How to kick the coffee creamer

stacyrosenberg898
stacyrosenberg898 Posts: 1 Member
in Food and Nutrition

Hi, trying to learn about macros and i know my creamer (2 cups of coffee daily) is affecting my diet. Best way to ditch it and learn how to drink black coffee.

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  • arhoffkarls
    arhoffkarls Posts: 3 Member

    What I’ve done in the past is kick it gradually and find a flavored coffee you like. Just pull back a little each week on the cream and experiment with coffee flavors. You’ll be done with the cream in no time!

  • littlman9
    littlman9 Posts: 1 Member

    I have the same problem. I like using the skinny syrups that have zero calories and either the unsweetened vanilla almond or oat milk. Those have 30 calories a cup and there's no way I'm using a whole cup in a cup of coffee every day. I might use half a cup max and I feel like 15 calories is worth it. It's not as good as the creamer, of course, but it's something

  • beastmode_kitty
    beastmode_kitty Posts: 847 Member

    I get the zero sugar coffee creamers

  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 36,102 Member

    Another option to try, if you can eat dairy, might be hot, frothed nonfat milk. That won't work for everyone, but the frothing does give it a "creamy" and rather luxurious mouth-feel that some of us find quite satisfying. As a nutritional bonus, it's quite high in protein for its calories.

  • wishingiwasfishing5037
    wishingiwasfishing5037 Posts: 21 Member

    I use 1 tablespoon of half and half in a large iced coffee… only 20 calories. I have never found a satisfying substitute

  • GLC1962
    GLC1962 Posts: 2 Member

    Best way to learn to drink black coffee is to learn to make really good coffee. For me at least, good black coffee does not need all the extras.

  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 9,280 Member

    this little gizmo will rock your coffee world.

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    1/3 cup skim (skim works best) pumped about twenty times, and then microwaved for thirty seconds will render 3/4 - 1 cup thick frothed milk.

    Other than that, higher quality coffee. I’ve been drinking black coffee a lot- and enjoying it- since discovering quality coffee on a tecent trip. I never thought I’d enjoy black coffee, but this one is dark and rich with strong notes of chocolate.

  • LisaLatVock
    LisaLatVock Posts: 1 Member

    that’s exactly what I am trying to avoid is creamer I don’t use sugar in my coffee

  • Princesschic
    Princesschic Posts: 3 Member

    I had the same issue. I decided to nix the coffee all together and switch to black tea. I actually believe it has helped lower my cortisol levels. For some reason I like the taste of black tea without cream but I just can’t do it with coffee.

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