Confused about coffee

[Rena]

I know Doug's book says to count a cup of coffee as 1 net carb. Other websites all say something different. Fat Secret says one cup of coffee is 0.09 carbs and for brewed from grounds it's 0 carbs.

I don't drink a lot of coffee these days. I have one mug, sometimes two. I just don't know if I should be counting it towards my daily 20 carbs because the information out there is so different.

[joagain]

I stayed confused about coffee !

[mouseissue]

Rena,

One (or two) mugs a day should not be a problem especially if you usually stay below 20 carbs per day.

I understand that some coffee processors add an ingredient to instant coffee to keep it from clumping that might have a very small net amount of carbs.
If you use ground coffee, no additives are used and, therefore, no carbs.

I am not aware of anybody who has changed their weight loss pattern by drinking (or not drinking) coffee.
Don't worry about it... But don't overdo it either!

[Rena]

Thanks. What brought it to my attention was the eating plan forum here where everyone was listing theirs as one carb. We grind our beans right before brewing, although I don't know if that makes any difference.

It's just confusing when there's so many conflicting numbers out there. Thanks, again.

[katary]

every place i look from starbucks to usda states that coffee is ZERO carbs:) Doug said that he counts coffee as 1 carb because he uses flavored coffee beans...... so for me its a big fat 0   

[ShihTzuMom1]

I brew my own coffee (not flavoured) so that's great that I have been taking in less carbs than I thought.  What about tea?  I know herbal teas are 0.  I looked up Lipton's Orange Pekoe tea (regular black tea) and it said 0 carbs.  Tetley said 1. They are both Orange pekoe, black tea.  I wonder what the difference is?  I have been drinking herbal teas, but I do enjoy a nice cup of black tea.  I hate using up my carbs on beverages.

[mouseissue]

every place i look from starbucks to usda states that coffee is ZERO carbs:) Doug said that he counts coffee as 1 carb because he uses flavored coffee beans...... so for me its a big fat 0   

Aha!!! That's where the carbs Doug was counting are coming from!!!... The flavoring additives!
So, if you do not drink instant coffee or any coffees with added flavoring(s), you are getting 0 carbs!

That should settle the controversy around here.

Thanks for that revelation, Gary! 

[Rena]

THANKS!

I was really confused with all the different numbers.