Coffee Withdrawal

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  • spud_chick
    spud_chick Posts: 2,640 Member
    Have not read everyone's responses and I'm sure I'm repeating some of them. I still drink regular coffee a couple of times a week but most of the time I'm either drinking

    a 1/3 caff mix of 2 parts decaf to 1 part regular coffee

    or

    a yerba mate blend that I brew in my drip machine just like coffee, that is 1 lb plain (unroasted) yerba mate herb, 1 lb roasted chicory root, and 1/2 lb roasted dandelion root granules. If you like your coffee plain (no sugar or cream) you may like this. Yerba mate has some cafffeine but it's less than coffee and is a less jittery form somehow. The chicory and dandelion are good for you and also lend the roasty, nutty flavor. I get these herbs in bulk from starwest botanicals. One nice thing about this stuff is it can go a long way, and unlike coffee you can run more water over the same grounds; second run is a little weaker but worth trying to see if you like it.

    You can also get roasted yerba mate in tea bags, which has a more coffee-esque flavor than unroasted but may be less healthy, can't recall why.
  • tomg33
    tomg33 Posts: 305 Member
    If you grind your own beans rather than use instant "coffee" then you'll probably find you need less additions, and it's barely any more expensive. I usually use a little 1% milk to smooth it out and 1 tsp of sugar to "unlock the beans" (patent pending)
  • JoanB5
    JoanB5 Posts: 610 Member
    Two options I like even better than sugar these days:

    1. with granulated Splenda.

    2. If you are cutting artificial stuff, try truvia. It takes less, and is very good. Does have a few calories.

    3. I LOVE the Torani Sugar Free Vanilla and Hazelnut (Splenda sweetened, again)

    4. Add Vanilla Flavored Protein powder and whisk it up good, add prefered sweetener as needed.

    5. Skim Milk for creamer

    6. Half-Caf Folgers or Decaf are good options for those needing to cut caffeine down.

    I feel like the benefit to my throat and sinuses in the winter and the solace to my life outweighs my concern for risk factors on this one for the time being, but to each his own.
  • intoscrapping
    intoscrapping Posts: 51 Member
    I have skimmed through the comments and am glad to see that people aren't knocking coffee! I drink a lot of coffee (4 to 6 mugs a day), most of the time with sugar. A couple years ago I reduced my REGULAR Pepsi intake and realized that the sugar intake in coffee was not nearly as much as the sugar in pop. I found a local coffee shop where I will actually drink it black so a few days a week I will drink it black. The rest of the time I use Meijer Organics can sugar which still has calories, but is not processed like refined white sugar. In addition I drink 8-12 cups of water a day. All I have to say ... is don't quit if you love it ... maybe just reduce the sugar a bit .... everything in moderation, right? :-)

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