A little side note:

I apologize to all of my regular readers who have been waiting for me to publish a new hub. I have not gotten to it recently and I apologize that. I hope you have found past hubs to be interesting to you as you wait. I'm sorry for not writing recently. In the meantime, though, I have put together two great articles over at hubpages. The first one is about the top coffee shops in New York City. Here is the link for that: http://mariealana1.hubpages.com/hub/The-Top-10-Coffee-Shops-in-New-York-City 

The second one is about the top coffee shops in Chicago, Illinois. Here is the link for that: http://mariealana1.hubpages.com/hub/The-Top-10-Coffee-Shops-in-Chicago-Illinois

I have read hundreds upon hundreds of customer reviews in order to name the top best coffee shops in both of those areas. Enjoy reading them! Leave a comment to tell me what you think. 

Enjoy your coffee for all it's worth!

AMSTERDAM COFFEE SHOPS

Here is a little bit of information about Amsterdam Coffee Shops

There are several coffee shops that have been hand-picked for their wonderful customer service, and great feel. They have also been picked for the taste of the coffee, choices on the menu, and the wonderful aroma coming from them. These opinions have been paired with the customer reviews. All of these coffee shops come with a big warning though. 

Well, let's just start by saying that an Amsterdam coffee shop is not like a coffee shop in the United States. I say this because weed is typically illegal in the United States, but in Amsterdam people are allowed to smoke weed in the coffee shops. They not only are allowed to smoke it, they can buy it there. Tobacco, though, is now illegal to smoke in a coffee shop. Unlike the coffee shops that you may see in the United States with their brown leather couches, nice seating areas, pretty pictures of bread or coffee on the wall, and extravagant menu of coffees. They have black or really bright colored couches and chairs, comfy seating areas, bright pictures of weed, and an extravagant menu of weed. It is nothing for somebody to buy 5 different kinds of weed, roll it up in a joint, and for them to sit there and smoke all of them throughout the process of the day. No matter where you go, there are friendly stoners everywhere.

Let’s talk a little about the examples of décor that you might find. There is a “coffee shop” called Dampkring. Dampkring is the coffee shop that you may have seen in “Ocean’s 12.” It has an interior that is open and orange painted walls. The orange is painted with all shade of the color orange. They are painted into different shapes of the color orange as well. Just looking at the wall can cause somebody to go psychedelic. The tables in this place have patterns that are carved into them.

There’s a place called De Rokerij. De Rokerij has dark lights and even darker walls. The walls have tribal designs on them. Some people spend the majority of their day just by staring at the different tribal designs on the wall.

Dolphins is a different themed coffee shop because the décor represent the name well. It has painted blue walls that lots of different sea life images on it. Yes, it even has dolphins painted right on the wall. Upstairs you will find a funky looking bar with a few of their tables. Downstairs is where you will find people smoking though in the big comfy chairs.

Most of the “coffee shops” have a wide variety of selections of weed. According to Amsterdam travel, “Selections are typically divided into weed, hash, pre-rolled joints and sometimes "spacecakes" (sweet cakes baked with marijuana in them). Prices vary by quantity (grams, bags, individual joints) and quality. 

But don't just point to a funny-sounding name like "White Widow" or "Bubblegum" and hope for the best. Ask the staff what they recommend and what effects each type has. They often ask something like "Well do you want to be high, or do you want to be stoned? (http://goamsterdam.about.com/od/barsmusicnightlife/tp/coffeeshopdosanddonts.htm)

With all of this information, it is easy to see that Amsterdam Coffee Shops are unlike the coffee shops that are found in the United States. So, the information above is what is called “coffee shops,” but if one were to go koffiehuis (coffee house) they would find something that is much similar to a coffee shop in the United States because the koffiehuis sells only coffee and light meals. If one were to go to a café, they would find that a café is a casual restaurant or bar that you usually just buy food at. If you are confused it is okay. Just look for the green and white sticker. The green and white sticker symbolizes a coffee shop that one would normally buy weed or cannabis products at. If you are wondering, these are the shops that I would not go to, but that’s me.

