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Does anyone keep their BPC warm in a thermos? I've been drinking one each morning with double cream in place of butter but I'm thinking of making a second cup to bring to work for lunchtime (I have to eat at my desk if I want to squeeze in a gym trip at lunchtime, I'm thinking a liquid lunch might be easier), I'm just not sure how well it will hold together if I keep it warm for 4 hours. I mix it in my blender so it makes a really good emulsion but I don't know how long it lasts because I love the flavour so I've never let it sit around for long!
My cup with lid keeps warm for 20 to 30mins until I am at work but much longer than that and the oil forms blobs on top. Rapid shaking or stirring helps but can get ugly. Maybe your thermos might keep it hotter. Perhaps try n shake then carefully open n try it out then report back
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Hi all, just getting started with BPC. I' m using a little coconut oil and HWC. Based on the suggestions in this thread, I will wait to add in the butter until I get a hand immersion blender.
By the by, this is my first post, I have been lurking about for about a month. I thank everyone for the great info.
Honestly, the butter mixes in quite well without a blender but apparently immersing it releases something special in it... I'll have to find that chapter in the book I read it in... But it's the oil that floats on top without blending.0 -
beccyleigh wrote: »I use my nutribullet & use the travel mug so I can take it out the door with me on my commute.
Do you guys have it every day for breakfast? I think I can manage 4 days a week but do miss poached eggs for brekkie lol
I have it every day. But I've always been someone that never ate breakfast and only had coffee anyway. So it's nothing new to me.0 -
I was happy to learn this morning that my blender bottle did a good job of making mine all smooth and creamy instead of coffee-with-oil-slicks. (I use just coconut oil and HWC.) Quicker and easier than using the actual blender!0
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My problem is I've always liked my coffee black w/o ANYTHING to adulterate it. It still sounds gross to me, but then again I don't like butter (and, like @macchiato, coconut flavour is fine in anything else but not in my beloved coffee). I can't see myself choking this down - the only way I like butter is in hot buttered rum, but I know THAT'S not LC. Maybe in a broth... one day (when there is absolutely nothing else in the fridge).0
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Whoohoo! I took the plunge! I whipped up a BPC this morning with 1 tbsp butter and 1 tbsp of coconut oil. It was delicious
I used an organic cold-pressed coconut oil with a strong coconut flavour, because I love coconut and it added tasted great. Don't think I want to switch to MCT and lose that and have to add artificial flavour.
I will try the suggestion @Kitnthecat provided next time and top up with fresh coffee. I like my coffee blistering hot and this was too cool.0 -
PaleoInScotland wrote: »
I will try the suggestion @Kitnthecat provided next time and top up with fresh coffee. I like my coffee blistering hot and this was too cool.
I preheat my blender by filling it hot water and letting it sit while I brew the coffee.
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canadjineh wrote: »My problem is I've always liked my coffee black w/o ANYTHING to adulterate it. It still sounds gross to me, but then again I don't like butter (and, like @macchiato, coconut flavour is fine in anything else but not in my beloved coffee). I can't see myself choking this down - the only way I like butter is in hot buttered rum, but I know THAT'S not LC. Maybe in a broth... one day (when there is absolutely nothing else in the fridge).
Lucky you! You can have your coffee black, and have your fat in other foods.0 -
That's a good idea too @lithezebra I think if I do that along with the hot top-up and let my butter come up to room temp before blending, my coffee would be closer to the blistering burn I like
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lithezebra wrote: »Bulletproof coffee really IS delicious.
I figured out the same thing about a month ago. I thought it was going to end up just being something I could simply tolerate and I ended up being pleasantly surprised.0 -
I want to lose a lot in the next 5 weeks. What are views on bpchoc for breakfast and dinner with a proper lunch in between? I will go back to only breakfast after 2 weeks maybe 3 but will this be damaging do you think?0
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beccyleigh wrote: »I want to lose a lot in the next 5 weeks. What are views on bpchoc for breakfast and dinner with a proper lunch in between? I will go back to only breakfast after 2 weeks maybe 3 but will this be damaging do you think?
It sounds like you may be interested in bulletproof fasting. You drink BPC all day until you eat one big meal. The goal isn't to only eat the same calories in that one meal like you would any other time though your goal would be to have enough calories through the day. The BPC has calories of course. But, with chocolate, it also has carbs.. So not a true fat fast either.
Read about bulletproof fasting and see what you think.
But, don't think that spending 2 weeks at a super low calorie is going to speed things up. It's about being in a fasted state, with only MCT and butter being so Ketogenic that you're just burning fat all day long. I don't know how effective it is with hot chocolate instead of tea or coffee.
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I wouldn't actually be any lower calorie as I have around 1500 a day & the BPchoc is 450 cals each with 51g fat, the lunch would be a protein & salad affair.
It's more the fat burning properties in BPchoc that I am hoping for & as I only use 5g of 85% dark chocolate the carb count is minimal.
