Milk and honey in coffee is very common and there is always plenty of buzz about this phenomena, especially after Starbucks started using Honey in the Honey Almondmilk flat white, honey latte and to their cold brew options.

Honey and milk added to your Coffee is fantastically healthy as well as very tasty!

Keep reading as I dig in to the details!

Milk And Honey In Coffee – An Overview

Milk and honey in coffee is a great idea regardless of what type of milk you use be it oat milk, almond milk, coconut milk, soy milk or almond milk and even cows milk.

The reason is simple: it’s a trifecta of food items that are highly nutritious with all three containing beneficial vitamins, minerals and other compounds for your health.

Of course different types of milk and honey have different and in certain cases more and greater amounts of nutrients.

Either way, no matter which type of honey, raw honey or regular honey, your start to day is healthier just by having milk and honey in your morning coffee.

Read: Benefits of honey in coffee

Coffee With Honey And Milk Benefits – Coffee With Honey Benefits

Both honey and coffee are great for enhancing your metabolic rate and contain antioxidants that are great for your cardiovascular system and overall well-being. They aid your body in burning fat faster as honey specifically, helps in the metabolism of fat, which is a great thing if you are looking to lose weight.

Let’s dig deeper into milk and honey in coffee and get a great insight into the health benefits and why there is such a buzz about it.

Honey Is A Rich Source Of Vitamins And Minerals

I touched on this earlier, honey is rich in vitamins and minerals which aid the antioxidants which give you a nice healthy boost. The vitamin and minerals that you will find in honey are as follows:

• Vitamin B complex B3 and B6.
• Zinc.
• Vitamin C.
• Magnesium.
• Iron.
• Potassium.
• Manganese.
• Calcium.

Being natural vitamins, this puts you on great footing and ready to face the day ahead. Compared to white refined sugar it’s a winner as white sugar has no nutrients at all, just empty calories!

Honey Has Antibacterial And Antimicrobial Properties

Honey has great antibacterial and antimicrobial properties, making it a great natural solution for coughs, sore throats, burns, cuts and more. You will enjoy these benefits when you add honey to your morning brew.

Honey is also linked to an improvement in digestion and gut health. Which, as side note, if you have stomach issues, a cold-brewed coffee has 60% less acidity and with honey, it only makes it even better for you.

It’s also worth noting that the nutritional content, antioxidant properties and the antimicrobial properties may help to shorter the period that you are ill. At Latte Love Brew, we believe that an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure and a preventative approach is the best way of staying healthy.

Honey Is High In Antioxidants

Honey is a great and powerful source of phenolic acids, flavonoids and antioxidants, helping to reduce oxidative stress and improve cell health.

This means that a little honey in your coffee could help you to fight inflammation and is anti-inflammatory, making it the opposite of sugar, which causes inflammation.

Peer reviewed research points to buckwheat honey enhancing the overall effect of the activity in your body. This means that buckwheat honey gives you the benefits of the antioxidants that are in the honey and enhances the antioxidants that you already have from other sources in your body.

That is what I call a 360 degree win!

Read: Can I put honey in coffee while fasting?

The Benefits Of Coffee

I have already discussed the benefit of honey, which you will get when you add it to your cup of coffee. Coffee, despite being 98% water, does have nutritional benefits which are thanks in kind to the vitamin, mineral and antioxidant content. 

Coffee is much more than a quick nutritional boost. Let’s talk about this aspect of milk and honey in coffee. 

Coffee May Assist In Weight Loss

Coffee is well known and very well studied in regard to assisting weight loss. The main benefit comes from both the enhanced metabolic rate and improved metabolism of fat.

There is a third way in which coffee helps with weight loss – it is an appetite suppressant. If and when you are on a diet and enjoying lower quantities of healthy low calorie food, coffee may help you not cheat and have snacks in between meals.

When I fast, I coffee fast instead of water fasting since coffee gets me through the first few days due to the suppressant effect on my appetite.

Notably, the research indicates that men benefit more than women from the fat loss properties of coffee. People that drink two or more cups of coffee per day are more likely by 17% to reach the daily physical activity requirements than those that drink only one cup of coffee per day.

Coffee May Reduce The Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes

Coffee in its own right, with or without sugar and with or without honey has the potential for reducing the probability of type 2 diabetes.

As a side note, honey also has the potential of aiding with and reducing the potential of type 2 diabetes which means if you need to sweeten your coffee, honey is not only better than sugar, it is the more sensible choice.

Coffee functions in the fight against and prevention of this disease due to its ability to maintain and preserve beta cells in your pancreas which are responsible for the production of insulin and managing blood sugar levels.

Also, the antioxidants may have a beneficial effect on your sensitivity to insulin.

Read: Honey in coffee

Coffee May Be Beneficial For Brain Health

There are studies that have mixed results and both indicate that coffee may have beneficial effects for your brain health and the fight against Alzheimer’s and fight against Parkinson’s disease.

There are also studies that indicate there is no beneficial effect of coffee in the fight against these two diseases. Personally, I lean towards there being some benefit effect when you add honey due to the zinc content and there bing studies that point to honey on its own being good in the fight against these two illnesses that affect the brain.

At least if the coffee does not help you in this aspect, honey is quite possibly will

Coffee Benefits Your Heart Health

Here is a pretty cool heart health fact: 3 to 5 cups of coffee per day reduces your risk of heart disease by 15% and 3 to 4 cups of coffee reduces your risk of a stroke by 21%.

