Ahh, the great coffee debate.
Some say (black) coffee is excellent to drink, provides tons of health benefits and helps you with weight loss by boosting your metabolism.
And then, of course, there’s the flip side where others say coffee’s a harmful stimulant that should be avoided at all costs and it actually hinders weight loss.
Ugh. Who’s right, who’s wrong?
Well, as with pretty much anything, you have to determine if coffee is good or bad for YOU.
How does it make you feel when you drink it?
How do you feel when you stop drinking it for an extended period of time?
And even in all that, is it really the coffee itself or is it what you’re adding to the coffee?
Well, despite the mixed messages about coffee, I love drinking coffee, have a cup every morning, and have seen no negative effects (that I know of) from doing so.
Anyway, I came across an article that gave some really good tips on making a cup-of-Joe the healthiest you could ever make it. Here’s a brief recap…
Tips To Make Coffee Healthy
- If possible, your coffee should be organic to eliminate or at least minimize pesticides.
- Choose a unbleached, unrefined sweetener over refined sugar.
- If you like using creamers, use creamers with as little ingredients as possible and definitely without hydrolyzed oils. Real cream (as in heavy cream), preferably organic from grass-fed cows, is a great option.
- Drinking coffee black is highly urged, though not the most flavorful choice for some. But you can add (real) vanilla extract, cinnamon, ginger, and other good-for-you flavor enhancers, if need be.
- Put about 1 tsp to 1 TBS of organic coconut oil into your coffee. Yeah, I know, but don’t knock it ’til you try it! Coconut oil has TONS of benefits and really makes for a nice cup of coffee when you add it.
Something else I’ve heard is that, darker roasts are less acidic and has a lower caffeine level than lighter roast coffees – although some argue that isn’t necessarily true.
Personally, I tend to go for a medium roast.
So, those are a few tips to make coffee a little healthier to drink. Hope you found them useful!
Here are a few additional articles you may find interesting & helpful:
