Clean Eaters - What do you drink besides water?

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  • shinesunfish
    shinesunfish Posts: 93 Member
    Young coconut water is great! It's a little scary at first to buy the coconut, but it's not too difficult to crack open and once you've tried it, you'll never go back! :)
  • kadoodle76
    kadoodle76 Posts: 234
    oh and at walmart they sell flavored sparkiling water that is super yum

    Completely off-topic...:noway: your profile pic scares the living crud outta me...just sayin' lol
  • carolyn002
    carolyn002 Posts: 55 Member
    Yum! ; )
  • Phaedra2014
    Phaedra2014 Posts: 1,254 Member
    Tap water.
  • xoyasminxo
    xoyasminxo Posts: 132
    I like flavouring water with fruit and herbs. A few ideas:

    'Pimms': half a lemon, sliced; portion of cucumber, sliced; half an orange, quartered; a handful of strawberries, halved; a handful of mint leaves, crushed.

    'Lemonade': juice of half a lemon, a handful of crushed mint leaves.

    Pink and fruity: half a cup of frozen berries.

    Place the ingredients in a large jug; pour water in and stir; refrigerate for a few hours or overnight. Poured through a strainer before drinking (unless you like floaty bits) and add ice, if you like.

    If the jug's empty by bedtime, you know you've had your 8 glasses.

    (I also drink the odd glass of unsweetened almond milk or coconut water and, of course, umpteen cups of herbal tea. And a large latte every couple of weeks - gotta have treats now and again.)

    This is what I also do. And tea...hot and cold home brewed, no sugar.
  • xoyasminxo
    xoyasminxo Posts: 132
    Tea, milk, milk alternatives.

    I don't wanna start a war....but, powders and potions you add to water is not clean eating. I am surprised at a lot of peoples ideas for clean eating beverages. Real food doesn't come in a packet.

    THANK YOU!!!!!
  • jlohcook
    jlohcook Posts: 228 Member
    Typical day:
    A cup of water when I wake up.

    A cup of freshly brewed coffee with low fat milk with breakfast.

    A cup of Korean ginseng tea when I reach office.

    2 cups of water before lunch.

    Water or green tea or chrysanthemum tea with lunch.

    A cup of flower tea after lunch

    Couples more cup of water.

    Bowl of soup for dinner (Chinese)

    A cup of Camomile before sleep.

    Other days - Need some sugar somedays - honey with water, milo, cereal with milk, once awhile soda.

    1-2 glasses of wine a week. Sometimes.
  • Marc713
    Marc713 Posts: 328 Member
    Hot tea or iced tea. I drink Earl Grey, a variety of chai's, green teas, black teas, espresso.

    Kettle One, water, and limes
    Red wine
    Milk
    Coconut dream (I think that's what it was...a boxed coconut drink, really tasty)

    Syntha 6 Protein shakes with either milk or water
  • brevislux
    brevislux Posts: 1,093 Member
    Herbal tea
    Coffee
    ^ This
  • itgeekwoman
    itgeekwoman Posts: 804 Member
    A slice of ginger and juice of half a lemon with boiling water first thing in the morning and then all day long. I might add some raspberry leaf tea into it later in the day.
  • belladonna786
    belladonna786 Posts: 1,165 Member
    coffee, fresh 100% pure squeezed juices but not often oh and almond milk
  • sunnyside1213
    sunnyside1213 Posts: 1,205 Member
    I use Kool Aid and stevia in my water. Very inexpensive way to flavor it.
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    I do drink coffee (which is less of a "drink" because it doesn't quench thirst or anything). Other than water, I drink a good deal of seltzer (only without artificial flavors) and on occasion, unsweetened iced tea where the only ingredient is actual tea
  • knwitall
    knwitall Posts: 420 Member
    I get like that too. I use those things like MIO but it's the walmart brand and omg my water is so yummy.
  • t8tersalad
    t8tersalad Posts: 85 Member
    One cup of decaf coffee in the morning and water all day long. Reverse Osmosis water I fill at Whole Foods for 39 cents a gallon.
    Best tasting water ever and ZERO flouride :)
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    I use Kool Aid and stevia in my water. Very inexpensive way to flavor it.

    Did you miss the phrase "clean eaters" in the title?
  • FuneralDiner
    FuneralDiner Posts: 438 Member
    Other than water, I only really drink fruit/herbal tea.

    Occasionally juice and coffee if I'm out.
  • _CowgirlUp_
    _CowgirlUp_ Posts: 585 Member
    Wow...just learning about clean eating over the past few months, I had no idea packaged drinks/sweeteners would be on anybody's list...

    Walmart flavored waters are sweetened with chemicals as are Gatorade (G2), Chrystal Light, etc. Kool Aid? Really? Packaged and processed...I guess I need to keep up my research.

    For me, It's either water, green tea, or milk. Lately, I'm drinking hot water with the juice of a whole lemon in the mornings at least 30 min. before I eat. I'm hearing that it helps heal the liver and make it more efficient at burning and processing nutrients. I may start doing this at night before bed though, as I'm told the liver does most of it's repairing.
  • kylTKe
    kylTKe Posts: 146 Member
    I use Kool Aid and stevia in my water. Very inexpensive way to flavor it.

    Did you miss the phrase "clean eaters" in the title?

    Wow, that's really haughty.
  • erinnstreeter
    erinnstreeter Posts: 82 Member

    Did you miss the phrase "clean eaters" in the title?

    Wow, that's really haughty.

    Maybe not the nicest way to say it, but the point is still valid. Clean eating is choosing unprocessed foods; Kool Aid is is a processed food.

    http://www.livestrong.com/article/300572-ingredients-nutrition-information-for-lemonade-kool-aid/
  • jaygreen55
    jaygreen55 Posts: 315 Member
    mmmm..... crystal light raspberry lemonade only 5 calories and no sugar! Way better than boring water plus I can easily drink 8 bottles of it a day! It's not that expensive either plus my daughter likes it and it's way better than juice.

    Crystal liight may have no calories or sugar but it does have artificial sweeteners and color as well as other chemicals. Hardly a "clean" food

    I drink green tea and if I want a few carb calories a bit of orange or pomegranate juice diluted with lots of water (1:4 ratio)
  • jaygreen55
    jaygreen55 Posts: 315 Member
    Diet green tea, all it has in it is sodium. So I wouldn't drink to much of it. I believe it has about 170mg of sodium per 16 oz bottle.

    Why not brew your own? No sugar, no sodium and much higher in natural antioxidents. A hell of a lot cheaper too !!!
  • Akimajuktuq
    Akimajuktuq Posts: 3,037 Member
    I drink water, carbonated water, coffee, tea, herbal tea, full fat cream, almond milk (only for whey shakes). I use coconut milk in lots of things, but I don't "drink" it on it's own. Coconut water is an occasional treat but it's a bit too sweet for my tastes.

    Only occasionally, I have a Now Foods Vita Squencher. Even though the ingredients are "ok" it's still not a natural food so I don't go over-board. And it's too sweet for my tastes too; I'll have to water it down more next time.

    And don't forget the occasional glass of red wine (which is healthy in small amounts imo), and even more occasionally, vodka. :drinker:

    Edit: not everything mentioned is "clean", but I do the best I can with what is available and to still enjoy my life (wine, vodka).

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