Keep on: Enjoy your coffee for all it's worth!

COFFEE SHOP INTERIOR DESIGN

Coffee Shop Interior Design

     If you are looking for some great ideas for coffee shop interior design or to help you redesign your coffee shop you have come to the right place. Today, I am going to give you 5 ideas to help you with your interior designing. 

Number 1-Aspiring Artists and Authors

Lots of new aspiring artists and authors may come to your coffee shop. How about giving them a little treat by having a contest where you will frame 5(or however many you want) pieces of work on your wall. You could have them compete for who you see as the best one. This would give them a reason to keep on coming and submitting their work. It might fulfill them with some sense of pride. On tops of that you may get new customers who hear about those pieces of work and come to read it or to look at it while it is framed on your walls. 

Number 2-Redecorate your coffee shop with new canvases

A canvas such as a backdrop is not expensive. You can have them hanging from your wall. Then, with the coming of each season you can switch it up to look more seasonal. 

Number 3-Painting on Windows

Painting the inside of the windows has been around for years. People have painted the outside of a businesses windows. Artists have also painted the inside of the windows. When a company owner, makes the decision to paint the inside of the windows they may want to just have the artists paint the corners. Again, this could be seasonal. Such as, the artists could paint butterflies in the window corners during spring or holly wreaths in the corners before the winter holidays.  

Number 4-Communal Quarters

Here's where the furniture comes into play. Some people go to coffee shops to be with their friends and have great conversations. Make communal quarters by putting brown (the color of coffee) leather couches and chairs in a corner of the room. Then, put a nice size table where the group can put their coffee. This will create a sense of communal quarters. It is a great idea for a coffee shop interior design. You might want to create more than one corner looking like this and then have some spots for the people who are going there to independently work. 

Number 5-Picture Collage

Here is a slight new idea. How about giving your customers thumb tacks and letting them put their favorite picture up on the wall. They could put it in their own chosen place. If you are worried about the content, you could have one person who is working there look out for the pictures that are "perverted" or "bad quality" and take those pictures down by the end of the night. This is an idea that might be great for a traveling coffee shop. For if the quality is good you can keep the picture up and that person can revisit the coffee shop in order to see their picture hanging on the wall. 

There you have it!

Experiment around with it. I gave you 5 great ideas for coffee shop interior design. 

Enjoy your coffee for all it's worth!

Coffee Improves an Athlete's Endurance

Coffee has many benefits, but there is one benefit that may surprse a lot of people. This benefit is that coffee can improve an athlete's endurance and improve performance. In some sports it has even become a "controlled" substance. This means that some judges are controlling the amount of coffee that one can have before performance. The reason for this is that large amounts of this drink give such a great advantage to those athletes who are taking it in. Some of these benefits are better speed, faster agility, greater endurance, and decreasing pain. It also increases blood flow as well. It can also prevent post-exercise headaches.

Guy Leech Fitness has noted that. "For years now science has known that drinking a strong cup of coffee prior to engaging in endurance exercise performance helps improve performance. The mechanism by which this is achieved is the liberation of free fatty acids - a fuel - into the blood-stream as a consequence of elevated caffeine levels hence lowering the body's dependence on limited muscle glycogen stores. Watch any Tour rider and the last thing they seem to be guzzling before mounting their bikes is a strong cup of coffee. Coffee and cycling are pretty much synonymous - Sunday long rides traditionally seem to finish at the local coffee shop where stories are traded about daring breakaways, heroic climbs and harrowing descents completed during the recent 30km jaunt over a welcome brew(http://www.guyleechfitness.com/Food-and-Nutrition-Articles/the-humble-coffee-bean-the-endurance-athletes-saviour.html."

There is also research showing that coffee increases the general coordination of an athlete as well.
Coffee is simply amazing!

Enjoy your coffee for all it's worth!
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Coffee

Coffee

Coffee in the morning is divine,

this coffee this morning is mine.

Hey, read this sign

isn't this a nice line.

If only it wouldn't take an hour

to get my friend this brain power.

 I guess we shouldn't make a fuss

this line might help us.

