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

[jovino.livejournal.com]

I'll double the green tea vote, and add the hint that if you take the bag, pour hot water over it and toss out the first immediate steep, then it will be, for the most part, decaffeinated. Yay science. I've been drinking a lot of chai lately, but that's got the caffeine that you are trying to avoid. Also, sometimes you just need to squeeze a lemon or a lime into water to get rid of the tap taste. Remember the filter, of course. :) You can also go for some carbonated water for a change-up.

[solarbird]

You can also pull this trick with loose-leaf black tea, it's about 90% caffeine reduction.

(My normal drink during the day is black tea. If you to go uptontea.com and search for TA40, that's it. Cheaper than bags and so much better.)