Coffee Flavouring While Dieting

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  • nighthawk584
    nighthawk584 Posts: 2,023 Member
    edited January 2020
    I use 2 grams of fat free powered coffee mate original and around 12 grams of liquid coffee mate toasted marshmallow & mocha per cup...I usually have two cups in the morning which equals around 80 calories total. Considering I used to consume about 600 calories per large latte , 80 is basically zero. Took me awhile to get used to a ton less sugar, but now it is awesome to my taste buds. I have to have REAL SUGAR ...stevia and other artificial sweeteners are horrible tasting imo.
  • youngmomtaz
    youngmomtaz Posts: 1,075 Member
    If you are looking to lower carbs try using heavy cream. Just a tbsp is lots and you may find you need less. I have not found a sweetener that is any good in hot beverages but there are a variety you may like. I use actual ground spices in my grounds before brewing sometimes. Pumpkin spice, cinnamon, cocoa powder, etc. Unlike you I am fine with black coffee. But the spices and cream are nice for a change.
  • sherinesenegal
    sherinesenegal Posts: 1 Member
    guppi03 wrote: »
    Hi Everyone,
    How should I be flavouring my coffee to loss weight.

    To explain... I am a working mom with two toddlers and am trying to restart my weight loss journey. I just cannot give up my coffee and I definitely can't drink it black. Right now I'm using flavoured coffee creamers. The calories aren't my problem but I'm trying to drop my carbs below 50g a day and the creamer is taking up a big chunk. Any suggestions of what to replace it with?

  • jconnelly103
    jconnelly103 Posts: 2 Member
    try adding a few dashes of cinnamon and plain lowfat half and half
  • SchweddyGirl
    SchweddyGirl Posts: 244 Member
    I still flavor my coffee with whatever I am feeling like when I go to the grocery store....typically some type of vanilla. But one tablespoon doesn't usually do it for me so I add a few extra stevia vanilla liquid sweetener drops.
  • lilithsrose
    lilithsrose Posts: 752 Member
    Silk Light Vanilla Almond Milk (roughly 0.7 carbs per Tbsp.) & some Splenda works well for me.
  • Pamela_Sue
    Pamela_Sue Posts: 563 Member
    guppi03 wrote: »
    Thanks everyone,
    OliveGir128 I'd love to know the name of the coffee you buy. Meelisv, I debate back and forth between whether to go low carb or focus solely on calories. I've done well in the past with just low calorie but a lot of the books I've been reading focused on low carb. I don't really like it. I don't crave grains but I love fruit

    It all comes down to being in a calorie deficit for weight loss, regardless of the type of diet you choose to follow. If you do well with low calorie, then do that. Find your best success!
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    Your calories are what matter for weight loss. 50g carbs a day is super low and completely unnecessary for weight loss. Consider reevaluating that restriction and set up an approach that is more sustainable long term. 🤗
  • s_rivera_92
    s_rivera_92 Posts: 92 Member
    I thought I'd never enjoy drinking my coffee black. But after cutting out my creamer (sugar free caramel), energy drinks, and sodas, eating healthier for a month, and experimenting with honey and almond milk in a coffee for about two weeks... idk. I just suddenly appreciate black coffee. I've never been a sweets person either though (dark chocolate and black licorice were always my go to if I wanted candy). I think if you increase your fruits and vegetables and get used to munching on whole grains as opposed to white (as you may have already done), you'll start finding your creamer to abrasively sweet.
  • lightenup2016
    lightenup2016 Posts: 1,055 Member
    stefa_roth wrote: »
    I thought I'd never enjoy drinking my coffee black. But after cutting out my creamer (sugar free caramel), energy drinks, and sodas, eating healthier for a month, and experimenting with honey and almond milk in a coffee for about two weeks... idk. I just suddenly appreciate black coffee. I've never been a sweets person either though (dark chocolate and black licorice were always my go to if I wanted candy). I think if you increase your fruits and vegetables and get used to munching on whole grains as opposed to white (as you may have already done), you'll start finding your creamer to abrasively sweet.

    I was just about to write in favor of slowly switching to black coffee. I think it has really helped me with my appetite due to not having calories and sugar in the morning, plus it just gives me those extra calories to use later in the day. I now just have black coffee until lunch at 1pm, and it’s really helped me manage my appetite and my daily calorie intake. Note that I’m not trying to say that black coffee is magic, but just that the lack of the calories and sugar helps me. YMMV.
  • H_Ock12
    H_Ock12 Posts: 1,152 Member
    When I was actively trying to lose weight, I replaced the coffee with a glass of water and a caffeine pills in the morning. It's actually cheaper and it accomplished the same caffeine goal as my well creamed and flavored coffee and MTN Fees did.
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    I use vanilla extract, foamed milk, and cinnamon in mine. Cacao powder if I’m feeling fancy. Just a dash of extract has basically zero calories and a ton of flavor.
  • bighoopattitude
    bighoopattitude Posts: 37 Member
    Ready2Rock206 wrote: »
    Torani sugar free syrups - most are zero calories but a few are 5 calories. I use those and a unsweetened vanilla nut milk in my coffee (usually almond or cashew)

    These! You can get them on Amazon. They're amazing.
  • beth1978mfp
    beth1978mfp Posts: 8 Member
    Ready2Rock206 wrote: »
    Torani sugar free syrups - most are zero calories but a few are 5 calories. I use those and a unsweetened vanilla nut milk in my coffee (usually almond or cashew)

    These are delicious
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,492 Member
    beth1978mfp wrote: »
    Ready2Rock206 wrote: »
    Torani sugar free syrups - most are zero calories but a few are 5 calories. I use those and a unsweetened vanilla nut milk in my coffee (usually almond or cashew)

    These are delicious

    Torani pale in comparison to jordans skinny syrups in my opinion! The irish cream is 8 bucks for 6 bottles on amazon 10/10/ Read the reviews in "products that caught your eye" thread. We are all obsessed with them. They are the BEST out of all I've tried.

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