Oh and I am definitely a cream and sugar gal. 😋
09 Jul 22 by member: _bec_ca
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For me it was easy, first started drinking black coffee during the initial invasion of Iraq. During that time we did have access to cream and sugar so I just did without. I learned to live with it and never went back to creamers or sugars.
09 Jul 22 by member: Zane_S
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I used to do milk and sugar but I switched to Whole Earth Monk Fruit Sweetener with Erythritol it taste very close to real sugar.
09 Jul 22 by member: lmortal
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My brother uses honey and I have started using half Splenda mixed with sugar. you almost cannot taste the difference. I can't do the honey in coffee. Tea. however, works wonders with my sleep.
09 Jul 22 by member: yvonnelf
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Black coffee & honey work great for me. I also put sprinkle of cinnamon powder
09 Jul 22 by member: MattRide
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When I was 16 and wanted to drink coffee my mom and dad told me fine but you have to drink it black!
I’ve kicked sugar so in general I don’t like sweet things but once in a while for a treat I will put “whole Earth sweetener” and a couple drops of hazelnut extract in my coffee…Always with 2% milk.
I’d suggest dropping to whole milk from half-and-half first and then adjusting to the 2%. Another idea is to get used to the whole milk and then drink one percent milk in your coffee for a few days. Then when you go to the 2% milk it will taste amazing! That alone will save a ton of calories and fat.
09 Jul 22 by member: Byourbest
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I love my black coffee. My parents drank it black and when I first drank coffee I had creamer in it. If it’s good black coffee you don’t need creamer or sugar. If I can give up creamer and sodas and sugar in tea anyone can.
09 Jul 22 by member: lbreeden68
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I cut down on most sugar. I still have berries and such. I never thought I could cut sugar entirely from my coffee, but I gave it a try when I didn't want to use Splenda in it anymore. I found I liked it with just creamer. I don't drink black coffee, but with some cream in it, no sugar, it's delicious to me. I do drink my tea black though. I do not like cream in my tea...unless it's a chai latte. LOL! It's an acquired taste, I guess!
09 Jul 22 by member: jenhoven
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Community Brand French Roast Coffee, dark, rich and smooth not bitter. I drink it with frothed skin milk. So much depends on the variety of the coffee bean, where and how it is grown.
09 Jul 22 by member: shirfleur 1
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09 Jul 22 by member: shirfleur 1
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My Dad was dignosed 'borderline diabetic' when he was about 80 years old, but not overweight. The Dr asked him how much coffee and tea he drank per day...2 cups coffee, 4 cups tea. All with 2 tsp sugar plus 2% milk. Dr. said all he needed to do was cut all the sugar (12 tsp.) from the tea & coffee, and if that was too hard, switch to 'splenda'. It worked! He has avoided diabetes by just changing that 1 habit. He is now 94, so the splenda has not shortened his life, but diabetes may have.
10 Jul 22 by member: deelbee
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Try reducing sugar to 1/2 amount and use skim milk. The bonus of drinking coffee & tea black is that is stays hotter longer.
10 Jul 22 by member: deelbee
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I just cut out sugar years and years ago. It didn’t taste good at first but my taste buds got use to it, now can’t drink it with sugar. Done the same with milk, but found if you drink a decent coffee it taste better.
10 Jul 22 by member: adpreso
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I remember them,Sears and Ward's I have always drank it black
10 Jul 22 by member: ridemariel
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When I first started drinking coffee it was milk and sugar. Then moved to milk and sweet n low. After that I tried light blue agave for a short while. Then realized I started gaining too much weight and switched to stevia. Bu now I’m going on at least 2 years of just black coffee. I should have stated at the beginning that I started drinking coffee with my grandfather when I was pretty young. I have a Keurig and have found that donut shop blend and Caribou blend are my favorites
10 Jul 22 by member: smtowngirl
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my coffee: good coffee (16 oz) with 1 TBS heavy cream (no carbs) and a half droperful of hazelnut stevia liquid. Very yummy and no effect on glucose.
10 Jul 22 by member: erikahollister
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Thanks everyone for all the coffee ideas! It has to be half and half, not skim milk. One reason I don't like coffee at my sister's house is she only has low fat milk and I'd rather skip the coffee altogether. I have a Keurig coffee make and buy the K cups at the little grocery store in my community. I like the breakfast blend and buy the store brand. Never did get into the whole Starbucks craze. I remember buying pretty sheets and blankets from the Spiegal catalogue and I think I bought a quilt for my bed once. Then I bought the jeans. Don't even know if the catalogue is still out there.
10 Jul 22 by member: Fritzy 22
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I somehow went from not drinking coffee at all to drinking it black and strong enough to bench press a Buick overnight when I became a ski bum. I mean LITERALLY overnight. No idea how. Good coffee makes all the difference. If you're drinking Folger's or Maxwell House out of the big can, it could be difficult to switch. Although I drink it black at home, when I go to restaurants or conferences I nearly always have to add milk or half and half (can't stomach powdered creamer). I concur that if you can cut just the sugar out, it's a big step. Still, it's definitely an acquired taste ☕
10 Jul 22 by member: writingwyo
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Agave. Raw cane sugar. Sugar free creamer. Stevia in the raw…I cut out Splenda recently but that was once my go-to.
10 Jul 22 by member: RighteousFit
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drinking black coffee start ...lots of memories....I drank unsweetened black tea since a teen. then at 30 my late husband got tired of packing two thermoses. 1 for his coffee, 1 for my tea. (we went away almost every weekend). he told me to learn to drink black coffee after all if you do it for a week you will like it. so being the subservient wife at the time, I learned to love the coffee .. black. I've learned to be not so subservient over the years too. slow learner here
10 Jul 22 by member: la tor2ga
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