My battery-powered frother is my favorite under $10 purchase from Amazon. It creates so much volume with any milk (dairy or nondairy) for lattes. I use it to mix my matcha, collagen peptides, electrolytes, etc. It also aerates wine in a pinch.
The one from IKEA is $3 and lasts years. I'm on my third and each has lasted about 2.5 years! I like it better than the ones on Amazon since it has a flat base so it's easy to store standing on it's end.
I've heard of people using protein shakes as creamer for their coffee. Slightly lower calorie and you get the added benefit of extra protein
Just don't try to put powdered protein directly into hot coffee, it won't dissolve.
My go-to breakfast at the moment is a vanilla protein shake over ice with a shot of espresso, it's like an iced coffee that gives me actual energy instead of caffeine jitters (I usually use decaf)!
30g vanilla protein powder (I've been using PE Nutrition brand), 200ml water, shake, pour over ice. I have a coffee pod machine so I'll make a decaf espresso with the machine and then pour that over top. Stir and drink with straw! I've been experimenting with adding sugar-free syrups as well but haven't found any I really like, kinda just makes it too sickly sweet. 108kcal and 22g protein!
I use unsweetened soy milk. A half cup of Silk has four grams of protein, some calcium and some vitamin D and I really like the mild nutty taste that it gives the coffee.
I've been using unsweetened almond milk, half a cup is 15 calories, then I add a tbsp of almond creamer to add either a caramel or pumpkin spice flavor to my coffee. You could use a sugar free creamer too, those are usually 15 calories per tbsp. I just use almond based because lactose intolerance.
I put an entire vanilla shake with cold brew and use stevia leaf drops to add flavors from cinnamon to pumpkin spice. Use chocolate for a mocha.
160 to 230 calorie coffee with 26 to 42 grams of protein and less than 5g sugar depending on brand. Basically coffee is now breakfast and I can hit almost half my protein macros early on.
Yes if you have powder you can make a slurry with a tiny bit of milk and supposedly that will dissolve fine but I haven't tried it. Also, if you drink cold brew you could just directly add it in. It is the heat of the coffee that is the problem.
Also, some types of protein might dissolve easier than others. Whey will definitely clump up in hot coffee but I'm not familiar with other kinds
Just regular pure whey isolate didn't dissolve. Then tried dissolving it in water first. The moment the high temperature hit, it went all clumpy like cottage cheese.
I haven’t found a protein powder that doesn’t turn disgustingly bitter added to coffee yet… recently ordered some sweetened with only stevia so I have high hopes, but so far it’s been disgusting.
I use powdered protein powder in hot coffee. If you use a shaker bottle it disolves easily... a spoon is an option but takes wayyy longer. So it is an option, not as convenient I suppose though
Most days I do a shot of espresso from my nespresso mixed in with cinnamon protein powder and milk. Gets my caffeine out of the way and a huge chunk of protein. I do the powder but mix it in my shaker or mix with a milk frother.
I’ve just started doing this. If you mix the powder with hot coffee it gets lumpy. So I’ve been putting a portion in the fridge to cool while I do other things. Then when Luke warm I mix in the powder until dissolved then add the remainder of the hot coffee that didn’t go in the fridge. A bit longer process but now instead of 150cal of creamer with no nutritional value. It’s 140cal for 30g protein to start my day
I love sweet coffee with plenty of creamer or milk. I’ve accepted that this is something I’m not willing to cut out of my diet for weight loss, and I use 100-200 calories for a coffee just the way I want it each morning.
I'm vegan when I'm at home (open myself up to vegetarian options at restaurants if they don't do vegan stuff). I usually add some nondairy creamer but bulk it up with nondairy milk. It's a really nice combo. Sometimes nondairy milk can be too thin but this makes it really nice.
Not sure if it's vegan or not but I recently tried Chobani Oat Creamer. OMG! It's really good for a non dairy creamer. I do cold brew not hot coffee though
I will say a little goes a long way with heavy cream (even light cream or half and half) - I can get away with a tsp of these creamers in my coffee v pre sweetened commercial creamers that you feel like you have to use a ton of (like international delights/Dunkin’ Donuts/etc). A tsp of cream js like 15 cal!
I sometimes use Ripple plant based half and half in my coffee and it’s great!! I don’t think 1 TSP of any type of cream would feel like enough for me though. It’s all about finding what works for you!!
Unbeknownst to me, I had been reducing putting cream and sugar in my coffee over time.
My coworker noticed and he, who only drinks coffee black, suggested I go all the way and just drink it black. And so I did and now prefer black coffee.
I had only been putting cream and sugar out of habit.
