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Coffee Creamers: New report finds hidden calories and fat
Ok, I'll admit it - I'm hopelessly addicted to caffeine. But not just any caffeine; I NEED MY COFFEE! Besides my morning workout, the day just hasn't started for me until I've had a steamy cup of brewed perfection. Yeah, it's a vice, but it isn't too bad for me - or is it?!
It seems innocent enough - just adding a little cream to your coffee can’t hurt, right? After all, some nutrition labels list a measly 10 calories and half a gram of saturated fat per serving. But both your serving size and the labels might deceive you, according to a new report on coffee creamers from the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI).
CSPI finds Nestle rounds down the calories in its Original Coffee-mate powder - from 14.83 calories to 10 - and the 0.99 grams of saturated fat is rounded down to 0.5 grams per one teaspoon serving. But the truth is most people actually use about a tablespoon.
Anyone glancing at the Nutrition Facts label for most of these coffee creamers would have a false sense of security. If you use one tablespoon of the Original Coffee-mate, it adds up to 45 calories and three grams of saturated fat - more than the 40 calories and 2.1 grams of saturated fat in two tablespoons of half & half. Three or four servings of coffee creamer a day and before you know it you’ve had half a day’s allotment of saturated fat.
The CSPI report finds some Coffee-mate products and other brands are lower in saturated and trans fat. But after reviewing several popular liquid and powder coffee creamers, the only “Best Bite” ratings (this means no partially hydrogenated oil, i.e. trans fat, and no more than 0.6 grams of saturated fat per serving) go to International Delight Fat Free and Silk liquid creamers… as well as plain old fat-free, 1%, 2%, or even whole milk, and fat-free half & half from Land O’Lakes and some store brands. Something to keep in ... read entire entry
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on 4/9/2008
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