Guest guest Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 yes, linda, it's called water. --- linda <lindai81 wrote: > Does anyone have a great refreshing cold drink that > isn't acidic or have caffeine ( not decaf either)or > sugar? No tea or coffees. > linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 Hi Linda, Is al-keee-hall allowed? Hehe. There are these refreshing drinks you can get at the coffee places (that aren't coffee but probably still overpriced) called Italian sodas. They have these flavored syrups. You take some ice and club soda and throw in a couple of these flavor shots. The flavors vary - lot of 'em. I think you can buy the syrups in the stores....oh I just realized you said, " sugar-free " . You just have to be difficult don't you, Linda. http://www.torani.com/create/fpsugarfree.shtml Sugarfree (so long as you don't mind Splenda). Dang, I can't think of something with everyday items that isn't acidic or contain sugar outside of my usual h2o. S. On 2/24/06, linda <> wrote: > > Does anyone have a great refreshing cold drink that isn't acidic or have > caffeine ( not decaf either)or sugar? No tea or coffees. > linda > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 linda <lindai81 wrote: > > Does anyone have a great refreshing cold drink that > > isn't acidic or have caffeine ( not decaf either)or > > sugar? No tea or coffees. > > linda I like fruit flavored water, add a little pureed frozen or fresh fruit, however strong you want it. love fruit juice but commercial is so full of sugar - yuck - don't need that. peace, Angela great grandma recycled, she called it making do. who I am is fine, it's just this body that's disabled! middle age = that time of life when we realize yesterday's sex, drugs and rock and roll are todays memories, prescriptions and golden oldies! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 This sounds like something good to try as I can flavor it only to the point that I want. If I puree it won't there be pulp in it though? How would I deal with that? Oh, I don't have one, but when one has those machines called Vita-Mixers and you do the stuff in it is there pulp left? Ah, maybe I could make ice cubes with it and as they melt it would continue to flavor the water? Summer I was thinking about. Thanks for the suggestion Angela linda " Angela " <angelaamy2001 > I like fruit flavored water, add a little pureed frozen or fresh fruit, however strong you want it. love fruit juice but commercial is so full of sugar - yuck - don't need that. > > peace, > Angela Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 linda <lindai81 wrote: This sounds like something good to try as I can flavor it only to the point that I want. If I puree it won't there be pulp in it though? How would I deal with that? Oh, I don't have one, but when one has those machines called Vita-Mixers and you do the stuff in it is there pulp left? Ah, maybe I could make ice cubes with it and as they melt it would continue to flavor the water? Summer I was thinking about. Thanks for the suggestion Angela linda yr welcome linda, before I got a juicer put the puree through a strainer. have made peanut butter and fruit pulp sandwiches - yummm. sometimes I just leave it in the water and eat it when the waters drunk, or spoon it out of the strainer and eat it. the juicer separates the pulp and liquid much better and the pulp is finer. for sure juice cubes in water works great, one of my favorite summer drinks. don't know about the Vita-mixer and pulp, wish I did, have wanted one of those machines for years!! as expensive as they are bet the pulp and liquid are seperated tho. :>} peace, Angela great grandma recycled, she called it making do. who I am is fine, it's just this body that's disabled! middle age = that time of life when we realize yesterday's sex, drugs and rock and roll are todays memories, prescriptions and golden oldies! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 Um...water? Seriously now... Seltzer mixed with pear juice? What about flavored seltzer? What about a decaf herbal tea like mint or chamomile (the real stuff, not the green tea flavored stuff). Meg linda wrote: > Does anyone have a great refreshing cold drink that isn't acidic or > have caffeine ( not decaf either)or sugar? No tea or coffees. > linda > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2006 Report Share Posted February 25, 2006 This is the easiest one that I have seen so far. No work involved, just pouring and totally controllable. I think I will give this a try today as it really sounds no fail. Thanks everyone for the suggestions. linda ----- " Meg G " <itszen4me > Um...water? Seriously now... > Seltzer mixed with pear juice? What about flavored seltzer? > What about a decaf herbal tea like mint or chamomile (the real stuff, > not the green tea flavored stuff). > > Meg > > linda wrote: > > Does anyone have a great refreshing cold drink that isn't acidic or > > have caffeine ( not decaf either)or sugar? No tea or coffees. > > linda > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2006 Report Share Posted February 25, 2006 , " linda " <lindai81 wrote: > > ...when one has those machines > called Vita-Mixers and you do the stuff in it is there pulp left? I think that's actually supposed to be one of their selling points; the pulp being full of fiber/nutrition that a juicer would separate. -Erin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2006 Report Share Posted February 25, 2006 , Angela <angelaamy2001 wrote: > > love fruit juice but commercial is so full of sugar - yuck - don't need that. Don't think this is as much a problem these days as it once might have been. There are plenty of 100% juice products on the market now with no added sugar. -Erin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2006 Report Share Posted February 25, 2006 On 2/24/06, linda <> wrote: > > Does anyone have a great refreshing cold drink that isn't acidic or > have caffeine ( not decaf either)or sugar? No tea or coffees. If I happen upon some really sweet raspberries, I'll puree them and press them through a sieve to remove the seeds... then put the puree in a glass and top with bubbly water (you need lots of raspberries if you're not going to use sugar, or you can add a pinch of stevia). There are also some flavored bubbly waters out there that just have flavoring, no sugar or alternatives, that are pretty tasty in a drink. I have to admit though, 99% of the time I drink plain room temp. water... and most of the rest of the time if I'm looking for something different, I'll have bubbly water (watch the labels as some have sodium or other things added - I like just water and carbonation myself). I don't know if the carbonation would cause it to be too acidic for you though. Oh! Lassis are very cool and refreshing too - I'll sometimes get them at Indian restaurants. Basically yogurt, milk, fruit blended, I think (mango lassi is my favorite). I also use to get a virgin mango daquiri at a Thai place in DC that was good, but I guess it would probably have sugar added...but maybe you could adapt that and use really sweet fruit (or fruit+banana?) and ice, crunched in a blender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2006 Report Share Posted February 25, 2006 > don't know about the Vita-mixer and pulp, wish I did, have wanted > one of those machines for years!! as expensive as they are bet the > pulp and liquid are seperated tho. :>} I've wanted one forever too. No luck yet. :-) But, no they don't separate juice & pulp - their selling point is that the blades are so fast and powerful that any pulp that would normally be left (including seeds I think), is ground up really fine in the juice - so you get juice and fiber, not just sugary juice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2006 Report Share Posted February 25, 2006 > Oh! Lassis are very cool and refreshing too - I'll sometimes get them > at Indian restaurants. Basically yogurt, milk, fruit blended, I think > (mango lassi is my favorite). I also use to get a virgin mango > daquiri at a Thai place in DC that was good, but I guess it would > probably have sugar added...but maybe you could adapt that and use > really sweet fruit (or fruit+banana?) and ice, crunched in a blender. PS lassis are not sweet-tasting,though there is a sweet version and a salty version. (sweet being non-salty!) My attempts to recreate one have used plain yogurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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