Can you make bulletproof coffee without butter
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Can you make bulletproof coffee without butter?
Coffee has become an essential part of our lifestyle for the past few years. Many of us are addicted to having morning coffee, while some like to have coffee throughout the day. Bulletproof coffee is the replacement for breakfast for the people who want to lose fat. Bulletproof coffee is a drink consisting of freshly brewed coffee, grass-fed unsalted butter, and medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) oil. These three components make up a perfectly smooth and delicious cup of coffee. It is famous among the people with a low-carb and high-fat diet. A low carb diet leads to fat loss by ketosis and provides enough energy to last through a second meal of the day.
Butter has a key role in making bulletproof coffee, but some people do not like butter. So, the question arises, can we make bulletproof coffee without butter. Vegan bulletproof coffee is the answer to this question. Butter can be replaced without losing the benefits of bulletproof coffee by adding the following ingredients to your coffee, instead of butter.
Use Extra Virgin Organic Coconut Oil:
Normally, we use half coconut oil and half butter, but we can make bulletproof coffee by only using coconut oil with zero amount of butter. Do not just use any of the coconut oils. Use organic and extra virgin coconut oil. This oil is cold-pressed; therefore nutrient value is retained. Other coconut oils are processed with pesticides, high temperatures, and bleaching agents that destroy the natural nutrients.
Add Some Non-Dairy Milk to Make it Extra Frothy:
When blended the incredible extra frothy texture in bulletproof coffee comes from butter, but it can be replaced by using non-dairy milk. Unsweetened version of non-dairy milk is recommended since added sugars prove to cast a bad impression.
Recipe for vegan bulletproof coffee:
Ingredients:
- Organic coffee of choice
- Use 1 tbsp of organic, extra virgin coconut oil
- 1-2 tbsp of non-dairy unsweetened milk (unsweetened almond milk is preferred)
- Ground or alcohol-free vanilla extract, if desired
- Stevia for healthy sweetening
- 1 tbsp of raw cacao or cinnamon if desired
Directions:
- First, brew your coffee well.
- Add your ingredients along with hot coffee in a blender. Even a small blender can effectively work.
- To make it frothy, mix the ingredients perfectly, and blend it for 30 seconds, at least.
- Pour it gently to your coffee mug and enjoy it with your keto diet.
Health Benefits of Bulletproof Coffee without Butter:
Bulletproof coffee without has many health benefits, including liver disease, Parkinson’s disease, and type 2 diabetes. Having a cup of coffee in the morning improves mental activity and increases alertness, awakening, and focus. It starts a metabolic state in the body known as ketosis that helps to burn more fat instead of carbohydrates. Bulletproof coffee without butter can be used as a snack or morning drink in people who are on ketogenic dieting. It can maintain weight in people with healthy weight and can help to lose weight in obese people.[1]
Bulletproof coffee also helps to lower levels of glucose in the blood and increase the sensitivity of insulin in target tissues. These effects can be beneficial in person with type 2 diabetes. It can also reduce the risk of heart diseases.
Bulletproof coffee with butter or without butter can help to reduce hunger in the morning. Adding butter or coconut oil or both in your coffee can make you feel less hungry. Everyone has different metabolic activity, but some people may still feel hungry in the morning if they have not eaten a meal for breakfast.[2]
Side Effects of Bulletproof Coffee without Butter:
Apart from the benefits of bulletproof coffee without butter, it also has hazardous effects on the health of a person.
Bulletproof coffee without butter is very low in nutrients. Obese people can have one cup of this coffee in the morning as it contains a high amount of fats, but it is very low in other essential nutrients. It can reduce appetite, which means you are replacing your morning meal with low nutrient coffee, and further reducing your appetite, for the next meal. Coconut oil that is added to bulletproof coffee without butter contains some butyrate, conjugated linoleic acid, and vitamins K2, and vitamin A. These items are processed and refined fats and vitamins with no essential nutrients. If a person eats three meals in a day, replacing one meal (breakfast) with Bulletproof coffee without butter, it will probably reduce your total nutrient intake by about one-third.
Bulletproof coffee has a high amount of saturated fats. It may have negative effects on the body’s cholesterol levels. If you are suffering from some cardiovascular disorder, you should limit your intake of bulletproof coffee with or without butter. High doses of butter or coconut oil may be harmful to the body.[3]
References
[1] Lacroix, E., Charest, A., Cyr, A., Baril-Gravel, L., Lebeuf, Y., Paquin, P., Chouinard, P. Y., Couture, P., & Lamarche, B. (2012). Randomized controlled study of the effect of a butter naturally enriched in trans fatty acids on blood lipids in healthy women. The American journal of clinical nutrition, 95(2), 318–325. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.111.023408
[2] Cornelis M. C. (2019). The Impact of Caffeine and Coffee on Human Health. Nutrients, 11(2), 416. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11020416
[3] Poole, R., Kennedy, O. J., Roderick, P., Fallowfield, J. A., Hayes, P. C., & Parkes, J. (2017). Coffee consumption and health: umbrella review of meta-analyses of multiple health outcomes. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 359, j5024. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j5024