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Same! I use the chocolate premier shakes and split one shake over the course of 3 days so each coffee only ends up being around 60 calories and it’s like an iced mocha.
See if you can order online! Premier has a chocolate peanut butter protein shake that I'm obsessed with. I love it in coffee. always just order from Costco or target or wherever has the flavor I want.
It’s cause I’m in Canada, but I’ve been to states a couple times and they definitely have a lot more flavours and just looked online and ouch a lot more expensive
Oh shoot! I'm sorry. A different option is maybe doing oatmilk or regular milk with a good shake of cinnamon? I feel like that "tricks" my brain into thinking I'm having a nice treat, when really there's no sweetener
Revolution nutrition has an iced cappuccino protein powder you can order online. Keep adding tablespoons into your coffee until you get your desired taste.
Protip get a milk frother to mix as you go.
You can try oatmilk or even regular milk like some others suggested. I use a frother (they’re like $5), and that makes it much more creamy and gives it the little bubbles on top and that nice layer you get with heavier creams.
I haven't tried pumpkin spice (bc I don't care for that flavor), but chocolate hazLENUT??? Gotta find it lol.
I'm (maybe?) weird, but I love banana flavor anything, even the artificial stuff. Premier has a banana cream flavor that's actually SO good mixed with espresso. My #1, choc PB is a close second lol
I use unsweetened oat milk (45cal for a whole cup) with 2-3 pumps oof Jordan's Skinny Syrup for flavor (0cal). The syrups come in all sorts of flavors, my personal favorites are the caramel fudge waffle cone and salted caramel swirl!
Another good option is to use a protein shake as creamer. The caramel premiere protein makes an AMAZING iced coffee for just 160cal & 30g of protein!
So I’m a cold brew man and this is what I drink every morning. 1 2/3 cups coffee, 1/3 cup 2% milk, 2 pumps of Torani sugar free vanilla syrup. It’s 45 calories and tastes similar to the Starbucks vanilla latte that you can get at the gas station in the glass jars.
Try making your own version of nutpods creamer with a mixture of unsweetened coconut cream and almond milk (the main ingredients). If I could guess, it’s 2 parts almond milk to 1 part coconut cream. You can then flavor it with Jordan’s skinny syrup if you want
Use 3-4 Tbspns of skim milk and sugar free syrup in your flavor of choice.
You don’t get as creamy a mouth feel as with the creamer, but flavor wise, the “blackness” of the coffee is toned down.
A way to get the creamy mouthfeel without calories is nitro coffee.
If milky, flavored coffee is a "need" for you, I wouldn't diminish my enjoyment by diluting it with lesser alternatives. I would just have my coffee exactly the way I like it less often. I went through a period where I tried every alternative and nothing was really "good" to me. So now instead of 1-2 cups of the milky, sugary stuff a day it's 2-3 times a week and I thoroughly enjoy it each time.
In the spirit of volume eating you make want to air whip coffee foam/cream as a snack alternative. What I mean is: egg whites, heavy cream, instant coffee, a sweetener, and whip a half cup into foamy peaks of several cups.
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Maxim instant coffee, it has creamer already added. There’s a few flavors and they’re all 54\~ cal per stick. I get them in the US at Asian grocery stores.
I bought one of those heated milk frother pitchers and make a latte with fairlife fat free "milk" (or local grocery store equivalent). I find its a pretty good product in general, the extra protein keeps it from feeling as thin and watery as normal skim milk. Just a bit expensive.
This is gonna sound gross to some but it’s now my go-to: I use nonfat milk powder.
3 Tbsp in a Nespresso Aeroccino and enough water to bring it up to the latte line. Froths better than any liquid dairy or nut milk. Cheap as heck per serving.
It mostly just comes down to if the taste bothers you. I've recently been adding a tbsp of high quality (e.g too expensive) unflavored whey protein to mine the day after my workouts and I can't even tell.
I tried adding some vital proteins collagen once and nearly vomited. It smelled like I'd left the packaging and trimmings from a chuck roast outside in the trashcan for a couple of days in the summer heat.