It'll give us a time to talk

and maybe even do some sweet-talk.

Some coffee quotes for today:

• If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee. ~Abraham Lincoln.
• Do Lipton employees take coffee breaks? ~Steven Wright
• You get the health benefits of coffee up through about the first twenty-four ounces. It's the biggest source of antioxidants for Americans, and we think it helps prevent Alzheimer's and Parkinson's as well. ~Mehmet Oz (Dr. Oz).
• Coffee is a language in itself. ~Jackie Chan

Here are some coffee jokes for this morning:

1. Price of Coffee
   A good-looking guy walks into a coffee shop and asks the waitress: "How much is the coffee?
   "Coffee is four dollars the waitress says in a sweet voice".
   "How much is a refill?" the good-looking man asks.
   "Free, "says the waitress.
   "Then I'll take a refill!" the man responds
2. Psychologists Help

A man went to his psychiatrist and said, "Every time I drink my coffee, I get a stabbing pain in my right eye,"
The psychiatrist said, "well, have you tried taking the spoon out?"

3. The Beatles

Q: What is the best Beatles song?
A: Latte Be 

4. The Titanic

Q: What kind of coffee was served on the Titanic
A: Sanka

Enjoy your coffee for all it's worth!

MOCHA CAKE

If you have been searching for a cake recipe that combines vanilla, chocolate glaze, cocoa powder, and espresso coffee all in one bite. this mocha cake recipe might be the recipe for you. It is the perfect recipe for a special day. So, try the Mocha Cake for your next date or special event.

Here's what you need for the cake:

• 2 tablespoons instant espresso coffee powder
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/3 cup cooking oil
• 3/4 cup milk
• pink salt
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 teapoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup sugar

Here's what you need for the Chocolate Glaze:

• 4oz. semisweet chocolate chips
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 teapoon instant espresso coffee powder
• 1/4 teapoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons hot water

Here's what you do for the cake:

1. Grease and lightly flour a 9 *1 1/2-inch round bakng pan
2. In a large mixing bowl combine flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together well.
3. Beat milk and instant espresso coffee powder together.
4. Add milk mixture, oil, and vanilla. Beat wth an electric mixer on low speed just until everything is combined. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
5. Add egg and beat 2 more minutes.
6. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in a 350degree oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
7. Cool cake on a wire rack while making chocolate glaze.

Here's what you do for the Chocolate Glaze:

1. Melt the semisweet chocolate chips and butter over low heat  in a sauce pan while stirring frequently.
2. Stir the instant coffee espresso powder and hot water together.
3. Remove the glaze from the heat.
4. Beat in powder sugar and hot water mixture until smooth.
5. Add hot water, if needed, in order to reach a drizzling consistency.

This mocha cake will certainly be great for your tastebuds.

Enjoy your "coffee"  for all it's worth!

WHAT IS MOCHA?

It is cold outside. It is the season for hot mocha, but what exactly is mocha? According to dictionary.com mocha is, "a choice variety of coffee, orginally grown in Arabia" or "a flavoring obtained from a coffee infusion or a combined infusion of chocolate and coffee." It is a very wonderful drink.

Here is a recipe for a warming hot mocha: http://www.citmorning.com/coffee-recipes

Enjoy your coffee for all it's worth!

Coffee am

Mornings are great for coffee. This is so true that the mornings should just be called "coffee am." Coffee am is such a nice slogan and it can just roll off of somebody's mouth.

The CoffeeAM company:
CoffeeAM is an online coffee business that is located in Canton, Georgia. It was founded in 1993. The company supplies freshly roasted bags of coffee to each doorstep that orders the CoffeeAM's coffee. They gather the coffee from many parts of the world includng kilamanjaro and Jamaica. The Coffee am company also has a big selection of tea. This company is very dedicated to providing their customers with the best coffee available. This company also crafts their own blends and flavors of coffee. They have a little more than 19 employees working for them and 150 flavored coffees. Their customer representatives are on-call from 8:30am-5:30pm from Monday through Friday EST. They are always glad to help. Coffee AM is a certfied organic coffee handler and processer. They are also Fair Trade Certified.

