You might be surprised to learn that adding butter to your coffee could help you lose weight, according to some studies.
But don’t start piling chunks of Lurpak into your latte just yet – there are rules to this.
Butter in coffee isn’t a new trend, but it’s become more popular recently thanks to fitness influencers promoting a high-fat, low-carb diet.
This practice has been around for hundreds of years and is still common in places like Ethiopia, Yemen, parts of India, Singapore, Vietnam, Tibet and many other countries.
In parts of Scandinavia, particularly Finland and Sweden, they have Kaffeost. This involves putting cubes of cheese called leipajuusto into coffee.
Adding dairy to coffee isn’t new, but many people have reported health benefits from having a buttery cup of joe.
Here are some of the most well-known health benefits of adding butter to your coffee:
Better energy levels
The mix of caffeine from coffee and fats from butter gives a steady release of energy, avoiding the spike and crash often linked with regular coffee drinking.
Less hunger
The high-fat content can make you feel fuller, helping to reduce overall calorie intake for those trying to lose weight.
This can be especially helpful for people following intermittent fasting or ketogenic diets.
Butter can help those on a ketogenic diet stay in ketosis, where the body uses fat instead of carbs for energy. It’s also packed with vitamins A, E and K2, which are good for your health.
Making butter coffee isn’t as simple as it sounds. You should use one tablespoon of unsalted, high-quality butter and add it to a mug of filtered black coffee.
If you like your coffee frothy, use a milk frother. Adding milk is optional.
Butter can be found in most local supermarkets or online. Asda British Unsalted Butter costs £1.69 and Sainsbury’s Farmhouse Butter costs £2.40.
