A year ago, I would wake up and have coffee and Coke. I would get my caffeine from a cold drink and a hot drink all at once. Mainly, I don't like super hot coffee. I let it cool for about fifteen minutes before I start drinking it. I'm not alone in thinking coffee is too hot. That's one of the main reasons most people I know drink their coffee with cream.
I prefer my coffee black, so I let it cool down instead of adding creamer to cool it down instantly. I know people who add a little cold water to their coffee as well, but I don't like to dilute it.
On a low carb/sugar diet, it's okay to have black coffee. You just can't add sugar or creamer to it. From what I've read, coffee, by itself, is a great way to give your metabolism a kick. Personally, since I started eating better, I have noticed that coffee doesn't affect me the same way it used to. Maybe I'm not drinking as much or maybe it is another of the changes that have occurred in my body.
Coffee used to mess with my stomach if I drank it on an empty stomach. It seemed to increase the intensity of my hunger. Since I've gotten rid of a lot of those hunger feelings, I don't notice this affect so much.
If you must add something to your coffee, I highly suggest MCT oil. It's pretty expensive but it is great on Keto and tastes great in coffee. I would describe it as making coffee smooth. A twenty or so ounce bottle of MCT oil runs about $20 in my area, but it only takes a tablespoon full or so in your coffee. MCT oil is a great source of fat calories in your Keto diet. Getting the fat percentage into your diet seems to be one of the biggest challenges to the Keto diet. Adding MCT oil to your coffee goes a long way at solving this problem.
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