CoffeeAM's gourmet coffees include:

• Bali Paradise Valley Coffee
• Brazil Moreninha Formosa Coffee
• Brazil Santos Coffee
• Columbia Suprema Coffee
• Costa Rica Reserve Coffee
• Hawaiian Kona Reserve
• Jamaica Blue Coffee
• Maui Yellow Caturra
• much more...

I'm sure each one of these coffees has it's own special taste and variation.
Along with this, coffee am also has their own dessert coffees and fruit blends that are fantastic.

'Coffee am' ships espresso bean daily. These beans are always freshly roasted. Coffee am takes great care in shipping them.

CoffeeAM's espresso beans include:

• Espresso Gold
• Espresso Italia
• Espresso Prima
• Organic Fair-Trade Espresso
• Decaf Espresso Italia
• Decaf Espresso Italia

Each one of their espresso beans is available in 5ib bags and 1 ib bags.

Coffee am also has totuga rum cakes and Coffee Gift Baskets. They are certainly the business to look up if one wants a new experience with coffee. 98% of their customers have come back with positive feedback. Lots of customers have even mentioned that they love their coffee and that their service was the best service around. This is a company that truly strives for excellence in all they do! Coffee am can be found at coffeeam.com.

Enjoy your coffee for all it's worth!

Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte Nutrition

Starbucks was at the top of the list this past year. This past year they have had a new best seller. Thousands of people drink this drink a day. Thousands more  people long for this pumpkin flavored drink during the fall months. People absolutely love it. So, what exactly is it? The name of the drink is the "Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte." Although this is true, some people would prefer a skinny option of this drink. What all is in this drink? 

Here's some of the things it has in it:

• Pumpkin Pie Spices

• Espresso

• Steamed Milk

• Whipped Cream

• Ginger

• Cinnamon

• Nutmeg

• Cloves

Here's some nutrition facts for a 16oz. Flavored Latte from Starbucks that has 2% milk in it. (facts found off of the Starbucks website): 

• It has 250 calories in it. 

• It has 6 g of total fat in it, 3.5g saturated fat, 0g Trans Fat

• 37 g of carbohydrates

• There are 12g of protein in the drink. 

• It has 35 g of sugar. 

• It has 0g of dietary fiber in it. 

• The drink also has 150mg of caffeine in it. (There is 37. 5mg of caffeine in a regular sized can of Pepsi). 

• The drink has 40% daily intake of calcium and 10%daily intake of Vitamin A.

In my opinion this drink tastes wonderful. Just be aware of how much caffeine it has in it. Enjoy your coffee for all it's worth!

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Coffee is such a wonderful drink. It is my wake-up drink and cup-of-joe during the day. Come and check out the new website. Here is the link for it:

Coffee In The Morning

Enjoy your coffee for all it's worth!

Chocolate Coffee Sauce

If you have been looking for a great recipe to help with the plentiful pears or apples that just keep on falling off of you or your neighbors tree; then here you go! Here is a recipe that will certainly be great for your taste buds.

Here is what you need:

• 9 oz (71/2 bars worth) of good-quality dark chocolate, chopped

• 1tbsp brandy

• 1 tbsp coffee

• 1/2 cup water

• Boiled and skinned apples or pears

• Powdered Sugar (optional)

• Vanilla Ice cream(optional)

 

Here is what you do:

• Mix the chocolate with 1/2 cup water in a pan.

• Melt over gentle heat.

• Add the brandy and coffee.

• Set the apples or pears on a warmed plate

• Pour the Chocolate Coffee Sauce over it.

• Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with vanilla ice cream (optional).

 

Just one taste of this and you will certainly love it! Enjoy it for all it's worth!