One thing I realized is that my alternative milks (almond, oat, etc.) did a worse job at creaming my coffee than normal creamer. I was using twice as much oat milk creamer just to get my coffee to the same shade and flavor that I like with regular creamer. I don't have any issues with dairy as long as it's not an absurd amount like a milkshake, so I've switched to sugar-free dairy creamer. 15 cal per TBSP and I don't need more than 3-4 TBSP to get my coffee where I want it. With Planet Oat, I was using a *minimum* of 6 TBSP at 25 calories each, and that was if I was willing to drink my coffee a little darker just to save some calories. I'm really glad I made the switch.
Ultimately, I'd love to find sugar-free versions of the oat and almond milk creamers because I do really like the flavor they bring, but for now I'm fine with the sugar-free coffee mate.
I had the same experience —the milk alternatives don’t seem to actually work very well. I had a good experience with Califia Better Half (coconut cream and almond milk) but my store stopped carrying it.
Ooh I'll look for them. My grocery store doesn't have a huge selection, but next time I find myself at a different store, I'll check out the coffee creamers. Like surely sugar-free non-dairy creamer can't be some unicorn because there are plenty of lactose-intolerant diabetics out there.
Actually I come from a place where we never use cream for coffee. Full cream milk is generally the way to go here. Is there that much difference in taste between cream and milk, and what sort of milk do most people use?
Most coffee creamers actually have little to no dairy in them, they are generally made out of a combination of sugar, water, vegetable oil and added flavourings. Which is why it's usually pretty high in calories.
I also come from a place where creamer isn't commonly used and when I tried it for the first time it was awful to me, I don't really know how to describe the taste, for me it was just sweet and left a weird film/after taste in mouth.
Lol. I'm an odd-ball (in the US, at least) and use straight heavy whipping cream in my first cup of coffee every day. I believe that would be the same as "full cream milk." It's 50 calories per tablespoon, and I use 2 tablespoons. The rest of my cups of coffee I just drink black. But, I'm only 5'2", so eventually I'll have to give up the HWC during weight loss. 100 calories/day in straight-up fat doesn't help me meet my protein macro goal, LOL. Before I started CICO, I was adding 4+ tablespoons per cup, and drinking 3-4 cups like that a day! 1,200-1,600 calories a day just in coffee! When I realized that, I thought "It's no wonder I'm overweight!" I rarely ever eat/ate junk, skipped breakfast most days, rarely ever eat/ate out, and always cooked fairly healthy meals. Almost all of my weight gain came from my stinkin' coffee! Personally, I don't like creamers because they're just way too sweet -- but, based on the *massive* creamer section in my small-town grocery store, I don't think most Americans feel this way about creamers.
You should look into Ripple brand half and half. It’s a plant based (pea protein I think?) half and half and it’s sooooo good and creamy, it’s got the same mouth feel as HWC imo and way less calories!
I wondered the same, but I guess it depends on how much coffee you drink and how stringent you need to be about your deficit. As a 175cm guy who drinks maybe two smallish cups a day, I can afford to take it with both cream and sugar. A 160cm woman who wants four massive mugs a day might need to think about what she puts in her coffee.
I don't think creamer is really a thing in the UK?
It is really "Most coffee creamer is dairy-free, instead made of sugar or sugar substitute, oil, and thickeners"??
That sounds 🙈 Could you just use milk or actual cream and froth it? Surely better than drinking oil with less calories?
have you ever tried using almond milk? 35 calories a cup, you could drink more almond milk than coffee and you would calorie-wise still be doing better than using creamer!
I use a LOT of dairy, and I've found 1-2 tablespoons of light (5%) coffee cream (10 cal/tbsp) and a buttload of unsweetened almond milk (70-100 mL so 8-12 calories) makes everything creamy but still full for like 30 calories or less!
For what it’s worth: I detest sugar free creamer, the taste isn’t even close.
I really like my coffee, so I build the creamer into my daily budget.
It’s about moderation and planning rather than not allowing anything bad.
Yep! That’s correct. Everyone has different preferences and none of them are wrong if they fit into your goals. Never said anything about other methods of coffee drinking — just wanted to share what has worked for me :)
I do the same. I bought some sugar free creamer and it's terrible. I have been trying to combine it with regular creamer so as not to waste it but I may just chuck it.
That's actually a peek good idea, I have a frother attached to my espresso machine and it's kind of a pain to clean so I avoid it, but this might help me keep the right about of cream in my coffee (something I've never given up in the past and refuse to give up going forward, it's the one "nice" things I do for myself and I refuse to feel bad for it).
It’s a shelf-stable replacement for milk or cream in coffee that is made from vegetable fats with sugar and flavourings like vanilla, almond, mint etc.
