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debm55

(60,930 posts)
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 06:54 PM Jan 2026

What is your favorite nonalcoholic beverage. Pick one or two. I like Clamato Juice and Simply Lemonade and hot tea. And

you? I am on anti-anxiety and anti-depressants so I can't mix the two.

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What is your favorite nonalcoholic beverage. Pick one or two. I like Clamato Juice and Simply Lemonade and hot tea. And (Original Post) debm55 Jan 2026 OP
Arizona diet green ice tea with honey & various hot teas SheltieLover Jan 2026 #1
Thank you very much for sharing, SheltieLover.😂💕 debm55 Jan 2026 #2
I like black coffee, Americanme Jan 2026 #3
Thank you very much , Americanme. great choices. debm55 Jan 2026 #5
We are together, Deb. I love Simply Lemonade and 🍋‍🟩 Limeade. Polly Hennessey Jan 2026 #4
Thank you very much, Polly Hennessey. Great choices.😍 debm55 Jan 2026 #7
Different types of Tea hot or cold with a tiny bit of honey TommieMommy Jan 2026 #6
That sounds very good, TommieMommy. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Jan 2026 #8
Zero sugar pink lemonade and Coke zero once in a while. beaglelover Jan 2026 #9
Thank you very much for sharing, beaglelover Great choices. debm55 Jan 2026 #14
I make a zesty 'hot pepper' black tea stopdiggin Jan 2026 #10
Thank you so much, stopdiggin. I think I''m going to try this. debm55 Jan 2026 #15
Ginger, turmeric, lemon and honey. C_U_L8R Jan 2026 #11
Thank you very much, C_U_LBR. That sounds like a great drink for when you have a cold. I am going to try. debm55 Jan 2026 #16
It's a pretty good mocktail too. C_U_L8R Jan 2026 #19
1 part Ocean Spray CranMango ("diet"), 1 part Polar Ginger Ale ("diet") eShirl Jan 2026 #12
Oh that sounds great. Thank you for sharing eShirl. gong to try. debm55 Jan 2026 #18
fresh strong sweet (but not southern sweet) iced tea Kali Jan 2026 #13
Thank you Kali, for your choices.They are wonderful. debm55 Jan 2026 #17
Gotta have Black Coffee in the AM BOSSHOG Jan 2026 #20
Thank you very much BOSSHOG for your choices. I am currently on anti depressants and and anti anti anxiety so not debm55 Jan 2026 #38
Iced water PJMcK Jan 2026 #21
Thank you very much PJMcK. I have a glass of water next to me right now. debm55 Jan 2026 #41
#1 - coffee; #2 - tie between V8 juice, white grape juice. LoisB Jan 2026 #22
Dark roast coffee with a small amount of real 1/2 & 1/2. #2 would be Ziggysmom Jan 2026 #23
Arizona Just Tea. boonecreek Jan 2026 #24
A mix of 2 Trader Joe's beverages. 3catwoman3 Jan 2026 #25
Spicy V8 Juice, Orange Juice and Apple Juice. nt. MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2026 #26
I'm going to try and make virgin caesars with V8 applegrove Jan 2026 #40
Coca-Cola BlueTsunami2018 Jan 2026 #27
A cappuccino choie Jan 2026 #28
Unsweetened black tea. johnp3907 Jan 2026 #29
Arnold Palmer DaBronx Jan 2026 #30
Lemonade and Traders Joes Lime juice. kimbutgar Jan 2026 #31
Ice cold water with a splash of Trader Joe's lime juice Lifeafter70 Jan 2026 #32
Hot tea MIButterfly Jan 2026 #33
NYC tap Water, Coke/Pepsi, Simply Limeade & Watermelon, Coffee w milk electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #34
A New Years' resolution was to drink less Coke Zero, which must be an indication of my preference. Xavier Breath Jan 2026 #35
Thank you very much for sharing with us. Xavier Breath. debm55 Jan 2026 #36
I like a virgin Caesar with lime. That's what I'm into these days. applegrove Jan 2026 #37
I treat myself... littlemissmartypants Jan 2026 #39
Walmart Great Value brand Blackberry Lemonade powder drink mix and zero sugar 7-up JMCKUSICK Jan 2026 #42
Thank you very much. John for your choice of drink. debm55 Jan 2026 #43
I like Bai brand waters. area51 Jan 2026 #44
Thank you very much for sharing.area51. I will look for it when I go shopping this week debm55 Jan 2026 #48
Coffee with cream. Mango juice. sinkingfeeling Jan 2026 #45
Thank you very much, sinkingfeeling. for sharing. debm55 Jan 2026 #49
So far as quantity it's Coffee... justaprogressive Jan 2026 #46
Thank you very much, justaprogressive. I will look for other brands made with Dutch Chocolate. debm55 Jan 2026 #47
Sober since 1977 sooooooooooo..... some_of_us_are_sane Jan 2026 #50
Thank you very much some_of_us_sane. I will have to try Peach Mango green tea. I sounds great. PS My husband has been debm55 Jan 2026 #54
Unsweetened iced tea, strong, & Cherry Coke Zero. Dulcinea Jan 2026 #51
HAHAHAHAHHHA. thank you very much Dulcinea. For your choices. debm55 Jan 2026 #55
Tart cherry juice Cirsium Jan 2026 #52
;-{) San Pellegrino with lime Goonch Jan 2026 #53
Clamato, First ProfessorGAC Jan 2026 #56
Is this a joke. ProfessorGAC, I might use it as my joke of the day. debm55 Jan 2026 #58
Not A Joke ProfessorGAC Jan 2026 #59
Coffee w cream or oat milk . we can do it Jan 2026 #57