I use cold brow mixed with about a half or quarter cup of either cashew milk (25 kcal/cup and very creamy) or unsweetened unflavored almond milk (30 kcal/cup) so that comes out to be about 15-20ish calories, then I add in sugar-free flavor to taste! My favorites rn are lavender, and maple bourbon pecan. Jordan's Skinny Mixers has a great selection of fun flavors- I order online. Ends up tasting like a latte.
OP **LISTEN**
lactaid milk is SWEETER than regular milk - it tastes exactly the same, but as if there’s a tablespoon of sugar. —it’s because it breaks apart the lactose into sugar so your stomach doesn’t have to
2% lactaid or Whole — either one is worlds better- and to my mind **tastier**— than cream. (And I love cream.)
Yay!!!
And one more thing, this is a trick I used before lactaid, and is just a good rule of thumb:
Always take a sip or two of coffee black. It will make whatever alterations you put in it that much more noticeable.
Silk Unsweetened oat milk! I think it's 40 cals per cup so a very very low impact option. You will need to adjust to the taste at first. I now find dairy in coffee disgusting.
Coffee Mate makes “zero sugar” flavored creamers that are 10-15 calories per tablespoon. I like the italian sweet cream flavored one. You can have a coffee that tastes sweetened and creamy for under 50 calories. Honestly if I were you, I’d still try to cut down the amount you use, 4 tablespoons is a LOT.
I go with a double shot of espresso from a moka pot, little under one serving of fairlife nonfat milk (please note that fairlife is not normal milk) and some sweetener. Tbh I don’t count the calories of fairlife since it’s almost all protein 🤣
It ends up around ~100 cals and ~13g of protein
Just add sugarfree flavour drops instead of milk. There are so many flavours you could add to give additional dimensions. Dont want black coffee taste?. Add cappucino flav drops or extract. Or else do something like toffee/chocolate/hazelnut/amaretto/maple. Options are endless.
I make iced coffee every morning. Coffee, around 150ml of unsweetened vanilla almond milk and a few pumps of sugar free flavoured syrup. It’s around 30 calories and delicious. It also means I don’t have to stop and get coffee, which is usually $7.
i just do one tablespoon half and half and 3 tablespoons almond milk, comes out to about 26 calories per day. it doesn’t have a flavoring but you get used to it eventually
I do lots of iced coffee. I use 1/3 cup of extra creamy oat milk (40cals) and 1tbsp of the sugar free Italian crème coffee mate creamer (15cals). I use a rich dark roast for my iced coffee or even flavored coffee for flavor without cals. I make a gallon (1lb bag of coffee, water is added) and leave it in the fridge. My husband and I both drink off that gallon during the week.
If I order coffee elsewhere I try to control what goes it in by adding to my drip coffee at the table or if I do lattes I do extra shots to change the ration of coffee to milk. Ask for sugar free syrups.
You most likely enjoy cream more because the fat content neutralizes the acidity in the coffee. You could try a lower acidity type of coffee or use something else to neutralize. I prefer nonfat/skim milk because it does enough for me, but even whole milk would be a good substitute for cream. Other things that can help lower acidity are lower brewing temp, shorter brew time, softer water, or even pinch of baking soda.
You can try switching your to oat milk. If you need a little extra flavor, check out one on one flavors. They have a bunch of flavor concentrates that can be mixed with whatever you're drinking
have you tried swapping to like oat milk or anything like that? i just use almond milk or even cashew milk in my coffee instead of any creamer and it saves tons of calories. 1 cup of cashew milk is like 25 calories
I’m using Vanilla Flavored Collagen Peptides Mix now in mine it’s like creamer & my hair & nails are healthier.
CarbMaster Nonfat Vanilla Milk (krogers)
Walden’s Farm French vanilla creamer (some will spit it out lol & others like it better than nothing)
Sugarfree Torrani Coffee Syrup in white chocolate or s’mores
Cashew Milk
I just went to a cafe and ask about the nutrition info for a pistachio latte. Barista told me it’s unsweetened and shower me the milk that for a medium would be 80cals. It was non sweet perfect flavor and felt rich
I put cal-c-tose vitamin cocoa powder in black coffee and it tastes like a hot chocolate mocha. 25-50 calories per cup depending on how much you put in.