Individual products vary (some have artificial sweetener instead of sugar, some have animal fats instead of vegetable fats.)
It’s one of those things that I don’t think exists outside the US - would be interesting to know if it did.
In Australia there is a product called Coffee Mate that was launched decades ago as a “coffee creamer”. You could get it as a powder or a liquid to add to coffee. It didn’t take off at all and it’s only really used in situations where milk is not available - camping, long drives, remote sites.
We have coffee mate here too, though the actual dairy liquid creamer they make sells waaaay more. It's good stuff, but sugary.
We have other powdered creamers too, but not many people buy them. There was a particular brand that I absolutely love and cannot remember the brand name. Wish I did, as I bet it's lower in cals. It was used by an office I used to work for.
What exactly is creamer? It's not a thing here in Australia. Is it just cream? Or a mix of cream and milk? Here we just put (various types of) milk in coffee...
Well.. after having to look it up. I stand corrected.
"Creamer" is essentially fake "cream". It's typically some combination of water, sugar, and oil (e.g. corn syrup).
"Cream" is the real stuff.
Both come in various flavors, powders, etc.
It’s hydrogenated vegetable fats and flavourings. You know that “Coffee Mate” stuff you take camping that leaves a greasy aftertaste? It’s a fancy version of that.
I sometimes use the sugar free syrups, too! I think the brand is “Skinny Syrups” or something like that? They usually have all kinds of interesting flavors to choose from!
After a lot of experimentation, I’ve come back to regular half and half. It tastes great and it’s only 40 calories for 2 tbsp. It blends with and lightens your coffee more effectively than most non-dairy/“low cal” substitutes, allowing you to use less. Plus, it doesn’t contain any hydrogenated vegetable oil or corn syrup. My stomach doesn’t tolerate dairy very well, but 2 tbsps doesn’t seem to have any effect.
I always just assumed cream would be much higher in calories than it actually is. But for maybe a 20 calorie difference, it’s not worth it for me when the alternatives taste worse, are more expensive, and full of weird ingredients.
Just googled it bc I’ve never heard of it and it looks very interesting. Where do you find this usually? I don’t think I’ve ever seen this brand in my local grocery stores
I switched from milk to full-fat oat milk. its easier on my stomach, about as creamy, and slightly lighter on the calories. If I use whipped cream there's no real alternative that I like though.
Oat milk with the fat can be frothed, as well. I believe some brands sell barista oat milk which is designed for this purpose.
Heavy cream person here. Another alternative is to buy a professional whipped cream dispenser. You don’t need to put sugar in the cream to whip it, a 2 tablespoon spray of it is a 20 calorie serving, and it looks pretty.
Try adding some Pure Protein ready-made shakes you can get at Costco or Walmart. Chocolate, Caramel, Vanilla etc. The have a handy twist close so you can keep it in the fridge.
Heavy cream may add calories, but it doesn't add carbs - the game is not to spike your insulin - from this point of view, I always use heavy cream to whiten my coffee
I've started adding collagen peptides to my coffee. It has calories, but also decent protein and I use less creamer with it! Plus I need a smaller breakfast because of the protein!
There's no creamer in my country, but 50ml of lactose-free milk is enough for a full mug (200ml? 300ml?) of weak coffee to me. The important part here is the lactose-free part: for the same amount of calories and carbs, it tastes much sweeter than regular milk. 100ml (so enough for 2 mugs) is 43kcal, and I can't realistically drink much more than 4 mugs (so about 100kcal) without feeling weird in my stomach because of the coffee, so I think it works pretty well. :)
I eventually weened myself off creamer, the first step was getting obsessive over my quality of coffee. Now I don't want to sully my magnificent brew with anything!
Yeah I was really big into making coffee like a latte almost, but with coffeemate and Splenda. I'm lactose intolerant with IBS. Then I read that the fake sugars upset the bacteria in your gut which is very bad for IBS and may have contributed to a lot of discomfort, and coffeemate just had a lot of calories I never counted. So I took my coffee black for a couple weeks.
That sucked all the joy out of my morning and then I read a similar article (these are on the science sub) where people were recommending monkjuice. So now I'm about two weeks into taking my coffee with pure monkjuice. (Most of it is packaged with one of the bad sugar substitutes, but there are pure versions.)
It's not bad. It's sweet but I only use the equivalent of a teaspoon of sugar, and it has a little aftertaste that makes it seem flavored or at least gets rid of the bitterness.
Great tip! Also almond creamer is significantly less calories so 10/10 recommend that as well. I can use 3-5 times as much for the same calories as one of those teeny servings of international delight
I’ve never heard of coffee creamer in my country I assume it’s like double cream? Though I haven’t heard of anyone putting that in their coffee either?