Wendy's Coffee

There are hundreds of people who stop by Wendy's fast food chains and order a coffee beverage. There are other beverages on the Wendy's Menu that promises to be healthy for you. So, when it comes to Wendy's coffee how healthy is it for you? Which is healthier the Large Regular Coffee or the Large Brewed Decaffeinated Coffee? Is the Large Brewed Unsweetened Iced Tea, Large Coke Zero, or the Large All-Natural Lemonade better for you? I have taken the myths out of it. Here are the facts:

The Large Regular Coffee
This drink surprised me in a good way! This drink weighs 340 grams. It has 0 calories in it and 0 calories from fat. It has no iron and 0% of calcium without the cream or milk. This drink has 0 carbohydrates. There are 0 carbohydrates in this drink. It is made up of just coffee and water.

The Large Brewed Decaffeinated Coffee
This drink weighs 340 grams. It has 0 calories in it and 0 calories from fat as well. It has no iron and 0% of calcium without the cream or milk. There are 0 carbohydrates in this drink as well. This drink has 0 carbohydrates. It is made up of coffee and water.

The Large Brewed Unsweetened Iced Tea
This drink weighs 582 grams. It is made up of 5 calories, 15 mg of sodium, and 2 carbohydrates. It has no iron and 0% of calcium. It has the ingredients orange pekoe and Pekoe Cut Black Tea in it. Pekoe is a term used to describe black teas that are not from the country of China. This medium-grade tea will affect the taste and clarity of the tea.

Large Coke Zero
This drink weighs 785 grams. It is made up of 0 calories, 10 mg of sodium, and 0 carbohydrates. It has no iron and 0% of calcium. It has the ingredients Carbonated Water, Caramel Color, Phosphoric Acid, Potassium Citrate, Potassium Benzoate (to protect taste), Aspartame, Natural Flavors, Acesulfame Potassium, Caffeine, Sucralose, Dimethylpolysiloxane. Phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine in it. Dimethylpolysiloxane is used with McDonald's fish. It is a type of oil that derives from organic silicon. Used in some foods is prevents foaming.

Large All Natural Lemonade
This drink 733 grams. It is made up of a whopping 410 calories and 107 carbohydrates. It has no iron and 0% of calcium. This drink also has 1 dietary fiber, 1 gram of protein, and 101 grams of sugar in it. It has 90% daily value of Vitamin C. The ingredient list for this drink include: Water, Cane Sugar, Lemon Juice & Concentrate.

If one were to consume all of these drink in one day they would come up with 420 calories, 109 carbohydrates, and 101 grams of sugar. Most of the calories come from the lemonade. All of the sugar comes from the lemonade.

One of the most nutritious items on the Wendy's menu is plain coffee or decaffeinated coffee.

Enjoy your coffee for all it's worth!

5 Ways That Can Help You Have Coffee In The Morning

Coffee is such a wonderful thing. It wakes you up, helps with your memory, helps with your immune system, can be warm, and can be very comforting to your whole body system. If going with a cold drink it could shock you awake as well. Some people still have a hard time finding the time for it in the morning though. Here are 5 ways that can help you have coffee in the Morning.

1. Coffee To Go
This is a wonderful morning starter coffee from Copper Mountain. All the person who is getting it ready has to do is just shake well, remove plastic top and discard, microwave for 60 seconds, let stand for 30 seconds, and then enjoy. It comes with a great sippy lid. The picture shows one of my favorites which is a Hazelnut Coffee Latte. In this can alone, there are less than 100 calories. This is definitely a quick solution to finding time for coffee in the morning.

2. Make Iced Coffee
 This idea is better suited for your afternoon, but is a great recipe for morning times also. Start with an airtight container or thermos. Put several ice cubes inside to fill it up 3/4's of the way. Put in 3 big tablespoons of instant coffee granules. Add water, close the container tightly, and shake it all up. Open it up and you have iced coffee. This is a wonderful recipe that instills that you are still getting much of the antioxidants from the coffee, but you still have time.

3. Instant Coffee
Instant coffee is one of the oldest things still happening with coffee. All you need to do is stick some coffee in a mug of boiling water and mix it together. If you would like you can mix it with one of the 100 ingredients mentioned in the previous blog. Voila! You have your own cup of coffee ready in just minutes. Pour it in a coffee to-go container and enjoy sipping it while waiting on the heavy traffic in the morning.

