Coffee is a versatile drink that, in its most basic form, contains very few calories. However, the calories can begin to add up when you start adding flavorings of any sort. Stop at the local coffee house for one of their specials and the coffee drinks can begin to rival some desserts in the number of calories. How many calories are there exactly in different kinds of coffee? How can you flavor coffee without adding up the calories?

Does Coffee Have Calories?

With all of the publicity about whether or not coffee is good or bad for you, one of the topics that is usually not discussed is the number of calories in coffee.The Food and Drug Administration reports that 8 ounces of unflavored coffee without any additives contains less than 2 calories (0.45 from fats and 1.12 from proteins). Not bad, right? But by adding a tablespoon of sugar, you will add almost 50 calories. Even a table spoon of fat-free milk will add 5 calories. Heavy whipping cream adds 52 calories!

How Many Calories in Different Kinds of Coffee?

How to Flavor Coffee Without Adding Calories: Making Coffee

Assuming you do not want to give up the flavors that you add to your coffee, there are some calorie-free ways to add flavor.

• Buy unsweetened coffee flavoring and pour into your brewed coffee.
• Add herbal teas to your coffee grounds before you brew. The flavor of the tea will be added to the brewed coffee.
• Add a teaspoon of spice such as cinnamon to the coffee grounds before brewing.
• Use any of the flavored extracts such as vanilla or almond extract.

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