https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 05 May 2026 11:24:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decaf-coffee-1#post-244566 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 10:15:25 +0000 kml636 244566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yikes. I knew decaf was full of chemicals, but not to the extent! I'm going with the occasional regular cup. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decaf-coffee-1#post-243697 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:43:34 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 243697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I should totally switch to water processed decaf. I've never drunk full strength - I just like the flavor, but not the caffeine. Something to look for! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decaf-coffee-1#post-243658 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:23:07 +0000 LivsMama 243658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my OB and my pedi told me that you are better off drinking a small amount of regular coffee than traditional decaf. Traditional decaf uses multiple chemical baths to remove the caffiene. So while the caffiene is eliminated, it leaves these chemicals behind which DO seep into the coffee when brewed.</p> <p>If you want to drink more than a little, you want to go with Water Processed decaf, which uses water baths and brewing to remove caffeine. </p> <p>I found this description of how it works online:<br /> To decaffeinate the coffee bean by the Swiss Water method, a batch of green (unroasted) beans is soaked in hot water, releasing caffeine. When all the caffeine and coffee solids are released into the water, the beans are discarded. The water then passes through a carbon filter that traps caffeine but lets the coffee solids pass through. The resulting solution, called "green coffee extract (GCE)" by the company, is now available for decaffeinating coffee. New green coffee beans are introduced to the GCE. Since the GCE is coffee solids without caffeine, only the caffeine diffuses from the new beans. The GCE passes through proprietary carbon, which captures the caffeine. The process repeats, filtering out all the caffeine until the beans are 99.9% caffeine-free. These beans are removed and dried, and thus retain most if not all of their flavor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decaf-coffee-1#post-243653 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:19:25 +0000 Mrsbells 243653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not an expert because I dont drink coffee at all, but my doctor told me that products labelled as decaf arent really the best for you, you're better off having a little of the real thing rather than a lot of the decaf version. Thats what she told me when I asked about decaf tea during my pregnancy </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decaf-coffee-1#post-243645 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:14:35 +0000 wheres_c 243645@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think you're crazy and weird, but I've just been drinking normal decaf - starbucks, dunkin, maxwell house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decaf-coffee-1#post-243639 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:11:06 +0000 Foodnerd81 243639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OK, probably I'm just crazy then :) No, no one is bad for drinking regular or decaf coffee, I'm just overthinking I think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decaf-coffee-1#post-243563 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:28:13 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 243563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@adira I didn't know either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decaf-coffee-1#post-243561 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:27:46 +0000 MrsCastro 243561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>am i bad considering i really wont be making the change to decaf coffee??? i need coffee every morning but granted i make myself a cup but only end up drink 1/2 -3/4 of a cup anyway and sometimes i just need a sip and i am good... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decaf-coffee-1#post-243494 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:56:36 +0000 Adira 243494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OMG - there are healthier versions of decaf coffee??? I've just been drinking Dunkin's version - is that okay? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decaf-coffee-1#post-243457 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:44:13 +0000 Foodnerd81 243457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh, per wikipedia, the more natural kind is Water Processed? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/decaf-coffee-1#post-243451 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:41:13 +0000 Foodnerd81 243451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm planning to switch to mostly decaf coffee while I am pregnant (I'm not yet). I've read about how there are different processes to decaffeinate the coffee and how some are more natural, or more chemical-ly, than others, but I don't really have much of an idea of where to start looking for the healthier kind. I wouldn't care if I was just having it once in a while, but if I'm going to have it every day (I love the ritual of having a cup of coffee in the morning) I'd rather do it with the slightly better stuff. Plus I read it tastes better. </p> <p>So instead of scrounging the internet, I'm wondering if anyone knows more about this and can enlighten me or recommend a certain brand? Or am I just being crazy and weird? </p>