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Permalink Reply by Buckley83 on May 5, 2012 at 1:23pm

Americano for me.. Sometimes add some hazelnut sugar free syrup. Occasionally a flat white.

I do love a good muffin, but I don't lik3 blowing most of my daily carb allowance in one go..

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Permalink Reply by Cosumne Jan on May 5, 2012 at 3:53pm

1 medium cup of plain coffee. In the summer time, a glass of plain iced tea. Nothing else is worth the trouble it causes.

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Permalink Reply by Jim on May 5, 2012 at 5:08pm

Skipping the muffin would probably solve the problem. If I bolus 20 minutes prior to the latte, I'm usually OK.

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Permalink Reply by Asma on May 6, 2012 at 3:58am

Prebolising is kinda scary to be honest. What if something goes wrong and I don't get my muffin?

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Permalink Reply by Jim on May 6, 2012 at 9:32am

A latte is about 18 carbs, so if something happened and I didn't get my latte I could reach in my bag and grab a granola bar to cover the pre-bolus. But you are right if I was going to attempt to pre-bolus for a muffin and a latte that would probably be a little more dicey situation.

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Permalink Reply by LaGuitariste on May 5, 2012 at 6:06pm

I like a tall decaf sugar-free hazelnut with a splash of half-n-half or, if they have it, full-fat cream.

It's such a HUGE improvement calorie/carb-wise over my former venti frap with whip that I don't mind the few calories in the splash of cream. I can't stand coffee without some cream to cut the bitterness.

I have a dear friend who insists that I should just try to learn to love black coffee -- that if I drank it that way for a few months I'd get used to it -- ZERO calories and ZERO carbs -- what's not to love? Hrmmmm. Maybe it's an acquired taste, but I'm not willing to acquire it just yet. (Thinking of this...I might start with iced coffee and water it down. That might make it easier.)

I also enjoy camomile or peppermint tea if I'm in the right mood. I'll have the tea with just some cream. It is so mild and naturally "sweet" that it doesn't really need sweetener.

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Permalink Reply by Asma on May 6, 2012 at 3:57am

I LOVE black coffee. If you wanna dress it up a little, there's those great coffee flavours by Splenda that smell like heaven and no carbs in there!

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Permalink Reply by Stemwinder on May 6, 2012 at 4:28am

I love it black also. Don't know if I could handle the splenda in my coffee. Sweet tasting coffee just ain't right. I'm just to hard core I guess.

Gary S

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Permalink Reply by Asma on May 6, 2012 at 4:35am

I can't handle sweet-tasting coffee either. Just a hint of hazelnut from splenda. For me, sweet coffee is spoiled coffee.

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Permalink Reply by Stemwinder on May 6, 2012 at 4:59am

This reminds me it's time to brew a pot. Black of course

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Permalink Reply by Brunetta on May 6, 2012 at 5:07am

On the rare times I visit Starbucks, the decaf sugar-free Hazelnut with a bit of half and half is one of my favorites, too , Jean. I also use half and half with storebought Lipton's Spiced Chai tea and Splenda at home. Negative impact on blood glucose, and much less than the Starbucks price.

God bless,
Brunetta

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Permalink Reply by Sam on May 6, 2012 at 9:57am

I have to agree-- plain black coffee made from any kind of quality beans is far better than any of the "designer" coffees. It is definitely an acquired taste, but once you've got it it, you'll never go back. It's also a nice hobby to experiment around with different types of beans, roasts etc. The latest pastime at my work for a lot of guys is roasting their own coffee from raw beans on the ship-- they are getting pretty good at it.

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