What to have in place of morning coffee

Nos150
Nos150 Posts: 150
in Food and Nutrition
My doctor has told me 'no more coffee, chocolate, pop, or high fat foods' due to acid problems in my stomach. Now I have nothing to have in the morning to wake me up. I am sure that it's more habit that I miss so much, but I don't know what to replace it with.

What would you suggest that I try?
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  • christibam
    christibam Posts: 478 Member
    I know it sounds weird but running in the morning helped me wake up when I was tired all the time. Adrenaline and stuff.
  • hippietofugirl
    hippietofugirl Posts: 430
    Caffeinated hot tea

    I really love Constant Comments - orange spice, and Tazo - Organic Chai
  • AlphamaleBAMF
    AlphamaleBAMF Posts: 373 Member
    Green tea maybe?
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,421 Member
    If you are suffering from reflux, it will most likely go away when you lose weight - so I'd say, take a walk. It will wake you up just as well as coffee, and get you closer to having the coffee again someday.
  • mensasu
    mensasu Posts: 355 Member
    Can you tolerate a virgin mary - tomato juice/vegetable juice and tabasco. Look for low sodium juice. Add some metamucil/benefibre for an added boost of fibre.

    Or ginger tea, bengal spice tea.
  • sissidevore
    sissidevore Posts: 151 Member
    this could sound crazy, but AN APPLE. It wakes you up MORE than a cup of coffee. dont' know how, but its proven to work. and then i would drink your morning juice, or water with it. i have tried it, it works :) and ever so tasty for around 90 calories!
  • Kristie18
    Kristie18 Posts: 332 Member
    Green tea maybe?

    I was going to suggest the same thing
  • Grinb
    Grinb Posts: 123 Member
    this could sound crazy, but AN APPLE. It wakes you up MORE than a cup of coffee. dont' know how, but its proven to work. and then i would drink your morning juice, or water with it. i have tried it, it works :) and ever so tasty for around 90 calories!



    I have read that in many an article as well as a big ole glass of water!
  • Scott277
    Scott277 Posts: 63
    Green Tea, but 1 cup of coffee in the morning wont kill you. Or even try limit it to one every 2days and cut the rest of the stuff out.

    Its only coffee, still need to live a little, just dont drink it all day
  • changing4lifeREACTIVATE
    changing4lifeREACTIVATE Posts: 5
    It is habit more than anything else. I would go with hot tea with lemon. And it's calorie-free (my morning coffee costs me 83 calories a day...)
  • jhalton
    jhalton Posts: 85
    Yerba mate
  • dittmarml
    dittmarml Posts: 351 Member
    1) Large glass of COLD water
    2) Brisk walk, run, swim.
  • PaulaDygert
    PaulaDygert Posts: 148 Member
    I started drinking green tea, it took me a little bit to get used to the taste but now I love it and can't drink coffee anymore because I don't like the taste of it. I really like the peach flavor or regular with a little bit of honey in it. If you need the caffeine in it watch the boxes because you can buy some without caffeine.
  • omgiacobbi
    omgiacobbi Posts: 88 Member
    I have acid reflux and gerds, so I know how much it sucks to have to give certain things up. Caffeinated tea really is your best option if you still want a "coffee" experience. Also, I found that cold coffee (iced coffee or frapps) doesn't agitate my reflux as bad as hot coffee does.
  • Scott277
    Scott277 Posts: 63
    Can i point out i used to drink about 4-5mugs of coffee a day.

    I know drink one in the morning and green tea 1-2times a day. Water the rest of the time.

    If u really want to you will do, "i must have caffeine" is a mental thing not a phyiscal one
  • Nos150
    Nos150 Posts: 150
    Green Tea, but 1 cup of coffee in the morning wont kill you. Or even try limit it to one every 2days and cut the rest of the stuff out.

    Its only coffee, still need to live a little, just dont drink it all day

    At this point it almost does.
  • sammys1girly
    sammys1girly Posts: 1,045 Member
    There are low acid coffees that might be a good replacement.
  • annwyatt69
    annwyatt69 Posts: 727 Member
    Green tea maybe?

