Alternative to coffee creamer???

klindaberry
klindaberry Posts: 13 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I am kind of new to this. I need my coffee in the mornings before work and I need an alternative to putting creamer in my coffee. It is too many calories, but I cannot drink my coffee black. Does anyone have an alternative?
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  • Momma2fourunder5
    Momma2fourunder5 Posts: 98 Member
    No ideas here, but I share the same problem!!!! Hopefully someone can help us out:)
  • MrFatLegs
    MrFatLegs Posts: 149 Member
    whiskey
  • misskgb
    misskgb Posts: 26 Member
    We use a little splash of non-fat half and half, it's 20 calories for 2 TBSP. Which is actually more than it seems. That or you can add a couple oz's of skim milk.
  • MissyMoto
    MissyMoto Posts: 1 Member
    I use powdered, non-fat milk. Lower in calories than cream and doesn't water the coffee down like skim milk does.
  • adidrea
    adidrea Posts: 275 Member
    I use vanilla almond milk now. It's low in calories and creamier than regular milk. I still kind of miss the coffee creamer though....sometimes I put it in if I feel like splurging :) Everything in moderation!
  • Jenn807
    Jenn807 Posts: 8
    Hello, I have bought some light whip cream and I put a couple sprays in my coffee. I have always LOVED all the flavors of coffee-mate and stuff, but wow it has some calories!!!! I like mine creamy too, then I put one splenda in for some extra sweetness. Hope this helps!
  • diddyk
    diddyk Posts: 269 Member
    I'm the same. I need my coffee and I need(ed) cream. However, I've been weening myself off the cream. First I switched from table cream to 10%. Then half as much 10% and some milk to top it up. I'm now down to drinking 5% cream with some milk. Hoping to get to the point where I only add skim milk. It has cut down on calories significantly.
  • laurabini
    laurabini Posts: 257 Member
    I had to google coffee creamer..is it like whipped cream? I mean for the calories?
    You could try with low fat milk instead maybe :)
  • NikkiRoxx
    NikkiRoxx Posts: 13 Member
    So Delicious Coconut Creamer! Near the soy and almond milk. 10 calories and barely anything in it : )
  • PlunderBunneh
    PlunderBunneh Posts: 1,705 Member
    I switched to Silk Soy original creamer @ 15 cals per tablespoon and sugar-free flavoring syrup (you can find this by the coffee in just about any grocery), @ 0 cals per tablespoon. If you need it a bit sweeter, throw in a packet of truvia.
  • addisondisease
    addisondisease Posts: 664 Member
    Imagination!
  • jenluvsushi
    jenluvsushi Posts: 933 Member
    Either unsweetened vanilla almond milk (Blue Diamond is only 45 calories PER CUP!) or unsweetened plain low carb soy milk like Westsoy.....some people also like fat free half and half....I personally use RTD protein drinks for creamer like the one from premier nutrition (Costco)....it might have more claories but it's totally worth it for the 30 grams of protein....and it tastes like a fabulous mocha! I mix my Starbucks Via / hot water with it and I'm good to go!
  • JeSuisPrest
    JeSuisPrest Posts: 2,005 Member
    Unsweetened Almond Milk
  • a6ftdiva
    a6ftdiva Posts: 88 Member
    FAT FREE HALF & HALF SAVED MY LIFE ... LOL

    20 calories for 2 Tablespoons...
  • PBmaria
    PBmaria Posts: 854 Member
    You don't have to give it up!
    I can't drink my coffee black either. I gradually decreased the amount of creamer I use and I'm down to 1Tbsp per mug and 1 (sometimes 2) splenda. The original coffee mate is only 20 cals a Tbps so it's not too bad.
    My all time favorite: almond joy creamer is 35 cals so I tend to have it on certain days only.
  • jcpmoore
    jcpmoore Posts: 796 Member
    I use fat free half and half and splenda myself. It's very low in calories and I only need about 1 Tbsp of the H&H for a tall coffee. I've also used the silk soy original creamer that PlunderBunneh mentioned. Good stuff, though harder to come by in our stores. I make special trips twice a month for it. :)
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    What's wrong with plain milk?
  • prettyinpink116
    prettyinpink116 Posts: 35 Member
    What about skim milk? I know it doesnt taste that great in coffee but if you use a 1/2c thats only 45 cals, its fat free and its enough to make your coffee light (i like mine light atleast).

