The Magical Morning Latte

That Totally Cured My Starbucks Cravings!

By Christin Bummer

I've never really been hooked on caffeine, and yet I drank coffee drinks for many years because I liked the taste of it. However, when I made the decision to eliminate sugar from my diet, I had an interesting ah-hah! I couldn't stand the taste of my unsweetened almond milk lattes. Turns out it wasn't that I liked the taste of coffee at all. It was that I liked the sugar hit that I got from drinking my typical candy-bar-flavored creations from Starbucks!


I was a frequent flyer there, for many years. After all, I used to have the app on the front screen of my phone where I earned gold stars for free perks, and I proudly carried the Starbucks gold card. What I once saw as a sign of being part of the "in" crowd was actually an indicator that I had a serious problem!

Check out the solution I found:

I tried everything to keep getting my fancy coffee beverage fix but nothing worked.

I eventually realized that my addiction also had something to do with the ritual of stopping for Starbucks. Of having a warm mug in my hands, something to sip on when I went into a meeting or had a long work day to get through.


I switched to herbal tea for a while and then I gave up on it altogether and started just drinking water in the mornings. I was shocked at how little I missed the ritual once I replaced it with a new one - doing some deep breathing or gentle yoga in the mornings. Now each day begins with:

  • A tall glass of water
  • A few whiffs of my favorite essential oils
  • Sunlight on a quick walk outside

And then, after a few hours I wander to the kitchen and whip up a Shroom Magic Turmeric Latte just for fun! It's a powdered mix that I found on Amazon and instead of troublesome ingredients, it's actually full of magical mushrooms and spices! It's not sold as a vitamin supplement per se, but for a powdered drink mix, it's top notch!

I wanted to get turmeric in but it doesn't taste awesome by itself!

I first learned from Dr. Michael Greger from NutritionFacts.org that there's a lot of evidence supporting the nutritional benefits of turmeric, and I'm always looking for ways to get it into my diet, but I'll be honest - it's not that tasty! So when I learned it was included in a beverage like this, I was super skeptical. I was sure there would be a lot of sugar in there to make it palatable, but there is NONE! No added sugar whatsoever. Shockingly, it really is just turmeric, mushrooms, and other spices, each with a variety of benefits!


Turmeric has potent anti-inflammatory properties and mushrooms are known for their anti-cancer phytonutrients which can be found nowhere else but mushrooms. How cool is that?

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It's also the easiest recipe ever:

  • 6 ounces oat milk
  • 6 ounces soy milk
  • 3/4 teaspoon Shroom Magic Mix

Instructions:

  • Pour milk into frother
  • Add Shroom Magic Mix
  • Hit start to heat and froth milk
  • Pour and serve

It's also the easiest recipe ever:

  • 6 ounces oat milk
  • 6 ounces soy milk
  • 3/4 teaspoon Shroom Magic Mix

Instructions:

  • Pour milk into frother
  • Add Shroom Magic Mix
  • Hit start to heat and froth milk
  • Pour and serve

All things considered, it puts my Starbucks lattes to shame. The sugar, the fat, the calories, the cost.... it just doesn't even begin to compare! BUT.... there was only one thing remaining I'd yet to solve.... until now. The foamy texture.


We'd been using an inexpensive hand-held milk frother for quite a while. It did a decent job but the battery doesn't last long, it requires two separate steps (heating and frothing) and it doesn't whip a thick foam no matter how long you're willing to stand there and play with it.

The correct milk frother is a total game changer. My husband treated me to a fancy milk frother for my birthday and unfortunately the first one he picked held too small of a volume, and you had to switch out the attachment (inside the hot milk, by the way) to go from heating and frothing. I had to do it in multiple batches and it couldn't handle having the powdered mix in while frothing so I still hand to use the handheld frother to stir in the mix. Ugh! It was messy, inconvenient, and super disappointing.


So we went back to Amazon to try one more time. And we hit the jackpot! The Secura Detachable Milk Frother was exactly what we needed! It holds 12 ounces of milk (even for frothing) which allows me to heat and froth in a single step. The same attachment works for both heating and frothing and it can totally handle the Shroom Magic Mix being in there all at the same time.


The combination of the right milk frother, the right milk, and the Shroom Magic Mix has totally rejuvenated my morning ritual!

See for yourself in the video below:

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