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

[erisian-fields.livejournal.com]

What's wrong with tap water?
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=87558&page=1
http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/nbw.asp
http://www.ehso.com/ehshome/DrWater/drinkingwater.php
Oftentimes, bottled water IS tap water.

I don't usually drink fruit juice. I'd rather eat the fruit than drink the juice. "Juice drinks" are generally vile stuff even my kids won't drink (okay, the 15 year old will, but she's got the typical American palate that none of the other kids got).

One gallon of regular ole water with a DROP each of peppermint essential oil and grapefruit essential oil (yes, both) is very refreshing, especially when it's cold. It's a better pick-me-up than caffeine if you want to avoid the jitters and crankies. No caffeine for me, not if I want the baby to sleep EVER. I have much the same list as you for things to avoid, possibly for some similar reasons. I mostly drink water. I'll have herbal tea when I want something different. Good Earth makes a really tasty caffeine-free tea that doesn't need sweetener and makes a really tasty chai when mixed with a little soy milk. I love that one.

[centauress.livejournal.com]

Bottled water will have the dissolved chlorines scrubbed, and will not have picked up anything living from the water distribution system so is shelf stable. But it's simple enough to get the chlorines out and if you don't let it sit long (like in a bottle or glass overnight) it won't have time to grow a new taste.

Julia does have a difficulty giving tap time to air; she's usually on the move, hence all the bottled water. Maybe I should consider getting her a glass carafe so she can make larger dose of lemonade or water from tap and let it sit in the window to air before she's thirsty while working. Hmm.