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  • cinnamonsprinkles
    cinnamonsprinkles Posts: 10 Member
    I make mine with brewed coffee, 1 tbsp coconut oil, 1 tbsp butter, 1 tbsp organic heavy whipping cream, and just for flavor I add in 1 tsp vanilla whey protein powder, usually that's breakfast for me.
  • cinnamonsprinkles
    cinnamonsprinkles Posts: 10 Member
    Oh also I blend mine with a little coffee frother I bought for 20 bucks at bed bath and beyond
  • LowCarbInScotland
    LowCarbInScotland Posts: 1,027 Member
    suzqtme wrote: »
    SuperCarLori wrote: »
    I love it, but it does nothing but make me hungry...which goes against its purpose, right? So the calories aren't worth it to me. My regular coffee satiates me better. So...I don't know why, but it kicks in my hunger.

    Same here, so I tried adding 1 to 2 ounces of protein with it and it solved the problem. Of course, if you do BPC when fasting, that won't work.

    I'm not really into drinking my food/calories either. I've tried BPC, just for the heck of it, and it tastes fine to me, but I prefer plain ol' double cream, which is already enough calories in my coffee without adding any extra butter or coconut oil. If I'm hungry in the morning, I'm happy to get my butter in with a scrambled egg. Plus coffee is harsh enough on my empty tummy in the morning without dumping a ton of oil into it. Even when I was a carboholic, you'd never catch me drinking high calorie beverages.
  • bowlerae
    bowlerae Posts: 555 Member
    edited October 2016
    I drink it in the morning when I'm not IF. It keeps me very very full. I make mine with 2 cups of coffee, 2 Tbsp MCT oil, 2-3 tsp heavy whipping cream, 1 Tbsp butter, cinnamon, granulated Stevia and English Toffee flavored liquid Stevia. I blend it with the single serve attachment for my blender. I use a Keurig for the coffee and it doesn't give me as much coffee flavor as I want because of all the cream and butter I add it becomes just too creamy. I'm going to try a dark roast blend. I know getting a better coffee machine would give me more flavor but I just love how quick and easy to clean the Keurig is.
  • kpk54
    kpk54 Posts: 4,474 Member
    I have BPC every now and then. It's tasty. Mine is usually just coffee/coconut oil/stevia and sometimes butter. I've never perceived BPC to be a requirement for keto and have no problems keeping my fat intake where it needs to be without BPC.
  • tishsmith101
    tishsmith101 Posts: 1,664 Member
    I had one yesterday after a month or so without. Had my husband try it as I'm slowly getting him on the LCHF train. He liked it but I know he won't make it for himself.
  • kaaronmc
    kaaronmc Posts: 2 Member
    I love my BPC!! I use a really good Arabic bean ground fresh. Then I add 2 -3 Tablespoons of Kerry Gold grass fed butter (use the one in the gold package...the amino acid chains are better) then 3 Tablespoons of MCT oil. I use my Kitchenaid Immersion blender to whip it up and make it frothy. If I want a little sweetener I add a few drops of liquid Stevia. I have one every day in the morning and sometimes in afternoon. It peps my energy and my concentration.
  • bowlerae
    bowlerae Posts: 555 Member
    kaaronmc wrote: »
    I love my BPC!! I use a really good Arabic bean ground fresh. Then I add 2 -3 Tablespoons of Kerry Gold grass fed butter (use the one in the gold package...the amino acid chains are better) then 3 Tablespoons of MCT oil. I use my Kitchenaid Immersion blender to whip it up and make it frothy. If I want a little sweetener I add a few drops of liquid Stevia. I have one every day in the morning and sometimes in afternoon. It peps my energy and my concentration.

    Isn't the gold package the salted variation? Now that I'm thinking of it...I have no reason to eat the unsalted variation if ketoers generally need more sodium.
  • anglyn1
    anglyn1 Posts: 1,802 Member
    I like it ok (only made with butter & MCT oil...I can't drink it with coconut oil as the coconut taste makes me nauseated). I prefer coffee with just heavy whipping cream so that's my usual breakfast. I usually don't eat lunch until 2 or later so it holds me over well enough.
  • Shadowmf023
    Shadowmf023 Posts: 812 Member
    I have some every weekday morning pre-workout. Recently I started struggling to drink it. This morning I tried it with just butter, and it was fine.

