Switched from coffee to green tea!
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You cut 18% cream for the nutritional benefits, meanwhile I'm switching from low fat to full fat dairy for the same reason.
I'm not sure why you think cream is fattening. It's no more fattening than your Makuna honey. I'd actually say that calorie for calorie, cream is less fattening than honey because fat is more sating than carbohydrates.
Dietary fat does not equal body fat.
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I love green tea but I drink a lot of other teas also.
Black tea is my go to. I love the caffeine kick.3 -
Not that WebMD is a wonderful source, but it's better than Mercola and Axe, which were the two others that came up when I googled Manuka Honey.
On a positive note, Manuka honey is much more beneficial to apply to a burn than white sugar, so there's that.
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/manuka-honey-medicinal-uses#1
I have a cup of coffee in the morning with a little milk and chocolate powder, and a cup of mint green tea at night, so win-win!8 -
Good for you finding something you like! I've tried several times to cut out coffee and I have a hard time (I like too much cram and sugar as well). Many of the comments just make it seem like each poster is trying to prove how smart they are to people they don't even know by trying to find some kind of fault with your post. I don't know why people do that. It's silly.15
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jaimestewart1980 wrote: »
Actually, there’s no difference at all. Your body doesn’t know what “Manuka” is and doesn’t care how much you paid for that “high grade” honey. It sees simple carbs coming in, and it processes them just like it processes any other source of simple carbs.jaimestewart1980 wrote: »I should mention that I use a high grade Manuka honey so there is quite a big difference between that and white sugar.
If you think there is no difference between Manuka honey and white sugar that's too bad. It seems all you are looking at is carbs when there is so much more involved.
I am actually really wondering about this, what else is there that's involved that makes manuka honey a good choice? I personally like Blackstrap Molasses as a sweetener but that's because it has 20% calcium and 20% iron in a Tablespoon serving and also has potassium, so it's a little better nutritionally than other sweeteners I've found.1 -
This has to be a Troll post. Or else....4
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emmydoodles83 wrote: »jaimestewart1980 wrote: »
Actually, there’s no difference at all. Your body doesn’t know what “Manuka” is and doesn’t care how much you paid for that “high grade” honey. It sees simple carbs coming in, and it processes them just like it processes any other source of simple carbs.jaimestewart1980 wrote: »I should mention that I use a high grade Manuka honey so there is quite a big difference between that and white sugar.
If you think there is no difference between Manuka honey and white sugar that's too bad. It seems all you are looking at is carbs when there is so much more involved.
I am actually really wondering about this, what else is there that's involved that makes manuka honey a good choice? I personally like Blackstrap Molasses as a sweetener but that's because it has 20% calcium and 20% iron in a Tablespoon serving and also has potassium, so it's a little better nutritionally than other sweeteners I've found.
It's down to the MGO.
May benefit infections but research is limited.0 -
suzannesimmons3 wrote: »RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »emmydoodles83 wrote: »jaimestewart1980 wrote: »
Actually, there’s no difference at all. Your body doesn’t know what “Manuka” is and doesn’t care how much you paid for that “high grade” honey. It sees simple carbs coming in, and it processes them just like it processes any other source of simple carbs.jaimestewart1980 wrote: »I should mention that I use a high grade Manuka honey so there is quite a big difference between that and white sugar.
If you think there is no difference between Manuka honey and white sugar that's too bad. It seems all you are looking at is carbs when there is so much more involved.
I am actually really wondering about this, what else is there that's involved that makes manuka honey a good choice? I personally like Blackstrap Molasses as a sweetener but that's because it has 20% calcium and 20% iron in a Tablespoon serving and also has potassium, so it's a little better nutritionally than other sweeteners I've found.
It's down to the MGO.
May benefit infections but research is limited.
And isn't that usually when it's topically applied
Both that and internally for the likes of h pylori.
Little evidence to show that it can survive your stomach acid though.0 -
Again, everyone is concentrating on one aspect or another of this switch and I look at it as a cumulative gain in variables. I didn't like what coffee the way I like it was doing for my health, personally. I feel I made the better choice. Whatever works for you. I love coffee but I made a change for my personal plan and I like what I see. Everyone should be more concerned with sticking to their plan for change and not knocking others.11
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jaimestewart1980 wrote: »Again, everyone is concentrating on one aspect or another of this switch and I look at it as a cumulative gain in variables. I didn't like what coffee the way I like it was doing for my health, personally. I feel I made the better choice. Whatever works for you. I love coffee but I made a change for my personal plan and I like what I see. Everyone should be more concerned with sticking to their plan for change and not knocking others.
Hey my question was honest and legit, I really want to know the studied benefits of Manuka honey over others. If they are proven and beneficial I might want to add it to my coffee......sorry I hate tea.4 -
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.4 -
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
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jaimestewart1980 wrote: »Again, everyone is concentrating on one aspect or another of this switch and I look at it as a cumulative gain in variables. I didn't like what coffee the way I like it was doing for my health, personally. I feel I made the better choice. Whatever works for you. I love coffee but I made a change for my personal plan and I like what I see. Everyone should be more concerned with sticking to their plan for change and not knocking others.
Unfortunately, you also saidjaimestewart1980 wrote: »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.
You recommended everyone cut out coffee, mentioning that cutting out white sugar is nutritionally beneficial and that coffee doesn't count as water but green tea does. Most of the responses are responding to that in particular.
It's great that you made a change that is making you feel better! We do however like to point out incorrect info so newbies don't go chasing their tails. If you were a friend of mine, I would tell you to ditch the special honey, it's health benefits are being touted to wring extra money out of people. But if you have the money to spend, do what you think you need to do. Coffee has some great health benefits too, and it's pretty easy to get enough water without worrying about whether my coffee counts or not, so I feel like my morning cuppa fits perfectly in my healthy lifestyle.
Did you try the green tea without honey? It can be an acquired taste for some, but it's really a lovely flavor. I actually prefer it with mint rather than any extra sweetness, taste-wise :drinker:10 -
I made a recommendation as a layman.Take it or leave it. I'm not pouring green tea down anyone's throat. Enjoy your coffee, black or however you please.11
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I certainly didn't say I was a doctor or a professional giving a recommendation. Do people feel threatened by recommendations these days?..... And yes that's a rhetorical question so please no tangent thread about butthurt feelings because I will not waste my time on that dialogue.11
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if i stop drinking coffee, i start killing people.
tempting as that may be, coffee it is.6 -
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
You have to mix it well. I put it in a glass blender (glass because of the heat). Still, I will acknowledge that some protein powder usually settles before I drink it all. It usually takes about 1.5-2 hrs. to drink 30 oz. coffee and 1 scoop protein powder.0 -
black coffee w/ cinnamon is my stuff. some soy milk if i'm out at a coffee shop and feeling wild. or a cappuccino.2
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