Alternative to drinking water

[Anonymous]

I do drink water, but I want to drink something else. Water is so boring.

I used to drink tea, but I now have a bad case of heartburn, and tea and coffee make it worse.

I was drinking ginger ale, but I just read the ingredient list yesterday and was surprised at how much high fructose corn syrup and the sugar% was in there.

I had some San Pellegrino orange and that had less sugar.

I tried one of those aloe drinks, and that had soo much sugar in it, too.

I don't like the taste of the artificial sweeteners like you find in Crystal Lite and those other powder mixes.

So, I'm stumped. I could go on drinking the San Pellegrino but was looking for other options.

Thoughts? TIA

[Anonymous]

V8? I don't get water being "boring," but have you tried adding a squeeze of lemon, lime, etc.? Infusing it with cucumber or mint? Herbal tea?

[Anonymous]

San Pellegrino has nearly as many calories as Coke of the same size.

Go with natiurally flavored sparkling water. It will be 0 calories, and make sure the only 2 ingredients are carbonated water and natural flavor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:V8? I don't get water being "boring," but have you tried adding a squeeze of lemon, lime, etc.? Infusing it with cucumber or mint? Herbal tea?

op here... v8 has tomatoes and that would make my acid reflux worse.

I don't want to put anything acidic in my water due to the acid reflux. Maybe cucumber or frozen berries might work. Thx.

[Anonymous]

I like Spindrift, sparkling water with a touch of real juice vs the bs "natural flavors" other brands use.

[Anonymous]

Did you try herbal tea? I wouldn't think that would give you heartburn.

[Anonymous]

What about ice tea or lemonade?

[Anonymous]

Watered-down juice?

[Anonymous]

You can buy packs that flavor water. Here are some suggestions:
https://www.verywellfit.com/top-flavorings-for-your-water-bottle-3435428

[Anonymous]

Brawndo. It’s got what plants crave.

[Anonymous]

I drink herbal tea all day. Lemon, hibiscus, raspberry, cherry, etc etc. i dont like water not with meals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like Spindrift, sparkling water with a touch of real juice vs the bs "natural flavors" other brands use.

I like Sprindrift too. Grocery stores don't always have it, but Amazon usually does. If I can't get it for some reason, I buy San Pellegrino sparkling water and add a lemon or lime slice.

[Anonymous]

I think you need to go with herbal teas or kombucha. The seltzer may make your acid reflux worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:San Pellegrino has nearly as many calories as Coke of the same size.

Go with natiurally flavored sparkling water. It will be 0 calories, and make sure the only 2 ingredients are carbonated water and natural flavor.

+1

I love sparkling water. I can barely drink plain water anymore, it seems so boring to me. Bubly has a pineapple flavor that is really good. Wegmans has tons of different flavors of their store brand sparkling water.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about ice tea or lemonade?

OP here. I used to drink an arnold palmer, but had to stop due to the acid reflux.