How I prepare : Green Coffee Bean Drink!

As I am a fan of health drinks, I have been trying and drinking a lot of it.
One of which I am just currently trying is a brewed Green Coffee Bean! Yes, you've read it right, brewed GCB!

I have seen a few post of article in Facebook on claiming that green coffee promises weight loss, and I must admit, this was the main cause why I leaned towards finding where I can get my hands on green coffee may it be powdered or beans because of this weight loss promise. But because it is not widely used here in the Philippines, and especially here in my area where there is no coffee plantation nor nearby provinces, I cannot get it that easily. So, I did my research and contact my sources, and viola! there was a kind person to gift me green coffee beans! Though she warned me that the taste is bitter and not good, I still insisted I want to try.

A very good friend hand-carried the green coffee beans when she arrived here in the Philippines for Chinese New Year vacation. Yes, the green coffee came from abroad (in Vietnam) and as hard it would seem, I need to figure out next time how I can get my hands on it if my stocks run out. :)

How I prepare my brewed green coffee bean :

Things you'll need :

5pcs green coffee bean
1 1/2 cup water
Pan for boiling

Procedure :
1. Combine green coffee and water.
2. Put in high heat until boiling.
3. Once water is in a rolling boil, lower the heat and simmer for 15mins.
4. After 15mins. turn-off the heat and let it stand for 10mins.
5. Remove the beans and what I like to do is keep the boiled beans for next use.

Serves 1 cup.

If I want to prepare ahead of time and make more cups for immediate drink, i just double the ratio of the beans and water, example 2 cups of brewed green coffee drink would be 10 beans and 2 1/2 - 3 cups of water. I put the remaining green coffee in the fridge to store up to 2 days. When I am ready to drink it, I can drink it cold or hot (heat up in microwave) depends on my liking.


The taste : it is not the most pleasant taste of a drink I have ever encountered, it is bitter and has an astringent after taste (not that I have tasted an astringent, but you know what I mean).

I will try to drink in a daily manner, 1 cup in the morning and 1 cup in the evening, before meals. 

Green coffee has a natural substance called chlorogenic acid when roasted will decrease, and this chemical is known to affect post-meal blood sugar levels, boost your metabolism, curb carb absorption and block fat accumulation
which aid weight loss. The chlorogenic acid content is higher when coffee beans are in their pure, natural form.

Disclaimer : I am not an expert on this to know green coffee weight loss benefits and I just read articles in the internet about it, so I am not sure if this will work for you as our body is different from one to another.


Thanks for reading!