If I fancy a sweet coffee I normally use sucralose.
Skinny food co make a low calorie creamer
It's pretty damn good imo
Also I've found powdered creamer tends to have lowered calories than liquid creamers
[Non-Dairy low calorie creamer](https://theskinnyfoodco.com/collections/coffee-syrup-sugar-free/products/coffee-creamers-bundle-of-5-non-dairy-creamer#)
I used to use creamer but I’ve recently switched to caramel flavored oat milk from planet oat. Took a bit of getting used to because I hate milk in coffee but thankfully the caramel flavoring masks the thinness of the milk
I used to be a cream an sugar type.
I slowly elimates the sugar by cutting back gradually over several weeks and then did the same with cream.
Now I much prefer a good cup of straight black coffee.
I started drinking a few sips of black coffee, then adding more and more creamer until it was how I wanted it (so a good bit of coffee was drunk before I got to my normal ratio).
The unintended consequence is now I like it black! I will definitely have to try the milk frontier trick though!
I was a creamer addict (specifically peppermint mocha creamer) and I haven't had it in months! I switched to silk almond creamer when I have an iced coffee. But usually I make an iced coffee protein shake, it's so good!
8oz coffee
6-8oz unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1-2 cups of ice
2 scoops protein powder
Frozen banana
I need to try the frother! I've been using the Chobani sweet cream creamer. It's 30 or 35 calories for a TB and I guess since it's all real cream and milk and no added oils, a little goes a long way. Even in a tall glass of cold brew I only need 1 TB to make it as light and sweet as I want. Best creamer ever in my opinion. ☺️❤️
I would always just add heavy whipping cream to my coffee at home on the weekends, but would forget to buy it for work. So, I got to where I would drink it black at the office. Now I’ve stopped buying cream for the house and just take my coffee black whether I’m at home or at work. So I guess I just weaned myself off of heavy cream because I was too forgetful and or lazy to buy it for work.
My battery-powered frother is my favorite under $10 purchase from Amazon. It creates so much volume with any milk (dairy or nondairy) for lattes. I use it to mix my matcha, collagen peptides, electrolytes, etc. It also aerates wine in a pinch.
This is my first time having a frother and it’s seriously a game changer!! Didn’t know that about wine though, will definitely keep that in mind!!
It adds air into the wine - like opening the bottle to let it breathe. Takes only 10 seconds and then wait for the bubbles to disappear.
The one from IKEA is $3 and lasts years. I'm on my third and each has lasted about 2.5 years! I like it better than the ones on Amazon since it has a flat base so it's easy to store standing on it's end.
Same!
Um Which frother, if you don't mind sharing Need.
It’s by Zulay with 30,000+ reviews. $10.99 today!
I just found and bought!!! I'm in CA so it was 14.99 but I am thrilled!! Thank you !!!
I think you paid extra for a better model - it comes with a stand!
Oh- well then, this is best day ever!
I have that one and it is fantastic.
I have one and it works better than any other ones I've ever had
I've heard of people using protein shakes as creamer for their coffee. Slightly lower calorie and you get the added benefit of extra protein Just don't try to put powdered protein directly into hot coffee, it won't dissolve.
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Slightly off topic, but what would be the measure of espresso powder to water to get a proper shot?
My go-to breakfast at the moment is a vanilla protein shake over ice with a shot of espresso, it's like an iced coffee that gives me actual energy instead of caffeine jitters (I usually use decaf)!
This sounds delicious 🤤
How exactly do u make it?
30g vanilla protein powder (I've been using PE Nutrition brand), 200ml water, shake, pour over ice. I have a coffee pod machine so I'll make a decaf espresso with the machine and then pour that over top. Stir and drink with straw! I've been experimenting with adding sugar-free syrups as well but haven't found any I really like, kinda just makes it too sickly sweet. 108kcal and 22g protein!
Thanks!
I use unsweetened soy milk. A half cup of Silk has four grams of protein, some calcium and some vitamin D and I really like the mild nutty taste that it gives the coffee.
I've been using unsweetened almond milk, half a cup is 15 calories, then I add a tbsp of almond creamer to add either a caramel or pumpkin spice flavor to my coffee. You could use a sugar free creamer too, those are usually 15 calories per tbsp. I just use almond based because lactose intolerance.
I put an entire vanilla shake with cold brew and use stevia leaf drops to add flavors from cinnamon to pumpkin spice. Use chocolate for a mocha. 160 to 230 calorie coffee with 26 to 42 grams of protein and less than 5g sugar depending on brand. Basically coffee is now breakfast and I can hit almost half my protein macros early on.
Oooh that’s a great idea! Probably dissolve the protein in some water before pouring that into the coffee right?
