60-Second Coffee Upgrade Check

The 4 patterns this check looks for

You answer six quick questions about how you take your coffee. Your answers point to one of four patterns, and you get one easy swap to start with today. You keep the coffee you love.

• A big pour of flavored creamerSugar in every cup, often two or three servings at once.
• Coffee-shop drinks most daysSweet lattes that add up in sugar and cost.
• Coffee instead of breakfastHungry and reaching for sweets by mid-morning.
• Black coffee tastes too bitterWanting creamy without the sugar.

Simple coffee upgrades, starting today

1. Measure your creamer: one tablespoon, not a free pour.
2. Go half creamer, half plain milk, then step it down.
3. At the coffee shop, order one size smaller with half the syrup.
4. Have your coffee with a protein breakfast, not instead of one.
5. Add a pinch of cinnamon for flavor without sugar.

For more, see the sneaky sugar in coffee creamer, healthy coffee additions that aren’t sugar or cream and 8 ways to make your morning coffee healthier. Running on empty by mid-afternoon no matter what’s in your cup? Take my 60-second energy check.

Check with your doctor first if this is you

This is a habit check, not a diagnosis.If you’re pregnant or nursing, have a coconut allergy, or take medication for blood pressure or blood sugar, or a sedative, check with your doctor before adding a creamer with L-theanine and cinnamon. Your coffee’s caffeine still counts if you’re sensitive to it.

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