Bullet Proof Coffee help and advice needed!
Llamedos1960
Posts: 78
Hi,
I wanted to try bullet proof coffee as I've read quite a bit on the boards about it. However, I went shopping last night for coconut oil. I was amazed at the price! I can't afford it. :sad:
Would walnut oil be a reasonable substitution? I like walnuts so would probably like the taste.
Also, do you need one of those little whisks to mix it up? I sort of imagine the oil and butter sitting gloopily on top of the coffee!! :laugh:
Comments welcome! :flowerforyou: and appreciated.
I wanted to try bullet proof coffee as I've read quite a bit on the boards about it. However, I went shopping last night for coconut oil. I was amazed at the price! I can't afford it. :sad:
Would walnut oil be a reasonable substitution? I like walnuts so would probably like the taste.
Also, do you need one of those little whisks to mix it up? I sort of imagine the oil and butter sitting gloopily on top of the coffee!! :laugh:
Comments welcome! :flowerforyou: and appreciated.
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I order my coconut oil from vitacost or swansons (their brands) and find it very affordable. I also really like the aroma and flavor of the coconut, not sure another oil would be the same:)
I use an immersion blender. So handy in the kitchen, not just for coffee!0 -
I am no expert because I really can't stomach the thought of oil in my coffee but I have heard of people using a combo of butter and cream rather than coconut oil.
I know what you mean about it being expensive. Maybe some coconut milk or cream would be ok? it's alot cheaper.0 -
What's bullet proof coffee - I have coconut oil and it sounds interesting
OP worth the investment btw - chicken tastes amazing fried in it and it's good for skin and hair too.0 -
Trader joes if you're in the states.
Also tastes good on oven roasted sweet potatoes - instead of olive oil0 -
Hi,
I wanted to try bullet proof coffee as I've read quite a bit on the boards about it. However, I went shopping last night for coconut oil. I was amazed at the price! I can't afford it. :sad:
Would walnut oil be a reasonable substitution? I like walnuts so would probably like the taste.
Also, do you need one of those little whisks to mix it up? I sort of imagine the oil and butter sitting gloopily on top of the coffee!! :laugh:
Comments welcome! :flowerforyou: and appreciated.
My advice would be to pay strict attention to satiety and total energy intake for the day considering you'll be drinking a significant portion of your calories.
I would also consider getting blood work done before you start, and perhaps a few months into it. This is entirely anecdotal (reports from a doctor in the fitness community through Alan Aragon's research review) but there's at least some evidence that people who go on this coffee and see increases in cholesterol.0 -
What's bullet proof coffee - I have coconut oil and it sounds interesting
OP worth the investment btw - chicken tastes amazing fried in it and it's good for skin and hair too.
It started with some IT guy on the web making outrageous claims about how his special coffee when mixed with MCT oil and butter, did all kinds of things including raised his IQ by 20pts.
It's basically a scam insofar as the claims.0 -
What's bullet proof coffee - I have coconut oil and it sounds interesting
OP worth the investment btw - chicken tastes amazing fried in it and it's good for skin and hair too.
It started with some IT guy on the web making outrageous claims about how his special coffee when mixed with MCT oil and butter, did all kinds of things including raised his IQ by 20pts.
It's basically a scam insofar as the claims.
Aw rubbish, didn't know it was a weigh loss/miracle health thingy - just thought it was some kind of tasty beverage
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What's bullet proof coffee - I have coconut oil and it sounds interesting
OP worth the investment btw - chicken tastes amazing fried in it and it's good for skin and hair too.
It started with some IT guy on the web making outrageous claims about how his special coffee when mixed with MCT oil and butter, did all kinds of things including raised his IQ by 20pts.
It's basically a scam insofar as the claims.
Aw rubbish, didn't know it was a weigh loss/miracle health thingy - just thought it was some kind of tasty beverage
It might be tasty, I have no idea. But you should ask yourself if the tasty is worth the calories. I can think of a whole lot of tasty things that are at or lower than the calorie cost of BP coffee.0 -
3lain75: I only plan on having it occasionally so can't really justify the expense - I'm on a very tight budget! And if you don't need to increase your fat intake then it's probably not worth it. It's a lot of calories and it's all fat! I think, from what I've read, that it's supposed to be made with strong coffee, one tbsp of butter and one tbsp of coconut oil.
Sidesteel: I agree with you on the claims made but fancied a really punchy beverage to increase my fat intake. I'm not a great fan of milk/cheese/cream - it tends to make me feel nauseous so this might work for increasing fat consumption. I'm trying to lower carbs (I have diabetes) and increase fat. And I hope it doesn't raise IQ! I'm already a member of MENSA and there is a correlation between high IQ and insanity, you know!!!
"Do you suffer from insanity?"
"No! I enjoy it immensely!!!"
Happy days everyone! :flowerforyou:0 -
Thanks guys - I'll probably give it a miss then, I'm usually always over on fat
Llamedos: feel free to pinch fatty food ideas from my diary =D0 -
Sounds like it would be marvelous for winter camping at high altitudes or long-distance cross-country skiing, like Tibetan butter tea. Otherwise, I'll pass!0
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I think you definitely need a blender. I tried making Coffee with Butter and Almond Milk and letting it get frothy in the blender and it wasn't have bad. I found that it was just as appetite-killing as the typical recipe. YMMV.0
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Who the F* is defiling the deliciousness of coffee with freaking OIL!???!0
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I think this is amazing, I love bulletproof coffee. I use regular expeller coconut oil 1T, and 2T butter. and almond milk. I t blends up like a latte, so good for breakfast when on Keto!!
