Try Maple Syrup In Your Coffee For Better Health
Do you put sugar in your coffee? A new study found you should try adding one of New England’s most famous exports instead. We are of course talking about delicious…
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Liudmila Chernetska/ Getty ImagesDo you put sugar in your coffee? A new study found you should try adding one of New England's most famous exports instead. We are of course talking about delicious maple syrup. Now, bear in mind that the study came from Canada, which is exports tons of the stuff around the globe every year.
We are not suggesting that the study had a certain leaning to it, but the outcome of it will surely boost maple syrup sales because of it. The benefits actually look amazing and worth trying in your morning cup of coffee.
For the people who like sugar in their coffee, there are definitely good reasons to stop using it. We all know the ill-effects of the sweet stuff, but for sugar lovers it's very hard to give it up.
Quitting sugar in your coffee is very hard to do. For most people it's a gradual reduction in how much you use to eventually eliminating it all together. Going cold turkey is a very hard way to quit putting sugar in your coffee, so instead may we should think about switching to the rich goodness of maple syrup.
Researchers found that using MAPLE SYRUP in your coffee comes with some major health benefits. Unlike refined sugar, it's got more than 100 compounds and antioxidants that can boost immunity and help with inflammation.
They had a bunch of people use maple syrup instead of sugar for several months.
Here are four major health benefits they saw . . .
1. Better blood sugar levels. Their blood sugar didn't spike as much. So switching to maple syrup could help you avoid diabetes.
2. Their blood pressure fell. The average person's systolic blood pressure . . . that's the top number . . . fell by three points.
3. Less belly fat. Fat around their abdomen slowly but surely started melting away.
4. Improved gut health. They ended up with less harmful bacteria in their gut, and more good bacteria. So their digestion was better.
To be clear, we're talking about REAL maple syrup. Loading your coffee up with Mrs. Butterworth's or Log Cabin won't help.
Pumpkin Coffee, Pumpkin Beer – When All Your Pumpkin Favorites Are Rolling Out in Massachusetts
Don't shoot the messenger! It's almost pumpkin spice season. For some, they wait all year for pumpkin spice season. Others, see pumpkin spice as the sign that the summer is almost over so they HATE it. Regardless if you love pumpkin spice or not, you can't avoid that it's just about that time of year. There are several stores, brands, coffee shops that thrive off of their pumpkin spice flavors. We will take a look at which ones are coming back and when.
What exactly is pumpkin spice? Well it depends on who you ask. A general consensus is that pumpkin spice blend combines warm, earthy spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, allspice, and cardamom. Believe it or not, pumpkin spice does NOT contain actual pumpkin. You can use it in things like coffee, pies, ice cream, beer etc. And there is a science behind why we as humans love pumpkin spice as much as we do. Not to get into too much detail but it has something to do with our taste buds and our minds hallucinating into thinking it's fall. Either way, there is a large group of people who count down the days until all of their favorite pumpkin spice products are back on the market. This article is for those people.
So get ready pumpkin spice freaks! As of the writing of this article, it is August 9th. Some brands like Dogfish Head have already brought back its pumpkin spice. However some, like Dunkin', have near futur dates when it'll be back. We will take a look at many of your favorites including Starbucks. That way, you can mark your calendars and set your alarms. Are you a pumpkin spice freak? IT'S ABOUT THAT TIME! Get ready to enjoy your favorite pumpkin spice products. Enjoy friends!
Dunkin'
Dunkin's line of pumpkin spice EVERYTHING will be back in full force August 16
Starbucks
Starbucks already has its pumpkin menu listed. Its release date: August 24th.
Starbucks fall menu!!
Coffee::
-Pumpkin Spice Latte
-Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew
-Apple Crisp Oatmilk Macchiato
NEW Coffee::
-Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso
NEW Tea::
-Iced Pumpkin Cream Chai Tea Latte
Ground coffee!!
-Guatemala Casi Cielo(not pictured)
Food!!
-Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin
-Owl Cake Pop
NEW Food::
-Baked Apple Croissant(Warming stores only)
Sam Adams
Sam Adams Jack-O AND Octoberfest are already in liquor stores and bars. Its release date was August 1.
Dogfish Head
Dogfish Head's Punkin Ale is already available. It came out August 1.
7-11 stores
Its pumpkin spice latte is back already! They dropped it August 1.
Trader Joe's
Trader Joe's pumpkin items including pumpkin spice hummus, pumpkin butter and pumpkin cheesecake will be back the second week of September.
Krispy Kreme
Krispy Kreme rolled out its pumpkin coffee and donuts on Tuesday, August 8th.
Shipyard Pumpkinhead
One of the most popular pumpkin beers brought to you by the Shipyard Brewing company is available NOW at various liquor stores.
Dairy Queen
Dairy Queen’s Blizzard of the Month for September is the fan-favorite Pumpkin Pie Blizzard! It'll be available September 1.
McDonald's
McDonald's pumpkin spice latte will be back this month. Exact date hasn't been announced but in year's past, it's been back 8/31
Wendy's
Wendy's is launching a pumpkin spice frosty and cold brew on 9/12!
