Coffee alternative.

Unsweetened Cashew milk for the win:) Its way creamier than almond milk and only 25 cals for a whole cup! I drink that and splenda in my coffee:)

ccsernica wrote: »

How on earth are you getting 148 calories out of a coffee with cream and Splenda? I use what I think of as a decent amount of half-and-half, about 1.5 tbsp, and it comes out to less than 30.

I mean, usually we have issues with people underestimating calories, but I wonder if you're not overestimating? This is equivalent to almost half a cup of half-and half! You'd only get 4 servings out of a pint. That can't be right.

She's not overestimating. She doesn't use half & half...she uses actual cream which is about 50 calories per tablespoon. I'm assuming she takes 3 tablespoons...which is a lot of cream.

I like cream, but I don't like to use THAT much because it makes the coffee too rich.

Yeah, 4 calories per packet of splenda. Cream adds up fast. I struggle with some coffee types being too bitter. I like dunkin donuts.

Or, I drink ON nutrition amino energy. 10 calories with bcaas (protein) and as much caffeine as coffee (or close). Tastes delicious too. I like fruit punch. I buy it on Amazon. I use this for my lunch time pick me up. I also travel with it in case our location either doesn't have coffee or has unpalatable coffee, or no Splenda (nothing else cuts the bitterness).

MoiAussi93 wrote: »

SPlenda is zero calories, the cream is your problem.

You can switch to half & half or gradually reduce the cream every week until you get it down to one tablespoon or even less as your tastes adapt. You can try whole milk...but I feel like it just waters the coffee down, so I personally don't like it that way. You may be different.

There are a lot of non-dairy creamers with artificial sweeteners that are very low or zero calories. You can try those as well.

Lots of options out there.

I gave the numbers above for half-and-half, assuming "cream" wasn't what was technically meant any more than "cup" meant exactly 8 oz of coffee. But even if we're talking heavy cream, you need over 1/8 cup to get this many calories out of it. (3 tbsp to be more or less precise.) I find it hard to believe anyone really uses that much, particularly if it's heavy cream.

I'd like to know how OP is measuring the "cream" added and what exactly she means by "cream". Because folks are talking as if this makes sense when they suggest alternatives -- some of which are actually more caloric than half-and-half -- and as far as I can see it just doesn't.

I only skimmed, so sorry if someone's said this already! Have you looked into coldbrew? It's sweeter / less bitter than drip coffee, so it's much easier to drink black. I swear by it.

Davinci 0 calorie syrups are great-I alternate between the French vanilla and the caramel options (1tbsp per cup), with 2 tbsp of 2% milk. One cup this way is around 15 calories

I drink Yerba mate every morning instead of coffee. I find it to be a much clearer upper as coffee can sometimes make me dizzy.

When you are drinking "coffee" with that much cream, it is milk you want, not coffee.

You might consider buying a better quality coffee, fresh roasted whole beans, and grind it fresh, with a good grinder. You won't need the cream to mask any bitterness. Craft is a company I order from regularly online. I make pour over and use a burr grinder. I do still like half & half in mine, but sometimes I just want to taste the coffee.