4. Install A Coffee Machine At Your Place of Employment
Your co-workers would love this idea and it might even help you get a couple dollars of extra change in your pocket.

Install a Coffee Machine. Set up a basket of instant coffees, coffee flavorings, and a ice container. Mark down how much each thing costs. Put out a basket to put the money in. (At some places you might have to set up a camera as well). Then, watch the magic work. Everybody gets their coffee including you and you get a couple extra dollars of change in your pocket each day. Yes!

5. Stop at Your Local Starbucks
Starbucks has a great drive thru. Many Starbucks have hired extra people to work the morning hours. Drive through the drive thru and enjoy your coffee. (Warning: this might be the most time costly of the ideas because although Starbucks has hired extra people, you still might have to sit awhile).

Enjoy your coffee for all it's worth!

100 Things That You Can Put in Your Coffee

If you are getting bored with your coffee and don't want to keep adding the same old things. This is the blog for you. There are lots of things that you can put in your coffee. Here are just 100:

Creams to Add

1. Half & Half
2. Milk
3. Sweetened Condensed Milk
4. Almond Milk
5. Coconut Milk
6. Whipped Cream
7. Ice Cream~helps with the coffee being too hot
8. Cream Cheese
9. Swiss Cheese
10. raspberry Sherbert
11. Orange Sherbert
12. Reddi Whip
13. Blueberry Yogurt
14. Pudding
15. Banana Milkshake
16. Chocolate Slim Fast

Syrups to Add

17. Agave Syrup
18. Maple Syrup
19. Chocolate Syrup
20. Molasses
21. Mint Syrup
22. Irish Syrup
23. Nutella
24. Hazelnut Syrup
25. Vanilla Syrup
26. Strawberry Syrup

Oils
27. Almond Oil
28. Butter
29. Olive Oil
30. Peanut Oil

Candies/Cookies
31. Butterfingers
32. Twix
33. Chocolate Chips
34. 3 Musketeers
35. Snickers
36. Almond Bars
37. Crushed Candy Canes
38. Caramels
39. Candy Corn
40. Red Hot Cinnamon Schnapps
41. Chocolate Chip Cookies
42. Oreos
43. Cocoa Powder

Juices
44. Lemon Juice
45. Orange Juice
46. Grape Juice
47. Apple Juice
48. Apple Cider

Spices
49. Cinnamon
50. Nutmeg
51. Allspice
52. Salt
53. Hot Sauce
54. Raw Garlic
55. Ginger
56. Curry
57. Jalapenos
58. Cayenne Pepper
59. Pumpkin Spice
60. Sugar
61. Splenda

Breads
62. Wheat Germ
63. Whole Wheat Bread Crumbs
64. Pieces of Toaster Strudels
65. Slices of Bagels
66.Oatmeal
Teas
67. Black Raspberry
68. Green Tea
69. Lemon Tea
70. Camomile
71. White Tea

Other Things that you can add in to liven up your coffee
72. Ice
73. Brown Sugar
74. Honey
75. Tequila
76. Godiva
77. Reindeer Bone~ Lapland
78. Reindeer Milk~ Finland
79. Durian~ type of fruit
80. Eggshells
81. Strawberry Jelly
82. Grape Jelly
83. Kool-Aid
84. Coconut Flakes
85. Grated Orange peel
86. Grated lemon peel
87. Pumpkin
88. Almonds
89. Cashews
90. Mountain Dew
91. Sprite
92. Crush
93. Water
94. Pina Colada Mix
95. Sparkling Water
96. Water
97. Margarita Mix
98. Couple of Cucumber Slices
99. Couple of Zucchine Slices
100. Ginger Ale

Lots of these additions have been tried by either myself or by someone else I know.
Enjoy your Coffee for all it's worth!

How Do You Grow COFFEE?

HOW TO GROW COFFEE

Lots of people grow various coffees.

Lots of people grow trees.

Many enjoy the fruit from the tree,

but how can it be that coffee from grow from a tree?

Maybe you have heard that coffee grows from a tree or maybe you were wondering just how it grows. Well, today I'm am going to explain to you just how you could grow a coffee tree.