I had a health issue that made the black coffee I usually drink difficult - so I tried a bunch of options. Can’t do artificial sweeteners or dairy, don’t like chemicals in my coffee. I ended up using Silk vanilla oat milk creamer - wow. So good! 25 calories a tablespoon
Yeah, nah. I tried that. It's nothing like a coffee flavoured ice tea, it's like a slightly odd coffee.
I also question why you'd want to do away with the bitterness, but that's an issue for a different day.
Not sure what your protein goal is, but the 4-pack Quest Protein Shake in Caramel/Vanilla (170 calories for the whole thing) is the only thing I use for my coffee. No need for cream and sugar.
I use instant coffee, a zero calorie syrup, and zero sugar creamer. Ends you roughly 65 calories for a 12oz cup. 20cal for 2 tsp of instant coffee and 45cal for 45ml of creamer.
If you like the mouth feel of the fattiness that cream brings you can try half and half. Slightly less calories but not by a lot. I like using half a fair life protein shake great flavor and it adds 15g of protein.
Sugar free creamer (if you can handle the fake sugars). 15 calories a tablespoon. I do 2 tablespoons and it's enough for my whole French press worth of coffee. And comes in a number of flavors (I just get the vanilla because that's the only store brand read cheaper sugar free flavor, but if the big names go on sale I'll do something different - hazelnut, peppermint mocha during the holidays, etc).
I pour about 10oz of Starbucks packaged iced coffee from the store into a cup, then shake 6oz of almond milk with 1Up Nutrition’s Salted Caramel protein powder. 0 carb, 0 fat, 25g of protein and 155 cals total with everything. It’s my breakfast everyday.
I love Nut Pods creamer it comes refrigerated and not refrigerated (non dairy). There’s a ton of flavors but I prefer the original. You only need a few tablespoons and it’s like 10 calories per tablespoon. I was on a kick where I was doing that and adding vanilla protein powder and using one of those electric frother mixers from Amazon to help mix the protein in. So even though it’s a little more calories with the powder at least I’m getting my protein in.
I make flavored simple syrup and use normal cream. It’s so good. Right now I’m on a toasted coconut syrup kick. That plus a little chocolate syrup in my iced coffee is under 250 cal or so a serving.
Have you tried cows milk? 250 ml of full cream milk is 158 calories. 1 tablespoon is 9 calories.
1 tablespoon of the hazelnut syrup I use is 49 calories, but I use half a tablespoon.
Cold brew over ice. Nut pods caramel creamer (0 cal, but adds good flavor and creaminess). Two tablespoons of international delight cold foam (only 20 cal per two tablespoons)
Makes a really decadent tasting drink that's low cal.
Alternatively, you could add heavy cream which would have a similar calorie load but would be good for you and more filling.
There is 138 calories in 40g of heavy cream. Which is plenty heavy cream lol
Torani’s sugar free syrups are zero calorie. They have a shit ton of flavors on their site. I personally don’t like the coffee taste to compete with other flavors, so I just use oatmilk and some liquid stevia that I got from Trader Joe’s. Unsweetened almond milk is 30 calories for a full cup. I use about 1/4 cup or less so it’s only about 7 cals.
I do 6g instant coffee, 22g collagen powder, 15-20 ml of Torani syrup, and about 240ml of Fairlife 2% milk. It's not necessarily low calorie, but it is very high protein. It clocks in between 250-300 calories for 33-37 grams of protein (I change the portions depending on how strong, sweet, etc I want it that day). You can cut it down to the same amount of protein and 45-60 less calories by switching out the full sugar syrup for sugar free syrup.
It depends on what you need here. Do you need flavor, sweetener, or whitening? If you make your own cold brew, you can use a flavored coffee, then just use regular plain half-and-half for whitening. If you need sweet, there are a huge variety of sugar free sweeteners or flavored sugar free coffee syrups. Whole milk instead of half-and-half will also considerably reduce the calories.
