Sweetners?

[nscrbug]

I'm not a huge coffee/tea drinker, but when I desire a cup...I use Stevia In The Raw...little green packets. I have not encountered any aftertaste, and I usually can get away with using just 1/2 a packet because a little goes a long way.

[sookiesue]

I'd suggest using real, fair-trade, organic sugar. Your body knows what to do with sugar (unlike those artificial chemical sweeteners), and if you are really just having one cup of coffee a day, it seems like you probably wouldn't waste too many points with real sugar...unless you use a LOT, in which case cutting down is probably a good idea.

My experience with weight watchers is that those 'extra' weekly points are for things just like this - sugar in your tea/coffee, a glass of wine, or a bite of chocolate. If you really enjoy that coffee then it is worth a point or two. I don't have any experience with stevia, but all of the artificial sweeteners are really things to avoid.

[ny biker]

I just use regular store brand granulated sugar. I only use ~ 1 teaspoon in my tea each morning.

[Chile Pepper]

Another vote for real sugar. A teaspoon of sugar has 15 calories. If it's just one cup a day, with a half or one teaspoon of sugar, it isn't going to affect your weight program. Personally, I don't like sweet coffee, but I do use sugar in other ways (and I do not use artificial sweeteners at all).

[Dannielle]

as far as stevia goes, I greatly prefer liquid stevia over powder in packets. I use SweetLeaf brand liquid stevia (amazon has the best price) and I also use 365 brand (WholeFood's house brand) vanilla stevia and NowFoods stevia glycerite. It's a little pricey but that just forces me to ration it out judiciously lol. No dextrose in liquid stevia.

[GLC1968]

We use the Sweetleaf brand stevia as well. It's nothing but stevia and a tiny amount goes a LONG way. I put 1/8 of a tsp in my husband's coffee and he likens it to 2 tsp of sugar in terms of sweetness.

I agree with weaning yourself off sugar all together though. I did it when I graduated from college because I just didn't want the hassle of sugar in my coffee. Now I can't stand sweet coffee, so it's possible. Start by reducing the amount a little by little. I'd bet that in a month, you could totally adjust to sugar free without too much pain.

[Anelia]

Can you find real honey? I guess you can use a little in your coffee in the morning. But don't add it to very hot beverages because the healthy ingredients are destroyed.