Hello all! I am working towards eating a cleaner diet and my next goal is to cut out artificial sweeteners (or at least cut WAY back on them). I have been using artificial sweeteners my entire life so this is going to be difficult for me. I love my morning coffee and sadly I like it to taste sweet. I usually use Splenda in it, but I really want to cut those out if possible. I don't want to use sugar either and I do not like the taste of stevia. I thought about honey, but it just doesn't sound all that appealing in coffee. Surely there has to be more options...

Anyone have any ideas or suggestions to add sweetness to coffee...in a natural way that doesn't add a ton of calories?

You could try maple syrup in coffee might taste better than honey and its a complex sugar like honey and may taste a little nicer. I am not a lover of the honey taste either so maple syrup may work i didnt like stevia either, its probably one of those if u can drink it without anything it will be easier lol

Thanks, Cazzy! I never thought of maple syrup. I have pumpkin spice coffee, so the maple syrup might compliment it well. I wish I could drink it without anything....I have tried before and I just can't. Who knows though. I know of people that have kept trying and grown to like it...

What u could also try is just half a tspoon of a non refined sugar like muscavado brown sugar goes well in coffee and if its unrefined its not so bad for u, u can try with just a tsp full then start cutting it down slightly over a few weeks .. i just made a coffee with maple syrup and its not bad at all, much nicer than honey anyways

I have never heard of muscavado brown sugar. I will have to check that out. I think I will try the maple syrup tomorrow and see how I like it. Thanks for the tips

Just to add i just weighed a good teaspoon full of muscavado sugar and worked out its 24 calories so that might be the way to go if u dont like the maple which is around the same calorific value for a teaspoon

Its soft brown unrefined sugar..

also try to get a light colour maple syrup the darker ones tend to be more smokey in flavour.. 100% ofc

That is good to know. Thanks!

I can do without anything but my coffee creamer, I consider that my biggest struggle to go without, so I'll appreciate any suggestions other people might have. I do workout at least 5-6 days a week, one hour high pace Zumba and one hour of body pump, so I know that at least I'm burning the calories from the coffee creamer.

I think somethings are not great for you but unless u are drinking tons of the darn stuff or not losing wieght then why deny yourself your small treat if u get enjoyment from it.

When i was diabetic i would let nothing containing sugar pass my lips, now maple syrup on top of my greek ypghurt is so much part of my food i eat i think no way am i giving that up too.. If what u are doing works and it gives a boost to what can be a very mundane sort of routine for food then go for it ..

That is one thing that I have done, I went from 3 cups of coffee with creamer a day, to only allow my self one a day. So I least I did cut out those extra calories.

Good morning.. I'm in the muchies now had surgery the Feb 1 I'm eating 2-3 oz of pureed plus veges . But then shortly after I feel hungry. Any suggestions.

I use pure via its not bad but I would stay away from syrup and honey because it is pure sugar. Sugar in the raw makes it and I like it

I use pure via its not bad but I would stay away from syrup and honey because it is pure sugar. Sugar in the raw makes it and I like it

Normally i would agree with u on the staying away from pure sugar but maple and honey are complex sugars and the body metabolises them differently to refined sugar, the Biggest loser in Australia even suggests maple syrup I have eaten a teaspoon of it on my yoghurt every day for over a year and no harm and my diabetes is cured, Im not saying eat more than an odd teaspoon full but i dont see the harm. Everything in moderation and natural as possible imho

I tried the maple syrup in my coffee this morning and it was pretty good. I had to use a whole tablespoon to get it even close enough to being sweet for my taste though. Maybe I can start there and try gradually backing down to a teaspoon. I only drink one cup a day (most of the time), so I don't think one tablespoon of syrup per day is all that bad.

I use pure via its not bad but I would stay away from syrup and honey because it is pure sugar. Sugar in the raw makes it and I like it

Pure Via comes from the stevia plant, right? I have tried stevia and I don't like it at all. So unless pure via tastes a whole lot different than stevia, I don't think I'll like it.

Unless you are diabetic sugar is just not that bad for you, especially compared to all the fake chemical stuff! I use Agave nectar in ice tea only because it dissolves in quickly but it is supposed to have a low glycemic index...