Re: That "one cup too many" feeling?
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CAT-THE-FIFTH
I can get the aftertaste in almost all low calorie drinks of the sweeteners,some are not as bad as others,but its kind of off-putting for me.
Try the Fevertree lite range of mixers. They are the only low calorie mixers I have found that taste as good as the real thing. (Although if you are mixing with an alcoholic beverage, using a low calorie mixer seems a bit pointless! :)
Re: That "one cup too many" feeling?
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peterb
Try the Fevertree lite range of mixers. They are the only low calorie mixers I have found that taste as good as the real thing. (Although if you are mixing with an alcoholic beverage, using a low calorie mixer seems a bit pointless! :)
That's because (along with the other "naturally light" tonics from Fentimans, Bottlegreen, and even Tesco Own brand), the difference is that they have a different type of sugar and less of it - no artificial sweeteners or even stevia...thus they taste "right"
Re: That "one cup too many" feeling?
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scaryjim
Wait, there's a vote thingy? I totally missed that....
Must need more caffeine ;)
Oh, you got it bad, Jim. ;)
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I have an enormous Coke Zero habit which I only seem to be able to cut down on when I'm not at work for some reason...
Re: That "one cup too many" feeling?
I have recently got a Nespresso compatible machine (no frother) and "some" (250?) capsules for it. I have 2 a morning, sometimes 3, in quick succession. It sets me up nicely for the day and while I did initially have some sleep problems, they seem to be gone.
Don't really like instant or filter coffee. This way for like 15p + cost of milk I can have decent quality coffee at home. Would recommend for home or workplace.
Also, coffee is really good for you.
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I tend to start the day with a shot of espresso (1x nespresso pod) but the rest of the day I just drink tea. 3-4 cups a day is normal these days, i've cut down a lot (used to be nearly 1 an hour up until 8pm). I try not to drink caffeine after 4pm or it can risk keeping my mind racing too much into the early hours. Will switch to decaff though if I do fancy a hot drink the evening (and usually a decaff nespresso latte with a double shot of Jameson if its a weekend :) ). Depends if I have any of the non chemically decaffeinated tea in the house (it can be hard to find!).
Very rarely drink cola these days - I was a big fan of Coke Life when they had that in the UK..didn't have the revolting taste of coke zero/diet coke/pepsi max/etc and not quite as much of a sugar rush as regular coke. I was sad when they dropped it..they should have kept life and got rid of Zero imo but hey ho.
Re: That "one cup too many" feeling?
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Originally Posted by
CAT-THE-FIFTH
I can get the aftertaste in almost all low calorie drinks of the sweeteners,some are not as bad as others,but its kind of off-putting for me.
Interesting. I don't notice any after taste with aspartame, but sucralose even in small amounts tastes horrible.
Re: That "one cup too many" feeling?
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Ambersuccubus
That's because (along with the other "naturally light" tonics from Fentimans, Bottlegreen, and even Tesco Own brand), the difference is that they have a different type of sugar and less of it - no artificial sweeteners or even stevia...thus they taste "right"
Though note that anyone on a low FODMAP diet has to avoid them like the plague.
Re: That "one cup too many" feeling?
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Originally Posted by
peterb
Try the Fevertree lite range of mixers. They are the only low calorie mixers I have found that taste as good as the real thing. (Although if you are mixing with an alcoholic beverage, using a low calorie mixer seems a bit pointless! :)
I shall give them a try!
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peterb
... if you are mixing with an alcoholic beverage, using a low calorie mixer seems a bit pointless! :)
A single of clear spirit is around 55 calories. 200ml of conventional soft drink is ~ 80 calories. Swap that for a diet version and you're saving more than half the calories. Even if you're drinking doubles it's still saving ~ 40% of the calories...
EDIT: yes, I missed this part of the post originally. spotted it in the quote above, and thought it was worth pointing out just how many calories you save moving to a low-calorie mixer ;)
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scaryjim
It's the only cola that actually tastes good? shots fired
:mrgreen:
OK, it's finally confirmed.
You're the evil twin.
Re: That "one cup too many" feeling?
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jim
OK, it's finally confirmed.
You're the evil twin.
You mean it was ever in question? I mean - look at my avatar - I have a goatee beard!
also, I just linked to tvtropes from a tech forum, and if that isn't evil I don't know what is
Re: That "one cup too many" feeling?
I usually have this feeling about cookies :D I have a cup of coffee as a part of my morning routine and don't tend to indulge in it much during the day
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I've worked out that on average, I consume in the region of 1000mg of caffine a day, with about 8 cups of coffee and 2L of Cola
Suffice to say my caffine tolerance is rather high...
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I canna feel the back of my head if I drink more than a pint of coffee in the day
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Phage
I canna feel the back of my head if I drink more than a pint of coffee in the day
Brilliant way of putting it into words