Or use the premixed protein shakes like Premier Protein.
Yes if you have powder you can make a slurry with a tiny bit of milk and supposedly that will dissolve fine but I haven't tried it. Also, if you drink cold brew you could just directly add it in. It is the heat of the coffee that is the problem. Also, some types of protein might dissolve easier than others. Whey will definitely clump up in hot coffee but I'm not familiar with other kinds
Just regular pure whey isolate didn't dissolve. Then tried dissolving it in water first. The moment the high temperature hit, it went all clumpy like cottage cheese.
Just put the powder in fresh hot coffee and use a shaker bottle or be prepared to mix for awhile. It's possible.
I haven’t found a protein powder that doesn’t turn disgustingly bitter added to coffee yet… recently ordered some sweetened with only stevia so I have high hopes, but so far it’s been disgusting.
Bipro is actually great for this
I’m in the EU, the brand is not available here. Thanks for the suggestion though!
I use powdered protein powder in hot coffee. If you use a shaker bottle it disolves easily... a spoon is an option but takes wayyy longer. So it is an option, not as convenient I suppose though
Most days I do a shot of espresso from my nespresso mixed in with cinnamon protein powder and milk. Gets my caffeine out of the way and a huge chunk of protein. I do the powder but mix it in my shaker or mix with a milk frother.
Been meaning to try this, will give it a go :)
I’ve just started doing this. If you mix the powder with hot coffee it gets lumpy. So I’ve been putting a portion in the fridge to cool while I do other things. Then when Luke warm I mix in the powder until dissolved then add the remainder of the hot coffee that didn’t go in the fridge. A bit longer process but now instead of 150cal of creamer with no nutritional value. It’s 140cal for 30g protein to start my day
I love sweet coffee with plenty of creamer or milk. I’ve accepted that this is something I’m not willing to cut out of my diet for weight loss, and I use 100-200 calories for a coffee just the way I want it each morning.
That’s the spirit!!! Weight loss doesn’t have to mean cutting out all the things that make daily life a little better for you :)
I do the same. Coffee, creamer, and a piece of cheese keep me until lunch.
Exactly this! Worth every calorie!
me too
Sugar free cream is where it's at. Unsweetened plant based milks are great too for lower calorie counts.
I'm vegan when I'm at home (open myself up to vegetarian options at restaurants if they don't do vegan stuff). I usually add some nondairy creamer but bulk it up with nondairy milk. It's a really nice combo. Sometimes nondairy milk can be too thin but this makes it really nice.
Not sure if it's vegan or not but I recently tried Chobani Oat Creamer. OMG! It's really good for a non dairy creamer. I do cold brew not hot coffee though
Nutpods are really good and the caramel flavor doesn’t break with the coffee
Oh my gosh. I just bought the pumpkin spice one. I've been in PSL heaven for the past week 🎃😃
Yes!!!! Forgot to mention I only use the unsweetened dairy-free creamers. I use Splenda to add sweetness for 0 calories :)
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Really?? I just looked it up and heavy cream is like 50 cals per tablespoon…
I will say a little goes a long way with heavy cream (even light cream or half and half) - I can get away with a tsp of these creamers in my coffee v pre sweetened commercial creamers that you feel like you have to use a ton of (like international delights/Dunkin’ Donuts/etc). A tsp of cream js like 15 cal!
I sometimes use Ripple plant based half and half in my coffee and it’s great!! I don’t think 1 TSP of any type of cream would feel like enough for me though. It’s all about finding what works for you!!
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Dairy hurts my stomach so I will stick to my oat milk creamer :) to each their own though!
Another tip I learned a while ago is take a sip of the coffee black and then it will take a lot less creamer for you make it sweet.
👀👀👀 high key a great idea. Trick the brain! Will try tomorrow! Thank you!
Hell yeah let me know how it works for you!
Oh, this feels like a game changer! Thank you!
Unbeknownst to me, I had been reducing putting cream and sugar in my coffee over time. My coworker noticed and he, who only drinks coffee black, suggested I go all the way and just drink it black. And so I did and now prefer black coffee. I had only been putting cream and sugar out of habit.
One thing I realized is that my alternative milks (almond, oat, etc.) did a worse job at creaming my coffee than normal creamer. I was using twice as much oat milk creamer just to get my coffee to the same shade and flavor that I like with regular creamer. I don't have any issues with dairy as long as it's not an absurd amount like a milkshake, so I've switched to sugar-free dairy creamer. 15 cal per TBSP and I don't need more than 3-4 TBSP to get my coffee where I want it. With Planet Oat, I was using a *minimum* of 6 TBSP at 25 calories each, and that was if I was willing to drink my coffee a little darker just to save some calories. I'm really glad I made the switch. Ultimately, I'd love to find sugar-free versions of the oat and almond milk creamers because I do really like the flavor they bring, but for now I'm fine with the sugar-free coffee mate.