Polly Hennessey

(8,854 posts)
4. We are together, Deb. I love Simply Lemonade and 🍋‍🟩 Limeade.
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 07:05 PM
Jan 2026

My other favorite is San Pellegrino sparkling drink, any flavor

stopdiggin

(15,488 posts)
10. I make a zesty 'hot pepper' black tea
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 07:36 PM
Jan 2026

(hot brewed, then steeped and chilled, with lots of little extra 'hints' and bonus points - cinnamon, orange peel, apple ... ) Sounds weird (just ask my relatives!) - but it's actually a great drink - both summer and winter!

C_U_L8R

(49,411 posts)
11. Ginger, turmeric, lemon and honey.
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 07:38 PM
Jan 2026

I make pitchers of the stuff. The more ginger the better. Scares the bejeezus out of colds and flus.

debm55

(60,930 posts)
16. Thank you very much, C_U_LBR. That sounds like a great drink for when you have a cold. I am going to try.
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 08:21 PM
Jan 2026

eShirl

(20,289 posts)
12. 1 part Ocean Spray CranMango ("diet"), 1 part Polar Ginger Ale ("diet")
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 07:44 PM
Jan 2026

it's pretty good

Kali

(56,845 posts)
13. fresh strong sweet (but not southern sweet) iced tea
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 08:03 PM
Jan 2026

real lemon or limeade, fresh squeezed orange juice, almost any kind of sweet carbonated drink.

BOSSHOG

(44,738 posts)
20. Gotta have Black Coffee in the AM
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 09:04 PM
Jan 2026

An occasional RC Cola after supper.

I had some medical issues last summer so I’m only drinking non alcoholic stuff. Hopefully beers on the horizon this coming summer.

debm55

(60,930 posts)
38. Thank you very much BOSSHOG for your choices. I am currently on anti depressants and and anti anti anxiety so not
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 11:36 PM
Jan 2026

taking alcohol is important. I am so glad posters are providing me with non alcoholic beverages.

3catwoman3

(29,468 posts)
25. A mix of 2 Trader Joe's beverages.
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 10:22 PM
Jan 2026

2/3 Green Tea and Lemonade with 1/3 Italian grapefruit soda. Very refreshing.

In the warmer months of the year, I put a glass in the freezer with about 1/3 of the green tea drink in it until it gets a little crust of ice, and then add the remaining green tea and the grapefruit soda.

applegrove

(132,338 posts)
40. I'm going to try and make virgin caesars with V8
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 11:52 PM
Jan 2026

when i get some worchestershire sauce. So far I've only had non alcohol Caesars when out to dinner.

kimbutgar

(27,288 posts)
31. Lemonade and Traders Joes Lime juice.
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 10:34 PM
Jan 2026

I used to drink Pepsi but haven’t drank it in over 25 years. And when I quit my weight stabilized and I’ve stayed within the same 5 lbs of my usual weight!