    Or try half and half. I believe its 1/2 cream 1/2 milk.

    I had this same problem to, but then I started drinking my coffee black with 1-2 splendas, and I honestly like it better. I was realizing that I was pitting so much crap into my coffee that I would feel like crap from all the sugar & fat I was putting into it., when I really was drinking coffee for the energy. SO once I stopped with all that fat and cream & sugar, and started drinking it black, I was getting the energy I wanted from the coffee w/o the extra calories and bloated feeling.

    Now I use it for a pick me up in the morning and I drink 2 cups with 1 splenda black. I was one of them people who didn't think I could ever drink coffee black! BUT once I started, its really not that bad.

    hope i helped
  • laurabini
    laurabini Posts: 257 Member
    Actually I think that black coffee is the best of the best, but why do you think coffee and milk "doesn't taste that great"? :|
  • angelnurse
    angelnurse Posts: 4 Member
    I'm not a black coffee fan either but I have been buying flavored coffee such as vinilla and it really takes the "black" flavor away.
  • laurabini
    laurabini Posts: 257 Member
    Ginseng coffee could be an alternative too..
  • angelnurse
    angelnurse Posts: 4 Member
    Sadly my boss kinda frowns upon me drinking whisky before i come to work, what a killjoy lol!
  • tjphelps73
    tjphelps73 Posts: 171 Member
    I am not a black coffee drink either, nor do I enjoy the taste without some sweetness. I use sugar free creamer so it is less calories, however if you just need the creaminess, then unsweetened almond milk is the way to go.
    Also - just a suggestion - I have switched to coffee mocha protein shakes as a substitute for coffee in the morning. It is breakfast and I get everything I need for 130 calories, less than 1g of fat and 20grams of protein.
  • jessieo387
    jessieo387 Posts: 7 Member
    Fat free non dairy creamer is like 10 calories per serving, paired with Truvia instead of sugar and you have a low calorie cup of coffee that is pretty tasty!
  • rainunrefined
    rainunrefined Posts: 850 Member
    I am kind of new to this. I need my coffee in the mornings before work and I need an alternative to putting creamer in my coffee. It is too many calories, but I cannot drink my coffee black. Does anyone have an alternative?

    Fat free half and falf with sugar free coffee syrup (I use Torani vanilla). 1-2cups of coffee, 2 tbsp syrup, 3tbsp ff half&half = 23 calories and 3 carbs, no fat.
  • smilebhappy
    smilebhappy Posts: 811 Member
    So Delicious Coconut Creamer! Near the soy and almond milk. 10 calories and barely anything in it : )

    ^^^ this sounds great!!!
    will def have to look for this ;)
  • atsteele
    atsteele Posts: 1,358 Member
    Protein powder. Sometimes a tsp of hazelnut syrup or tsp almond extract to give it a fresh taste.
  • winonajosephine
    winonajosephine Posts: 122 Member
    :laugh: HAhahaha :drinker:
  • Karoline01
    Karoline01 Posts: 41 Member
    Hi.. I was actually on the same boat as you, I love coffee in the mornings and I was always adding French vanilla creamer which would end up in adding a lot of unnecessary calories…. This is my first week where I started using regular coffee mate powder creamer and 1 packet of splenda, I have cut down my morning calorie intake in half!!! So try it, so far it has worked for me, I like it and with only 1 little packet of splenda, my coffee is sweet enough. Hope this helps :-)
  • amybrauch
    amybrauch Posts: 250 Member
    I use unsweetened almond milk and sugar free coffee syrups, such as Davinci or Torani, to flavor my coffee. I used to be addicted to the yummy sweet caloric creamers and this is a good substitution. You can get any flavor imaginable in the syrups.

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