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

[eqe.livejournal.com]

The sparkling juice bottles I see at many SFBA coffee shops claim to be "sweetened with only fruit juice".

I drink sparkling water under similar circumstances, sometimes with a small amount of pure fruit juice (sometimes marketed as "nectar") poured in; Ceres (in aseptic boxes at your local hippie store) is one good brand.

And of course, many herbal teas (properly called tisanes) are completely caffeine free; mint and Rooiboos (sp?) are both good.

(My true vice, though, is an afternoon decaf coffee with 20% or more milk. Soymilk may satisfy your "no milk" requirement.)

[robbat2.livejournal.com]

+1 for Ceres here - just slightly upset that not all the flavours are exported from South Africa.