Switched from coffee to green tea!
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While I do drink a large amount of tea (green and black) I need to have at least 1 cup of coffee in the morning. But good for you!! Kudos
I think OPs gotten it at this point, but for anyone else just stumbling upon this thread...
1.) coffee is not harmful or bad on the contrary it also contains some compounds found to be beneficial (like polyphenols and flavanoids).
2.) honey is not better for you than regular sugar (especially not a "big difference").
table sugar or "sucrose" is a disaccharide made up of 50% glucose and 50% fructose
Honey contains different levels of the following depending on where it's harvested: the monosaccharides fructose and glucose (p.s. these are the sugars which make up sucrose); and the disaccharides sucrose, maltose, isomaltose, maltulose, turanose and kojibiose.
3.) Dietary is not fattening unless you're consuming too many calories.
4.) You don't need to worry about not counting coffee, tea, sodas, etc. for your water intake. So long as you're staying hydrated and peeing mostly clear you can be rest assured you're drinking enough water.
Regardless, i'm glad OP found a way to reduce their calorie intake while still providing an enjoyeable drinking experience.
I'm also a tea drinker and probably drink 4-5 cups of varying teas (black, herbal, red) each day. 14 -
I drink my coffee black. I drink my coffee with skim milk. I drink my coffee as espresso. I drink my coffee with more coffee. I drink my coffee with full fat milk. I drink my coffee with sugar. I drink my coffee with hot water. I drink my coffee with chocolate. I simply want to drink my coffee!
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KeithWhiteJr wrote: »jaimestewart1980 wrote: »One huge nutritional change I have made recently is to stop drinking coffee. I personally like my coffee with heavy 18% cream and two tsp of sugar, a 'double double' as we say in Canada. Sometimes I would drink 2 or 3 a day and it really adds up. Now I have changed over to green tea and its way better not only because I can add honey to it but because it counts towards my daily water intake. Cutting cream out is paying off in how I feel during the day (and I don't have dairy issues at all it's just that it is so fattening). Also no refined white sugar is an ideal situation nutritionally. All of that combined with the health benefits of green tea as an antioxidant made it an easy choice. I've been off coffee for 3 weeks now and I would recommend everyone try it! Feel free to add me.
Why would I try it?? I drink my coffee black, so its like 2 calories anyway. And why is the term "Double Double" exclusive to Canada?
Because in the Southwestern U.S., a "Double Double" is a delicious burger from In-N-Out Burger. Two beef patties, two slices of cheese. And it has no sugar, cream or Manuka honey.14 -
KeithWhiteJr wrote: »jaimestewart1980 wrote: »One huge nutritional change I have made recently is to stop drinking coffee. I personally like my coffee with heavy 18% cream and two tsp of sugar, a 'double double' as we say in Canada. Sometimes I would drink 2 or 3 a day and it really adds up. Now I have changed over to green tea and its way better not only because I can add honey to it but because it counts towards my daily water intake. Cutting cream out is paying off in how I feel during the day (and I don't have dairy issues at all it's just that it is so fattening). Also no refined white sugar is an ideal situation nutritionally. All of that combined with the health benefits of green tea as an antioxidant made it an easy choice. I've been off coffee for 3 weeks now and I would recommend everyone try it! Feel free to add me.
Why would I try it?? I drink my coffee black, so its like 2 calories anyway. And why is the term "Double Double" exclusive to Canada?
Because in the Southwestern U.S., a "Double Double" is a delicious burger from In-N-Out Burger. Two beef patties, two slices of cheese. And it has no sugar, cream or Manuka honey.
You eatin' that animal style?0 -
KeithWhiteJr wrote: »jaimestewart1980 wrote: »One huge nutritional change I have made recently is to stop drinking coffee. I personally like my coffee with heavy 18% cream and two tsp of sugar, a 'double double' as we say in Canada. Sometimes I would drink 2 or 3 a day and it really adds up. Now I have changed over to green tea and its way better not only because I can add honey to it but because it counts towards my daily water intake. Cutting cream out is paying off in how I feel during the day (and I don't have dairy issues at all it's just that it is so fattening). Also no refined white sugar is an ideal situation nutritionally. All of that combined with the health benefits of green tea as an antioxidant made it an easy choice. I've been off coffee for 3 weeks now and I would recommend everyone try it! Feel free to add me.
Why would I try it?? I drink my coffee black, so its like 2 calories anyway. And why is the term "Double Double" exclusive to Canada?
Because in the Southwestern U.S., a "Double Double" is a delicious burger from In-N-Out Burger. Two beef patties, two slices of cheese. And it has no sugar, cream or Manuka honey.
You eatin' that animal style?
Sometimes even with animal style fries!
Not usually with a cup of coffee though.4 -
jaimestewart1980 wrote: »Well in general, given how I like my coffee, switching was a healthier choice for me. To each their own.
This is true.
I switched to black (it took a fair amount of training), but once in a while I do love coffee done up to the point it tastes like coffee ice cream.1 -
Quit while you're ahead, OP. Spend your time finding yourself a new naturopath...4
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emmydoodles83 wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »I drink coffee for the safety of everyone else.
I add protein powder to my coffee as a way to try to reach my daily protein needs. If the rest of my diet changes and/or my macro needs change, I'll either switch to black coffee or start adding something with fat (such as cream)... depending on what macro-nutrient changes are needed. In addition to a necessary caffeine fix, I use coffee as a way to deliver the nutrients I lack in the rest of my diet. If I were otherwise reaching macronutrient needs, I would just drink it black.
Sometimes I drink green tea as a warm afternoon beverage, but I do not add any calories to it when I do.
Protein powder in coffee, that is either the most disgusting combination ever, or absolutely brilliant.........either way I'm gonna try it
@emmydoodles83, try a collagen for mixing in to hot drinks - whey clumps with the heat.
