Costa now using coconut milk

[Bevz45]

hubby just told me Costa have started offering coconut milk as a alternative milk in all drinks. I don't use milk or cream in coffee or tea so have no idea if it's better carb wise or not - just thought I'd share

 

[Bevz45]

I had one today and it tasted lovely but I have felt sick ever since. Dont know if it's a coincidence or whether it was the drink!

 

[Alexandra100]

I had one today and it tasted lovely but I have felt sick ever since. Dont know if it's a coincidence or whether it was the drink!

Since I began LCHF I often feel slightly queasy. I'm not sure if the kind of fat makes a difference. I'm hoping my liver will adapt, but I often feel my various organs would much prefer me simply to starve to death.

 

[Mbaker]

Where possible and when out I get Sainsbury's black filter coffee. 17 cals only.

 

[Olufisayo]

Well I do eat coconut flesh and found out it wasn’t good for me.

 

[BertSmyth1]

I tried a coconut milk latte,my numbers were ok after. I usually just get a soya latte with a little bit of pouring cream that's a treat for me

 

[Pipp]

I treated myself to the Costa coconut milk coffee. It was a filter coffee with cocunut milk added. I was somewhat underwhelmed. Prefer the strong balck coffee.
Though apparently they offer coconut milk coffee that has squirty cream and chocolate shavings on top. With a slice of cake on the side. I swerved that one.

 

[Goonergal]

Worth knowing about coconut milk - I went in Costa in Ludlow today and luckily had read the thread as would have been t3mpted by coconut milk but doing intermittent fasting so could only have double cream...so askedfor an Americano and queried double cream @vailability and surprise no fuss they provided a jug of double cream for same cost as Americano so my advice is ask at your Costa! It was a life saver today as was feeling hungry and didn’t want to break my fast!

Agree. Costa are always happy to give me a small jug of cream for my tea in place of milk. They sometimes express surprise, but I still get it!

 

[Goonergal]

Thanks for the tip. Please does anyone else have ideas for places to get tea/coffee with double cream? I am consuming very few carbs, so this really matters to me. I don't like black tea or coffee, so have been obliged to carry cream with me on outings with my daughter, which inevitably take us into a teashop at least twice a day. I have bought some UHT single cream cartons at great expense on the internet, but they are so small it takes 3 or 4 to colour my drink satisfactorily. Before that I tried carrying a small container of fresh double cream with me. Well, you know what you get when you shake double cream about for long enough? I know it's very on-trend, but I haven't yet taken to putting butter in my hot drinks!

Cafe Nero, as well as Costa seem to consistently have cream available. Pret is much more hit and miss as are the independent chains = they usually have an array of ‘alternatives’ but I don’t often find that cream is one of them.

I found a very handy flask from Lakeland that I use for carrying cream around if out for the whole day - keeps cool for 12 hours. Just looked it up to link and see it’s no longer available, but you might find something similar. The small size is ideal:

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/71847/Lakeland-Keep-Cool-Flask

 

[Ultramum]

I always ask for it as "pouring cream" at Costa. Great with an americano over ice in the summer but always ask for it with 'no syrup' as they automatically add sugar syrup to their cold drinks!

 

[Alexandra100]

I found a very handy flask from Lakeland that I use for carrying cream around if out for the whole day - keeps cool for 12 hour

Very interesting! I had assumed that it was the shaking around in my rucsac as I walked that caused the cream to start transforming into butter, but you find the temperature is critical? When you are out for the day, does your flask of cream get shaken a lot, or does it mostly glide along in a limousine?? I don't want to make the effort to track down a flask and then find that my cream still won't keep in it.

 

[Goonergal]

Very interesting! I had assumed that it was the shaking around in my rucsac as I walked that caused the cream to start transforming into butter, but you find the temperature is critical? When you are out for the day, does your flask of cream get shaken a lot, or does it mostly glide along in a limousine?? I don't want to make the effort to track down a flask and then find that my cream still won't keep in it.

I think it’s the temperature. I walk about a lot, so the flask does get shaken.

What’s a limousine?

 

[Alexandra100]

I think it’s the temperature. I walk about a lot, so the flask does get shaken.

What’s a limousine?

You don't have a limousine? (Neither do I, actually. Walking is so much healthier, and pleasanter.)

 

[nomoredonuts]

I went into a local Coffee #1 which was advertising coconut milk as an alternative. When I collected it I asked to see te container. It was rice milk with coconut flavouring. And with double the carbs of skimmed milk it did me no good.

 

[Alexandra100]

I went into a local Coffee #1 which was advertising coconut milk as an alternative. When I collected it I asked to see te container. It was rice milk with coconut flavouring. And with double the carbs of skimmed milk it did me no good.

We need an emoji for "shock horror!" or "the b*****ds!"

Edited by a Mod.

 

[mazza 2]

Can anyone tell me if a skinny latte at Costa is o.k to drink. Does it contain carbs. Does it raise BG levels.
Thanks

 

[bulkbiker]

Can anyone tell me if a skinny latte at Costa is o.k to drink. Does it contain carbs. Does it raise BG levels.
Thanks

Yes it has milk which has carbs.. skinny milk has more carbs than full fat. Depending on size it has between 9g and 20g of carbs from the milk content.
Costa-ANI-data-January-2018.pdf
nutritional info here ...coffees come after the food.

 

[mazza 2]

Thanks, too bad, it was my favourite. Oh well, I'll have to stick with coffee and cream unless someone can advise an alternative.

 

[nomoredonuts]

Thanks, too bad, it was my favourite. Oh well, I'll have to stick with coffee and cream unless someone can advise an alternative.

@mazza 2 I frequently drive up and down the motorway armed with a pot of double cream. I just order the generic black coffee and add my own cream. It actually makes them taste nice...

 

[nomoredonuts]

Since I began LCHF I often feel slightly queasy. I'm not sure if the kind of fat makes a difference. I'm hoping my liver will adapt, but I often feel my various organs would much prefer me simply to starve to death.

I often feel the same. I liken it to my body receiving something other than the carbs it's been used to and going "***?", (why this fat?) and then dealing with it. It comes on soon after eating but isn't long lasting. I make it into a positive because I feel better that way.