More about Bulletproof Coffee ....MCT oils

Today was Day #1 of Bulletproof Coffee for breakfast.  The recipe:  2 cups Upgraded Coffee, 2 tbsp grass-fed butter and up to 2 tbsp of Upgraded MCT Oils. Blend together and serve.   I started the morning with only 1 tbsp of MCT oils, but went ahead with the full 2 tbsp of butter.

Flavor:  I'm used to sugar in my coffee..this was a little bitter, but not awful.  I went ahead and added a tbsp of unsweetened cocoa to mine to make an Upgraded Mocha.  Tomorrow I might try adding vanilla for a sugar-free "sweetener."  It didn't taste oily or greasy, like I thought it might.  The "texture" is similar to having a little bit of cream in your coffee.

My husband, the coffee "snob" said it was good.  He didn't want chocolate in his.   He thinks the coffee tasted creamy and it was full-bodied.  He says the coffee is as good as any he's tried.  While he's still trying to wrap his head around the idea of butter in his coffee, he says the taste was not in the least offensive.

I decided to try this Bulletproof Coffee thing after listening to the inventor's talk on The Gluten Summit.  Today, I did a little research on MCT Oils to see why it is they are included in this recipe.

MCT oil (Medium Chain Triglycerides) are a type of dietary fat that has been found to have a number of health benefits.  Here is a summary of what I found out from the Nutrition Review article:

1.  MCTs help lower blood glucose.
2.  MCTs help increase metabolism.
3.  MCTs help control appetite.
4.  MCTs may help reduce the incidence of autoimmune disease.
5.  MCTs help provide more energy.
6.  MCTs act as antioxidants, possibly reducing the risk of atherosclerosis.
7.  MCTs can help rebuild muscle after workouts.
8.  MCTs have fewer calories than other fats.

Besides this upgraded MCT oil that I bought, you can get MCTs from butter and from coconut oil.  This Upgraded MCT oil is supposed to be six times more concentrated in MCTs than coconut oil.

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Quick update:  my husband is diabetic.  He checked his blood sugar before and after the coffee.  His blood glucose dropped 10 points!  Coffee with cream usually raises it.

I do not know if the effect would be the same for someone who is not diabetic.   The inventor of this recipe claims it will prevent the sugar lows, so perhaps the effect is more one of stabilizing versus just lowering.  I did get hungry after 4 hours and a 30 minute workout, but I don't think that would be unusual.