The Soil Type

Coffee grows best in a soil that can take a lot of humidity. It does not do well in a soil that has a lot of ashy texture to it, but one that is more like clay. The soil in Jamaica is really much of a clay mixture. This is the reason why coffee grows well there. The type of soil is different within the different elevations of a mountain. This is the reason why the coffee flavoring that you get at the end differs as much as the soil. Usually the more humid the soil can get and still withstand the moisture the better the flavorng of the coffee.

What part of the Coffee Plant Do You Plant?

You can buy a whole potted tree from a Greenhouse Store that is in one of the southern states of the United States. Then, you can lay clay soil down. After that, you would need to make sure the soil is rich. Thus you could plant a whole potted tree.

You can buy seedlings from a store or you can even plant the green cherry part of a coffee bean.

How do you plant coffee seedlings?

1. First thing is coffee trees do best in a place where it has lots of room to grow and where it is hot and humid year round. They also need lots of light and air. Coffee trees just love water and soak up plenty of it. Therefore, you might want to really think about if the place that you are trying to plant the coffee tree in has a wet tropical type of climate.
2. You could supplement the light during the winter with flourescent light bulbs and heat lamps, but please think about the air temperature around the plant and how cold it might get.
3. So, finally, you have the perfect condition to plant your coffee tree in. Take the seedling out of it's pocket while holding as close to the roots as you can.
4. Dig about a 1 inch deep whole in the ground.
5. Push the seedling down into the ground and cover the roots up.
6. Make sure you keep on checking on it and water it plenty.
7. Feed it with nutrients once every two weeks.
8. It takes about 4 years to grow your first coffee bean. Therefore, use your patience.
9. Enjoy your coffee beans and the blossoms that come with it.

Home Remedy to Losing Weight

Here is a wonderful recipe that is sure to help you lose that extra weight. It takes some antioxidants and mixes it together in order to make one wonderful drink. These ingredients have helped hundreds of people lose weight and it is sure to help you as well. This recipe makes about 2 medium size mugs full.

Here's what you'll need:

• 2 packets of green tea mix
• 1 cup of brewed hazelnut coffee
• 2 teaspoons of brown sugar
• 2 medium sized mugs
• 2 teaspoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Here's how to make it:

1. Fill one mug with water and put both of the green tea mixes inside.
2. Warm the green tea up in the microwave (I put it on medium heat for 1 minute 30 seconds)
3. Squeeze the rest of the green tea out of its' packets and discard the packets.
4. Pour half of the green tea into the other mug.
5. Put one teaspoon of brown sugar in each mug.
6. Pour half of the coffee in one mug and the other half in the other mug.
7. Put one teapoon of the Extra Virgin Olive Oil in each mug and mix it all together.
8. Drink it while it is still hot!

Enjoy your drink for all it's worth.

Warning: While these ingredients have helped hundreds of people to lose weight it might not help you. Please be aware of your allergies before drinking this.

Tip: Drink this drink with plenty of water and have fun exercising in order to maximize the effect of this drink.

Starbucks Very Berry Hibiscus Nutrition

Starbucks has two new drinks out this Summer and they might have the brightest idea yet for this company. They have taken the new dieters herb called “Green Coffee Extract” and put it in a drink. Yes, you have it right…. It is a drink that is not coffee, but has a coffee cherry in it. The long name for this drink is the “Very Berry Hibiscus Starbucks Refresher.” Below you will find the nutritional facts for a 16oz. cup of this and then you can decide whether it is something you would like to try.

Here’s some of the things it has in it:

·        Green Coffee Extract from Arabica

·        Red Raspberries

·        Water

·        Juice

·        Sugar

·        And more…..

Here’s some nutrition facts:

·        It has 70 calories and 0 calories from fat

·        It does not have any fat or cholesterol

·        17 grams of carbohydrates

·        19 grams of dietary fiber

·        15 grams of sugar(some of these come naturally from the fruit inside the drink)

·        2% iron

·        1.1% vitamin C

In my opinion this is a wonderful drink!