    I think it's the coconut oil taste that's been putting me off. I'm going to experiment a little and add more butter than coconut oil, because I still want the benefits of the oil, without the taste.

    I actually was adding JUST coconut oil to mine. Because supposedly, like MCT oil (which I can't find here - still need to order online), the body absorbs it as quickly as carbs for energy, whereas other fats slow down digestion.

    I am adding in glucose powder specifically for quick energy for my workouts, so slow digestion of them is not ideal. But screw it. If I'm going to drink it, I want it to taste good.
  • kimberwolf71
    kimberwolf71 Posts: 470 Member
    I have always drank my coffee black, but I personally enjoy the taste of BPC as my actual breakfast (I could never drink more than one cup though). For 6-8 oz of coffee, I add 15 ml/g each of cream, butter and coconut oil. I am not adapted and BPC usually satisfies my hunger, but find it stops filling me up after a few weeks. I stop drinking it and switch to solid food instead for a week or so. I find BPC is also quick and easy. Going to try the suggestion of adding some protein powder because otherwise I have to wait until mid-morning to eat since solid food has never been agreeable to my tummy first thing in the morning.
  • RowdysLady
    RowdysLady Posts: 1,370 Member
    When I drink a "cup" of BPC I make a 6 cup pot of coffee and add my normal ingredients. That's my "cup" of BPC for breakfast. If I feel really hungry I'll up it to 8 cups and double the fat. I can usually go most of the day without eating after that. I also go through times, @kimberwolf71, when it seems to stop working for me and I need to chew my breakfast for a while. Then I go back.
  • silverfiend
    silverfiend Posts: 329 Member
    I made it for the first time today. I though it was OK. I added a dash of pumpkin pie spice and stevia to the second cup and it was a lot better.
  • froyseef
    froyseef Posts: 52 Member
    I am not a coffee person, so had to start very slowly with BPC. One tsp fat. Now I am up to two TBSPS, but only drink it on days I am heading to the pool for a heavy duty workout. It will never be something I love, but it is tolerable. Averaging 4#'s per month for almost 8 months. Doctor and I are both happy.
  • bowlerae
    bowlerae Posts: 555 Member
    Anyone add any powders to your PBC? I've seen a few recipes that call for collagen. On top of collagen and protein powders I also have a TON of maca, garcinia cambogia, and other super food powder that might be tasteless in BPC. Wondering if anyone else has experimented with these.
  • 53YOWM
    53YOWM Posts: 40 Member
    bowlerae wrote: »
    Anyone add any powders to your PBC? I've seen a few recipes that call for collagen. On top of collagen and protein powders I also have a TON of maca, garcinia cambogia, and other super food powder that might be tasteless in BPC. Wondering if anyone else has experimented with these.
    While I haven't tried BPC exactly, I've added various powders to my coffee & ghee blend. The powders include: carob, cocoa, turmeric, ginger, cayenne (just a pinch). They were either alone or in various combinations.

  • Sunny_Bunny_
    Sunny_Bunny_ Posts: 7,140 Member
    bowlerae wrote: »
    Anyone add any powders to your PBC? I've seen a few recipes that call for collagen. On top of collagen and protein powders I also have a TON of maca, garcinia cambogia, and other super food powder that might be tasteless in BPC. Wondering if anyone else has experimented with these.

    I add collagen, magnesium, ginkgo, coQ10 and mct oil to my first cup every morning. And sometimes salted butter. :wink:
  • KenSmith108
    KenSmith108 Posts: 1,967 Member
    Black coffee with a tiny squirt of stevia.
    Save the butter for my eggs. :)
    Cream for lunch.

