The Beverage Desert

[foxgrrl]

Why is it so hard to find something to drink? Oh yeah, because I don't want to drink:

• Tap Water
• High Fructose Corn Syrup
• Aspartame (NutraSweet)
• Alcohol
• Milk
• Caffeine
• Excessive amounts of Sugar

Dear Lazyweb: What kind of drinks can I put into my body? Note that most fruit juice available in the United States is fortified with High Fructose Corn Syrup.

Update:
Ok, small amounts of Caffeine and non-HFCS sugar are ok. I just don't want a lot of those most of the time.

Comments

[hep.livejournal.com]

i drink green tea but i believe that has caffeine. what about chamomile or one of the other herbals? i just make a giant batch in a jug and put it into plastic bottles.

[m4dh4tt3r.livejournal.com]

Green tea does have a little bit of caffeine, but it isn't all that much, but indeed, it doesn't satisfy the no caffeine requirement. :-)

[hep.livejournal.com]

i tried to calculate the amount of caffeine i was intaking it at one point, but it's hard to figure once you start rebrewing with leaves. i generally rebrew them about 3x until you can't get any more flavor out of it. this is what i use to refill bottles with, but i also tend to drink a whole bottle of oi ocha first and then reuse the bottle until i finish rebrewing on that batch of leaves. generally about 2days.

also tho if you don't mind carbonation mineral water is what i drink aside from tea. usually san pellegrino since it is easy to find everywhere. less salty than calistoga but i will drink that too.

also i drink odwalla daily, usually i pick up a giant jug from costco to last me a week. intaking vitamins and minerals and then holding them is a huge problem for me so my dr demands that i drink mostly pureed all natural juices to get as much nutrients from them as possible. i drink 8oz of an odwalla protein shake and 8oz of a pureed fruit juice mix daily.