Black coffee, please.

Mmm..powdered hydrogenated oils

I've recently discovered that I love black coffee more than I ever thought possible. Since I started drinking coffee at the age of 18 or so, I've taken my coffee sweet and light. Even after I cut out sugar in an attempt to cut out unnecessary calories, I still needed milk or cream, or even non-dairy creamer (yuck) in it. In the past I've tried sips of nasty office sludge coffee offered at my various work places, and always thought it was pretty gross, and didn't understand how people could stand to drink it black. Since then, I've realized that cream and sugar really only need to be used to mask the flavor of BAD coffee. When you have GOOD coffee, it stands on it's own two feet as a delicious hot beverage. No need for cream or sugar.

If you're looking to cut out some unnecessary calories from your diet, while still reaping the health benefits (not to mention the perk up from the caffeine) of a few cups of black coffee, I'd suggest buying yourself a decent coffee grinder and some whole bean coffee. The grinder I've linked is an example that you can get a good grinder without spending a ton of money, and the brand of coffee I've linked is widely regarded the best tasting brand of supermarket coffee that's available nationwide. Plus it's cheap - less than half the price of Starbucks brand coffee beans, and ranked higher in taste tests!

Coffee Love

 Also, read this hilarious web comic about the 15 things worth knowing about coffee!

I love coffee! Woooo! (I'm genuinely excited about coffee, not hyped up on caffeine...only two cups today)