Missing your lattes?

I definitely was! A flat white with one sugar was part of my daily routine for years, but at around 136 calories and 14g of carbs per cup, it was quietly working against everything I was trying to achieve.

Black coffee felt like the obvious answer. And honestly? It's a wee bit bitter for me! I wish I could be like all you black-coffee-drinkin' TV detective types, but I'm just not built that way.

So I found a workaround. When I'm out, I order a black coffee and ask for soya milk on the side. Very nice. But at home I make something I really look forward to:  half a cup of zero-carb soya or almond milk (heated in the microwave for 45 seconds), coffee from a pod, and a single teaspoon of double cream. It sounds small, but that teaspoon makes it rich, smooth and genuinely satisfying.

The result? Under 40 calories. Almost zero carbs. And I'm not kidding when I say I actually prefer it now. I've never gone back to the flat white of my pre-Atlas life, but I'm guessing it'd taste pretty sweet for me now.

I'm not going back!

The Atlas Coffee (home version)

• Half cup unsweetened zero-carb soya or almond milk
• 1 pod coffee or hot water
• 1 tsp double cream

~35 calories · ~0g net carbs