Comments on: Coffee Companion, aka Homemade Coffee Mate http://www.modernbeet.com/archives/120 Thoughtful Eating: Sustainable, seasonal, local food Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:37:25 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Lydia http://www.modernbeet.com/archives/120/comment-page-1#comment-65011 Lydia Sat, 29 Oct 2011 23:13:22 +0000 http://www.modernbeet.com/archives/120#comment-65011 My sister turned me on to this lovely creamer and I only have one solution. Mix it half and half with your regular house milk. It makes the creamer last twice as long as normal.It doesn't make the recipe but it will help stretch it a little longer.. lol The only other outlet would be to quit talking to my sister,cause the creamer is mine forever!!!!!!! My sister turned me on to this lovely creamer and I only have one solution. Mix it half and half with your regular house milk. It makes the creamer last twice as long as normal.It doesn’t make the recipe but it will help stretch it a little longer.. lol The only other outlet would be to quit talking to my sister,cause the creamer is mine forever!!!!!!!

]]> By: Amy http://www.modernbeet.com/archives/120/comment-page-1#comment-64991 Amy Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:12:47 +0000 http://www.modernbeet.com/archives/120#comment-64991 I do the same thing trying to get off the "Mate" as well and always go back. I can't wait to try this, I'm thinking this one is a keeper!! Thanks! :) I do the same thing trying to get off the “Mate” as well and always go back. I can’t wait to try this, I’m thinking this one is a keeper!! Thanks! :)

]]> By: Mand http://www.modernbeet.com/archives/120/comment-page-1#comment-64348 Mand Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:46:29 +0000 http://www.modernbeet.com/archives/120#comment-64348 Thank you! 'Mate is my big vice (well, next to wine in a box) and I've tried getting off of it but it never sticks. I quit smoking more easily! Can't wait to try this. Thank you! ‘Mate is my big vice (well, next to wine in a box) and I’ve tried getting off of it but it never sticks. I quit smoking more easily!

Can’t wait to try this.

]]> By: Jennifer Halley http://www.modernbeet.com/archives/120/comment-page-1#comment-64048 Jennifer Halley Mon, 30 May 2011 22:00:45 +0000 http://www.modernbeet.com/archives/120#comment-64048 Aloha! Thanks for the great idea to make a coffee companion w/ all pronounceable ingredients! I recently received some test results that show I have high levels of lead and mercury in my system and after doing some research I learned that so many processed foods contain HFCS - high fructose corn syrup - which in turn contains levels of mercury (see Dr. Hyman's Functional Medicine website http://drhyman.com/5-reasons-high-fructose-corn-syrup-will-kill-you-5050/ and also www.sweetsurprise.com). I had a gut feeling that the Fat-Free French Vanilla CoffeeMate was not the best thing for me but I love it in my Kona coffee and as so many others commented, it's just one pour and has the perfect amount of yumminess! I know I will be able to use the recipe you provided especially since it will help with my health issues and I can still have my 1/2 cup of coffee in the AM! Thanks again, Jennifer Aloha! Thanks for the great idea to make a coffee companion w/ all pronounceable ingredients! I recently received some test results that show I have high levels of lead and mercury in my system and after doing some research I learned that so many processed foods contain HFCS – high fructose corn syrup – which in turn contains levels of mercury (see Dr. Hyman’s Functional Medicine website http://drhyman.com/5-reasons-high-fructose-corn-syrup-will-kill-you-5050/ and also http://www.sweetsurprise.com). I had a gut feeling that the Fat-Free French Vanilla CoffeeMate was not the best thing for me but I love it in my Kona coffee and as so many others commented, it’s just one pour and has the perfect amount of yumminess! I know I will be able to use the recipe you provided especially since it will help with my health issues and I can still have my 1/2 cup of coffee in the AM! Thanks again, Jennifer

]]> By: Siobhan http://www.modernbeet.com/archives/120/comment-page-1#comment-64046 Siobhan Sat, 21 May 2011 01:33:18 +0000 http://www.modernbeet.com/archives/120#comment-64046 Thanks for posting this - it's just what I was looking for! I'm also trying to break a CM addiction, and I'll be trying this with fat-free half & half. Cheers! Thanks for posting this – it’s just what I was looking for!

I’m also trying to break a CM addiction, and I’ll be trying this with fat-free half & half.

Cheers!

]]> By: Terry http://www.modernbeet.com/archives/120/comment-page-1#comment-63936 Terry Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:10:58 +0000 http://www.modernbeet.com/archives/120#comment-63936 I am so happy to find this, THANKS! I too am an addict to the french vanilla. I cannot drink processed milk, but have no problem with raw milk. My idea is to heat only part of the milk/cream, infuse the vanilla bean and add that cooled mixture to the raw milk, hopefully that will preserve most of the natural enzymes in the raw milk. I think I read somewhere that those enzymes start to die around 104 Fahrenheit. Of course, I think once it hits my hot coffee it may be a bit of a moot point?? Regardless, it has to be healthier than the super processed stuff I had been drinking. I am so happy to find this, THANKS! I too am an addict to the french vanilla. I cannot drink processed milk, but have no problem with raw milk. My idea is to heat only part of the milk/cream, infuse the vanilla bean and add that cooled mixture to the raw milk, hopefully that will preserve most of the natural enzymes in the raw milk. I think I read somewhere that those enzymes start to die around 104 Fahrenheit. Of course, I think once it hits my hot coffee it may be a bit of a moot point?? Regardless, it has to be healthier than the super processed stuff I had been drinking.

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