I like a cup of coffee – Cappuccino preferably.
Since watching “Cowspiracy” drinking regular milk from the carton to froth for my Cappuccino is not an option anymore. Milk also has a negative effect on polyphenols, the good antioxidants in coffee. It makes them less likely to be absorbed.
Therefore I started making my own almond milk. It worked, it tastes good, but it’s pretty expensive (200g of almonds cost about USD 5.5 in Sri Lanka) and it takes planning – from start to finish you need two days of preparation before you can enjoy the milk. Apart from that it tends to separate when heated and can hardly be frothed – so, all in all not a great alternative!
I didn’t want to give up coffee entirely!
Caffeine actually has many health benefits:
- regulates your insulin sensitivity
- blocks inflammation to the brain
That’s when I remembered our favourite restaurant in Unawatuna, Bedspace, offered Bulletproof Coffee on their menu…
So how do you make Bulletproof Coffee?
- Brew hot coffee.
- Using a blender, blend in
– 2 tablespoons unsalted, grass-fed butter,
– 2 tablespoons of C8 MCT oil or regular coconut oil,
– a pinch of ground cinnamon,
– a few drops of organic vanilla extract and
– stevia or wild honey to enhance the taste. - Blend for a few seconds.
- Enjoy.
That sounds like a fairly easy procedure. Not time consuming at all, even faster then my old habit of heating up regular milk, frothing etc.
To get grass-fed butter in Sri Lanka was a problem. I don’t know where you live, but you might be facing the same problem…
Then I found out that Anchor butter from New Zealand is pretty much only made from grass-fed cows. It’s not 100%, so they can’t advertise it on the label – still, good enough for me.
What are the benefits of Bulletproof coffee?
- When you switch out your milk for butter in your coffee, you get 3.4 times more antioxidants
- Butter contains butyric acid, which lowers inflamation and heals your gut.
Not convinced yet?
- A study on rats found that coffee combined with a high fat diet, led to decreases in body weight, fat and liver triglycerides
- Adding fat to your coffee helps you reach ketosis.
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