which is healthier: butter or half and half (coffee, cream, tasty)

[nickerman]

I suppose fat being the main consideration here. I use butter in my coffee instead of half and half because I sort of assumed that they are the same thing but under a different physical form. How does their fat content compare?

[maggie2101]

Butter has more fat as it is made from heavy cream. Half and half is half cream and half milk.

[Missy2U]

According to google (first result), fat content of butter per tablespoon is 12 g. Fat content of 1/2 and 1/2 is 1.7 g. per tablespoon.

And they are nowhere NEAR the same thing.

[Dirt Grinder]

Originally Posted by nickerman

...I use butter in my coffee...

That just made my stomach turn.

[lubby]

Butter in coffee? Ugh!!! I hope your arteries aren't clogged. I am not a fan of half and half in coffee but used in moderation I'd rather put that in my coffee instead of butter.

[TabulaRasa]

Wasn't butter in coffee, i.e. the so-called "Bulletproof Coffee," the Trend of the Moment back a few months ago?

I'll skip it. But coffee with half & half is indeed my preference, though I'll drink it black as well.

[Kaphawoman]

I tried bulletproof coffee for a few days--mixed some unsalted, grass-fed butter and coconut oil into my coffee...it's actually tasty if you don't add too much. The higher caloric content kept me fuller longer, but I prefer the taste of cream or milk in my coffee.

[TabulaRasa]

I don't like milk (or nondairy creamer) in my coffee, but half and half, light cream, or heavy cream is great.

[Miss Hepburn]

Originally Posted by Kaphawoman

I tried bulletproof coffee for a few days--mixed some unsalted, grass-fed butter and coconut oil into my coffee...it's actually tasty if you don't add too much. The higher caloric content kept me fuller longer, but I prefer the taste of cream or milk in my coffee.

Yes, reading ''Keto Clarity" I did the coconut oil in coffee and WOOWW...I could go 5-6 hrs
with no food and have SO much mental clarity, no hunger...and I used to be hypoglycemic...so I really can sense any loss of energy, and mental clarity since
the brain uses glucose...but it likes fat better!!

In Keto Clarity the author will go out for a steak (no carbs at all) and each
bite eat a pad of butter on the steak...he has lost weight and all his numbers are back down to normal.

[Amelorn]

Coconut oil is a bottled heart attack.

Half-and-half, for most people, will be better than butter. One can very liberally apply a lot of butter, but most are stingier with half-and-half (cost?).