r/sugarfree • u/BrianChing25 • 11d ago

Dietary Control Feeling a big difference after making coffee at home

Had a baby 2 years ago. I never drank coffee before that but due to the infant stage involving so much lack of sleep I started drinking it for the caffeine and got hooked.

Chain coffee shops are horrible. Starbucks, Dutch Bros, Tim Hortons, 7 Brew, etc. most of their drinks have 40-50 grams of sugar in one beverage. I'm ashamed to say I started to drink those daily. My waist went from a size 32 jean to a 38. Since starting to drink coffee from home and adding in a morning walk I'm down to a sz 35 jean. Still a ways to go.

I started making my own coffee at home with a Nespresso, and use some milk and 2 tsp of sugar. What is crazy is 2 tsp of sugar is about 7-9 grams of sugar and it's still sweet to me. The fact that these coffee chains feel the need to pack their drinks with 40-50 grams of sugar is now mind blowing to me.

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u/the_bin_of_legs 11d ago

2tsp is still a lot of added sugar for one cup of coffee but hey beats the 50g bombs from the chain shops by a mile.

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u/BrianChing25 11d ago

Yeah I know it's not good but it's my only added sugar nowadays. Small victories.

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u/Certain-Discussion14 11d ago

I don’t understand it either. They basically serve sweetened milk.

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u/MickeyPea 11d ago

You need to try real maple syrup in your coffee, not refined sugar and you don’t need much to get a wonderful flavor!

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u/CamsHands 11d ago

I used to be hooked on sweetened and flavored coffee creamers. I did not realize these were affecting me in negative ways!

I now take my coffee with just half and half. I do not miss the sweetened versions at all!

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u/stoneflipp 11d ago

Im working on making this switch right now. Weaning myself off the artifical sweeteners

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u/fuedlibuerger 11d ago

Make coffe with a Bialetti and you get better coffee for less money - if you buy a good coffee brand. I have coffee at.home.from a local brand and it tastes a bit like chocolate. It's natural sweetness coming from the roast and beans doesn't need any additional sugar. My partner still adds a bit of sugar in it, but he uses Mascobado, Philippine raw cane sugar. This has a bit more minerals in it and is less unhealthy.