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Keto Outing: How to order a Keto Friendly coffee?

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Pavan71

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when we are travelling or when we are outside, it should not become a challenge to enjoy/order a Keto friendly coffee without losing the taste of it...

Requested for a Latte with double cream instead of Milk when I wanted to enjoy a nice *bucks coffee.
Are there better ways to bend rules and go for more keto friendly coffees while ordering?. Please suggest.
 
My type 2 buddy orders a black coffee with a jug of cream. This T1 orders a massive bucket of espresso ;)
 
Mel dCP said:
My type 2 buddy orders a black coffee with a jug of cream. This T1 orders a massive bucket of espresso ;)
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I like the reply. But want to know if we are keto friendly by adding cream to the coffee...
 
Pavan71 said:
I like the reply. But want to know if we are keto friendly by adding cream to the coffee...
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I only drink black coffee, no sugar / sweeteners, sometimes with a pinch of salt, so I can not help in regards to putting cream in.
 
95% of the time I order black when out, but on rare occasions I might get a cappuccino or simply add cream to black coffee.
 
Pavan71 said:
I like the reply. But want to know if we are keto friendly by adding cream to the coffee...
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Ah, I see! Sorry. Yes. Having cream in coffee is a keto thing, make sure it’s double and not single cream :)
 
Pavan71 said:
when we are travelling or when we are outside, it should not become a challenge to enjoy/order a Keto friendly coffee without losing the taste of it...

Requested for a Latte with double cream instead of Milk when I wanted to enjoy a nice *bucks coffee.
Are there better ways to bend rules and go for more keto friendly coffees while ordering?. Please suggest.
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A latte with cream will still have quite a few carbs.. I have just over a tablespoon of cream in my coffee which only has about 0.5g of carbs by the time you get up to 200ml (not a lot for a latte) you are at 5.2g per cup.. I usually have a large Americano with cream at a coffee shop when I go. You get the bulk of the water but far fewer carbs.
 
lessci said:
Would Almond or Coconut Milk work?
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Unfortunately, In my experience they have more carbs than regular milk because as well as nuts they often have rice flour etc as a stabilizer, and sugar for flavour. Check out some cartons in the supermarket and compare with milk. And let me know if you find a non-dairy milk that’s lower carb than milk - I’ll be round ther like a shot!
 
Take a tub of cream/butter/coconut oil, one of those battery powered frother thingies, order a big black coffee and whizz up your own! :D
 
lessci said:
Would Almond or Coconut Milk work?
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Unsweetened almond milk by Alpro has zero carbs but is not availabile in coffee shops. I go for double cream in coffee - added to a black americano. I have the unsweetened almond milk in tea at home but just have weak earl grey or red bush when I am out. I have been known to carry my own cream or almond milk with me in a small container to add when needed.

I have also discovered that a very flat teaspoon of (unsweetened) Bournville cocoa powder made up with boiling water and then a little cream added is rather good. This is 2-3g carbs. Only available at home though.
 
Cortado is a good option for coffee (small amount of steamed milk in the americano). I limit myself to 1 cappucino daily and in Costa you can get cinamon sprinkles on it. I am type 1 and this doesn't seem to spike my sugars.
 
Pavan71 said:
I like the reply. But want to know if we are keto friendly by adding cream to the coffee...
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Heavy cream, yes--but not half & half, or 2% milk.
 
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