More Ways to Drink Your Coffee on a Keto Diet
With the growing popularity of the Keto diet, it’s a relief coffee is one drink that can stay in your daily diet.
How do you prepare your coffee so it fits a low-carb, Keto routine? After the success of our previous post "Keto Diet and Instant Coffee" we decided to give you a few more tips on how to prepare your coffee or instant coffee for your Keto daily intake.
Recap: What is Keto Diet?
A Keto diet, short for Ketogenic, is a type of low-carb and high fat diet. With this diet, certain foods are either limited or cut out completely. Followers typically cut out foods like grains or rice, candy, and sugary drinks, and cut down on foods like potatoes and fruit. The goal of the low carb and high fat diet is to put the body into ketosis.
Ketosis is a state in which the body uses fat, rather than sugar or glucose, as its main energy source. People following the diet aim to stay on their Keto routine throughout the day, including during your breakfast.
Coffee on a Keto Diet
Luckily for everyone, although the keto diet may seem strict, there is no need to give up your daily cup of coffee. (If you work out, you can also read about coffee and exercise in our previous blog.) The trick is paying attention to what goes into your cup, since add-ins like sugar, milk and sweetened creamers bring carbs with them.
6 Ways to Make Your Coffee Low Carb & Fit Your Keto Routine
Drink black coffee
Black or plain coffee is the simplest option for those on the Keto diet, because there’s no added sugar or cream. According to Mayo Clinic, a plain cup of brewed coffee has less than 5 calories and no fat. To elevate your black coffee, try quality instant coffee made with 100% single-origin Arabica beans for an easy, but delicious caffeine fix.
Use Keto creamer
Many people on the Keto diet skip regular milk because it contains lactose, which is a sugar. Instead, there are plenty of cream or milk options for your coffee if you don’t like drinking it plain! You can use heavy cream, almond milk, or Keto creamers that are almond milk or coconut milk based.
Include MCT oil
MCT stands for medium chain triglycerides, a type of fat. It’s a popular add-in among Keto fans and a classic ingredient in butter coffee (see the recipe below).
Use grass-fed butter
This type of butter is made from cows that graze primarily on grass. Although butter in coffee may seem weird, it gives your instant coffee a rich, creamy texture, and it’s the base of the popular butter coffee recipe below.
Make your own coffee
One of the best ways to keep up the Keto diet and make sure your coffee is low-carb is to make your own coffee. This is to ensure you know exactly what is going into your cup, and it effectively avoids all the extra additives that can come with your coffee when buying from a cafe or coffee chain. One of the easiest ways to make your coffee on-the-go is with instant coffee! It’s real coffee, and it saves you from having to rely on buying coffee from shops when you’re in a rush. Take hot water with you in a coffee tumbler and a packet of instant coffee. Mix it when you need your caffeine fix.
Use sugar-free syrups/non-sugar sweeteners
If you’re having trouble cutting out all sugar from your diet, there are sugar alternatives for those who need their coffee sweet. There are sugar-free syrups and non-sugar sweeteners available for those who need to feed their sweet tooth but without the actual sugar. However, it is important to read labels and ingredients to make sure a sweetener fits your plan.
Butter Coffee Keto Recipe With Instant Coffee
If you’re still having trouble figuring out the best coffee for you while on the Keto diet, here is one recipe made with Waka Coffee’s instant coffee that you can try!
- Boil water in a kettle for one mug (8-10 FL oz).
- Pour out coffee from a Waka Coffee instant coffee packet into the mug (0.1oz of coffee) and add the boiling water.
- Stir for a few seconds until fully dissolved.
- Add 1-2 tablespoons grass-fed butter, 1 tablespoon MCT oil and use a frother to mix all ingredients with the coffee (alternatively, you can mix all together in a blender) until smooth.
- Serve hot (but drinkable) and enjoy!
Use our instant coffee for your Keto diet. Try it here.
This article is for general information only and isn't medical or nutritional advice. If you have questions about caffeine, your diet or a health condition, talk to your doctor.