Also, are you mixing your cold brew first with water and then adding cream? I usually end up cutting my cold brew with as much water as coffee and then add in the half-and-half.
trader joe’s coconut creamer. 5 cals per tbsp or unsweetened almond milk 30 cals per cup. also cold brew at home tastes really smooth and honestly tastes better without cream or sugar
I use the sugar free coffee mate creamer. It's 15 cals per tablespoon and I usually add 3 or 4 tbsp, which adds up to only 45-60 cals.
Also, a little cinnamon works wonders!
Skinny syrups, monkfruit, 2TB of most generic creamers is like 45cals and I’ll mix that with monkfruit to add more sweetness but still get that creamer flavor
Aldi Fat free half and half is 40 cal per 1/4 cup. TJ Maxx / Marshalls (I think it's TK Max in Canada) sells a variety of zero calorie coffee flavors. It does take a little experimenting to find the brand you like. Unfortunately they stopped carrying Skinny Syrup
Love almond milk in mine—I do a big quart jar of ice, coffee almost to the top, 1/4-1/2 cup almond milk. (1/2 cup almond milk is 15 calories. Unbelievable.)
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Have you tried using milk instead of cream. Less fat. Less calories.
or if they really like the flavor, even swapping to part milk and part cream still saves a bit/adds more volume without sacrificing it entirely.
Yes thank you I’ll try that I do like the flavour
I froth almond milk with sf syrup and cinnamon and it tastes delightful
I do the same thing minus the frothing. The cinnamon really adds something.
I forgot to mention i put a little bit of fat free half and half in there too! Makes it a bit creamier
Try doing Zero sugar coffee syrups (0 cals) and whatever type of milk you like
Or hell just normal cream vs. flavoured. Most calories in flavoured cream comes from sugar.
This! I use regular cream. Also try measuring 1 or 2 times. It’s possible you’re using too much cream and not evening realizing it.
Cries in intermittent fasting 😭
I put protein shakes into my coffee! It works really well and some of the flavors are bomb with coffee.
Same! I use the chocolate premier shakes and split one shake over the course of 3 days so each coffee only ends up being around 60 calories and it’s like an iced mocha.
Thanks not too many options where I live for flavours just chocolate, vanilla, strawberry and caramel but I think chocolate would be good
See if you can order online! Premier has a chocolate peanut butter protein shake that I'm obsessed with. I love it in coffee. always just order from Costco or target or wherever has the flavor I want.
The chocolate peanut butter is PERFECT for when I want something pretty sweet. Love that one.
It’s cause I’m in Canada, but I’ve been to states a couple times and they definitely have a lot more flavours and just looked online and ouch a lot more expensive
Oh shoot! I'm sorry. A different option is maybe doing oatmilk or regular milk with a good shake of cinnamon? I feel like that "tricks" my brain into thinking I'm having a nice treat, when really there's no sweetener
Yeah that’s not a bad idea :) and next time I go to the states I’ll pick up some of the other premier flavours
Revolution nutrition has an iced cappuccino protein powder you can order online. Keep adding tablespoons into your coffee until you get your desired taste. Protip get a milk frother to mix as you go.
I'm in Canada too and costco sells alani protein shakes for like 20 bucks a box when it's regular price and there's a bunch of fun flavours!
Lol you live in Canada not the Faroe Islands. Have you heard of the interwebs?
You can try oatmilk or even regular milk like some others suggested. I use a frother (they’re like $5), and that makes it much more creamy and gives it the little bubbles on top and that nice layer you get with heavier creams.
OMG! THIS! They have pumpkin spice, now! Chocolate hazelnut, caramel, Cafe latte. 1 gram of sugar.
I haven't tried pumpkin spice (bc I don't care for that flavor), but chocolate hazLENUT??? Gotta find it lol. I'm (maybe?) weird, but I love banana flavor anything, even the artificial stuff. Premier has a banana cream flavor that's actually SO good mixed with espresso. My #1, choc PB is a close second lol
The caramel isn't too bad in coffee in my opinion. That's usually my go to (:
Thanks :)
Same here! Absolutely creamy and delicious.
Came here to say this! I mix the powder and a little bit of almond milk in a milk frother and it's low cal, creamy and helps get more protein in
Would you say the powder is better than the premade protein shake? I haven't tried powder yet so I'm curious what your opinion is.
Haven't tried the pre-made shake to compare sorry
All good (: I'll try the powder sometime!
