Well, this is going to be anti-healthy, but the talk of cranberry juice reminds me that I had a really good cocktail recently: orange vodka, Malibu rum, cranberry juice, and OJ. I could drink a pitcher of that on the porch, I tell you what.
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Steph L. - Jul 18, 2014 7:39:07 am PDT #2218 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Beverly - Jul 18, 2014 7:47:21 am PDT #2219 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Man, that sounds good.
And a Blizzard. I don't feel guilty about ice cream. I mean, I don't eat buckets of it, but donuts, cookies, pie (well, okay, I eat the filling and leave the crust, if I'm staunch enough to do that), cake, and pastries are right off the menu, so you damn betcha I'm having guilt-free ice cream now and then.
Scrappy - Jul 18, 2014 8:00:05 am PDT #2220 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I'm all about the lemon and orange Vitamin Water Zero these days.
Atropa - Jul 18, 2014 8:02:24 am PDT #2221 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
What non-sugary drinks to folks have at home? I'm getting tired of water.
Fizzy water with fancy bitters! I have chocolate, grapefruit, cardamom, and lavender bitters. (Oh hey, the fancy bitters, chocolate, and salt store in PDX does mail order! Whooo!)
I do not want a Blizzard, but that's because I have homemade brownies and caramel sauce from the Infamous BlueJay right now.
I'm trying to be more aware of how much sugar I eat, and I prefer dark chocolate anyway, but I'm not ever giving up sugar in my coffee. Nope.
Burrell - Jul 18, 2014 8:03:02 am PDT #2222 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I have no opinion on blizzards as I have not had one, but I hate that concern troll shit. I notice a lot of folks use their FB posts to be generally judgy of other people. Like one woman I know is always posting shit about other people's parenting choices. I don't get it. She's got a great son, why isn't he affirmation enough that she's a good mom? I don't get the need to follow that up with a dose of "the rest of you are fucking it up."
As for sugar, I am trying to cut down my intake on the refined stuff but somehow I haven't cut down on my glass of wine in the evening even though I know that's probably my main source of sugar at this point. I can usually skip dessert unless we are going to the ice cream store.
Anne W. - Jul 18, 2014 8:04:34 am PDT #2223 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Tommy, I do the fizzy water thing a lot. I'll dilute juice or just add a splash of bitters.
(Makes note to check Jilli's link)
Burrell - Jul 18, 2014 8:06:46 am PDT #2224 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Oh, non-sugary drink options: in summer DH & I love Japanese barley tea, although that's not an option for gluten-free folk. And there's also La Croix, which is very tasty and refreshing.
JZ - Jul 18, 2014 8:15:31 am PDT #2225 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
(Oh hey, the fancy bitters, chocolate, and salt store in PDX does mail order! Whooo!)
Well, dang. I was just in PDX last week. Putting it on the list for next time (mail order is nice, but I want to *go* there too).
Fizzy water and bitters is now sounding really good; sadly, I have neither just now. But there's ample coffee all over the place, so I should get right on that.
shrift - Jul 18, 2014 8:15:40 am PDT #2226 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I am all about the La Croix. But only certain flavors! Berry, Cran-Raspberry, Lime, Lemon, and sometimes Orange.
meara - Jul 18, 2014 8:17:18 am PDT #2227 of 30000
Yeah, I drink a lot of fizzy water, and occasionally iced tea.
But then I remembered that Cincinnati has a place called Putz' Creamy Whip that I've never been to, and now I'm thinking road trip. Because PUTZ' CREAMY WHIP.
That sounds excellent! ....now I am adding to my desire to go get ice cream later. Which since it's only 10:15AM is a bit early.