Posts tagged 'butter in coffee'

Quite recently a new trend has emerged which is to add butter and coconut oil to coffee. This may sound strange but it has roots in ancient buddhist monasteries where Tibetan monks would add yak butter to their black tea. If we take a deeper look we can see the wisdom of adding fats to caffeine. The Tibetans did this to sustain their energy during long hours of meditation. The fats in the butter provide the body with easy to use calories and now the revival of this practice has taken on a modern twist. Now advocates are suggesting to use butter from grass fed cows and coconut oil which is high in Medium Chain Triglycerides.