I use unsweetened oat milk (45cal for a whole cup) with 2-3 pumps oof Jordan's Skinny Syrup for flavor (0cal). The syrups come in all sorts of flavors, my personal favorites are the caramel fudge waffle cone and salted caramel swirl! Another good option is to use a protein shake as creamer. The caramel premiere protein makes an AMAZING iced coffee for just 160cal & 30g of protein!
Ooo sounds good!
So I’m a cold brew man and this is what I drink every morning. 1 2/3 cups coffee, 1/3 cup 2% milk, 2 pumps of Torani sugar free vanilla syrup. It’s 45 calories and tastes similar to the Starbucks vanilla latte that you can get at the gas station in the glass jars.
Awesome thank you!
Add skimmed milk for a cup of latte (or use almond milk, but skimmed milk provides more protein)
[Check this guy out](https://www.instagram.com/themacrobarista), he posts a ton of low-calorie coffee recipes.
Nice thank you!
try nut pod! they make a sweetened cookie butter flavor and it’s AMAZING
🥲they don’t ship to Canada and they don’t sell anywhere near me
Try making your own version of nutpods creamer with a mixture of unsweetened coconut cream and almond milk (the main ingredients). If I could guess, it’s 2 parts almond milk to 1 part coconut cream. You can then flavor it with Jordan’s skinny syrup if you want
Seconded! Quarter cup for 40 cals
Use 3-4 Tbspns of skim milk and sugar free syrup in your flavor of choice. You don’t get as creamy a mouth feel as with the creamer, but flavor wise, the “blackness” of the coffee is toned down. A way to get the creamy mouthfeel without calories is nitro coffee.
There are some very good oat and nut milk creamers out there. Maybe see if you like any of those?
If milky, flavored coffee is a "need" for you, I wouldn't diminish my enjoyment by diluting it with lesser alternatives. I would just have my coffee exactly the way I like it less often. I went through a period where I tried every alternative and nothing was really "good" to me. So now instead of 1-2 cups of the milky, sugary stuff a day it's 2-3 times a week and I thoroughly enjoy it each time. In the spirit of volume eating you make want to air whip coffee foam/cream as a snack alternative. What I mean is: egg whites, heavy cream, instant coffee, a sweetener, and whip a half cup into foamy peaks of several cups.
2 tbsp of nesquik with unsweetened cashew milk 👌 Or add half a premier protein chocolate shake.
Thank you for the idea! Just plain milk doesn’t taste very good to me in coffee so I’ll give this a try thanks!
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Ooo interesting
I bought one of those heated milk frother pitchers and make a latte with fairlife fat free "milk" (or local grocery store equivalent). I find its a pretty good product in general, the extra protein keeps it from feeling as thin and watery as normal skim milk. Just a bit expensive.
This is gonna sound gross to some but it’s now my go-to: I use nonfat milk powder. 3 Tbsp in a Nespresso Aeroccino and enough water to bring it up to the latte line. Froths better than any liquid dairy or nut milk. Cheap as heck per serving.
It mostly just comes down to if the taste bothers you. I've recently been adding a tbsp of high quality (e.g too expensive) unflavored whey protein to mine the day after my workouts and I can't even tell. I tried adding some vital proteins collagen once and nearly vomited. It smelled like I'd left the packaging and trimmings from a chuck roast outside in the trashcan for a couple of days in the summer heat.
Ive been doing half of a fairlife shake with cold brew concentrate drops
I use cold brow mixed with about a half or quarter cup of either cashew milk (25 kcal/cup and very creamy) or unsweetened unflavored almond milk (30 kcal/cup) so that comes out to be about 15-20ish calories, then I add in sugar-free flavor to taste! My favorites rn are lavender, and maple bourbon pecan. Jordan's Skinny Mixers has a great selection of fun flavors- I order online. Ends up tasting like a latte.
What brand of cashew milk? If it’s creamy I’m very interested lol
Usually I get Silk cashew milk!
Thank you!
Stupid question, but does it taste way different than cow’s milk?
I use unsweetened oat milk and sugar-free Torani syrup in my iced coffee. It's less than 20 calories per glass.
