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You've probably seen all the fuss over Bulletproof Coffee [3]: coffee mixed with grass-fed butter or ghee and coconut oil or MCT oil. It's supposed to boost energy and productivity, keep you satiated, and help with weight loss. But is this keto-friendly coffee drink really all it's cracked up to be?
As nutrition expert Amanda Meixner [4] wrote in an Instagram post, one cup of Bulletproof Coffee made with two tablespoons of grass-fed butter and one tablespoon of coconut oil is about 345 calories. That's as much as an entire's breakfast's worth of calories if you opt for two hard-boiled eggs, a piece of Ezekiel toast [5], 1/4 of an avocado, half a red pepper, two and a half cups of sautéed spinach, and a cup of black coffee.
"While Bulletproof Coffee is a fine choice to have in your nutrition routine, you definitely can't count that concoction as calorie-free," she wrote in her caption. She went on to explain that if you are replacing a high-calorie, highly processed breakfast (such as sugary cereal or a store-bought muffin) with bulletproof coffee, it may help you lose weight [6]. But if you prefer real food for the same amount of calories, you're better off sticking to the meal on the right and drinking your coffee black.