How many calories do you leave a day for drinks?

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  • mgobluetx12
    mgobluetx12 Posts: 1,326 Member
    I drink two cups of coffee to help stave off hunger after lunch and after dinner. I use 1/2 cup Silk vanilla unsweetened almond milk and 1 tbsp sugar free cream which amounts to 35 Cals per cup. Makes the cup more substantial too.
  • cityruss
    cityruss Posts: 2,493 Member
    magicpickles wrote: »
    Trust me, I would drink 3L of Diet Coke a day if I believed it were safe.

    It is "safe".
  • caradack1985
    caradack1985 Posts: 254 Member
    Pretty much everything you put in your mouth will cause some tooth decay, which is why good oral hygiene is important. Diet soda is no worse than anything else, except water.
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    caradack1985 wrote: »
    Pretty much everything you put in your mouth will cause some tooth decay, which is why good oral hygiene is important. Diet soda is no worse than anything else, except water.

    eh, this is somewhat wrong.

    Certain drinks have a low effect on enamel erosion. namely:
    milk, water, rootbeer, and coffee.

    Erosion of enamel starts around 5.5 PH


    As far as decay goes, most artificial sweetened beverages do not cause any tooth decay as they do not support bacterial growth and acidity.

    https://www.splenda.ca/healthcare-considerations
  • toe1226
    toe1226 Posts: 249 Member
    most days ZERO, today...400 in beer...so I'll be eating light and high protein rest of day.
  • daiparfitt65
    daiparfitt65 Posts: 9 Member
    Almond milk, black coffee, water 2 - 3 litres. I some time use almond milk in my oats and coffee if I don't want black coffee.
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    Anywhere from 200-400 cals, usually:
    ~100 in coffee with coffeemate flavored creamer
    ~ 0 in water and diet soda
    ~150-300 in wine

    All filled with chemicals. None of them dangerous.
  • savingfatsamira
    savingfatsamira Posts: 30 Member
    Max, 10. I prefer to eat my calories.
  • Chrismadison100
    Chrismadison100 Posts: 70 Member
    Diet soda is bad for the teeth and bone.
  • Chrismadison100
    Chrismadison100 Posts: 70 Member
    I don't drink my calories. Calories are too precious to waste them on a beverage when I can get the same effect from water.
  • Wolfena
    Wolfena Posts: 1,570 Member
    I pretty much only drink water or unsweet tea... with the exception of my morning coffee because I NEED vanilla creamer!! My coffee is about 70 calories
  • Ploofs
    Ploofs Posts: 59 Member
    It all varies but usually 35 calories a day. 100 if I feel like it. Some days I do drink more though (when I'm craving something sweet) but it doesn't happen often.
  • Panda_brat
    Panda_brat Posts: 291 Member
    50 calories a day, so I can have a few drinks on Saturday.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    A couple of hundred if I'm having wine with dinner. I don't eat dessert, so wine is sorta my dessert.
  • xvolution
    xvolution Posts: 721 Member
    If I drink anything with calories, I add it to my diary like any other food and deduct the calories as usual. I usually only drink sugary things after work anyways [when my blood sugar tends to crash and needs a boost].
  • xmarye
    xmarye Posts: 385 Member
    When I used to have a medium double double with cream at Tim Horton's, it would be 210cals if I remember correctly. Now I simply make myself a coffee with my Tassimo machine and it amounts to only 50 cals (Great Canadian T-disc is 2cals, 2 tbsp 2% milk is 18 cals and 2 tsp sugar is 30cals - gotta have my sugar since I cannot stand the taste of Truvia in my coffee). Other then that, I'll have water, tea, 6cals glass of lemonade (iced cold water, half a lemon's juice and 2 packets of Truvia) and the occasional glass of milk.

    I don't count my protein shakes as a drink, usually I log it as a meal. Here's how I divided my diary: breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and drinks.
  • BrettWithPKU
    BrettWithPKU Posts: 575 Member
    About 150 calories a day--enough for a craft beer of choice. That's one of very few non-negotiables of this weight loss thing: I WILL have my evening beer.
  • ahoy_m8
    ahoy_m8 Posts: 3,053 Member
    I save 150 kcal every day for wine. I drink all 7 glasses during the weekend. If I want more alcohol, I have to cut food. 12g milk in my coffee sets me back only about 10 cal/day. Other than that, it's water, tea, diet soda...all calorie free.
  • flimflam87
    flimflam87 Posts: 41 Member
    ahoy_m8 wrote: »
    I save 150 kcal every day for wine. I drink all 7 glasses during the weekend. If I want more alcohol, I have to cut food. 12g milk in my coffee sets me back only about 10 cal/day. Other than that, it's water, tea, diet soda...all calorie free.


    I was starting to think I was the only other MFP to save some calories for a cocktail!! Cheers!
  • valerialeek
    valerialeek Posts: 65 Member
    I have one cappuccino for breakfast. No *kitten* soda
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    valerialeek wrote: »
    I have one cappuccino for breakfast. No *kitten* soda

    Just curious why the curse word adjective about soda?
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    valerialeek wrote: »
    I have one cappuccino for breakfast. No *kitten* soda

    Just curious why the curse word adjective about soda?

    Maybe it really is kitten soda?
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  • witchy_wife
    witchy_wife Posts: 792 Member
    About 50 cals worth. Usually just 100ml of semi skimmed milk across three cups of tea or coffee. The rest of my drinks are either water (during the day) and with dinner I will have either a coke zero or sugar free squash.
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    zyxst wrote: »
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    valerialeek wrote: »
    I have one cappuccino for breakfast. No *kitten* soda

    Just curious why the curse word adjective about soda?

    Maybe it really is kitten soda?
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    Hah!
  • witchy_wife
    witchy_wife Posts: 792 Member
    I do limit my diet coke to one a day....not because of the whole cancer causing sweeteners theory.....but because I already have thin tooth enamel and too much citric acid isn't good for my teeth. I also have to be careful with things like tomatoes and fruits.
  • CrabNebula
    CrabNebula Posts: 1,119 Member
    Between 0-25 most days. On Fridays, I have usually between 165-500 cals in alcohol.
  • kwtilbury
    kwtilbury Posts: 1,234 Member
    None, unless you count protein shakes. I do put a splash of half and half in my coffee, but don't count it.
  • theresakruse48
    theresakruse48 Posts: 76 Member
    Zip, zilch, zero ,nada! I log my protein shakes as a meal or snack...those full me up as a meal replacement...otherwise why were precious calories on liquid imho
  • SarahG6717
    SarahG6717 Posts: 3 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    magicpickles wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    40 calories worth of half and half or milk, 30 calories for sugar. That's it. Often I try to only go with 15 calories from almond milk and my flavor drops to cut out sugar calories.

    I was going to use a milk alternative but it cost four as much and the container said it had to be used up in 3 days. Yikes!

    What milk alternative?

    When I first started this process I was using as much half and half as I wanted and 3 packets of sugar in a coffee. I just made the decision to cut it down to two packs, and measure two tablespoons of half and half. The first week sucked, but now I take my coffee this way and it feels like a sweet treat to me. I'll actually have a coffee with sugar if I am craving something sweet because it's an 70-80 calorie hit rather than 300 calories from candy.

    I use coconut milk--unsweetened. It's rich tasting but few calories and lots of calcium.
  • SusanMFindlay
    SusanMFindlay Posts: 1,804 Member
    I don't "leave" any calories for drinks because I drink my milk with breakfast. For me, milk is the one drink that I consider to be food because it actually helps fill me up (likely because of the protein) and is an easy way to get protein into breakfast.

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