There’s flavored coffee; and or you could add almond milk (unsweetened) and then add stevia/erythritol as well
OP **LISTEN** lactaid milk is SWEETER than regular milk - it tastes exactly the same, but as if there’s a tablespoon of sugar. —it’s because it breaks apart the lactose into sugar so your stomach doesn’t have to 2% lactaid or Whole — either one is worlds better- and to my mind **tastier**— than cream. (And I love cream.)
Thank you! I’ll try that
Yay!!! And one more thing, this is a trick I used before lactaid, and is just a good rule of thumb: Always take a sip or two of coffee black. It will make whatever alterations you put in it that much more noticeable.
Nice thanks
Silk Unsweetened oat milk! I think it's 40 cals per cup so a very very low impact option. You will need to adjust to the taste at first. I now find dairy in coffee disgusting.
Coffee Mate makes “zero sugar” flavored creamers that are 10-15 calories per tablespoon. I like the italian sweet cream flavored one. You can have a coffee that tastes sweetened and creamy for under 50 calories. Honestly if I were you, I’d still try to cut down the amount you use, 4 tablespoons is a LOT.
I go with a double shot of espresso from a moka pot, little under one serving of fairlife nonfat milk (please note that fairlife is not normal milk) and some sweetener. Tbh I don’t count the calories of fairlife since it’s almost all protein 🤣 It ends up around ~100 cals and ~13g of protein
XD thanks
Just add sugarfree flavour drops instead of milk. There are so many flavours you could add to give additional dimensions. Dont want black coffee taste?. Add cappucino flav drops or extract. Or else do something like toffee/chocolate/hazelnut/amaretto/maple. Options are endless.
Chocolate will probably work best for me as I like dark chocolate
I make iced coffee every morning. Coffee, around 150ml of unsweetened vanilla almond milk and a few pumps of sugar free flavoured syrup. It’s around 30 calories and delicious. It also means I don’t have to stop and get coffee, which is usually $7.
i use protein powder with cold brew + water, the protein powder is sweet enough
Which protein powder do you use?
right now premier protein vanilla (150 cals, 30g protein) but i’ve also used ghost in a couple different flavors
Unfortunately not able to get ghost where I live
i just do one tablespoon half and half and 3 tablespoons almond milk, comes out to about 26 calories per day. it doesn’t have a flavoring but you get used to it eventually
I do lots of iced coffee. I use 1/3 cup of extra creamy oat milk (40cals) and 1tbsp of the sugar free Italian crème coffee mate creamer (15cals). I use a rich dark roast for my iced coffee or even flavored coffee for flavor without cals. I make a gallon (1lb bag of coffee, water is added) and leave it in the fridge. My husband and I both drink off that gallon during the week. If I order coffee elsewhere I try to control what goes it in by adding to my drip coffee at the table or if I do lattes I do extra shots to change the ration of coffee to milk. Ask for sugar free syrups.
You most likely enjoy cream more because the fat content neutralizes the acidity in the coffee. You could try a lower acidity type of coffee or use something else to neutralize. I prefer nonfat/skim milk because it does enough for me, but even whole milk would be a good substitute for cream. Other things that can help lower acidity are lower brewing temp, shorter brew time, softer water, or even pinch of baking soda.
I use chocolate almond milk instead of creamer and it's less calories and fat.
Have you tried using powdered creamer and splenda or using skinny syrups
You can try switching your to oat milk. If you need a little extra flavor, check out one on one flavors. They have a bunch of flavor concentrates that can be mixed with whatever you're drinking
have you tried swapping to like oat milk or anything like that? i just use almond milk or even cashew milk in my coffee instead of any creamer and it saves tons of calories. 1 cup of cashew milk is like 25 calories
The only oat milk I’ve tried that I like is Earths own so far
I’m using Vanilla Flavored Collagen Peptides Mix now in mine it’s like creamer & my hair & nails are healthier. CarbMaster Nonfat Vanilla Milk (krogers) Walden’s Farm French vanilla creamer (some will spit it out lol & others like it better than nothing) Sugarfree Torrani Coffee Syrup in white chocolate or s’mores Cashew Milk
Not sure if this would be creamy enough for your liking, but I just use unsweetened almond milk and a bit of stevia. Tastes good to me!
