Help me make coffee suck less

e_v_v
e_v_v Posts: 131 Member
in Recipes
I'm a teacher, and I absolutely hate coffee. However, I force myself to drink it on select occasions when I just CAN'T function. I usually add a couple tablespoons of creamer to my coffee, but those calories quickly add up and make my total breakfast calories way too high.

I tried putting my unsweetened vanilla almond milk in my coffee yesterday, and it was absolutely disgusting.

Help! What can I add to my coffee to make it low-calorie AND taste halfway decent?
«134

Replies

  • vanessa40
    vanessa40 Posts: 328 Member
    Lord tell me about it..
    I use sugar free DaVinci syrups and mix it with some unsweetened vanilla almond or cashew milk..i use my frother to make it nice and creamy before i add it to my coffee..they have some good ones..
  • DaisyHamilton
    DaisyHamilton Posts: 575 Member
    Some coffee brands taste better than others. Like Folgers is absolutely disgusting. I like Gevalia and McCafe. Try a better tasting creamer that's sugar free, they really aren't too bad.

    I like to use french vanilla creamer and a few Splenda. But just like you, sometimes I can't get over the taste. Honestly I'll always be a zero-cal energy drink type of girl
  • no_day_but_2day
    no_day_but_2day Posts: 222 Member
    Peet's coffee is the only coffee I can drink. It's not cheap (9.99 or 10.99 at the grocery store for a bag) but if you don't drink it often, you won't go through it fast. I rarely drink coffee but if I have to, that's the only stuff I can drink black.
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    Step #1. Find a quality coffee bean that you like. I like a splash of half-half in mine but it's really good with nothing in it at all. I think it hits in at 5 calories a cup with nothing in it. I don't even log it.

    Try a lot of different flavors. I prefer dark roast. Perhaps you like a lighter roast or it might be that Italian roast blend that you prefer. My current favorite is the Gold Coast blend from Starbucks. It's close to $14 a bag but that lasts me for 2 - 3 weeks.
  • MinmoInk
    MinmoInk Posts: 345 Member
    I'm also a chronic coffee hater... I just chug it black and room temp.

    If you want it to taste good maybe add some coffee grounds to baked goods or shakes?
  • no_day_but_2day
    no_day_but_2day Posts: 222 Member
    DaisyHamilton wrote: »
    Some coffee brands taste better than others. Like Folgers is absolutely disgusting. I like Gevalia and McCafe. Try a better tasting creamer that's sugar free, they really aren't too bad.

    I like to use french vanilla creamer and a few Splenda. But just like you, sometimes I can't get over the taste. Honestly I'll always be a zero-cal energy drink type of girl

    Lately, I've been on a Zero calorie/1 carb AMP (blueberry and watermelon) or zero calorie/zerocarb rockstar every morning. Still cheaper than getting a small skinny vanilla latte from Starbucks. :smile:
  • NaturalNancy
    NaturalNancy Posts: 1,093 Member
    I use trader joes vanilla soy creamer two tbsp are about 30 calories I think.

    You could try one spoonful of sugar and one spoonful of creamer.
  • gobonas99
    gobonas99 Posts: 1,049 Member
    If you don't like coffee, don't drink coffee. :) I hate coffee...you couldn't pay me to drink it.

    If I need a pick me up, I'll drink hot tea, coke zero, or an absolute zero monster (if it's a really bad day).
  • DrusiliaDD
    DrusiliaDD Posts: 71 Member
    I just use some semi skimmed milk and a tsp of sugar. Comes to something like 40 calories a cup which I can usually fit in.
  • nichalsont
    nichalsont Posts: 421 Member
    I have only been a coffee drinker for the last 3-4 years. I started with a couple of packets of sweetener (Sweet & Low is my preference) plus a tbs of flavored creamer and a tbs of skim milk. The milk mellows the coffee without adding a bunch of calories.
  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    What about a sugar free or fat free international delight type of creamer? They're 20-30 calories per 15ml.
  • puffbrat
    puffbrat Posts: 2,806 Member
    I can't stand coffee. I drink black tea when I need caffeine in the morning.
  • sllm1
    sllm1 Posts: 2,130 Member
    Just don't drink it?