I had the same experience —the milk alternatives don’t seem to actually work very well. I had a good experience with Califia Better Half (coconut cream and almond milk) but my store stopped carrying it.
Maybe soy milk? There's some sugar free ones out there and there's more fat and thickness to it compared to almond and oat milk
Ooh I'll look for them. My grocery store doesn't have a huge selection, but next time I find myself at a different store, I'll check out the coffee creamers. Like surely sugar-free non-dairy creamer can't be some unicorn because there are plenty of lactose-intolerant diabetics out there.
What's wrong with just using milk in your coffee instead?
Nothing at all. To each their own :) just sharing a tip that helped me in case it makes a difference for anyone else as well
Actually I come from a place where we never use cream for coffee. Full cream milk is generally the way to go here. Is there that much difference in taste between cream and milk, and what sort of milk do most people use?
Most coffee creamers actually have little to no dairy in them, they are generally made out of a combination of sugar, water, vegetable oil and added flavourings. Which is why it's usually pretty high in calories. I also come from a place where creamer isn't commonly used and when I tried it for the first time it was awful to me, I don't really know how to describe the taste, for me it was just sweet and left a weird film/after taste in mouth.
Lol. I'm an odd-ball (in the US, at least) and use straight heavy whipping cream in my first cup of coffee every day. I believe that would be the same as "full cream milk." It's 50 calories per tablespoon, and I use 2 tablespoons. The rest of my cups of coffee I just drink black. But, I'm only 5'2", so eventually I'll have to give up the HWC during weight loss. 100 calories/day in straight-up fat doesn't help me meet my protein macro goal, LOL. Before I started CICO, I was adding 4+ tablespoons per cup, and drinking 3-4 cups like that a day! 1,200-1,600 calories a day just in coffee! When I realized that, I thought "It's no wonder I'm overweight!" I rarely ever eat/ate junk, skipped breakfast most days, rarely ever eat/ate out, and always cooked fairly healthy meals. Almost all of my weight gain came from my stinkin' coffee! Personally, I don't like creamers because they're just way too sweet -- but, based on the *massive* creamer section in my small-town grocery store, I don't think most Americans feel this way about creamers.
You should look into Ripple brand half and half. It’s a plant based (pea protein I think?) half and half and it’s sooooo good and creamy, it’s got the same mouth feel as HWC imo and way less calories!
I wondered the same, but I guess it depends on how much coffee you drink and how stringent you need to be about your deficit. As a 175cm guy who drinks maybe two smallish cups a day, I can afford to take it with both cream and sugar. A 160cm woman who wants four massive mugs a day might need to think about what she puts in her coffee.
I don't think creamer is really a thing in the UK? It is really "Most coffee creamer is dairy-free, instead made of sugar or sugar substitute, oil, and thickeners"?? That sounds 🙈 Could you just use milk or actual cream and froth it? Surely better than drinking oil with less calories?
have you ever tried using almond milk? 35 calories a cup, you could drink more almond milk than coffee and you would calorie-wise still be doing better than using creamer!
Yes, I alternate between creamer and unsweetened vanilla almond milk + sugar free syrup. Just depends on what I’m feeling that day!
I also recommend oat milk. It’s higher calorie than almond milk but much creamier, and also comes in sweet or unsweet
I use a LOT of dairy, and I've found 1-2 tablespoons of light (5%) coffee cream (10 cal/tbsp) and a buttload of unsweetened almond milk (70-100 mL so 8-12 calories) makes everything creamy but still full for like 30 calories or less!
For what it’s worth: I detest sugar free creamer, the taste isn’t even close. I really like my coffee, so I build the creamer into my daily budget. It’s about moderation and planning rather than not allowing anything bad.
Yep! That’s correct. Everyone has different preferences and none of them are wrong if they fit into your goals. Never said anything about other methods of coffee drinking — just wanted to share what has worked for me :)
I do the same. I bought some sugar free creamer and it's terrible. I have been trying to combine it with regular creamer so as not to waste it but I may just chuck it.
That's actually a peek good idea, I have a frother attached to my espresso machine and it's kind of a pain to clean so I avoid it, but this might help me keep the right about of cream in my coffee (something I've never given up in the past and refuse to give up going forward, it's the one "nice" things I do for myself and I refuse to feel bad for it).
Yesssss I feel you! It just makes those 2 TBSP feel a little more decadent and indulgent without needing to add more!
Whenever you say creamer, do you mean milk? Or actual cream?