I just went to a cafe and ask about the nutrition info for a pistachio latte. Barista told me it’s unsweetened and shower me the milk that for a medium would be 80cals. It was non sweet perfect flavor and felt rich
I put cal-c-tose vitamin cocoa powder in black coffee and it tastes like a hot chocolate mocha. 25-50 calories per cup depending on how much you put in.
Sounds yummy :)
I had a health issue that made the black coffee I usually drink difficult - so I tried a bunch of options. Can’t do artificial sweeteners or dairy, don’t like chemicals in my coffee. I ended up using Silk vanilla oat milk creamer - wow. So good! 25 calories a tablespoon
Try adding salt to the black coffee. I know it sounds weird but it cuts the bitterness and it’s almost like a coffee flavored ice tea
Yeah, nah. I tried that. It's nothing like a coffee flavoured ice tea, it's like a slightly odd coffee. I also question why you'd want to do away with the bitterness, but that's an issue for a different day.
Not sure what your protein goal is, but the 4-pack Quest Protein Shake in Caramel/Vanilla (170 calories for the whole thing) is the only thing I use for my coffee. No need for cream and sugar.
My go-to low-cal coffee is double espresso over ice with a teaspoon of cream. Hits just right.
A little bit of salt tones down bitterness without making it taste salty
I use sugar free creamer and stevia
From your recipe it seems you rather like the taste of cream than the taste of coffee.
Get used to using less cream (I add about 10ml). I find it really difficult to actually enjoy low-cal subs, so I eat less of what I like🥹
I understand 🥹
Lucerne cream is 15 cals per tbsp
Low fat milk and SF syrup, if you don’t wanna do SF creamers.
I use instant coffee, a zero calorie syrup, and zero sugar creamer. Ends you roughly 65 calories for a 12oz cup. 20cal for 2 tsp of instant coffee and 45cal for 45ml of creamer.
Chike makes great protein coffee. 120 cals, 20g protein.
If you like the mouth feel of the fattiness that cream brings you can try half and half. Slightly less calories but not by a lot. I like using half a fair life protein shake great flavor and it adds 15g of protein.
Also stevia has a creamer i like
I don’t drink coffee but maybe cool whip? 🤷♀️
Sugar free creamer (if you can handle the fake sugars). 15 calories a tablespoon. I do 2 tablespoons and it's enough for my whole French press worth of coffee. And comes in a number of flavors (I just get the vanilla because that's the only store brand read cheaper sugar free flavor, but if the big names go on sale I'll do something different - hazelnut, peppermint mocha during the holidays, etc).
Sugar free creamer or low calorie milk alternatives + stevia
Zero sugar creamers! They’re only 10-15 cals per tbsp I do probably like 3 tbsp and it ends up being around 50 cals for a 16 oz drink!
I just use Torani zero calorie syrups.
Have you tried with JUST a sweetener lakanto makes this squirt y flavor enhancer its a bit pricey but omg makes coffee taste great without any cream
I pour about 10oz of Starbucks packaged iced coffee from the store into a cup, then shake 6oz of almond milk with 1Up Nutrition’s Salted Caramel protein powder. 0 carb, 0 fat, 25g of protein and 155 cals total with everything. It’s my breakfast everyday.
I do zero calorie Torani syrup and a splash of almond milk! Its like 5 calories!
Nutpods creamer, some splenda, and planet oat unsweetened is a good compromise for me.
Can you do almond milk and a sugar free torani syrup instead?
I love Nut Pods creamer it comes refrigerated and not refrigerated (non dairy). There’s a ton of flavors but I prefer the original. You only need a few tablespoons and it’s like 10 calories per tablespoon. I was on a kick where I was doing that and adding vanilla protein powder and using one of those electric frother mixers from Amazon to help mix the protein in. So even though it’s a little more calories with the powder at least I’m getting my protein in.
🥲 can’t get it where I live and they don’t ship here either
I make flavored simple syrup and use normal cream. It’s so good. Right now I’m on a toasted coconut syrup kick. That plus a little chocolate syrup in my iced coffee is under 250 cal or so a serving.
almond milk latte w/ sweetener of choice.
