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Coffee

typgilbert
typgilbert Posts: 1 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Good morning,
I’m wondering if I should log my coffee. I drink a 10 oz coffee with 1.5 tbs of brown sugar with creamer

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  • chicbuc
    chicbuc Posts: 713 Member
    Yes. Brown sugar and creamer have calories. Black coffee, notsomuch.
  • xbowhunter
    xbowhunter Posts: 1,323 Member
    Yes, I would log it, but you will burn those calories off just staying alive... :)
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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,311 Member
    One cup, or multiple? How much creamer?

    Brown sugar, 1 Tbsp, around 30-35 calories (depending on details like how brown and packed/unpacked).

    Creamer, varies, but potentially also 30+ calorie per Tbsp.

    Coffee, black, around 2 calories per 8 fluid ounces.

    I'd for sure log the sugar and creamer. Personally (even though I put different things in my coffee than you do), I log the actual black coffee, too. That's not essential given how few calories it is, but since I just put it in my "meal" and it's one-click to include the coffee and amendments (plus in some cases my actual breakfast), I put it in there.

    YMMV.
  • jmcmahan61
    jmcmahan61 Posts: 122 Member
    edited April 2024
    I drink 2 cups of coffee every morning with 3 tbsp of non dairy creamer and 3 tbsp sugar; I do log it daily, since this adds 206 calories, 44g carbs and 40g sugar; if you're trying to lose weight and sticking to a certain amount of calories then you should log it.
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 14,582 Member
    I have two "cups" of coffee most days. My "cup" is a pint, so actually two cups. I don't add anything to my coffee. When I log it, my diary says that's nine calories. Not much, but I log it every day.

    If I used anything in the coffee, I would absolutely log that.
  • perryc05
    perryc05 Posts: 228 Member
    I log all my coffee and tea -- even the black cups but especially so if there is milk. creamer or sugar added.

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