With this mind, you still need to be aware of the fact that caffeine may increase your blood pressure. If you have blood pressure issues, you should monitor your caffeine intake. This does not mean that you forego the benefits of 3 to 5 cups of coffee per day as you can enjoy Swiss water-processed decaffeinated coffee.

The Benefits Of Milk

So far I have detailed the benefits of coffee and honey in my objective of detailing the benefits of milk and honey in coffee. Naturally, it is now time to discuss the benefits of milk.

Milk is very nutritious and one of the best that you will find. It has an abundance of high quality protein and is a source of calcium, vitamin B12 and a whole host of vitamins and minerals.

Milk has the potential for reducing your risk of osteoporosis and may aid in the reduction of blood pressure.

Here are the nutrients that are found in milk:

• Vitamin D.
• Protein.
• Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
• Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin).
• Vitamin B12.
• Calcium.
• Phosphorus.
• Selenium.
• Magnesium.
• Potassium.
• Zinc.
• Conjugated Linoelic Acid (CLA).
• Vitamin E.
• Omega 3.

Helps Prevent Weight Gain

Multiple peer reviewed studies point to the consumption of whole milk having a reduced effect on obesity. The compounds found in whole and high fat dairy milk products have a contributive effect on the prevention of weight gain.

High protein diet may lead to a feeling of your stomach feeling full for a long period of time and reducing the effect of over eating.

Currently over 30 research studies point to conjugated linoleic acid aids in the enhancement of weight loss due to promoting the breakdown of fats and the inhibition of fat production.

Milk Is A Very Versatile Ingredient

Milk is one of the most versatile ingredients and can be used in a number of food items and not only in your coffee or as the base for a cold cream or sweet cream cold foam topping. 

Milk can be added to soups, smoothies and oatmeal to name a few things.

Coffee With Honey And Milk Calories

The number of calories in a 12 ounce 360 ml serving of coffee with honey (two teaspoons) and milk is 240 calories.

Keep in mind these are high quality calories and highly nutritious.

Honey And Cinnamon In Coffee Benefits

It is very common for coffee lovers and health fans to add cinnamon to their honey and milk coffee.

Cinnamon is no slouch in the health stakes and brings the following health benefits:

• Ant-inflammatory.
• Aid dental health.
• Antioxidant properties.
• May have anti-cancer properties.
• Antibacterial and antifungal.
• Good for an aging brain.
• Aids insulin sensitivity.
• May have effects to aid in the fight against type 2 diabetes and help to reduce your blood pressure.
• Cinnamon may have anti-viral properties.

It is clear that cinnamon is healthy and could work in conjunction with the health properties of honey, milk and coffee.

Frequently Asked Questions About Milk And Honey In Coffee

Is Honey And Milk Good In Coffee?

Honey is an excellent addition to your coffee, not just for the rather lovely taste. It’s sweeter than white sugar, natural and has a lower glycemic index. Honey and milk adds to the nutritional profile by adding vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, antibacterial agents and phenolic compounds you’ll make your coffee much healthier.

What Are The Benefits Of Coffee Mixed With Honey?

Coffee with honey has the following nutrients:

• Vitamin B6 (Folate).
• Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid).
• Vitamin B3 (niacin).
• Vitamin C.
• Potassium.
• Manganese.
• Magnesium.

Adding coconut oil and cinnamon and using raw honey will help to boost your metabolism and give you a great start to the story.

Is Cold Coffee With Honey Good?

Yes, cold brew coffee and iced coffee are delicious, tasty and bold and well-balanced as they are. Adding honey to your cold coffee drinks only adds to the flavor, which in its own right is a great reason for adding it.

There are also some great health benefits too, such as enhancing your metabolic rate and aiding your immune health due to the nutritional profile.

Does Honey In Coffee Help A Cough?

A mix of honey and coffee is said to be more effective at relieving and helping a persistent cough than a placebo and steroids.

The one caveat from the study is it was instant coffee, not brewed coffee or any other kind of coffee that formed part of the study.

Does Honey In Coffee Help Sore Throat?

Drinking coffee and honey mixture every 8 hours for 7 days helped both coughing and a sore throat better than a placebo and medication. Both coffee and honey could help with a sore throat, which can give your sore throat a one-two sucker punch.

Can I Drink Coffee While Dieting?

Yes, but with one caveat, it depends on the type of coffee that you drink. If you drink those liquid cakes from Starbucks that do a pretty poor impression of coffee, you will be doing more harm for your diet as they are loaded with calories and sugar.

Black coffee, caffe Americano, or caffe misto with regular milk is good. I drink coffee when dieting but not the coffee shop drinks. I make it at home, where I have more control over the calories!

Why We Should Not Add Honey In Hot Milk?

While honey is great in coffee and milk, it should not be added to hot milk or any hot drinks. You should only add it to drinks that are cooler than 140F (60C). Above this temperature you will start to experience a reduced benefit from the honey as the nutrients get denatured and there may even become toxic.

Why Does Warm Milk And Honey Make You Sleepy?

A glass of warm milk and honey helps you to get a quality night’s sleep due to the natural sugar turning off a neurotransmitter, Orexin, which helps your body to rest.

Final Thoughts – Milk And Honey In Coffee

There is no doubt about it, milk and honey in coffee is very healthy and, as far as I am concerned, will always be how I start my day loading my body with nutrients as I get ready to face what the world throws at me.

Adding other ingredients like coconut oil and cinnamon only ads to the health properties of your morning brew.

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