Day Three – Coffee for breakfast?

There are so many opinions on coffee and dieting. Personally I’m addicted (in the least possible way) to vending machine coffee for my breakfast (along with my MRP bar). Rest assured the machine uses skimmed milk and the coffee is on the vile tasting side but my morning just wouldn’t be the same without it.

So what effect will this have on my diet? Although caffeine is a stimulant and can increase your morning metabolism I doubt very much that the vending machine coffee I consume has nearly enough caffeine in it to make my lazy metabolism move an inch. In fact I’m 99% sure that the coffee I drink contains a minuscule amount of caffeine as fresh coffee with a full whack of caffeine over-stimulates my intestines … if you get what I mean! And that does not happen with vending machine coffee.

Caffeine may affect your insulin levels, in a good or bad way. This is all ‘ifs, buts and maybes’ so it really depends on your body and how it handles coffee/caffeine.

There’s a Doctor online who’s created a list of ‘Ten reasons why you should quit your coffee’. I can only assume this is all based on fresh, high quality coffee … rather than the nasty but good coffee from vending machines or instant.

To entice you to stick with your steaming cup of morning sunshine I’ve just discovered flavoured instant coffee only 2 calories a cup (not including milk etc)!

 

Beanies coffee is seriously good, I’ve got several of their instant coffees (they also do fresh ground) and the double chocolate and hazelnut flavours are yum! They infuse the bean before they make the coffee, so it full of flavour without the calories of syrups. FYI I’m not sponsored by them, they’re just a good low calorie treat which I can incorporate into my diet.

What low calorie treats have you added to your diet? Pop a comment below or drop me a line on Twitter!