Coffee.. good or bad?

Taskcr
Taskcr Posts: 25
edited October 4 in Food and Nutrition
This is the one thing I drink on a daily basis that I don'tknow.. I record the creamer calories. .but Is coffee good or bad? Is there any nutritional value?
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  • alyssa92982
    alyssa92982 Posts: 1,093 Member
    i dont think there is too much harm besides possible dehydration with it and of coarse the creamer. i drink 3 cups a day to keep me going because i work 3rd shift. just watch how much creamer you use and drink some water throughout the day too.
  • wackynunu
    wackynunu Posts: 103
    If coffee is wrong, I don't want to be right. I just make sure to log it.
  • wadesha
    wadesha Posts: 351 Member
    If coffee is wrong, I don't want to be right. I just make sure to log it.

    lol I agree
  • Ephena
    Ephena Posts: 610 Member
    There's been some stuff in the paper lately (at least where I am, you might google) about the health benefits of coffee. Especially in women. I think it' a couple of calories per cup (like 2 or 3) so if you like it why not drink it?
  • krisvtx8777
    krisvtx8777 Posts: 163
    Did I read that right....Coffee and Bad in the same sentence? :wink:

    I love coffee, have to have my ONE large cup every morning, unfortunately my creamer sets me back 70 calories, but some things are just WORTH it! It's my one vice!
  • jennajava
    jennajava Posts: 2,176 Member
    This is the one thing I drink on a daily basis that I don'tknow.. I record the creamer calories. .but Is coffee good or bad? Is there any nutritional value?

    it's like 5 cals per cup
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Coffee does NOT dehydrate. I really wish that myth would go away. It's full of antioxidants, and it's damn good for you.
  • killerqueen17
    killerqueen17 Posts: 536 Member
    I heard recently that darker roasts actually have some mild health benefits. For the average, healthy adult, coffee causes no problems that I'm aware of-- just don't drink so much that it makes you jittery!! The creamer and sugar is where the calories come from-- Black coffee has 0 calories.
  • capriciousmoon
    capriciousmoon Posts: 1,263 Member
    It's fine and even good for you, unless you overdo it or add a lot of things you don't really need to.
  • SuperKatie
    SuperKatie Posts: 94 Member
    I just read a magazine article that coffee is pretty good for you. Has antioxidants. They say just to make sure to limit it.
  • bandsmartin
    bandsmartin Posts: 1
    coffee is ok...I have been told that for every cup of coffee you drink you should counter it with an extra 8oz glass of water on top of the 8 glasses you are already drinking...try decaf it can be included in your 8- 8oz glasses of water
  • graysmom2005
    graysmom2005 Posts: 1,882 Member
    If coffee is wrong, I don't want to be right. I just make sure to log it.

    lol I agree
    HAHA. Yes!! I love my coffee and I use up calories on peppermint mocha creamer every morning and it's TOTALLY WORTH IT. I love coffee...I may have one right now. :-D
  • Espressocycle
    Espressocycle Posts: 2,245 Member
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    GOOOOOOOD!
  • marywilsoncline
    marywilsoncline Posts: 301 Member
    I can't imagine why it would be bad. Its just coffee beans and water except for the creamer and sugar. Just go light on those two things and as long as you log the calories from them you'll be ok. I always have heard if ya drink a cup before a meal you'll feel fuller faster wether thats true or not. But I do believe Dr. Oz has said coffee is actually good. I know I can't live without it :) Dr. Oz has also said just here recently that real sugar is better for ya than the artificial sweetners, just thought I'd pass that along.
  • victoriaftw
    victoriaftw Posts: 13
    coffee is very harmful to the body. even decaf isn't great for you. Coffee is highly acidic. Highly acidic foods (not to be confused with the acid in citrus foods) produce fat cells in order to keep the acid away from your body organs. Also, keep in mind that we import coffee beans from other countries where they use harmful insecticides (such as DD7) that even WE don't allow in the US.