Enjoy your coffee for all it’s worth no matter what form it is in …. Enjoy!

Coffee Joke

CITMorning Coffee: There once was a man named Coffee.

An Older Gentlemen: Oh Yeah... What was his last name?

CITMorning Coffee: Well, Coffee had a sister named Toffee.

An Older Gentlemen: yeah?

CITMorning Coffee: Yes, so put them together and you have coffee toffee. One remarkable treat. Just don't be so smoffee....


Enjoy your coffee for all it's worth!

DUNKIN DONUTS Frozen Coffee Drink NUTRITION

Dunkin Donuts is a favorite place to stop at for men, kids, and women alike. They have some great tasting coffees and wonderful tasting donuts. They especially are famous for how quick you can stop in and get them. For they are certainly “on the go.” They have a couple new drinks out for the summer which have a very cool to the touch taste and feel. They have several different frozen coffee drinks including the Oreo Coolatta Coffee.

     What really is in the plain frozen coffee drink. How nutritious is it? Would it hurt if I drank it? Does it really have real coffee in it? Well, once again I have done the research and here is what you need to know.

    While researching I found it especially helpful that, unlike McDonald’s, Dunkin Donuts has its own buttons on its website where you could easily switch the size of the drink to see the different nutritional details for each unique size. The small has 460 calories. The medium has 660 calories and the Large has 860 calories. I am a fan of portion control, but let’s imagine a woman between the age of 31-50 year old drinks 2 large Frozen Coffee drinks a day. That person would have taken in 1,720 calories out of a 1,800 calorie diet. That means that there would just be enough calories left for one nice and sweet golden delicious apple. Let’s now imagine a 31-50 year old male drinks 2 Larges in one day they would have drank 1720 calories of their 2400 (these are what is recommended using the USDA guidelines). They would just have enough calories left for a glass of milk and a nice salad for the whole day.

     According to the small nutritional facts the small has 240 out of the 460 calories out of fat, 90 mg of cholesterol, and 47 g of sugar. Though all of this is true, it has 3 g of protein, 15% of Vitamin A, 2% of vitamin C, and 0 grams of dietary fiber.

What is in it?

·        Frozen Coffee Coolatta Base

·        Light Cream

·        Whipped Cream

·        Sorbitan Monostearate, Artificial Flavor, Carrageenan, Mixed Tocopherols, Vitamin E

What does the Frozen Coolatta Base have in it?

·        Water

·        Coffee (Yay! They do have real coffee in this drink)

·        Coolatta Concentrate made up of sugar, coffee extract, caramel color, artificial flavor, natural flavor, and caramel color

In Short: This drink has a lot of calories to its name. If you drink 2 large cups of this a day it is well over half of your calorie intake for a day. It has more good saturated fat in it than the reformed bad fat in it (Trans fat, unsaturated fat).  It does have real coffee in it.

The most nutritious way to have this drink: Ask for a small frozen coffee drink. Have them hold the whipped cream that goes on top because it already has cream within the drink.

Enjoy your coffee for all it’s worth!

LOW-FAT PARTY CAKE

Here is a great idea that I know several people have used. It is a great idea for those who are or children are allergic to eggs, milk, or something in oil. It is definately a nutritious option for those who want less calories and less fatty cakes. It has worked great for even birthday cakes. It is called the "Low-fat party cake" alternative.

Here's what you do:

1. Pick up your favorite cake mix at the store and a can of diet soda (you could use coffee instead of the diet soda it might even have less calories).
2. Pour the cake mix and coffee or diet soda into a bowl.
3. Mix the ingredients all up.... you have just substitued the eggs, water, and oil with the coffee or diet soda.
4. Grease a cake pan using extra virgin olive oil.
5. Preheat the oven to the recommended temperature located on the box.
6. Pour the cake batter into the greased cake pan while smoothing it out throughout the pan.
7. Put it in the oven and bake it for the recommended amount of time located on the box.
8. Enjoy!

Here's another idea: Make them into cupcakes and use the ice cream cones to make them cupcake cone exciting treats!

Enjoy it for all it's worth!