Can't Give Up Coffee? Here Are 7 Little Tricks To Make Your Daily Brew Healthier

You’ve probably tried several times switching to green tea and cutting down on caffeine, but a life without coffee seems plain horrendous.

One of the main reasons to get out of bed in the morning is the promise of freshly made coffee. Without this, we’re all unproductive monsters who find agony in the chilling sounds of incoming emails. This is coffee addiction.

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But rather than torturing ourselves with giving up our sanity-saver, we decided to seek out ways to “pimp” that morning cuppa with nutrition instead. Here are seven ways:

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Can't Give Up Coffee? Here Are 7 Little Tricks To Make Your Daily Brew Healthier

Do the sugar swap

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Say goodbye to refined sugars by substituting them with healthier options such as honey and cinnamon. Cinnamon helps boost metabolism and will give your daily brew a bit of a kick, while a teaspoon of manuka honey adds a layer of richness to coffee with milk. With that said, only stir in honey once your cup has cooled down a little.

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Use whole milk

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Unless you’re lactose intolerant, using whole milk instead of low-fat milk helps to keep you feeling full for a longer period of time.

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Or go dairy-free

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But of course, another way to make your coffee healthier is to ditch dairy altogether. There are tons of healthy yet tasty options including using almond milk or vanilla-flavoured soy milk.

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Moderation is key

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Reserve your coffees for the morning and try to switch to tea after 2pm. For the first few days it may feel like you’re climbing the mountain of doom on no energy, but that feeling will clear up in no time. Like most things, coffee only becomes unhealthy when we have too much of it.

There’s no need to ditch coffee completely.

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Combine your coffee and protein shakes

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You are about to read the secret to actually being excited for your 7am sweat session: add a cup of coffee to your protein shake. That’s right!

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Combine it with oatmeal

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Sounds gross, but hear us out. It’s a genius way to get your breakfast fix for a busy morning: Simply pour some leftover coffee into a jar of healthy oats and add some maple syrup or honey, before leaving it to chill overnight. It’s not only delicious, it also means you don’t have to scramble in the morning – just grab and go!

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Go for organic

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Start paying attention to where your coffee comes from. Like most foods, the quality and taste of coffee is heavily influenced by how it was produced and where it was grown. A coffee bean that was sprayed with an ocean of pesticides won’t taste as spectacular as the one that was grown in a seaside Colombian village, protected by a flock of parrots and nurtured by the sound of waves. Try to go for organic coffee brands.

Text: bauersyndication.com.au, Additional reporting: Elizabeth Liew

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