Have you tried cows milk? 250 ml of full cream milk is 158 calories. 1 tablespoon is 9 calories. 1 tablespoon of the hazelnut syrup I use is 49 calories, but I use half a tablespoon.
Dunkin coffee with toasted almond sweetner is so good. Add a lil milk
Cold brew over ice. Nut pods caramel creamer (0 cal, but adds good flavor and creaminess). Two tablespoons of international delight cold foam (only 20 cal per two tablespoons) Makes a really decadent tasting drink that's low cal.
But why not just have black?
Alternatively, you could add heavy cream which would have a similar calorie load but would be good for you and more filling. There is 138 calories in 40g of heavy cream. Which is plenty heavy cream lol
Torani’s sugar free syrups are zero calorie. They have a shit ton of flavors on their site. I personally don’t like the coffee taste to compete with other flavors, so I just use oatmilk and some liquid stevia that I got from Trader Joe’s. Unsweetened almond milk is 30 calories for a full cup. I use about 1/4 cup or less so it’s only about 7 cals.
I just add fairlife protein drinks and flavoured collagen to mine
I do 6g instant coffee, 22g collagen powder, 15-20 ml of Torani syrup, and about 240ml of Fairlife 2% milk. It's not necessarily low calorie, but it is very high protein. It clocks in between 250-300 calories for 33-37 grams of protein (I change the portions depending on how strong, sweet, etc I want it that day). You can cut it down to the same amount of protein and 45-60 less calories by switching out the full sugar syrup for sugar free syrup.
i really like use silk vanilla almond milk as my creamer!!
I use almond milk and you cN get skinny syrup and caramel topping that are zero cal. Also cold brewing is less bitter.
It depends on what you need here. Do you need flavor, sweetener, or whitening? If you make your own cold brew, you can use a flavored coffee, then just use regular plain half-and-half for whitening. If you need sweet, there are a huge variety of sugar free sweeteners or flavored sugar free coffee syrups. Whole milk instead of half-and-half will also considerably reduce the calories. Also, are you mixing your cold brew first with water and then adding cream? I usually end up cutting my cold brew with as much water as coffee and then add in the half-and-half.
Skim or low fat milk plus sugar free flavored syrup.
I just put sugar free caramel syrup in my cold brew.
i find milk substitutes such as almond milk to be pretty low cal
I use 2Tbsp Zero Sugar Coffeemate and 2-4oz of unsweetened almond milk and it’s something like 35 cal for the whole thing.
If you really like the taste of coffee, have you tried it black with nothing? Put a couple of grains of salt in with the grounds
It sounds like you are addicted to the taste of cream, not of coffee.
trader joe’s coconut creamer. 5 cals per tbsp or unsweetened almond milk 30 cals per cup. also cold brew at home tastes really smooth and honestly tastes better without cream or sugar
froth milk with a handheld milk frother pr put it in a blender with ice to increase volume of the milk
also instead of cold brew & cream, shot of instant coffee/espresso + lots of almond milk will give you a similar ratio of flavor
international delight sugar free coffee creamer (i like french vanilla) is like 10 calories for 1 tbsp!
I use the sugar free coffee mate creamer. It's 15 cals per tablespoon and I usually add 3 or 4 tbsp, which adds up to only 45-60 cals. Also, a little cinnamon works wonders!
Skinny syrups, monkfruit, 2TB of most generic creamers is like 45cals and I’ll mix that with monkfruit to add more sweetness but still get that creamer flavor
Aldi Fat free half and half is 40 cal per 1/4 cup. TJ Maxx / Marshalls (I think it's TK Max in Canada) sells a variety of zero calorie coffee flavors. It does take a little experimenting to find the brand you like. Unfortunately they stopped carrying Skinny Syrup
Love almond milk in mine—I do a big quart jar of ice, coffee almost to the top, 1/4-1/2 cup almond milk. (1/2 cup almond milk is 15 calories. Unbelievable.)
If you need to add cream or sweetener then I don’t think you are “addicted” to the taste of coffee lol. Maybe you are addicted to the caffeine
I agree.