    I take one-a-day energy (or active metabolism) vitamins. They contain as much caffeine as a cup of coffee. Except you don't have to drink the coffee.
  • Solimay
    Solimay Posts: 7 Member
    Heavy Whipping Cream as a coffee creamer has 0 carbs and add a little cinnamon and it gives a sweet flavor.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    The first step would be to try some quality coffee...not Folgers or whatever. Try some top shelf coffee. Also, different roasts are going to give you different flavors. A dark French roast for example is going to be very powerful...my wife prefers a dark roast so I have to cut that with a little 1%...or some half and half if it happens to be in the house. I personally prefer a medium roast...I'm going to Colombia in May and we have a coffee tour scheduled; I can't wait.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    Why are you drinking coffee if you hate it so much? If it's for the caffeine hit, hells bells, you can get caffeine from tastier sources.

    I hate coffee the drink, but I do eat chocolate covered coffee beans every day.
  • enterdanger
    enterdanger Posts: 2,447 Member
    I'm with @cwolfman13 coffee is beautiful and diverse. Try different types. I like stronger brews like French Roast. If you find you don't like it, why bother? There are so many other caffeine options like tea and energy drinks.
  • KellieTru
    KellieTru Posts: 285 Member
    LORIMCX wrote: »
    Drink Tea

    I totally agree. Don't drink something you don't like the taste of! I'd suggest a nice spicy Chai...give that a try you may like that :)
  • Solimay
    Solimay Posts: 7 Member
    Matcha Tea also has caffeine if you are needing a pick me up drink and its a great change from coffee....although I would never give up my coffee
  • rsclause
    rsclause Posts: 3,103 Member
    I love coffee, I have three cups at the house and when I get to the office I fire up the Keurig for another 10 oz cup. All black with no sugar. I can remember as a teen thinking "how can anyone like coffee" I also used to think that about Scotch too (they put water in when they make it). I get good beans and grind them the night before and set the pot. I press go when I get up and then take it hot to the mircowave for more heat. Maybe I killed all my taste buds by now. I have also switched to un-sweet iced tea, now that took some getting used to but have grown to like it.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    edited April 2016
    A true connoisseur of coffee will add nothing to make it taste better. Don't drink something you detest. You can drink a 0 calorie soda or you can buy caffiene tablets at the pharmacy.

    But with that said, you can buy 0 calorie syrups that will make it taste different and or better. Such as "Skinny Syrup" and it really is 0 calories.
  • dmwh142
    dmwh142 Posts: 72 Member
    I love coffee with truvia and canned coconut milk (it is the only one without sugar). If I didn't like coffee I would do what my college age son does which is add caffeine powder from Bulk Supplements to his coke zero. That is a no calorie option and does not taste disgusting like Monster. Best of luck to you.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    I can't drink it.
    On mornings when I need help waking up, I drink high caffeine tea.
  • sarahfadell87
    sarahfadell87 Posts: 182 Member
    ebrass73 wrote: »
    I'm a teacher, and I absolutely hate coffee. However, I force myself to drink it on select occasions when I just CAN'T function. I usually add a couple tablespoons of creamer to my coffee, but those calories quickly add up and make my total breakfast calories way too high.

    I tried putting my unsweetened vanilla almond milk in my coffee yesterday, and it was absolutely disgusting.

    Help! What can I add to my coffee to make it low-calorie AND taste halfway decent?

    This is a process.. Coffee seems to be an aquired taste. Lol..

    When i started drinking coffee, it was because of my job also... I started out with probably 2 oz full fat creamer, 2 tsp sugar.. Yeah lotsa cals esp if you drink it 3x a day.

    So slowly i died down the sugar and switched to sweet & low...

    Then i did the same with the creamer now i drink my coffee black with 2 packets of sweet & low per 12 oz coffee...

    Just a suggestion
  • ktekc
    ktekc Posts: 879 Member
    I like the walden farms coffee creamers..0 calories...the chocole syrup and pancake syrup are ok too.dont touch the peanut butter though..nasty.
  • Kamikazeflutterby
    Kamikazeflutterby Posts: 770 Member
    If you're drinking coffee in the break room at the school, make sure it's a relatively fresh pot. Sometimes that stuff sits around a while and no matter what kind of coffee you start with, a few hours on a hot plate will kill it.
  • Hope4Beth
    Hope4Beth Posts: 23 Member
    Columbian coffee, 1 tablespoon half & half, and 2 packets of Splenda....22 calories.
  • sticky_town
    sticky_town Posts: 5 Member
    Coffee + coffeemate powder
  • stone_to_gray
    stone_to_gray Posts: 1 Member
    Raw honey is good in coffee :)

Categories