Question about ICED Coffee

[Emmitt]

Okay, I admit...I did bought iced coffee at the mall LAST WEEK before I read this book.  Now, I am drinking iced coffee here at home!  It tastes different but good.  Since I bought iced coffee box at the Walmart, I put it in the coffee maker but it makes it hot then I have to put ice in it.  I wonder is there any coffee maker that makes it cold?  So that way I don't have to wait for it to be cool and put ice in it.  Also, how many cup do I drink coffee? one cup? Does this make any sense?

[Andrea]

I'm pretty sure that you'll get the best quality if you make the coffee hot and then ice it.  I drink between 1 and 3 cups of coffee a day.  It doesn't count in your water total so make sure you aren't drinking so much coffee that you can't get all of your water in during the day.

[umpa]

I use a percolator and use the leftover coffee in the afternoon for iced coffee.I just let it sit at room temperature It always tastes better if you put the cream and sweetener in the bottom of the glass first then add ice and coffee

[Doug Varrieur]

Hi Emmit, I grew up drinking iced coffee. We always made a pot ahead of time, let it set on the counter to get to room temp, then mixed sweetener and cream into it, put it in a pitcher and put it in the fridge. That way there's always cold coffee ready to pour into a cup of ice and it won't get watered down.  

[moose61]

I've never tried iced coffee. I drink lots of hot coffee, so it might be good. I'll have to try it. Is it just cold coffee, cream and zero?

Also, why does coffee not count towards your water total? I thought the current thinking was that all liquids hydrate your body?

[Andrea]

Here's my take on the coffee not counting.

It isn't about hydration, it's about your liver having water to flush waste products from your body.  If your liquids contain chemicals that your liver needs to flush, that liquid isn't available for flushing the by products of the fat you are burning.  There is an equilibrium and more water helps keep it in favor of using your fat stores.

[umpa]

Yes Moose