Favorite non-alcoholic low calorie beverages?

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What are your favorite non-alcoholic low calorie beverages? I’ve tried La Croix and am not crazy about it. Looking for other ideas.

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Homemade Kombucha. Yum!

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I drink tea, all day every day :slight_smile:

My current favorite is Hot Cinnamon Sunset by Harney and Sons.

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If you like beer, Athletic Brewing NA beers are great. 45-50 calories in a can.

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I don’t drink it often so I’m not sure if it’s low calorie, but I like mixing ginger beer (Fever Tree or Q) with pineapple juice. I find it refreshing.

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I love Lagunita’s Hoppy Refresher. Its hop infused sparkling water.

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I like unsweetened seltzers, any brand. My favorite drink is lime seltzer with a spritz of ginger shot and squeezed lime over ice garnished with a sprig of mint. This is my mocktail of choice.

Ginger Shot (makes two cups):
1 pound unpeeled ginger root, washed, dried, and cut into chunks
2/3 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup honey (optional)

Place all ingredients into food processor and blend on high until smooth, scraping sides as necessary. Transfer mash* to a strainer placed over a bowl and use a spatula to press out all the juice. Store juice in an airtight container and refrigerate.

*Divide mash into ice cube tray compartments and freeze. Use in any recipe calling for grated ginger.

DH uses the mash cubes in marinades.

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Sounds interesting, but unpeeled ginger?

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No need to peel; it becomes an indistinguishable part of the mash.

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I drink very little besides water and a cup of coffee daily but will enjoy taking a little fresh fruit, mottling it in the bottom of a glass, pour a flavored non/low-sugared seltzer on top. Squeeze of lemon or lime too.

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I do this for a hot drink in the winter! (courtesy of trying to recreate a Zingerman’s hot beverage!)

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I love cucumber water. Drink it all day long.

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Topo Chico, plain or with lime. Or add vodka to make ranch water! YUM

ETA: Forgot these were supposed to be nonalcoholic suggestions.

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Black coffee as well as water.

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Lyre’s makes canned beverages, non-alcoholic mocktails. 70 calories per serving. My preferred is an imitation Aperol spritz, H likes their “dark and spicy”. I’ve also purchased the Lyre’s “agave liquor” (again, non-alcoholic) and used that with Topo Chico to make Ranch water. Even lower calorie than the canned mocktails.

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I drink a lot of sparkling waters. My current favorite is Montane cucumber lime.

I also make my own infused no-sugar simple syrups to jazz up tap water (or mocktails/cocktails). I use monk fruit and infuse with herbs, fruits, veggies… I keep several in the fridge at all times.

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Spindrift (my favorites are the blood orange and the pineapple flavors) and earl grey tea.

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How do you do this?

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Nothing fancy. Just plain old Polar Seltzers. Just about any kind.

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Brewdog nonalcoholic beer.

you can buy it on Amazon. It’s really good and lower cal than other NAB’s like Athletic Brewing Co.