Things to drink

StrawMouse
StrawMouse Posts: 30 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I'm rebooting my diet this week, and am trying to work out what can be had as a regular, virtuous drink. Obviously, there are going to be no sugary drinks, and alcohol and lattes as sparingly as possible, but what about things like:

- squash? I like drinking Tesco's Blackcurrant and apple. Am I being a fool in thinking that because its only a few calories a glass, it doesn't matter? Link: http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=263588172

- Non-alcoholic beer: I'll count the calories of course, but anything else to watch out for? My regular is Bavaria 0.0%: http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=262579904

- Jasmine tea? I'm new to this, but think its gorgeous. Any pitfalls?

- Diet Coke / Pepsi / Max / Zero etc. Low calories, sure, but I recall hearing that their still pretty problematic.

And is there a good, diet friendly volume drink with a flavour that I might have missed?

Thank you in advance!

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  • alexthebb
    alexthebb Posts: 19
    You should look into the Mio liquids and all that. Buy some club soda and then add the Mio and you have a calorie free grape/cherry/whatever soda.
  • chad_phillips1123
    chad_phillips1123 Posts: 229 Member
    I'm a fan of Arnold Palmer's (Half Iced Tea and Half Lemonade) Zero Calorie.
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    well I think whiskey works best.
    vodka is special too.
    and wine,,, oh yeah
    lots and lots and lots of wine....
  • lee91356
    lee91356 Posts: 330 Member
    Where is water on this list? Diet drinks are good but water is supreme drink. The tea is good since it water - since you are over the pond I am unsure what crystal light like items you have there but things like that are good (sugar free flavorings to add to water).
  • StrawMouse
    StrawMouse Posts: 30 Member
    Yes, water is the original and best beverage! And I certainly think I may have been under-estimating how much it could help with staving off hunger or giving the hands something to do.

    But I think I like flavour too much - something with bite.
  • StrawMouse
    StrawMouse Posts: 30 Member
    The decal on your ticker is a hint as to your expertise here... :smile:
  • thisismeraw
    thisismeraw Posts: 1,264 Member
    Drink whatever you want. I drink tea, coffee, diet pop, homemade juice, and water. Nothing wrong with any of them.

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