I always have a small container of this on hand incase I happen to run out of milk for my coffee, it's not as good at providing the same creaminess as milk but it's and okay substitute. It does take quite a bit of this coffee Whitner to lighten your coffee and it doesn't really give your coffee any milky taste but when you have nothing else it gets the job done. I also always bring some of this with me camping because milk is one of the things I don't trust not to spoil out in the bush.