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Tasty [healthy] beverage

2 points by basicxman ↗ HN
I work at home and by happenstance there is a dollar store one minute away which sells pop/soda at a cheap price. This has led to quick temptations while programming and reading.

Does anybody have any recommendations for a tasty, healthy beverage as a substitute for pop? Aquafina Vitamin Waters (no, not the Glaceau ones which are ironically not very healthy) are a great alternative but they're not commonly available and unless on sale, aren't cheap.

Location: Canadia.

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evo_9
Your best bet are tea's. Look into a good green-tea, black or green/black hybrid - you also gain a bunch of anti-oxidents along with losing all the processing that goes into things like 'Vitamin waters', sports drinks etc.

In my area (colorado) tea's have become a very big business and we have several 'local brews' to choose from (Xing and New Leaf are my favorites).

Tea is a great option compared to something like a diet coke, and if you get use to no sweetener at all, it's actually one of the healthiest things you can drink. I tend to switch between a honey sweetened green/black tea and a 'naked' version without any sweetener.

Also most restaurants offer a brewed tea so you don't have to worry about having only soda options when you are grabbing a bite to eat.

basicxman
I'll have to try a couple teas - I've never liked the standard though. Mind you I'm a 16 y/o male so stereotypes against teas are my second nature ;)
evo_9
Gotcha. I'd look into the fruit flavored variety - that was my entry into the world of tea. Aka, they make green/black teas with raspberry flavor, cherry, mango, etc. Kind of a nice half step from soda/pop. Good luck/hope that helps.
maxawaytoolong
Personally, I like seltzer. I've found it's not as popular outside of the east coast USA.
noodle
smoothies can be good and healthy (depending on how you make them), and can also be a meal replacement or snack. make 'em yourself so they're pretty cheap