Energy Drink alternatives?

brittrose33
brittrose33 Posts: 58
in Food and Nutrition
I come home from working on my feet early mornings and am often very tired. I was never a big fan of energy drinks, and I really don't want any of the calories or huge sugar spike. Is there anything else I can try? I'm not looking for a huge rush of energy, just enough to get me off my feet (and away from my computer/snack mode).

Or should I just drag myself to the treadmill and exercise after work?
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  • emwaitexo
    emwaitexo Posts: 45
    Green tea. It also boosts your metabolism.
  • porscheparcher
    porscheparcher Posts: 81
    Shakeology! Changed my life. No caffeine. Health drink. Natural energy. Helps you lose weight. Lowers cholesterol. AMAZING! Feel free to ask me more questions. I want to tell the world about it!!! :D
  • emwaitexo
    emwaitexo Posts: 45
    What is the recipe for shakeology? Thanks :)
  • AlexM2428
    AlexM2428 Posts: 9 Member
    here's a link I found http://www.shakeology.com/web/shakeology/recipes-chocolate-vegan
  • tommygirl15
    tommygirl15 Posts: 1,012 Member
    Coffee. Drink it black to eliminate any extra cals.
  • jeme3
    jeme3 Posts: 355 Member
    Coffee. Drink it black to eliminate any extra cals.

    This.
  • rrrayondesoleil
    rrrayondesoleil Posts: 17
    I've heard good things about ginseng as a focus and energy booster, but that's just word of mouth :)
  • Yunnieh
    Yunnieh Posts: 89 Member
    ANYTHING. ANYTHING.
    Energy drinks are the WORST.DRINK.EVER.
  • RobynMWilson
    RobynMWilson Posts: 1,540 Member
    Shakeology! Changed my life. No caffeine. Health drink. Natural energy. Helps you lose weight. Lowers cholesterol. AMAZING! Feel free to ask me more questions. I want to tell the world about it!!! :D

    Lol I was gonna say the same thing
  • Jongfaith
    Jongfaith Posts: 195
    Wow Shakeology spokes people simmer down. Who can afford $120 a month for a supplement? Seriously?...

    Um back to the topic... Coffee, tea occasional EmergenC or vitamin water works for me!
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    Does coke zero count as an 'energy drink'?

    It's my low-calorie pick-me-up of choice.

    I've tried various other stuff, but reality is it's the drug (caffeine) that is effective for me.
  • Tyrone_S
    Tyrone_S Posts: 94 Member
    An apple
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
    I liked the tea and lift off drinks from herbalife. However I much prefer my coffee and Rockstar energy drinks anyday.
  • ScatteredThoughts
    ScatteredThoughts Posts: 3,562 Member
    What is the recipe for shakeology? Thanks :)

    $$$$$
  • realredhead79
    realredhead79 Posts: 28 Member
    Water. Plain and Simple. Dehydration causes fatigue. It's amazing what water can do
  • jazzyali
    jazzyali Posts: 78 Member
    Liquid B-12- I take it first thing every morning and have tons of energy all day.
  • Kacey34
    Kacey34 Posts: 12 Member
    I like those Mio water enhancers.. That way i get my water and they have the energy ones as well.
  • MaryJane_8810002
    MaryJane_8810002 Posts: 2,082 Member
    Coconut Water is natures energy drink! Better than a banana. But not that crap in the can I mean the ones that come in a tetra pak. These brands are pretty good:

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  • ecw3780
    ecw3780 Posts: 608 Member
    I love Celsius water
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
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  • RixxyRikaa
    RixxyRikaa Posts: 71 Member
    Coconut Water is natures energy drink! Better than a banana. But not that crap in the can I mean the ones that come in a tetra pak. These brands are pretty good:

    0604_coconut-water_398x206.jpg

    Crap in a can? That's the real stuff too!! I'm from the Philippines and when you don't live close enough to the beach, that delicious healthy stuff gets canned up and shipped out to the city. Unless by crap in a can you're meaning to say the coconut milk? I am unsure if they can green coconut juice in America.

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  • wazzanz
    wazzanz Posts: 78
    water or black coffee
  • fitnesspirateninja
    fitnesspirateninja Posts: 667 Member
    I also suggest green tea. In addition, I started taking a vitamin b complex and that seems to have increased my energy level a lot.
  • Lift_hard_eat_big
    Lift_hard_eat_big Posts: 2,278 Member
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    Agreed, caffeine pills are dirt cheap and do the trick well.
  • Lift_hard_eat_big
    Lift_hard_eat_big Posts: 2,278 Member
    Shakeology! Changed my life. No caffeine. Health drink. Natural energy. Helps you lose weight. Lowers cholesterol. AMAZING! Feel free to ask me more questions. I want to tell the world about it!!! :D

    How does it lower cholesterol?
  • SomeoneSomeplace
    SomeoneSomeplace Posts: 1,094 Member
    Black Coffee
    No Doze Pills
    5 Hour Energy
  • tgh1914
    tgh1914 Posts: 1,036 Member
    B12 shots do wonders for some people.

    I personally like to do pre-workout supplement drinks before my morning workouts. I don't actually get any pump or energy shot from them like most folks do, but it does help me wake up a bit & I'm def not a morning person.
  • nattles90
    nattles90 Posts: 21
    i know this is still an energy drink but...zero carbs and zero cals. hollaaaa

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  • poedunk65
    poedunk65 Posts: 1,336 Member
    water
  • MaryJane_8810002
    MaryJane_8810002 Posts: 2,082 Member
    Coconut Water is natures energy drink! Better than a banana. But not that crap in the can I mean the ones that come in a tetra pak. These brands are pretty good:

    0604_coconut-water_398x206.jpg

    Crap in a can? That's the real stuff too!! I'm from the Philippines and when you don't live close enough to the beach, that delicious healthy stuff gets canned up and shipped out to the city. Unless by crap in a can you're meaning to say the coconut milk? I am unsure if they can green coconut juice in America.

    2011_02_18-CoconutJuice.jpg

    I was talking more on the lines of these:

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    These are filled with added sugar and preservatives and just don't taste like real coconut water. My family is Jamaican so they feel that pure coconut water has to come directly from the coconut or they won't drink it. I can deal with the OP pictures because they don't have any processed sugar.

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