what to drink with my lunch...

leooftheyear
leooftheyear Posts: 429 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Most of the day i drink water with a little lemon juice in it, but i'd been drinking an Arnold Palmer lite half & half with my lunch. I am really looking to cut my unnecessary carbs (i want to be closer to 40% than 50% every day) and unfortunately i think this drink has got to go because there are 21g of carbs in it. What are some other suggestions that are lower in carbs that you guys like?
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  • SingRunTing
    SingRunTing Posts: 2,604 Member
    I usually drink either water, flavored seltzer water, or diet coke.

    You could also try unsweetened iced tea.

    I try not to drink my calories unless its milk.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Seltzer water.
  • JenAndSome
    JenAndSome Posts: 1,893 Member
    I drink diet coke with my meals.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    How about make a pitcher of ice tea plain and a pitcher of crystal light lemonade.
  • prestigio
    prestigio Posts: 181 Member
    A nice cup of herbal tea :smile:
  • OKfarmgal
    OKfarmgal Posts: 160 Member
    Try different fruits in your water. Sometimes I make a big jug of water and put orange slices in it, or limes, or strawberries. Let it sit overnight and yum!! I've frozen strawberries and blended them to put in water, better than ice sometimes!!
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    leooftheyear wrote: »
    Most of the day i drink water with a little lemon juice in it, but i'd been drinking an Arnold Palmer lite half & half with my lunch. I am really looking to cut my unnecessary carbs (i want to be closer to 40% than 50% every day) and unfortunately i think this drink has got to go because there are 21g of carbs in it. What are some other suggestions that are lower in carbs that you guys like?

    Can I ask why you are trying to cut carbs?

    Anyway- do you like diet soda? That would be my choice.
  • Kerestesb
    Kerestesb Posts: 4 Member
    I say either just stick to the water or unsweetened iced tea with lemon.
  • jessiemjporter
    jessiemjporter Posts: 174 Member
    water, or i have ginger and lemon twinings tea ^.^~~~~
  • AmbitiousButRubbish
    AmbitiousButRubbish Posts: 246 Member
    Black coffee
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
    I would go with iced tea and lemon, no sweetener. Or just water. I like water with food and coffee, tea or diet soda by itself.
  • xcalygrl
    xcalygrl Posts: 1,897 Member
    Water.
    Unsweet iced teas.
    Unsweet hot/warm teas.
    Water with crystal light or something of that sort in it.
  • rseneca724
    rseneca724 Posts: 46 Member
    I usually have a diet ginger ale or diet root beer (can't have caffeine). Crystal Light is a good option to just add to a bottle of water. I used to love the raspberry lemonade variety until I got burned out on it. The only calories I drink are wine or milk.
  • leooftheyear
    leooftheyear Posts: 429 Member
    elphie754 wrote: »
    leooftheyear wrote: »
    Most of the day i drink water with a little lemon juice in it, but i'd been drinking an Arnold Palmer lite half & half with my lunch. I am really looking to cut my unnecessary carbs (i want to be closer to 40% than 50% every day) and unfortunately i think this drink has got to go because there are 21g of carbs in it. What are some other suggestions that are lower in carbs that you guys like?

    Can I ask why you are trying to cut carbs?

    Anyway- do you like diet soda? That would be my choice.

    i'm following the NROLFW, and im trying to get my carbs down to 40% with Protein and Fat both at 30%
  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
    I'm simple. So water it usually is. Sometimes I'll have a Diet soda or no cal sweetened tea (hot or cold) if I'm feeling fancy. Mio or Crystal Light (there's a billion flavors from which to choose) if you like variety.
  • sweetdixie92
    sweetdixie92 Posts: 655 Member
    Water is basically what I drink. I've been buying lemons, cutting them up and putting them in my water.

    I'll drink a diet Pepsi, Coke or Dr. Pepper occasionally (if I really wanna splurge :smile: )

    I also like homemade iced tea, unsweetened. Add some Splenda or your sweetener of choice if you like.
  • Goin4goal
    Goin4goal Posts: 129 Member
    I don't drink anything when I eat. I think I read somewhere that its best to not drink when eating as it interferes with digestion. After my meal, I drink water as usual.
  • sandraallangrimes
    sandraallangrimes Posts: 23 Member
    I normally have water, but now I am going to add some lemon or strawberries to it after reading some of these messages. I have given up coffee this week, because of the same reason... I need sugar and cream.. But amazingly I can drink a hot cup of tea plain.. so Green Tea especially nice on these cold cold days!
  • leooftheyear
    leooftheyear Posts: 429 Member
    sandraallangrimes wrote: »
    I normally have water, but now I am going to add some lemon or strawberries to it after reading some of these messages. I have given up coffee this week, because of the same reason... I need sugar and cream.. But amazingly I can drink a hot cup of tea plain.. so Green Tea especially nice on these cold cold days!

    I agree, the Tazo Green Tea from Starbucks is my favorite, when i was drinking it regularly i got to the point where i didn't need any honey in it... i was able to work my way down to just milk in my coffee, it wasn't easy and some mornings i still want to dump sugar in it, but it just isn't worth the extra calories/carbs
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Water, and diet soda with dinner or when I'm out
  • optionsgod
    optionsgod Posts: 144 Member
    flavored seltzer is the best, fav is Canada Dry's Triple Berry
  • SuggaD
    SuggaD Posts: 1,369 Member
    Water.
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  • NordicBalance
    NordicBalance Posts: 4
    edited January 2015
    Consuming small quantity of water with your food isn’t a bad thing. Drinking during your meals helps you swallow, supports your digestive tract and makes you feel fuller so you eat less. How much water you should be drinking depends on your gender and activity level, but typically if you feel thirsty, you’re not getting enough.
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    Just 154 calories per bottle. This is a great treat and nothing near the setbacks the stouts pack in.

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  • kijum
    kijum Posts: 14 Member
    leooftheyear wrote: »
    Most of the day i drink water with a little lemon juice in it, but i'd been drinking an Arnold Palmer lite half & half with my lunch. I am really looking to cut my unnecessary carbs (i want to be closer to 40% than 50% every day) and unfortunately i think this drink has got to go because there are 21g of carbs in it. What are some other suggestions that are lower in carbs that you guys like?

    Gold peak brand diet iced tea. It tastes pretty decent, and has zero carbs. You could squeeze some lemon juice into it to get the lemon flavor.

    I also like Arnold Palmers, and have been making a diet version by adding 1 crystal light sweet tea flavored drink mix packet and 1 lemonade flavored drink mix packet to a liter bottle of water. You can add it to a smaller bottle of water if you like a stronger flavor. The two drink mix packets combined have less than two carbs. Also there are several different brands of drink mix packets and some of them have 0 carbs.
  • firstsip
    firstsip Posts: 8,399 Member
    Blood has lots of iron.
  • myfelinepal
    myfelinepal Posts: 13,000 Member
    firstsip wrote: »
    Blood has lots of iron.

    Mmm...Bloody Mary.
  • curlygirlkrissie
    curlygirlkrissie Posts: 5 Member
    Mio sweet tea and mio lemonade. 0 carbs
  • Lasmartchika
    Lasmartchika Posts: 3,440 Member
    I drink water with my lunch, or tea. But mostly water. :)

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