What should I drink that isn't water at work?

I’m cutting down on caffeine, having reduced to one coffee per day in the morning (which I’ll be cutting out… at some point…).

Currently I drink water and occasionally decaffeinated Earl Grey at work. However, I’m so bored of it. I also don’t drink alcohol anymore and although I enjoy my AF beers at home it would be nice to switch it up.

I used to have a Pepsi Max addiction and I miss drinking it so much. I don’t think my body could handle that much caffeine anymore and it gives me sleep issues (welcome to my thirties) so I’m after some other alternatives.

I thought about buying OJ and refrigerating it at work. However, I threw out half a carton of OJ that had been in my fridge for a couple of months the other day.

I don’t like squash / diluting.

I used to drink sparkling water because I didn’t like the taste of tap water where I lived, but the tap water here is nice and I have too much climate guilt to go back to consuming plastic bottles. Getting a Soda Stream is not an option.

Any suggestions for this pursuit of novelty for my taste buds?

Maybe I just have to accept nice things are bad and boring things are good?

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Watered down pepsi max

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I quite like rooibus tea

I drink it with milk, you’re probably not supposed to

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no offence

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That’s fine, but you’ve literally ruled out every other drink :sweat_smile:

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Being this fussy is hard for me :nail_care:

I’m currently in my loose leaf herbal tea era

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The answer is water, I’m afraid.

This question about drinks being “boring” has cropped up quite a bit on DiS (mostly in relation to quitting booze) and every time I see it, it always blows my mind that my brain doesn’t really consider drinks in this way :person_shrugging:

(I guess I just think I need to keep myself hydrated and water does that fine, though I do chug coffee and tea throughout the day).

What about herbal teas? IME they just smell nice and don’t taste of anything, but I reckon if you were willing to splash some cash you might be able to find some nice ones which would mix it up a bit.

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They should make savoury drinks. I want a glass of garlic pop.

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This is another sorta surprising thing I’m going to add to my list of aggpass’s interests

I really like nettle tea but my Sainsbury’s has stopped selling the Clipper one. Maybe everyone thought it was horrible and didn’t buy it.

Tab clear

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Pepsimus Maximus flavoured decaff herbal tea for me.

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Do you know, it’s funny because I quit Pepsi a little while ago but it has only started bothering me consistently since I’ve started a new (more boring) job and started working in an office rather than from home.

Maybe the problem is in my mind rather than my tastebuds…

Oh shit a savory drink does exist doesnt it, sorry lokomotiv the answer is a warming cup of bovril

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Capri sun?

Caffeine free cola as a treat

Serious answer: slice of fruit in water, orange, lemon or lime or something

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Ginger beer? Ginger or elderflower cordial, if they don’t count as diluting drinks? I also make a great lime cordial which is killer with tonic water and a splash of bitters (optional)

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TBH I don’t drink anywhere near enough water and I reckon the reason is cos I find it really fucking boring but am I going to do anything about it? Probably not.

Someone I used to work with had a water bottle that had a section you could put cut fruit in so it would infuse into the water. Like this