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livingleanlivingclean wrote: »emmydoodles83 wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »I drink coffee for the safety of everyone else.
I add protein powder to my coffee as a way to try to reach my daily protein needs. If the rest of my diet changes and/or my macro needs change, I'll either switch to black coffee or start adding something with fat (such as cream)... depending on what macro-nutrient changes are needed. In addition to a necessary caffeine fix, I use coffee as a way to deliver the nutrients I lack in the rest of my diet. If I were otherwise reaching macronutrient needs, I would just drink it black.
Sometimes I drink green tea as a warm afternoon beverage, but I do not add any calories to it when I do.
Protein powder in coffee, that is either the most disgusting combination ever, or absolutely brilliant.........either way I'm gonna try it
@emmydoodles83, try a collagen for mixing in to hot drinks - whey clumps with the heat.
@livingleanlivingclean, Thanks for the tip, clumps might have put me off.0 -
girlwithcurls2 wrote: »Quit while you're ahead, OP. Spend your time finding yourself a new naturopath...
Or better yet stay away from naturopaths entirely.8 -
jaimestewart1980 wrote: »Green teas count toward water intake but black teas and coffee don't. That's what my naturopath told me.
What! You mean the water I add to my coffee maker really isn't water? Or does the coffee maker change the H20 into something else completely?13 -
KeithWhiteJr wrote: »jaimestewart1980 wrote: »One huge nutritional change I have made recently is to stop drinking coffee. I personally like my coffee with heavy 18% cream and two tsp of sugar, a 'double double' as we say in Canada. Sometimes I would drink 2 or 3 a day and it really adds up. Now I have changed over to green tea and its way better not only because I can add honey to it but because it counts towards my daily water intake. Cutting cream out is paying off in how I feel during the day (and I don't have dairy issues at all it's just that it is so fattening). Also no refined white sugar is an ideal situation nutritionally. All of that combined with the health benefits of green tea as an antioxidant made it an easy choice. I've been off coffee for 3 weeks now and I would recommend everyone try it! Feel free to add me.
Why would I try it?? I drink my coffee black, so its like 2 calories anyway. And why is the term "Double Double" exclusive to Canada?
Because in the Southwestern U.S., a "Double Double" is a delicious burger from In-N-Out Burger. Two beef patties, two slices of cheese. And it has no sugar, cream or Manuka honey.
Whats In-N-Out Burger??? We don't have that here in the Northeastern part of the U.S. where I live, but, we do have "Double Double" coffee at Tim Horton's.1 -
stevencloser wrote: »girlwithcurls2 wrote: »Quit while you're ahead, OP. Spend your time finding yourself a new naturopath...
Or better yet stay away from naturopaths entirely.
I'm always so surprised when someone admits, in public, that they are paying a pseudoscientific charlatan to give them health advice. Heck, the wiki site for Naturopathy.... "The ideology and methods of naturopathy are based on vitalism and folk medicine, rather than evidence-based medicine.[1] Naturopathic practitioners generally recommend against modern medical practices, including but not limited to medical testing, drugs, vaccinations, and surgery.[2][3][4][5] Instead, naturopathic study and practice rely on unscientific notions, often leading naturopathic doctors to diagnoses and treatments that have no factual merit.[6][7]"
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In-n-Out is a fast food burger joint that originated on the left coast and is spreading from there to the east. Decent burger and fries but will never replace Whataburger for me.1
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I like decaf green tea with honey before bed on cold days... But it's never gonna replace coffee.1
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KeithWhiteJr wrote: »KeithWhiteJr wrote: »jaimestewart1980 wrote: »One huge nutritional change I have made recently is to stop drinking coffee. I personally like my coffee with heavy 18% cream and two tsp of sugar, a 'double double' as we say in Canada. Sometimes I would drink 2 or 3 a day and it really adds up. Now I have changed over to green tea and its way better not only because I can add honey to it but because it counts towards my daily water intake. Cutting cream out is paying off in how I feel during the day (and I don't have dairy issues at all it's just that it is so fattening). Also no refined white sugar is an ideal situation nutritionally. All of that combined with the health benefits of green tea as an antioxidant made it an easy choice. I've been off coffee for 3 weeks now and I would recommend everyone try it! Feel free to add me.
Why would I try it?? I drink my coffee black, so its like 2 calories anyway. And why is the term "Double Double" exclusive to Canada?
Because in the Southwestern U.S., a "Double Double" is a delicious burger from In-N-Out Burger. Two beef patties, two slices of cheese. And it has no sugar, cream or Manuka honey.
Whats In-N-Out Burger??? We don't have that here in the Northeastern part of the U.S. where I live, but, we do have "Double Double" coffee at Tim Horton's.
http://www.in-n-out.com/menu.aspx#doubledouble
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jaimestewart1980 wrote: »Green teas count toward water intake but black teas and coffee don't. That's what my naturopath told me.
Well that's just silly...3 -
ladyhusker39 wrote: »jaimestewart1980 wrote: »Green teas count toward water intake but black teas and coffee don't. That's what my naturopath told me.
Well that's just silly...
I agree,guess my bladder is confused by the black tea I drink a lot of lol2 -
jaimestewart1980 wrote: »Green teas count toward water intake but black teas and coffee don't. That's what my naturopath told me.
I think that was accepted about coffee until recently. Have seen this reported elsewhere also.0 -
I drink coffee and black/green tea w/o ever adding anything to them.
They taste fine that way to me, purportedly have certain health benefits and contribute to hydration.
Incredibly, they replaced sodas and beer as my beverages of choice when I started my current weight loss journey.
Untold cals have been saved. Haven't touched a soda since but I'll still drink a brew or 2 when I have the cals available.
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