    >:) or o:)
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    I'm just starting to experiment with this. I love my strong dark black coffee and refuse to wreck it with a mix of butter, coconut oil, or MCT in it. I pour myself a cup to enjoy and take a slightly heaping teaspoon of butter to eat alongside it. Then another cup of coffee to clear the butter taste out of my mouth. I just bought MCT today so I'll maybe experiment with subbing this for the butter and see if it still holds me for 14+ hours.
  • FitChick_42
    FitChick_42 Posts: 14 Member
    I've never been a coffee drinker. I had like 1 coffee a year, but I tried BPC to hit my fat macro and loved, wow. Now I wake up craving it. I make it with cream and stevia, but might exclude those again. I am not sure if stevia spikes my blood sugar. Anyone have experience and seen a difference?
  • KenSmith108
    KenSmith108 Posts: 1,967 Member
    FitChick_42 wrote: »
    I've never been a coffee drinker. I had like 1 coffee a year, but I tried BPC to hit my fat macro and loved, wow. Now I wake up craving it. I make it with cream and stevia, but might exclude those again. I am not sure if stevia spikes my blood sugar. Anyone have experience and seen a difference?

    I use liquid stevia just for this reason.

    >:) or o:)

  • 6mimi
    6mimi Posts: 1,432 Member
    I love BPC. I have it every morning. Mine is 2 cups of coffee, 1 tbsp coconut oil, 1 tbsp butter, and 1 tbsp. hwc... then I blend it in my Ninja. It wakes me up and keeps me full until the afternoon.
  • 6mimi
    6mimi Posts: 1,432 Member
    KenSmith108 wrote: »
    FitChick_42 wrote: »
    I've never been a coffee drinker. I had like 1 coffee a year, but I tried BPC to hit my fat macro and loved, wow. Now I wake up craving it. I make it with cream and stevia, but might exclude those again. I am not sure if stevia spikes my blood sugar. Anyone have experience and seen a difference?

    I use liquid stevia just for this reason.

    >:) or o:)

    I haven't noticed it it spikes my blood sugar, but I have to avoid artificial sweeteners because they give me bad headaches.
  • RowdysLady
    RowdysLady Posts: 1,370 Member
    KenSmith108 wrote: »
    6mimi wrote: »
    KenSmith108 wrote: »
    FitChick_42 wrote: »
    I've never been a coffee drinker. I had like 1 coffee a year, but I tried BPC to hit my fat macro and loved, wow. Now I wake up craving it. I make it with cream and stevia, but might exclude those again. I am not sure if stevia spikes my blood sugar. Anyone have experience and seen a difference?

    I use liquid stevia just for this reason.

    >:) or o:)

    I haven't noticed it it spikes my blood sugar, but I have to avoid artificial sweeteners because they give me bad headaches.

    Stevia is a natural sweetener. <3
    The powder is bonded to a carb.
    The liquid isn't.

    >:) or o:)

    ohhhh......This light bulb just came on for me.....well how bout that.
  • Habiteer
    Habiteer Posts: 190 Member
    KenSmith108 wrote: »
    6mimi wrote: »
    KenSmith108 wrote: »
    FitChick_42 wrote: »
    I've never been a coffee drinker. I had like 1 coffee a year, but I tried BPC to hit my fat macro and loved, wow. Now I wake up craving it. I make it with cream and stevia, but might exclude those again. I am not sure if stevia spikes my blood sugar. Anyone have experience and seen a difference?

    I use liquid stevia just for this reason.

    >:) or o:)

    I haven't noticed it it spikes my blood sugar, but I have to avoid artificial sweeteners because they give me bad headaches.

    Stevia
    The powder is bonded to a carb.

    >:) or o:)

    Today I learned something disappointing :(

    Also my gummy multivitamins have 3 grams of carbs per serving. Should have noticed earlier :( If it's too good to be true...
  • esjones12
    esjones12 Posts: 1,363 Member
    7pm = dinner
    8am = organic tea with 1TBSP Bulletproof Brain Octane and a pinch of organic ground stevia leaves
    12:30pm = lunch

    Every day. Not hungry inbetween at all. Have stared having issues finishing my lunch actually. I used to put butter in the tea or just eat it on the side as Dave Aspry recommends....but I don't suffer from disaster pants, which is the main reason for using butter - and I find my stomach get less upset without butter.
  • RowdysLady
    RowdysLady Posts: 1,370 Member
    yeah, @Drawoc, I avoid gummies like the plague. The other day I picked up my B12 in a dissolvable by mistake. I'm popping about 7 pills in my mouth all at once and I taste 'berry'....WTH? Sugar filled berry flavored sublingual/buccal B12....sigh....

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