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| kellyv
Joined: 04/04/11 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 7 |
Drinks?? Posted Monday, April 4, 2011 at 8:58 AM Besides water, what other drinks will you be drinking during the kickstart. I am afraid my weakness is 1 soda a day. I was soda free for 3 years while pregnant and breastfeeding; however, i started drinking soda again last year and I am addicted. I need some ideas to drink. I get really bored with just drinking water all day. So I need a go to drink, when I start craving that soda. Mom to Two |
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| Bugsmom
Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2072 |
RE: Drinks?? Posted Monday, April 4, 2011 at 9:03 AM I drink a lot of Bengal Spice tea - good hot or cold. It's all herbal (no caffeine) and contains cinnamon, ginger, black pepper and other good stuff with a bit of kick. Hot, nice and strong first thing in the morning, then I leave the same teabag in and add cooler water to have a lighter beverage with lunch. Then either more Bengal Spice or a nice, calming chamomile in the afternoon (depending on what kind of day it's being). We were never big soda drinkers at home because it seemed to just be throwing money away with no return (at least juices and such have some nutrients). Something that is yummy if you're yearning for bubbles is to make a fruit juice spritzer. Fill a glass 3/4 full of fruit juice (all fruit, no sugar or anything added) and then fill the rest of the way with seltzer water (not tonic or club soda). Fizzy and fun without the sugar, caffeine, and such. We've found that after not drinking soft drinks for so long, even our almost-13 yr old finds most soft drinks way over the top sweet. --Deb R |
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| marigoldmind
Joined: 01/01/10 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 35 |
RE: Drinks?? Posted Monday, April 4, 2011 at 10:03 AM I am a big fan of tea. I buy loose leaf tea and mix together different flavors to make it unique. My local tea shop has a lavender lemon mint variety that makes me happy just smelling it I have a loose leaf tea infuser (http://www.amazon.com/FORLIFE-Extra-fine-Infuser-Porcelain-Dish/dp/B001JP1KPO but mine only cost $7.50 so shop around) at home and at work to make it easy to stay on track. I enjoy the loose leaf tea so much more than the bagged tea. People who have known me for years still comment that it is weird to see me without my Diet Dr. Pepper can, so I definitely sympathize with how challenging it can be to give up. I quit smoking years ago, and I always say that was easier for me than giving up soda. They made it so challenging to buy cigarettes and that really helped! If i drink any kind of soda now, I can barely handle more than a few ounces because the amount of carbonation is too much for me. That seems to keep me from going back. Did you notice that when you started drinking again after the 3 year break? |
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| Bugsmom
Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2072 |
RE: Drinks?? Posted Monday, April 4, 2011 at 10:10 AM marigoldmind wrote: If i drink any kind of soda now, I can barely handle more than a few ounces because the amount of carbonation is too much for me. That seems to keep me from going back. Did you notice that when you started drinking again after the 3 year break? Several years ago, we pretty much cut soft drinks because of the sodium level (with hubby's hypertension it was not worth it) and the sugar. But, he still wanted something bubbly (there's a texture to soft drinks that isn't the same in water, milk, juice). So, we switched to seltzer (not tonic as that contains quinine, my mom is allergic to it, and not club soda which has a high sodium content). But that was more for if we were at a restaurant - seltzer with a slice of lime or lemon seems 'classy' It's really interesting what you can get used to, start to prefer, given time. There was a gathering yesterday - all you care to eat pizza - but DS (he's almost 13) choose for me to pack him a sandwich (chickpea salad on a whole wheat homemade bagel) when I packed mine (hummus and lettuce on a homemade bagel) rather than have pizza. He said the smell of the pizza was good but he knew it would be disappointing because our hommade pizza is better. Out of the mouths of babes --Deb R |
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| Mull1221
Joined: 03/30/11 Posts: 2 |
RE: Drinks?? Posted Monday, April 4, 2011 at 10:57 AM My husband and I make unsweetened iced tea every day. We have a Mr. Coffee Ice Tea maker...it makes a gallon at a time. We use loose tea; brew it; put it in the fridge and let it cool. We always have two types in the fridge at any given time. It's very refreshing; and tastes amazing! Add alittle lemon, lime, or orange to add a little zest to it |
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| Bugsmom
Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2072 |
