I'm giving up soda too! Man, thats hard! I used to drink a LOT of Pepsi & Dr. P. Then I switched to occasional Jones soda (no addicting corn syrup), and now I'm giving that up completely too... I drink water and juice now.
hot tea (almost all kinds...not so much the fruity ones though) ice tea coffee (I enjoy the fun coffee the best...the white choc mochas, lattes, stuff like that.) water (with lemon or lime if I have it) Vitamin Water (tried the Snapple version and it is good also) I enjoy having soda every now and then but I have it rarely. I NEVER drink diet! I hate the taste of fake sugar.
Since this thread was started last summer my whole way of eating and drinking has changed. I was a total Diet Coke addict and now I drink water, sometimes Crystal Light Tea, milk and protein drinks made with milk and chocolate protein powder.
Does Crystal Light Tea contain real tea? I wanted to buy some but I can't have tea right now. So I was wondering.
OK Ladies! I'm late coming in, but let me give you a recipe for the BEST hot drink around! My best friend's mom made it in high school, and my kids LOVE it!!! Russian Tea 2 cups Tang 1 1/2 cup sugar 1 pkg. dry lemonade mix* 3/4 tsp. cloves 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 cup + 2 tsp. instant tea Mix thoroughly and store in an air-tight container. Add 2 Tablespoons to one cup of hot water. *This recipe is from when you could buy a package of Lemon Aid Mix. Now, if you use a canister, fill it to the "2 Quart" line! Also, I don't add as much sugar as it says. I figure there's sugar in the lemonaid, plus sugar in the Tang. So I figure it's sweet enough as it is!
Oh, and if you want a GREAT recipe for slushies, try this one: 4 cups crushed ice 2/3 cup sugar 1 pkg. Kool Aid Mix 2 cups ice water Mix on high in a blender for 1 minute. Stir. If there's ice chunks, mix another minute. Guys, I know it's too cold to think of slushies now, but these are FANTASTIC!!! They earn you automtic Extra Double Bonus Mom Points!!! I think I got this recipe from the Hillybilly Housewife web page, maybe....?
Patty, Sorry I missed your question before. Crystal Light Tea has some caffeine. It says it is 99% caffeine free and has 10mg of caffeine per serving. Beth
I must have my cuppa caffeine in the morning. I tried tea instead of coffee this morning and didn't wilt away from a brutal headache I go on little kicks where I will want ice capps or slurpees or something, but in general it is my one coffee and water. Oh, and maybe some wine
oh, and if we are out of our wee isolated town, I am all about getting a soy ice capp at starbucks or a smoothie at booster juice!
Yeah, it is! They add healthy stuff to it too. There's a shopping Center a group of us ladies used to always go to the beginning of December every year. We planned an all day excursion, and it was great fun! There is a Jamba Juice place near it, and we always stopped there first. VERY good! Now some of those people have moved away, so we don't do that anymore, and I miss the Jamba Juice, as well as the fun time we had together!
Has anyone tried the coffee/energy drinks by Monster?? OH MY!! They are delicious and will keep you entirely wired for 3 hrs.(caffiene buzz expression)
