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

[chocolatecoffee.livejournal.com]

Herbal tea comes in every conceivable flavour, and white tea is getting big (less caffeine* and more antioxidants than green!) Celestial Seasonings is the most common brand up here.
Club soda doesn't have any sweetener, at least here in canadaland. Just sodium.
Perrier and similar are just carbonated water with a bit of lemon or lime - they're my current vice.

As for juice, hit the health-nut aisle and look for pure cranberry, cherry, blueberry and pomegranate.
Easier to find are pure lemon juice and orange juice.

*Wikipedia says 15mg per serving, compared to 40mg for black tea, and 20mg for green.