Bulletproof coffee

It's hard for people like eggs and I to get behind the absolute because here there are more non-hydrogenated brands on the self than the hydrogenated ones.

 

True, indeed there are many non-hydrogenated margarines on the market, but many of them still pale immensely in comparison to real butter in terms of healthfulness. Even many of these "healthy" margarines are highly processed and contain crap ingredients like GMO soy lecithin and preservatives. I will stick to real butter, but to each their own. There is absolutely nothing to fear from butter. The only reason margarine is even marketable is because people have been made to fear saturated fats.

 

that's punny.

 

I have stated the U.S. market in my posts because it has been the worst in terms of the widespread use of partially hydrogenated oils and lax regulations concerning unhealthy content over the decades compared with other countries.

Crisco shortening was one of the worst-ever processed oils and dates back to 1911. It started out as 100% partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil which is a cheap by-product and has a long shelf life. It was promoted heavily with the free Crisco cookbooks, which, of course, instructed people to use liberal amounts of Crisco shortening in every recipe. Like some margarine companies, Crisco eventually changed its formulation in 2007 away from partially hydrogenated oils because of the change in labeling laws in the U.S. requiring trans-fat content to be stated on the label.

BTW, Crisco is a contraction of the words 'crystallized cottonseed oil.'

The damage to people's health by consuming such products has already been done over the decades regardless of what some may perceive as a benevolent-motivated change that industry has made since labeling laws changed.

The younger, healthier portion of the population is the one that will be paying for the past unhealthy lifestyles of people, the profitable but unhealthy processed foods of industry, and the lax regulation by the government for decades when it knew better. This is already being seen in the way people in the U.S. are now being forced to purchase health insurance or face fines.

 

In the labelwatch website, notice how many margarines are now using soy lecithen. It's used because it has the creamy texture of the partially hydrogenated oils that are now being phased out. People trying to avoid soy are going to have a tougher time finding margarine without it.

http://www.labelwatch.com/prod_results.php?pid=361005

 

We shouldn't assume that the processed foodstuff replacements for partially hydrogenated oils are any better than what they replaced. Decades ago, people assumed that trans-fats weren't a problem.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/01/070116131545.htm

 

I prefer my coffee from McDonalds..I like to get 3 free refills each time

 

Plus you get fries with that.

 

.....and pre-salted chips! [for the colonial gits-FRIES]

 

How many orders?

 

Just one,PR..."keep the coffee coming".

 

Chips are thicker than Fries. I would not call those potato products from Mcdonalds anything other than 'Fries'...

 

Re: MCT oil. I am a bit concerned with the idea of an oil I have never heard of and is not traditional. Both butter and coconut oil are traditional. Although I am open to new ideas in general, when it comes to food I am very conservative.

Over the years, time and time again I have heard claims about some new wonder-food that turns out to be so wonderful after all.

 

As I said before, MCT oil is simply concentrated medium-chain triglycerides, such as what you will find in coconut oil, except whereas coconut oil is only around 63% MCT's, MCT oil is 100% MCT's. While I love coconut oil, MCT oil is actually superior when it comes to giving you increased energy and revving up your metabolic rate.

As far as I know, MCT oil isn't exactly new.

 

I KNOW that Odon. So does the rest of the chip-eating world.
I was doing that thing that so escapes you-namely 'humour'.

Go on-just to prove to us less analytical minds that you can - post a joke?

 

MCT oil dates back to the 1960s when it was used clinically as part of a ketogenic diet approach to treat neurodegenerative disorders.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketogenic_diet

 

This concoction is actually pretty decent

 

I have been adding ceylon cinnamon to mine lately, which really adds to the flavor.

 

I love doing this, on occasion.

 

What coffee beans do you use for yours??