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For some reason, I have never taken to hot coffee. Hot chocolate is fine, but something about the way hot coffee tastes doesn't appeal to me. I don't hate it, but am not drawn to it either.
I do like iced coffee, coffee cake, coffee candies, coffee ice cream, and Vietnamese 4-short iced coffee, and I like the mocha smoothies at Costco.
I've heard about many benefits of coffee and was wondering if you all think they outweigh the potential harm?
It's a learned taste, plain-coffee that is. Most people never really develop a liking for just coffee, because they are drinking things like coffee-milkshakes/crappuchinos from Starbucks and similar.
I drink black coffee with nothing added. I have been drinking it like this for a long time, the taste grows on you.
If you want a hot beverage, there are plenty of others to choose from, and if you want caffeine, other sources exist as well.
I love coffee, always have. It wasn't an acquired taste. I dislike sweetened coffee, and coffee with non dairy creamer. I don't care for it with milk. Either heavy cream, half and half, or straight black.
All I know about the cons is that after mid-life, it's not recommended, because the caffeine leaches calcium from your bones. Women especially have trouble maintaining bone density after 55 or 60, so caffeine is contra-indicated. I don't know if non-caf coffee's ok at that age.
Excess caffeine can also contribute to exacerbating breast cysts; women who have cystic breast tissue are typically recommended caffeine cutbacks as symptom treatment.
In certain pregnancies, caffeine is limited due to potential risk of preterm labor.
Most medical contraindications regarding coffee have to do with caffeine concentration, specifically.
If you want a hot beverage, there are plenty of others to choose from, and if you want caffeine, other sources exist as well.
I love coffee, always have. It wasn't an acquired taste. I dislike sweetened coffee, and coffee with non dairy creamer. I don't care for it with milk. Either heavy cream, half and half, or straight black.
totally agree. I have always loved my morning coffee, and yes, with cream. For those who don't, there are lots of other choices. Our oldest granddaughter get her caffeine from her Dr Pepper each morning. Some like hot tea, or even hot boulone. I can think of lots of drinks that can replace coffee for those who do not enjoy it. are noterbh
I did not like coffee until I was in my 30s. I prefer dark roast, and either plain black or with a bit of real cream or some coconut oil blended in (blended coconut oil makes it like a latte - I like the latte "texture"). I despise sweetened coffee.
I started out in high school drinking it in the morning after late nights with a decent amount of milk and sugar. After college, I had my first "good" cup of coffee and that changed everything. Pre-ground coffee sitting in the fridge for weeks that's run through a cheap coffee maker , then sat on a hot plate needs every bit of milk and sugar it can get. Fresh ground coffee made correctly, needs nothing and is delicious. It's night and day.
I have one cup in the morning most days and MAYBE with a dessert at a holiday meal.
When I was younger I hated coffee! Didn't like the taste at all! After my second child my husband suggested I try coffee with a flavored creamer or as he likes to say " a little coffee with my creamer"! Lol. I put so much creamer in it that it's white! I especially like the cold specialty coffees that are about a 1000 calories, but I try to only have them as a treat
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