Jakarta –
When dieting, the majority of people believe they should not drink iced coffee with milk at all. In fact, this assumption is not correct. This is the explanation from a nutritionist.
Iced coffee with milk formulated from black coffee, fresh milk, and additional sweeteners such as palm sugar, syrup or sweetened condensed milk. This drink is actually healthy because it contains a mixture of coffee and milk, but you need to be careful about the use of sweeteners.
If you use too much sweetener, it will increase the calories in iced milk coffee. Excessive calorie intake is known to complicate the weight loss process.
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It’s not surprising that many dieters think that iced coffee with milk should not be consumed while on a diet. What are the facts?
To detikfood (5/1), dr. Diana Suganda, M.Kes, Sp.GK dismissed this assumption. He said that iced coffee with milk can still be consumed while on a diet.
 Dr. Diana Suganda revealed that iced coffee with milk can still be consumed while on a diet, but there are rules. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto |
Iced coffee with milk can be included as a ‘ration’ for daily snack consumption with a calorie range of around 100 to 150 kcal. To achieve that value, the mixture must be precise.
“If you can’t switch to an iced Americano, it’s okay with coffee and milk. In fact, the afternoon snack can be allocated for that,” said the friendly doctor. He suggests using only around 200 ml of fresh milk (cow’s milk).
For sugar, don’t exceed 5 ml. Please note, this amount is not equivalent to “less sugar” because the composition of “less sugar” usually still contains 15 ml of sugar or sweetener.
“Immediately tell the barista that just 5 ml of sugar,” said Dr. Diana. According to him, this very minimal use of sugar will also be liked by coffee lovers because it makes the coffee taste stronger.
Dr. Diana also reminded us to only use 5 ml of sugar iced milk coffee very influential for losing weight. “Because if the sugar is full, it can reach 30 ml,” he said.
“30 ml of sugar is the same as 30 grams. 1 gram of sugar = 4 calories. That’s just from the sugar, which means it’s 120 calories. Not to mention the milk and creamer (if you use it). Just reducing the palm sugar will have a big effect. ,” continued the clinical nutrition specialist.
 If you want to mix iced milk coffee with soy milk, the recommended amount is only 150 ml. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto |
Then for milk, Dr. Diana said almond or oat milk is no better than cow’s milk in terms of calorie content. These two types of milk may contain excess calories.
“For milk, almonds and oats, the calories are no less than cow’s milk. Moreover, soybeans are usually sweet to cover the taste, that’s why they add sugar,” he said.
He usually recommends consuming only 150 ml of soy milk, less than 200 ml of cow’s milk. “That means the total calories for iced milk coffee are only 100-150 kcal,” he said.
Lastly, Dr. Diana reminded me of the drinking recommendation iced milk coffee when on a diet it is only once a day. Don’t consume too much because that means your calorie intake will also be excessive.
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