Try swansons or a local whole food shop might sell it in bulk and you can buy as much or little as you want. Or just use all butter, probably unsalted though0 -
Bulletproof coffee is aaaamazing! Some people will never understand! :grumble:
Have you looked at prices of MCT oil on Amazon? coconut oil is good for flavour, but its the Medium Chain Triglyceride's that you need to produce keytones.... MCT is much more effective for this
You only need a tablespoon of the stuff so it lasts ages. MCT oil also blends up much better then coconut oil.
I use
1 tablespoon MCT
0.5 Tablespoon Coconut oil
1 Talbespoon Butter
1 tablespoon coco powder
stevia to sweeten0 -
400 calories is hardly a lot for breakfast (100 calories per tablespoon of fat-average) Especially when it keeps you full for hours...unlike a bowl of crappy wheat filled cereal/ bagel/low fat option....that will spike you blood sugar and make you hungry again in 90 mins.
Not to mention how uniquely beneficial MCTs are
If anything is a 'scam' its the 'healthy' whole grains...0 -
As a very occasional treat, espresso or coffee blended with coconut milk and almond butter is just delicious.
No claims on IQ points etc. Very tasty though- sort of a caffeinated, much less sweet almond joy.0 -
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400 calories is hardly a lot for breakfast (100 calories per tablespoon of fat-average) Especially when it keeps you full for hours...unlike a bowl of crappy wheat filled cereal/ bagel/low fat option....that will spike you blood sugar and make you hungry again in 90 mins.
Not to mention how uniquely beneficial MCTs are
If anything is a 'scam' its the 'healthy' whole grains...
THIS. I LOVE my bullet-proof coffee and my breakfasts are 800-900 calories, depending on what I eat. I also eat low carb and high fat.0 -
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I wouldn't, if i ate high-carb
There will be exceptions of course....a lot of exercise is one.
If you use MCT oil for the BP coffee, your body will still think its in a fasted state and will not raise insulin, this is why it keeps you full for so long. If you eat it with carbs then you will have the insulin spike, and you body is more prone to storing the calories as fat, rather then using the fat in the oil as fuels (if that makes sense!)0 -
One of my questions is that this seems to be a drink where most of the benefit is IF you eat LCHF diet. Whereas if you don't, there may not be a benefit, or as much of a benefit?
I wouldn't, if i ate high-carb
There will be exceptions of course....a lot of exercise is one.
If you use MCT oil for the BP coffee, your body will still think its in a fasted state and will not raise insulin, this is why it keeps you full for so long. If you eat it with carbs then you will have the insulin spike, and you body is more prone to storing the calories as fat, rather then using the fat in the oil as fuels (if that makes sense!)0 -
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400 calories is hardly a lot for breakfast (100 calories per tablespoon of fat-average) Especially when it keeps you full for hours...unlike a bowl of crappy wheat filled cereal/ bagel/low fat option....that will spike you blood sugar and make you hungry again in 90 mins.
Not to mention how uniquely beneficial MCTs are
If anything is a 'scam' its the 'healthy' whole grains...
THIS. I LOVE my bullet-proof coffee and my breakfasts are 800-900 calories, depending on what I eat. I also eat low carb and high fat.
Dont understand when people started to think that a 400 calorie breakfast was a lot????!!!! my breakfast is often half my calories for the day. Either that or i do a fast until lunch, either way, when i eat, i EAT!!!!!0 -
I have Black coffee, with 5g Grassfed Butter and 5g Coconut oil, the trick here is to blend it so the fat emulsifies with the coffee and creates a cappucino effect. Delicious.0
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I have never been a breakfast eater. I do a PB coffee with 1 tbsp butter and 2 tbsp coconut oil. I also add a couple of scoops of whey powder to it and blend it well. It keeps me full till lunch time. Comes out to about 600 calories.0
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I tried it tastes alright. But can't help think us humans are not meant to be consuming only oil. Its not like we are robots. I much rather have a balanced breakfast of eggs cooke in a small amount of butter/coconut oil with some salad or veggies.0
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The history of food is fascinating to me.
This one smacks of a very, very poor drink to get one through a no food drought. By poor, I don't mean bad, I mean, used by poor people to help their hunger.
It's funny how modern yuppies latch onto it. It's probably a survival drunk, not really meant to be nutritious or meant to replace food. It's used because there is no food. Lol
But, carry on. Just musing about that.
It kind of reminds me of those homemade baby formula recipes that people used to make for babies when they couldn't afford formula and couldn't breastfeed either. It's like molasses and corn syrup and oil and some other "around the house" ingredients you throw in a bottle with warm water. Totally not the best option for a baby but if it's all you have and baby won't starve well....
That being said, to each their own. I personally can't fathom the idea of oil in my coffee but I am not fond of gloopy or thick textured drinks either. I don't even like milkshakes.0 -
I am getting ready to try it- I already keep coconut oil in the house at all times, but now I need to buy or make some ghee. What I heard about it that intrigued me was that if you drink it for breakfast, you can go until like mid afternoon until you feel hungry again. Give me some of that!0
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