    Maybe you could try herbal organic tea to start your day instead? :)
  • Taskcr
    Taskcr Posts: 25
    Thanks so much everybody! :o)
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    I will give up potato chips, I will give up ice cream, but I will cut a b*tch who tries to take away my coffee...
  • Hmrjmr1
    Hmrjmr1 Posts: 1,106 Member
    There is research going on that indicates coffee may be a preventative for Dementia like Alzhiemers. Early yet but mice studies indicate that approx 40oz of black coffee per day may forestall and even regress early stages of Alzhiemers.
  • Taskcr
    Taskcr Posts: 25
    coffee is very harmful to the body. even decaf isn't great for you. Coffee is highly acidic. Highly acidic foods (not to be confused with the acid in citrus foods) produce fat cells in order to keep the acid away from your body organs. Also, keep in mind that we import coffee beans from other countries where they use harmful insecticides (such as DD7) that even WE don't allow in the US.

    Maybe you could try herbal organic tea to start your day instead? :)


    OH MY!
  • Unwrapping_Candy
    Unwrapping_Candy Posts: 487 Member
    Good and bad. Cheers!
  • dchss80
    dchss80 Posts: 25
    i hope it isnt because i had a small cup this morning, but i logged the coffee the creamer and the 2 splenda packets
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    Depends, cheap coffee tastes like butt, good coffee tastes excellent!

    Coffee has antioxidants in it, you can do a google search for health benefits.
  • myshell26
    myshell26 Posts: 113
    Coffee is good for you. Just try to limit it to 2 cups per day unless you go decaf (which is an abomination unless you have some medical issue where you can't drink caffeine).
  • 99clmsntgr
    99clmsntgr Posts: 777 Member
    First off, my morning zombie self says "coffee good....uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...coffee.."

    Second, I think it depends on which study you read as to the health benefits/detractors of coffee. Some claim it dehydrates, others say there's no evidence of that. If you like it, drink it. If you don't, don't. If you're worried the creamer is too many calories, drink it black (like I do).
  • victoriaftw
    victoriaftw Posts: 13
    and also, as marywilsoncline said before me, all natural sugar IS much MUCH better for you than artificial sweeteners!! Artificial sweeteners are nothing but man-made chemicals, you don't want that in your body! (some people actually get SICK because their bodies produce POISON from artificial sweetener! low cals or poison? don't pick the poison!)

    some great alternatives for sugar are:

    RAW sugar

    Molasses

    Beet sugar

    Stevia Plant
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    Depends, cheap coffee tastes like butt, good coffee tastes excellent!
  • IronmanPanda
    IronmanPanda Posts: 2,083 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/377302-coffee-good-or-bad?page=2#posts-5149169
  • rileamoyer
    rileamoyer Posts: 2,412 Member
    All I know is I drink lots of coffee, the vice I won't give up. No bad side effects for me, I just drink plenty of water.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    coffee is very harmful to the body. even decaf isn't great for you. Coffee is highly acidic. Highly acidic foods (not to be confused with the acid in citrus foods) produce fat cells in order to keep the acid away from your body organs. Also, keep in mind that we import coffee beans from other countries where they use harmful insecticides (such as DD7) that even WE don't allow in the US.

    Maybe you could try herbal organic tea to start your day instead? :)

    Um, what? Absolutely false. For ones thing, coffee has a pH of 5, which is very mildly acidic, the acids in citrus are much stronger. Heck, the acid in your stomach is WAY more acidic than coffee. Who told you this nonsense?
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    and also, as marywilsoncline said before me, all natural sugar IS much MUCH better for you than artificial sweeteners!! Artificial sweeteners are nothing but man-made chemicals, you don't want that in your body! (some people actually get SICK because their bodies produce POISON from artificial sweetener! low cals or poison? don't pick the poison!)

    some great alternatives for sugar are:

    RAW sugar

    Molasses

    Beet sugar

    Stevia Plant

    ... Beet sugar, molasses, and RAW sugar are just sugar, not alternatives to sugar. What are you talking about?
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