Jul 13 2009

Coffee Good

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Coffee Good

Is Coffee Good For Children?

If I ask you to sit back and analyze how many cups of coffee do you have in a day most of you might come up with a figure of 3 or more; A cup with breakfast, another during the morning commute, a few lattes at the office, and an espresso after dinner…… Children tend to copy what their elders do and it shouldn’t come as a surprise to you if one day your child asks you for his/her cup of coffee to give you company.

Should you fulfill his/her desire? What age is appropriate for letting your children start having coffee? These are some questions which might come to the minds of many inquisitive parents who are concerned about the well being of their children. Well, here is some help regarding the same.

Children who consume more than recommended amount of caffeine are 60% more likely to become obese.
It contains empty calories, that is, calories which have no nutrients. If your kid fills up his/her stomach with these calories then his/her input of other important nutrients like vitamins and minerals is hindered thus leading to nutritional deficiencies. For example if your kid is substituting caffeine for milk, then he is actually cutting down on calcium which is needed to make bones and teeth strong. It is also known to retard growth in children. Studies show that 5mg of calcium is lost for every 6 ounces of coffee consumed.
As caffeine is diuretic, it flushes out a lot of water (in form of urine) from the body leading to dehydration. Kids need to drink plenty of water to keep them hydrated and not get dehydrated by drinking coffee or other caffeinated drinks.
It can aggravate heart problems and nervous disorders and if your child gets addicted to coffee then this might put his/her life at risk.
It contains compounds which combine with iron and make it difficult to be absorbed by the body. This might lead to iron deficiency in some cases.

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What makes the difference between good and bad coffee?

Why does coffee taste so much better from a coffee house or, after dinner, at a nice restaurant? I want coffee at my office, but, I have never worked in an office where the coffee from the coffee pot tastes good. (And, I’ve worked at places where they brew a pot and also have the single servings) Seriously, what seperates a good cup of coffee from a bad cup?

Care.

Good beans, properly roasted (hopefully within the last day or so), ground within the last minute or so (using a grinder that makes the grounds the same size)…

Fresh, good-tasting cold water, heated to the proper temperature, and, believe it or not, a brewing of 4.5 minutes.

This is the right amount of time to extract all of the nummy flavors and leave the harsh bitter ones…

Then. Don’t keep the pot on the heat. The fragrant volatile oils will just evaporate, the delicious long-chain molecules that make up the flavors break down and you end up (in about 20 minutes) with sour, brackish, battery acid. Drink it, share it, don’t keep it around.

Do I need to mention clean cups? I didn’t think so…

Best wishes!

JIM JARMUSCH – Coffee And Cigarettes