Yikes! I had to get creative and have tried many things, but the thing I have settled on and that I think seems most comparable to what I like is that I use 1 ounce (2 tablespoons @ 15 cals each) of sugar free creamer (usually French vanilla) and 1 ounce of Walden Farms Sweet Cream that has 0 calories, then I add 4 tablespoons of fat free redi whip that has a total of 10 calories. So now for just 40 calories I get a cup of coffee that is sweet and creamy and seem indulgent the way I like it.

flutterphotogal503 wrote: »

I use unsweetened almond milk...which I love. However, one serving of this instantaneously puts me over on my fats for the day. Any suggestions!

What is your fat goal? I thought unsweetened almond milk is around 40-60 cals per cup/240ml. That can't be much fat in that?

I recently switched to fat free half and half, you still get a lot of creaminess for a lot fewer calories. Then for sugar, I use Splenda. I haven't tried it, but I've heard that there are flavored Splendas in some grocery stores in the coffee isle, so if you like flavored creamers, this might be a good option if you can find it. At the office I still use creamer, but I'm trying to limit the amount I use. I know that I enjoy coffee that has some sweetness and cream, so I won't switch to black coffee any time soon. I just make the creamer work into my calories.

Skim milk and sugar-free Torani syrup. Or there's an almond milk creamer at Whole Foods (15 calories per tbsp) that I really like--just have to use it in moderation.