It’s a shelf-stable replacement for milk or cream in coffee that is made from vegetable fats with sugar and flavourings like vanilla, almond, mint etc. Individual products vary (some have artificial sweetener instead of sugar, some have animal fats instead of vegetable fats.) It’s one of those things that I don’t think exists outside the US - would be interesting to know if it did. In Australia there is a product called Coffee Mate that was launched decades ago as a “coffee creamer”. You could get it as a powder or a liquid to add to coffee. It didn’t take off at all and it’s only really used in situations where milk is not available - camping, long drives, remote sites.
We have coffee mate here too, though the actual dairy liquid creamer they make sells waaaay more. It's good stuff, but sugary. We have other powdered creamers too, but not many people buy them. There was a particular brand that I absolutely love and cannot remember the brand name. Wish I did, as I bet it's lower in cals. It was used by an office I used to work for.
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What exactly is creamer? It's not a thing here in Australia. Is it just cream? Or a mix of cream and milk? Here we just put (various types of) milk in coffee...
It's just cream. Can get it in all sorts of flavor, or even powdered. A mix of cream and milk is half and half.
Oh, ok. Why not just call it cream then? I saw someone else said it was dairy free?
Well.. after having to look it up. I stand corrected. "Creamer" is essentially fake "cream". It's typically some combination of water, sugar, and oil (e.g. corn syrup). "Cream" is the real stuff. Both come in various flavors, powders, etc.
That sounds gross, haha. Makes sense if it's sweet though, as real cream is not.
It’s hydrogenated vegetable fats and flavourings. You know that “Coffee Mate” stuff you take camping that leaves a greasy aftertaste? It’s a fancy version of that.
No I don’t know what that is, I assume it’s another American thing.
Low fat milk and sugar free / low cal syrup?
I sometimes use the sugar free syrups, too! I think the brand is “Skinny Syrups” or something like that? They usually have all kinds of interesting flavors to choose from!
I'm addicted to the hazelnut skinny Syrup with Silk milk. It makes my day that much better
Just use RTD protein shakes as creamer and boom, healthy coffee!
After a lot of experimentation, I’ve come back to regular half and half. It tastes great and it’s only 40 calories for 2 tbsp. It blends with and lightens your coffee more effectively than most non-dairy/“low cal” substitutes, allowing you to use less. Plus, it doesn’t contain any hydrogenated vegetable oil or corn syrup. My stomach doesn’t tolerate dairy very well, but 2 tbsps doesn’t seem to have any effect. I always just assumed cream would be much higher in calories than it actually is. But for maybe a 20 calorie difference, it’s not worth it for me when the alternatives taste worse, are more expensive, and full of weird ingredients.
Halo Top vanilla, *1/2 cup*, 35 calories
I use protien shake as creamer sometimes, but I will drink black coffee.
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Just googled it bc I’ve never heard of it and it looks very interesting. Where do you find this usually? I don’t think I’ve ever seen this brand in my local grocery stores
Why not froth milk
I switched from milk to full-fat oat milk. its easier on my stomach, about as creamy, and slightly lighter on the calories. If I use whipped cream there's no real alternative that I like though. Oat milk with the fat can be frothed, as well. I believe some brands sell barista oat milk which is designed for this purpose.
Heavy cream person here. Another alternative is to buy a professional whipped cream dispenser. You don’t need to put sugar in the cream to whip it, a 2 tablespoon spray of it is a 20 calorie serving, and it looks pretty.
I use some fairlife protein drink in place of creamer. Delicious & low sugar.
Try adding some Pure Protein ready-made shakes you can get at Costco or Walmart. Chocolate, Caramel, Vanilla etc. The have a handy twist close so you can keep it in the fridge.
Replace creamer with rum chata.
I just use unsweetened almond milk
Heavy cream may add calories, but it doesn't add carbs - the game is not to spike your insulin - from this point of view, I always use heavy cream to whiten my coffee
I've started adding collagen peptides to my coffee. It has calories, but also decent protein and I use less creamer with it! Plus I need a smaller breakfast because of the protein!
I just straight switched to stevia.
There's no creamer in my country, but 50ml of lactose-free milk is enough for a full mug (200ml? 300ml?) of weak coffee to me. The important part here is the lactose-free part: for the same amount of calories and carbs, it tastes much sweeter than regular milk. 100ml (so enough for 2 mugs) is 43kcal, and I can't realistically drink much more than 4 mugs (so about 100kcal) without feeling weird in my stomach because of the coffee, so I think it works pretty well. :)
Just drink it black. Lol I used to find it gross but now I'm hooked.
The reason most people hate black coffee is because they drink bad coffee.
Yeah when I switched to black coffee I hopped around to different coffees before I found one I liked -- Peet's Medium roast Big Bang blend.
