Costa coffee

[Frenchie mum]

Always like a Costa after work on a Friday as a treat. I was used to having a small latte with a syrup added. Since diagnosis I have tried the almond latte but do not like it at all. I have changed to flat white with a sugar free syrup . Does anyone have any idea of the lower carb options, as I don't want to give up my treat?

 

[rebrascora]

I don't visit Costa so can't really advise on their menu options but I drink my coffee with real cream and it is my daily treat and a real luxury and comfort. I always said that I wouldn't drink coffee if I couldn't have it with sugar, but since diagnosis and cutting sugar from my diet, my morning coffee with double cream is heaven.
Just to clarify, cream is lower carb than milk and the creaminess of it takes the bitterness off the coffee.

 

[Frenchie mum]

That does sound nice. I worry because I'm trying to lose weight about the fat in the cream. I have been carb counting , have a food diary and have lost a stone over the past 8 weeks since diagnosis. I had a couple of weeks when the weight loss halted. When I looked back on my food diary I noticed I'd had berries with double cream a few times and wondered if that was hindering my weight loss.? I stopped the cream (and peanuts actually), the weight moved again after that. I'm new to all this, so tryingy different approaches.

 

[Bloden]

Well done on the weight loss @Frenchie mum - it sounds like you’re doing really well, and making changes that you can sustain. Is there any info on Costa’s website, with carb counts, so that you can compare drinks?

 

[Frenchie mum]

Thank you, I am trying and realise this is for life. I will look on the website and see what I can find. Also wondering what members do on special occasions like their birthdays? Can you just have a blowout for one day and get back on track?

 

[Lucyr]

The lowest carb option would be a black americano, but if you don't like that then a white americano would be less carbs than a cappucino or a latte. They do have carb counts available online https://www.costa.co.uk/docs/store-allergen-guide.pdf

 

[Frenchie mum]

The lowest carb option would be a black americano, but if you don't like that then a white americano would be less carbs than a cappucino or a latte. They do have carb counts available online https://www.costa.co.uk/docs/store-allergen-guide.pdf

 

[Frenchie mum]

Thank you so much for the info!

 

[nonethewiser]

Really like Costa coffee, only ever get white americano & it has no effect on bg levels, use reusable mugs as you get double amount of beans on app so quicker to free coffee offer.

 

[JaffH]

I'm also a coffee lover. I used to drink coffee from Costa. Now I have an Italian coffee machine myself.
Agree that a black American is the lowest carb option. I usually do espresso and add low-fat milk.

 

[Vonny]

I allow myself 1 flat white a week as a treat! Yes, americano is the best option, but I figure if you are doing this for life, you need to factor in what you can cope with, and I need that weekly flat white! I compensate with other options during the other 6 days of the week and am still losing weight slowly.

 

[rayray119]

i tend to have stuck to Americas since being deloused(sometimes with a tiny bit of milk)i used tp always have lattés oar some other milky coffee) at first it waas because i don't want to do an extra injection and wasn't having carbs between meals then but no if the coffee ends more milky then intended i don't like it so you could find you'll get used it and not want the milk after a while 🙂 oh also once asked to looked at the back of the sugar free syrup in costa and to no surprise it still had carbs in 🙂

 

[Frenchie mum]

Thank to everyone for your help and replies. I think I love this forum.

 

[NewdiabeticRo]

Always like a Costa after work on a Friday as a treat. I was used to having a small latte with a syrup added. Since diagnosis I have tried the almond latte but do not like it at all. I have changed to flat white with a sugar free syrup . Does anyone have any idea of the lower carb options, as I don't want to give up my treat?

Have you tried oat milk with sugarfree syrup? I much prefer it over almond milk x

 

[rayray119]

Have you tried oat milk with sugarfree syrup? I much prefer it over almond milk x

i asked to look at the back of the suger free syup in costa once it still has carbs in

 

[rebrascora]

Have you tried oat milk with sugarfree syrup? I much prefer it over almond milk x

Oat milk is higher in carbs than almond milk, so may be something to consider if you drink a lot of coffee, but not as environmentally unfriendly, if that matters to you.

 

[rayray119]

looking at the cota cofffie website the alterative milks apear to be sweeted so thats somthing to bear in mind.

 

[Annette&Bert]

I have always been a coffee drinker, however, I have since the 1970s only ever drank strong black coffee and expresso without sweeteners or sugars, just love it as it comes. I rarely have a dolop of extra thick double cream on top which is also lovely.

 

[NewdiabeticRo]

Oh I did not know that. Thank you for the information. I am however struggling to figure this out. I ate an approximate 350 calorie lunch which included red meat and soda bread (total carbs around 40g) and my 2 hour post lunch blood sugar was 4.3. My blood sugar does not cross 6 no matter what I eat (except for half a tub of low calorie ice cream - that made it 8). And I'm on 500mg SR Metformin twice a day so I'm really confused.

Oat milk is higher in carbs than almond milk, so may be something to consider if you drink a lot of coffee, but not as environmentally unfriendly, if that matters to you.

 

[Leadinglights]

What was your HbA1C as all those readings sound as if you are in normal range and your body is acting as if not diabetic.
40g carbs in one meal would push the blood glucose of quite a few Type 2 folk sky high.
Calories don't really have much influence of blood glucose unless all the calories are from carbs.