I'll have a look into the fasting. Thanks sunny bunny. (My son is called sonny )0 -
PaleoInScotland wrote: »That's a good idea too @lithezebra I think if I do that along with the hot top-up and let my butter come up to room temp before blending, my coffee would be closer to the blistering burn I like
@PaleoInScotland Aside from pre heating coffee pluger, blender and mug, I also have been known to zap the butter n oil in the microwave for 30 secs before blending. Also wrap plunger then blender in a tea towel on one v cold morning. Bit extreme, but certainly insulates and keeps coffee hot. I have a thick thermos mug too. I dont mind my coffee warm but I want to savour it without risking butter globs forming.0 -
I recently discovered that I've been doing it wrong. Not really wrong, but too much coffee for the amount of butter and coconut oil I was using. Now that I have my French press, I LOVE to have a cup of black coffee first, but then I take a tablespoon each of coconut oil and grass-fed butter and whip it up with the coffee that's left (so, half the amount of coffee I used to use). It tastes so much better now! And I'm still using the same amount of butter and coconut oil as I was, so I'm not increasing my calories at all.0
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beccyleigh wrote: »I wouldn't actually be any lower calorie as I have around 1500 a day & the BPchoc is 450 cals each with 51g fat, the lunch would be a protein & salad affair.
It's more the fat burning properties in BPchoc that I am hoping for & as I only use 5g of 85% dark chocolate the carb count is minimal.
I'll have a look into the fasting. Thanks sunny bunny. (My son is called sonny )
If you're interested in the originator, Dave Asprey's BPC recipe. He only uses 1 or 2 teaspoons each of MCT and butter, so the calories per cup would be a lot less. But, then you drink it as you feel you need to through the day. Lots of people adjust these amounts to suit their preference.
Here is a photo of the page from The Bulletproof Diet that references it.
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I only use 200mls of water to make mine, any more & it loses the creamy texture.0
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Other information in the book does suggest that inclusion of any carbs or protein at all, prevents the fasted state. So... There could be some reduction of benefit from the chocolate... How much it would hinder any results...??? Who knows. You'd just have to try it. If it didn't impress you then that could be the reason and you could try it with tea maybe.
Here's another book shot.
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@auntstephie321 "I tried to make avocado chocolate pudding" I just love that spirit of adventure. Sure, sometimes it ends up being a complete disaster, but you never know until you try it.
Instead of complaining about what we can't eat, explore all the possible combinations of what we can! Creative chefs at work. LOL. You guys ROCK!0 -
For those who don't want extra calories, I've been finding a teaspoon each of coconut oil and butter in 10 ounces of coffee to be perfectly delicious. It doesn't take a lot, though more is rich and delicious.0
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Does anyone keep their BPC warm in a thermos? I've been drinking one each morning with double cream in place of butter but I'm thinking of making a second cup to bring to work for lunchtime (I have to eat at my desk if I want to squeeze in a gym trip at lunchtime, I'm thinking a liquid lunch might be easier), I'm just not sure how well it will hold together if I keep it warm for 4 hours. I mix it in my blender so it makes a really good emulsion but I don't know how long it lasts because I love the flavour so I've never let it sit around for long!
I do! I drink my coffee at work but prepare it at home. The only issue I have is that my thermos is a S'Well bottle with a narrow neck so I need to spoon off some of the froth or there isn't enough room in the container for all the coffee (and I want it ALL!).
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I keto but also fast intermittently. There's nothing like breaking the fast with a bulletproof coffee.0
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I don't love it, but it's not too bad. I can't put much fat into it because of the calories. I've used coconut oil and Kerrygold grassfed butter.0
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I had bpchoc for dinner last night and another one this morning. I will do this for the next couple of weeks. Ii haven't eaten since 3pm yesterday afternoon so will eat between 10-4pm today and another bpchoc this evening
I have totally lost desire for crisps. Sweets and carbs since having bpchoc. This feels like my life had just changed0 -
macchiatto wrote: »I wish I liked it!
(I've mentioned this here before but I liked it the first 2-3 times I tried it and then just totally lost my taste for it. The fourth time I choked it down and the fifth time I took a couple sips and then just dumped it out and poured a new cup of coffee with just HWC.)
I really would like to start liking coconut oil again.
Coconut oil made me incredibly nauseous eating the BPC. Now I use the MCT oil at my sister's recommendation. No nausea, no flavor!
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It IS delicious. I had tried it about six months ago, but it made me queasy, so I gave up on it. I've had it the last couple of days, but only after I had eaten something, and it didn't make me sick at all. Yesterday morning, I had it for breakfast, along with eggs, bacon and cream cheese pancakes. Then I went on a 7-mile hike and felt energized the whole time. Usually at mile 7, I'm beginning to wear down, but I could've hiked a few more miles. I'm definitely a fan!
I mentioned this earlier to another lovely LCHF lady. Coconut oil made me terribly nauseous, but MCT (from Now! brand) was just fine!0 -
slimzandra wrote: »@auntstephie321 "I tried to make avocado chocolate pudding" I just love that spirit of adventure. Sure, sometimes it ends up being a complete disaster, but you never know until you try it.
Instead of complaining about what we can't eat, explore all the possible combinations of what we can! Creative chefs at work. LOL. You guys ROCK!
Oh it was an adventure for sure. It was my fault for putting to much cocoa powder in lol. Luckily I haven't had to many mishaps like that with my experiments.0 -
macchiatto wrote: »I wish I liked it!
(I've mentioned this here before but I liked it the first 2-3 times I tried it and then just totally lost my taste for it. The fourth time I choked it down and the fifth time I took a couple sips and then just dumped it out and poured a new cup of coffee with just HWC.)
I really would like to start liking coconut oil again.
Coconut oil made me incredibly nauseous eating the BPC. Now I use the MCT oil at my sister's recommendation. No nausea, no flavor!
Good to know, thanks!0
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