RE: Drinks?? Posted Monday, April 4, 2011 at 11:01 AM Mull1221 wrote: My husband and I make unsweetened iced tea every day. We have a Mr. Coffee Ice Tea maker...it makes a gallon at a time. We use loose tea; brew it; put it in the fridge and let it cool. We always have two types in the fridge at any given time. It's very refreshing; and tastes amazing! Add alittle lemon, lime, or orange to add a little zest to it  Enjoy!Wish I could do that - I love iced tea, straight up (no sweetener or anything). But the caffeine in tea and coffee cause me to have odd blood sugar spikes so caffeinated beverages are out (unless there is absolutely no other beverage option available) --Deb R |
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| Shadowheart
Joined: 09/05/10 Posts: 83 |
RE: Drinks?? Posted Monday, April 4, 2011 at 11:12 AM I'm a coffee drinker, but I've cut down to 2 cups in the morning, and I seriously doubt I will give those up. I drink water or green tea the rest of the day. They have several decaf teas with a variety of flavors, my current favorite is pomegranate. |
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| Bugsmom
Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2072 |
RE: Drinks?? Posted Monday, April 4, 2011 at 11:14 AM Shadowheart wrote: They have several decaf teas with a variety of flavors, my current favorite is pomegranate. Caveat: decaf coffee and tea still contain caffeine, just not as much as the regular. Chocolate and soft drinks are also caffeine sources (though I think chocolate may be the lowest of the bunch, unless you eat a lot at once but that would also add sugar and fat as well so not a good idea). --Deb R |
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vegankitty
 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 109 |
RE: Drinks?? Posted Monday, April 4, 2011 at 12:22 PM Green tea and also some caffeine free herbal teas. I also enjoy fruit water- I just cut pieces of apples, oranges, kiwi and put them in a jug of cold water. It is easy to be mankind, |
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| cegoans
Joined: 04/02/11 Posts: 9 |
RE: Drinks?? Posted Monday, April 4, 2011 at 4:50 PM Hi Bugsmom!!! Are bagels hard to make? Could you recommend a recipe? Thanks so much!!! |
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| Bugsmom
Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2072 |
RE: Drinks?? Posted Monday, April 4, 2011 at 4:54 PM cegoans wrote: Hi Bugsmom!!! Are bagels hard to make? Could you recommend a recipe? Thanks so much!!! Bagels are procedural but not difficult - if you're used to making dough type products to start with (bread, pizza dough, etc). I think the recipe hubby uses is from the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook with a few tweaks (fresh milled whole wheat, agave instead of sugar, etc). Basically, you make the dough, shape it, broil it for a minute or two, boil it for a couple minutes and then bake it until done. The broiling causes the outside to 'set' so that when it goes into the boiling water, it doesn't shrivel up into a knot. The boiling basically steams the inside to give it that bagel chewiness. Then the baking finishes the inside and creates the crusty outside. --Deb R |
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| Susan Levin
Joined: 12/26/09 Posts: 1191 |
RE: Drinks?? Posted Monday, April 4, 2011 at 5:02 PM I'm currently at a conference in New Orleans where I had the most amazing drink (no, not a hurricane or a mint julip). I had an unsweetened ice tea with rose water. Wow! Really yummy! Susan Levin, MS, RD |
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| Pam
Joined: 12/28/10 Posts: 50 |
RE: Drinks?? Posted Monday, April 4, 2011 at 9:21 PM Last week I gave up my morning coffee and nightly wine-yeah for me! It wasn't difficult either, and I feel better. Now I drink green, black, or herbal tea in the am. Sometimes I'll also drink a green drink, or coconut water, but that's about it. |
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| cathyb
Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 149 |
RE: Drinks?? Posted Monday, April 4, 2011 at 11:04 PM I drink a lot of tea - fruity herbals, decaf regular and green, and my favorite, twig tea (kukicha). I make bagels often. I use an easy method. My recipe is: 2t yeast dissolved in 1/2 c warm water, then add 6 c whole wheat flour, 1/2 t salt, and 2 c warm water. I either make them cinnamon raisin (1-2 T cinnamon and as many raisins as looks good to you), or onion (with dried onion flakes). Cover bowl with a damp towel and let rise til double, about an hour. Shape, cover, and let rise on greased baking sheet for about 1/2 hour. Then dip each bagel into a bowl of really hot water and return it to the pan. Bake at 350 for about 20-25 minutes. I am very flexible with the rising times because other things come up in life. |
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But, as time went on and we ate out less often (both for financial reasons and simply because we enjoy our fresh home cooking more and more), even seltzer was too much carbonation for us most of the time.| New Topic Reply Subscription Options |
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