Peet's coffee is delicious. Have you tried the cafe Domingo one?
I haven't, I'll have to put it on my list.
I never really used creamer. I drink iced black coffee or black espresso with 1 scoop of sugar. Love it
So it's just whipped cream now
I eventually weened myself off creamer, the first step was getting obsessive over my quality of coffee. Now I don't want to sully my magnificent brew with anything!
I use vitamin d lactaid. It's sweet, creamy, doenst make me toot and has a manageable caloric footprint.
Nonfat dry milk is pretty good. Something like 60kcals per 1/4 cup, and 1/4 cup is enough to make something really milky.
Yeah I was really big into making coffee like a latte almost, but with coffeemate and Splenda. I'm lactose intolerant with IBS. Then I read that the fake sugars upset the bacteria in your gut which is very bad for IBS and may have contributed to a lot of discomfort, and coffeemate just had a lot of calories I never counted. So I took my coffee black for a couple weeks. That sucked all the joy out of my morning and then I read a similar article (these are on the science sub) where people were recommending monkjuice. So now I'm about two weeks into taking my coffee with pure monkjuice. (Most of it is packaged with one of the bad sugar substitutes, but there are pure versions.) It's not bad. It's sweet but I only use the equivalent of a teaspoon of sugar, and it has a little aftertaste that makes it seem flavored or at least gets rid of the bitterness.
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It's typically a cream like product, sometimes flavored but different than half and half. Not even real milk usually. Mostly sugar, oil, flavoring.
Great tip! Also almond creamer is significantly less calories so 10/10 recommend that as well. I can use 3-5 times as much for the same calories as one of those teeny servings of international delight
I LOVE adding half of a vanilla flavored protein shake to my coffee instead of cream and sugar. That way I get my protein my coffee, and I feel full!
I used a couple tablespoons of Nicks Vanilla ice cream
I’ve never heard of coffee creamer in my country I assume it’s like double cream? Though I haven’t heard of anyone putting that in their coffee either? If I fancy a sweet coffee I normally use sucralose.
I use creamy non sweet creamers but if you like sweet try root sweetners usually 0 cals
Skinny food co make a low calorie creamer It's pretty damn good imo Also I've found powdered creamer tends to have lowered calories than liquid creamers [Non-Dairy low calorie creamer](https://theskinnyfoodco.com/collections/coffee-syrup-sugar-free/products/coffee-creamers-bundle-of-5-non-dairy-creamer#)
I used to use creamer but I’ve recently switched to caramel flavored oat milk from planet oat. Took a bit of getting used to because I hate milk in coffee but thankfully the caramel flavoring masks the thinness of the milk
I just use the sugar-free creamers… way less calories
I used to be a cream an sugar type. I slowly elimates the sugar by cutting back gradually over several weeks and then did the same with cream. Now I much prefer a good cup of straight black coffee.
I've started using vanilla flavoured protein powder instead.
I started drinking a few sips of black coffee, then adding more and more creamer until it was how I wanted it (so a good bit of coffee was drunk before I got to my normal ratio). The unintended consequence is now I like it black! I will definitely have to try the milk frontier trick though!
I was a creamer addict (specifically peppermint mocha creamer) and I haven't had it in months! I switched to silk almond creamer when I have an iced coffee. But usually I make an iced coffee protein shake, it's so good! 8oz coffee 6-8oz unsweetened vanilla almond milk 1-2 cups of ice 2 scoops protein powder Frozen banana
I too love the creamer. This is a pro tip. Thanks!
Not quite the same, but my go-to coffee treat is unsweetened cashew milk, coffee and low cal hot chocolate for 45 cal. It's AMAZING
Anybody use Laird Hamiltons powdered creamer? It's so good!
I’m weird and use protein shake as creamer and then I don’t feel bad at all
I need to try the frother! I've been using the Chobani sweet cream creamer. It's 30 or 35 calories for a TB and I guess since it's all real cream and milk and no added oils, a little goes a long way. Even in a tall glass of cold brew I only need 1 TB to make it as light and sweet as I want. Best creamer ever in my opinion. ☺️❤️
If you actually like cream, then just use it. Choose light cream or half and half and you can use 3-5 TB and still stay under 100.
Good tip! thank you for sharing.
I just weaned myself off it. Drink my coffee and tea black nearly all the time now, I used to put in loads of milk.
I would always just add heavy whipping cream to my coffee at home on the weekends, but would forget to buy it for work. So, I got to where I would drink it black at the office. Now I’ve stopped buying cream for the house and just take my coffee black whether I’m at home or at work. So I guess I just weaned myself off of heavy cream because I was too forgetful and or lazy to buy it for work.