    Green tea is great also for its weight loss benefits, but as a nutrition major I warn anyone who drinks it that if you are prone to anemia, be careful of ALL tea. Tea contains tannin, which attaches to heme in the blood cells and can deplete iron levels. If you switch to tea, you may want to watch for signs of anemia.
  • davidt79
    davidt79 Posts: 1
    I used to have acid reflux very extremely, once I lost weight I do not suffer from it at all. Hang in there, lose the weight, and you will be able to enjoy some of those things again :)
  • Illona88
    Illona88 Posts: 903 Member
    To wake up?

    Get hydrated - with anything.

    If it's daylight: go outside. Our bodies naturally wake up when seeing daylight.

    Jump up and down or dance a bit to get the blood going and the oxygen pumping to your brain.

    Finish your shower with a quick rinse of cold water (not stone cold, obviously).
  • TheRealParisLove
    TheRealParisLove Posts: 1,907 Member

    If u really want to you will do, "i must have caffeine" is a mental thing not a phyiscal one

    Actually, caffeine addiction is real, and has real physical withdrawal symptoms.
  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member
    I am sure that it's more habit that I miss so much, but I don't know what to replace it with.

    What would you suggest that I try?

    It may not just be a habit, you may have a mild caffeine dependency. Caffeine is a stimulant, and in small quantities, it's good for brain function.

    Is the problem caffeine, fat, or foods with strong flavors?

    Could you have one small cup of coffee with skim milk? What about an espresso drink (espresso has less caffeine than regular coffee) with a lot of steamed skim milk? That will give you a boost and be filling. Drop the chocolate and caffeinated soda. Perhaps you could try natural sodas without caffeine. The low-calorie brands have artificial sweeteners, which is another problem, however.
  • pctyme4me
    pctyme4me Posts: 2
    My doctor told me the same thing. i started drinking herbal tea that I purchase by the ounce and try mixing different types.
  • Hartbeatak
    Hartbeatak Posts: 11 Member
    You could try wrestling bears, that will wake you up! I just stick with tea and honey (we raise our own bees so we've got plenty of it) and drink peppermint tea for all it's qualities for your system. And a glass of water as soon as you wake up to get your organs and joints woke up as well.
  • lhergenr
    lhergenr Posts: 242 Member
    Yerba mate
    ditto! i love it with almond milk mixed in.
  • BrazenHarpy
    BrazenHarpy Posts: 81 Member
    Yerba mate

    I second this. Yerba mate will crack you out in a way that coffee can't even compare :).
  • mocha106
    mocha106 Posts: 64 Member
    Green tea maybe?

    I was going to suggest the same thing

    This was my suggestion as well.
  • km202
    km202 Posts: 112
    this could sound crazy, but AN APPLE. It wakes you up MORE than a cup of coffee. dont' know how, but its proven to work. and then i would drink your morning juice, or water with it. i have tried it, it works :) and ever so tasty for around 90 calories!

    An apple really does have more caffeine than a cup of coffee, plus the added benefits of eating an apple everyday! Good luck! I had metabolism problems a year back and my doctor had encouraged me to eat at least one apple a day and it really does help.
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    If I couldn't have my morning coffee, I would be reaching for tea (I prefer green tea, or jasmine tea). I had to do that when I was preggo because the acid of coffee was really upsetting my stomach. The tea didn't bother me at all.


    Good luck - and when you get closer to your goal, you may find the stomach problems are a lot less!
  • nphillips0124
    nphillips0124 Posts: 72
    Tea! I have GERD and tea was a lot easier on my stomach when I couldn't stomach coffee due to my stupid stomach. I really like Teavana's 'Javavana' blend- it's got a good amount of caffeine and is great for a pick-me-upper!

    Bear in mind that anything with caffeine can irritate your stomach, so make sure with your MD that you should be drinking anything caffeinated :)

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