Whats Better Tea With Sugar, Pop Or Coffee

[Guest Zolrek]

The question is simple.

What's better for you? I am aware their all bad so I am looking for the lesser of the evils. Sugar is my only bad habit.

So when I crave for something to drink, rather then water, whats better to go to? Tea with caffeine or not(depends on what brand I have) and sugar, pop or coffee with sugar?

[Carolyn Marie]

Zolrek, I don't think there is any one good answer to your question. I suppose that de-caffeinated tea or coffee, with no sugar or a sugar substitute, is better than a caffeinated drink with sugar. But if you try hard enough, you can probably find something wrong with all of the choices.

Sugar free soft drinks, diet iced tea and coffee (have to have my mug at work to start the day) are my habits.

Carolyn Marie

[Guest Zolrek]

Zolrek, I don't think there is any one good answer to your question. I suppose that de-caffeinated tea or coffee, with no sugar or a sugar substitute, is better than a caffeinated drink with sugar. But if you try hard enough, you can probably find something wrong with all of the choices.

Sugar free soft drinks, diet iced tea and coffee (have to have my mug at work to start the day) are my habits.

Carolyn Marie

Thanks for the answer, CM.

I can't drink tea or coffee without sugar. I just want to enjoy a drink like everyone else does - but I always feel guilty thinking I'm having too much sugar daily. I think if I only drank water my life would be rather dull because I don't drink alcohol either.

Diet anything usually has worse things for you then the normal brands.

[Guest Donna Jean]

Ice cold green tea with Stevia

http://healing.about.com/cs/herbaltherapy/a/stevia.htm

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That's a natural sugar substitute...Not like the artificial ones at all..

Yummy!

Donna Jean

[Guest Elizabeth K]

...............TOXIC.................

Tszzzzszst - any of that stuff with sugar... diabetic coma!!!

I drink fizzy carbonated water (Perrie') or coffee with half-the-cup Half-and-half cream, no sugar or sweetners.

High energy? Fruit!

Lizzy

[Guest Zolrek]

Ice cold green tea with Stevia

http://healing.about.com/cs/herbaltherapy/a/stevia.htm

...

That's a natural sugar substitute...Not like the artificial ones at all..

Yummy!

Donna Jean

Thanks, DJ, I'll check that out.

...............TOXIC.................

Tszzzzszst - any of that stuff with sugar... diabetic coma!!!

I drink fizzy carbonated water (Perrie') or coffee with half-the-cup Half-and-half cream, no sugar or sweetners.

High energy? Fruit!

Lizzy

You know that might be a good idea. I should look into how people who are diabetic and/or allergic to sugar drink. I'm sure it's 100x better then what I drink.

[Guest nelo]

I drink a lot of fruit juice. Very sweet. I love coca cola, and rarely can I get myself to drink water. Chocolate milk is also good, better than regular milk.

Only thing you have to make sure with juice is that it's real juice. They put Dole and Welch's right next to each other for about the same price, and they taste about the same, but Dole is 100% juice and Welch's is only 30%. =(

I say decaf tea is probably best for you, but I say you can drink any of those... in moderation. With plenty of other drinks thrown in. I think "lesser of evils" is not as important as "balance out the evils with goods." Because then they're not that evil.

Even though I need to cut back on my Coca Cola consumption myself... been drinking it a bit too much this summer.

[Guest Zolrek]

I drink a lot of fruit juice. Very sweet. I love coca cola, and rarely can I get myself to drink water. Chocolate milk is also good, better than regular milk.

Only thing you have to make sure with juice is that it's real juice. They put Dole and Welch's right next to each other for about the same price, and they taste about the same, but Dole is 100% juice and Welch's is only 30%. =(

I say decaf tea is probably best for you, but I say you can drink any of those... in moderation. With plenty of other drinks thrown in. I think "lesser of evils" is not as important as "balance out the evils with goods." Because then they're not that evil.

Even though I need to cut back on my Coca Cola consumption myself... been drinking it a bit too much this summer.

That's a good thought. I just need to control myself when it comes to sugar although it's hard when it's the first thing you reach too when you get thirsty.

Yeah...cutting out the cafe would at lest be one step closer to "healthier".

[Guest Miss_Construe]

My vote is tea sweetened with honey.

Soda is evil, vile and wrong ... I should probably quit drinking it then.

Amy

[Guest NatashaJade]

I've just read a horrible article which makes me sadly need to give up Diet Coke (due to the Aspartame, which is somewhat evil). I actually drink coffee black and tea with nothing except some lemon, perhaps. I think we over sweeten things as a rule. Coffee and tea actually taste good all by them selves (if they are of good quality). If you must sweeten, think about using a Stevia product.

luv

Gin

[Guest Pól]

I usually drink my tea black (or if I have milk, a little bit of milk). I never add sugar, or drink coffee, so I can't really recommend either of those.

You could try water with a slice of lemon at the bottom. That's probably better for you than adding sugar, and it tastes good.

[Guest barton]

If you absolute must have sugar, I'd go with the tea option. Especially if you make it yourself then you can control just how much sugar is added, unlike soda and other commercially available products.

Though honestly, who would want to drink tea with sugar? It's like drinking tea cold. Madness!

[Guest sarah f]

I can't say one over the other because when I make coffee or tea I add a ton of sugar to it. They might have more sugar in the end than a soda would.

[Paula ult]

I am diabetic and also on a diet so sugared drinks are out of the question, i drink lots of bottled spring water, i put crystal light on the go packets in it, the tea, raspberry lemonaide and lemonade are my favorites and have only 5 calories per packet.

Paula

[Guest foxy]

i recently found out that soda and diet soda are the worst thing in the world to drink... good yes, but they really screw with your system, and can even make you gain weight. turns out anything with carbon in it actuly is bad for you. also high sodium is also bad due to how it increases the fat cell size and amount of fat carried in those cells so it becomes much harder to lose them. as for the artificial sweetener, anything artificial is bad in general, when we make components that the body is not used too it has trouble breaking them down.

i would probably go with green tea, me personally its been 1 8oz or koolaid and a 8oz of oj, and rest of the day water

[Guest chngnwnd]

You wouldn't like me without my coffee...

Bobbie

[Guest foxy]

You wouldn't like me without my coffee...

Bobbie

what color do you turn when you dont get your coffee?

[Guest Miss_Construe]

Don't just look at the sugar, which is bad, but the other contents of the drinks.

Diet Soda: fake sugars, salts, caramel color - all bad for you.

Coffee and Tea: antioxidants and other vitamins

EC: green tea is an appetite suppressant.

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I spend too much time reading up on health stuff.

Amy