So I find myself in social situations where people are drinking either in mr personal or professional life. What are some non-alcoholic drinks you order that don’t make you stand out?
So far I have come up with:
non-alcoholic ginger beer
Non-alcoholic beer
Arnold palmer
Vergin marry
Ginger ail and cranberry juice
I like ginger beer with a splash of cranberry. They’ll usually even put a lime in when they “mix” it. I feel in love with those when I was pregnant and still going to happy hours.
My wife and I have always ordered just water. She has this thing where she doesnt like drinking her calories. I don’t track calories, since i have such a beast of a metabolism, but drinking calories has always made little sense to me. Most of the drinks you order at restaurants are just loaded with sugars, artificial sweeteners or sugar alcohols. Not healthy like water… unless you’re getting a V8, I guess. Still though, drinking the fructose makes it process in your body faster so you absorb it quickly. More likely for the sugar to be converted into fat stores.
I’m a bit of a fitness/nutrition freak, so in my day-to-day life, you won’t find me with anything other than black coffee or water. It’s really all I want.
If I’m at an event or night out where there’s drinking, I’ll get a soda water with lime. Even just having something carbonated like that makes me feel like I’m having something “special”. And add that lime garnish? Yowza, I’m really getting crazy. I know, I’m remarkably exciting
I gave up soda years ago, I can’t drink coffee because of my anxiety (maybe decaf) I can drink unsweetened black tea occasionally. I love carbonation though so I drink a lot of la croix, bubly water.
I drink fizzy water with a splash of POM pomegranate juice (great for blood pressure) at home, but never cola or other soda pop. That’s for going out, so I get the whole “special” thing.
Sprite with lime or cherry if I’m at a restaurant and red bull or can sprite zero if I’m just out and about!! Everyone always thinks my can Sprite zeros are bud light( never had a taste for that🤢) when I put them in my koozie so it helps keep people off my back about why I’m not drinking also lol