Lifeafter70

(993 posts)
32. Ice cold water with a splash of Trader Joe's lime juice
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 10:51 PM
Jan 2026

Second favorite is clamato juice ( I prefer it with with dark modelo)

MIButterfly

(2,812 posts)
33. Hot tea
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 11:06 PM
Jan 2026

I like many flavors, but my favorite is chai tea latte. Since I've been boycotting Starbucks, I have been on a mission to find a chai tea latte I like as well as theirs.

I also like Coke and drink too much of it.

Xavier Breath

(6,646 posts)
35. A New Years' resolution was to drink less Coke Zero, which must be an indication of my preference.
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 11:15 PM
Jan 2026

littlemissmartypants

(33,812 posts)
39. I treat myself...
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 11:36 PM
Jan 2026

Occasionally, during the summer with a San Pelligrino Limonata over ice. But I don't make it a habit because of the sugar content.

As an alternative, I mix San Pelligrino Sparkling Natural Unflavored Mineral Water with lime juice and cranberry juice on ice for my favorite daily combination year round.

Plain water, which I'm supposed to drink by doctor's orders every day, is just too boring.

My newly diagnosed autoimmune disease has precipitated the elimination of my favorite, unsweetened tea drinking in large quantities. Plus, I'm not supposed to have my wintertime favorite, black coffee, anymore either.

I sometimes have whole milk over ice with dinner. I crave OJ sometimes. I was having V-8 over ice at breakfast but not anymore because my blood pressure, for the first time in my usually low bp life, now runs high.

It's supposed to be water or nothing from now on but it's not really working out.

Sorry about the long answer.

❤️

JMCKUSICK

(6,118 posts)
42. Walmart Great Value brand Blackberry Lemonade powder drink mix and zero sugar 7-up
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 11:54 PM
Jan 2026

2 packets mixed with 3 cans of 7up is perfect!

debm55

(60,930 posts)
48. Thank you very much for sharing.area51. I will look for it when I go shopping this week
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 12:09 PM
Jan 2026

justaprogressive

(6,939 posts)
46. So far as quantity it's Coffee...
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 11:58 AM
Jan 2026

So far as taste it's definitely hot chocolate made with Dutch cocoa.



(Alas Droste's is no more)

debm55

(60,930 posts)
47. Thank you very much, justaprogressive. I will look for other brands made with Dutch Chocolate.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 12:03 PM
Jan 2026

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,260 posts)
50. Sober since 1977 sooooooooooo.....
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:57 PM
Jan 2026

Black Coffee

and.....


DELICIOUS "Crystal Light Peach Mango Green Tea".... (a drink for the gods!)

debm55

(60,930 posts)
54. Thank you very much some_of_us_sane. I will have to try Peach Mango green tea. I sounds great. PS My husband has been
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 02:27 PM
Jan 2026

sober since 1978, Congratulation on your sobriety. I am proud of you.

Dulcinea

(10,128 posts)
51. Unsweetened iced tea, strong, & Cherry Coke Zero.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:59 PM
Jan 2026

36 years in GA & can't stand Southern sweet tea. It's just colored sugar water.

ProfessorGAC

(76,827 posts)
56. Clamato, First
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 02:50 PM
Jan 2026

Clamato second, Clamato third.
Actually I drink zero alcohol beers. Does that count?

ProfessorGAC

(76,827 posts)
59. Not A Joke
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 04:12 PM
Jan 2026

I always liked the taste of beer, but didn't like the alcohol buzz. So, I was always limited to 2 beers, sometimes 3, usually 1.
It occurred to me a long time ago that if I went to low alcohol beer, I could have more beers and never catch the buzz.
When Klausthaller introduced an NA amber, and it was even lower in alcohol then brands like Sharp's, I switched. Tasted better even less alcohol.
Did that for years.
Then the zero beers hit the market. As zero beers do not use distillation & re-carbonation to reduce the alcohol, the taste got even better, and it takes 30 six-packs to equal the alcohol in one regular beer.
So, that's all I've bought since those became available everywhere. There are 3 or 4 brands I buy regularly.
I'm the same way with other alcoholic beverages. In '25, I bought 4 two liter bottles of wine. I drank NONE of it. Strictly used for cooking. I went through 2 bottles of sherry, 1 bottle of brandy, 2 bottles of bourbon. Same thing; all for cooking.i think the last alcoholic beverage I had was a bloody mary when I went to see a band at the local club in mid November. Might be a margarita at the Mexican restaurant, but I don't remember if we went before or after the club visit.
No, I'm not much of a drinker.

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