Coffee Creamer Substitute?

I've tried everything. Half and half is still the winner. I do use Splenda for sweetness, and that keeps the calories down, and sometimes I use the coffeemate flavored powdered stuff. I wish there was a lower calorie option, or that I liked it black. I drink a lot of coffee!

Your non dairy creamer is 10 calories per tsp.

There are 3 tsp to a Tbls.

Half and half has 20 calories per Tbls or 6.66 calories per tsp.

I would use the real deal over the fake creamer and you get to consume less calories.

You may want to consider switching your coffee instead. If you have really good, quality coffee you won't need to add anything to it because it tastes great black. Buying whole bean and grinding it yourself is the best. :bigsmile:

I gradually reduced the amount of creamer I use but I love my coffee & creamer so I just work it in. I use 1 tsp sugar 15 calories & 2 tbs flavored creamer 50 to 70 calories. I know it's a lot but compared to how much creamer I used to put it it's great.

I did get some Vanilla Almond milk yesterday to try in my coffee & totally forgot about it this morning! !

Creamer seems to be more of an American thing i think. In the UK we have it but most people just use milk.
I did buy the low fat coffeemate creamer and it was awful, so went back to milk.

If you live near a Trader Joes they have a fat-free half and half. Great macros: 2T 3gcarbs 1g protein

I have found that as I get further along toward healthier habits, that my need for all this type of stuff has dropped off. I hardly bother creaming my coffee ever anymore.

Now that it is summertime, I sometimes use this in smoothies if it needs some lo-cal creaminess.

I'm hoping somebody has some ideas. My mom uses up 200 calories just with her creamer. I always ask her if she'd like a little coffee with her creamer. Haha. I'd love to be able to give her some suggestions.

I was the same way as your mom! Now I drink it black! I can't believe it myself. I NEVER thought that would happen. I just decided I wanted a healthier me more than I wanted the sweetness and creamer.

ETA: As someone ese mentioned, good coffee really helps. I drink less now, so I don't mind spending a little more on what I do buy...plus I'm saving money not buying creamer. Also maybe try flavored coffees. I love highlander grogg (many different brands sell it. I buy from Jungle Jim's (in Cincinnati, OH) or online from Amazon. It's difficult to describe, but almost has a chocolate undertone...a little like coffee with Bailey's.

I use Silk Organic unsweetened...
80 calories in a cup
5 calories in a tablespoon
1.66 calories in a teaspoon

NATURAL IS ALWAYS BETTER!!!

THREE things you should NEVER, EVER put in your body...
1* artificial creamer of any kind - liquid or powder
2* margarine - no such thing as "heart healthy"
3* Cool Whip or any whipped "topping"

ALL of these things turn to SLUDGE in your gut & your arteries which builds up on the walls of your intestines & blood vessels causing incomplete evacuation leading to malabsorption diseases & cancers. Margarine is 1 molecule away from plastic. Dump a tub of Cool Whip in your backyard & it'll still be there next year - bugs & animals won't eat these things cause they know they're NOT FOOD!!!

I'm not sure how you would even make "fat free" half & half as it is by it's very nature Half Cream (the pure fat from whole milk rendering what's left skim milk) & Half Whole Milk (fat & all). Almond milk, coconut milk, soy milk are good substitutes but like another mentioned I shy away from things with ingredients I never heard of. Like ice cream for example cream, milk, eggs, sugar & it should become completely liquid at room temperature!

SO while I'm at it... MSG... everyone knows it's bad for you but do you know why (aside from allergies & triggering migraines)? It was invented to study obesity. It was specifically engineered to make rats fat... when given to laboratory animals it MAKES THEM EAT UNCONTROLLABLY. It is found in EVERY flavored chip or cracker & most powdered mixes.

Next ...
EQUAL, Nutrasweet, the Blue stuff of any brand... turns to FORMALDEHYDE at 86 degrees fahrenheit, it slows metabolism, has been proven to cause neuroleptic seizures, renal failure, & DEATH.
SPLENDA is as close to sugar as a cedar stick but to my knowledge has not killed anyone... YET... however it triggers your body to CRAVE SWEETS & therefore, causes overeating.
STEVIA is a plant from which they basically make a tea then evaporate the water leaving the "sugar" crystals. 100% natural but is commonly diluted w/dextrose for measuring purposes because it is highly concentrated. That being said Truvia & Purevia brands add alcohol sugars (which greatly increase caloric content & sabotage weight loss) w/only a tiny amount of stevia. Not all brands are created equally as some companies "recycle" leaves (like using your herbal tea bag more than once) or use the less sweet parts of the plant to save on production costs. Sam's Clubs sells the sweetest packets I've found & it's located in the supplements isle near the calcium & such or order online.

Your body will Thank You for learning & heeding the warnings. XoXo Ursula

The poster who mentioned good coffee means less creamer is correct, so might want to try that. I know when I'm at my dad's, which is rare all depending on the K-Cups he has I'll drink it black over 3/4 of the time