Today I Tried Coffee With Butter In It....

Score! It kept me away from the Paczkis!

I was talking about this on yesterday's show. Apparently putting butter in your coffee is a thing now, and it's supposed to help you lose weight and keep you focused.

Here's how you make it:

Brew 2 cups of coffee
Put brewed coffee in blender with 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter and 1 to 2 tablespoons of coconut oil.
Blend
Pour
Drink

Part of the idea of this there are no carbs, it keeps you full, and gives you energy.

At first I found it to not taste bad, it was actually much smoother on my stomach than regular black coffee. I had no doubt I would get energy, but would I be jittery since I drank the coffee on an empty stomach? No.

Shortly after drinking my new buttery beverage I took off for my morning class at GRCC. I noticed I wasn't as groggy as I typically am at my 9 a.m. class. Remember I had not eaten any food, but I couldn't tell. I did not feel like I was running on an empty stomach at all.

From GRCC I came downtown to the station, and remembered it's Fat Tuesday! Loads and loads of Paczkis in the break room. I walked in, looked at the amazingly sweet Godly pieces of pastry and turned away. I had no desire to eat any. My brain wanted them, but my stomach said, "nope, not now." Keep in mind this was at 10:30 a.m. and I drank my coffee at 7:15 a.m., that's over 3 hours. (EDIT: I had a banana around noon). I finally caved around 1:30 p.m., but felt totally full from just one.

Verdict

Undecided. I don't like the idea of trading in the nutritious breakfast I typically eat for a breakfast with literally NO nutrition. I normally put down 3 eggs, toast and a couple tangerines around 7 a.m., but that doesn't hold me over as long. I've also noticed when I eat that meal, drink coffee, and head to class I'm pretty lethargic.

What I do like is that the coffee is only 400 calories, and has ZERO carbs. So, I'm breaking even on calories, winning on carbs and energy, and losing on nutrition.

Today I Tried Coffee With Butter In It….