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9/6/10 12:32 A

lipton tea

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9/5/10 7:10 P

I make iced tea with Celestial Seasonings blueberry tea...very good!

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9/5/10 6:16 P

My favorite is sunbrewed tea often take two tea bags in a pint of water brew it on a sunny day put it in refrigerator and when cool add ice and drink no sugar added sometime a little fresh lemon if I have it
One day at a time

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9/4/10 4:08 P

cranberry grape juice

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8/21/10 1:53 P

tea

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8/16/10 4:05 A

water

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8/16/10 4:04 A

water with True Lemon

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8/10/10 1:41 P

1/3 to 1/2 cup of cranberry juice mixed with diet seven-up

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8/10/10 1:29 P

Hot tea for an after dinner drink.

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8/10/10 1:21 P

Water! I also drink Crystal Light Pure Fitness mix-ins on days I run for electrolytes without a lot of calories.

Edited by: JFOLDEN22 at: 8/10/2010 (13:22)

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8/10/10 1:05 P

I just made the most amazing Lemonade...
1 lemon, roll the lemon on counter pressing with palm of hand to loosen juice buds, peel zest w/vegetable peeler into 1 qt pitcher.

Juice the lemon, extracting seeds, turn flesh inside out, drop into pitcher.

1/4 c loose Stevia extract IN THE RAW from the makers of Sugar IN THE RAW. Resembles Splenda.

Add 1 qt water, sparkling if you like, and stir. I also added a couple Tbsp. Torani S.F. Raspberry syrup.

Poured the mixture over a chopped up Raspberry frozen fruit bar in a tall glass, added ice and so delish! let the pieces of lemon zest fall into the glass, just great!



Edited by: CINDYR457 at: 8/10/2010 (13:07)

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8/10/10 12:27 P

I started mixing water with cucumber and a splash of apple juice in my daughter's sippy cups. I tasted it and it was so delicious!! It is really refreshing. i am hooked.

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8/10/10 11:36 A

Water with one or two slices of cucumber.
SO refreshing!

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8/10/10 11:00 A

I love sparkling water with a slash of light cranberry juice and a squeeze of lime over ice. i use this as my evening cocktail with my husband.

I also love the "True Orange, True lemon and True Lime" packets sprinkled in my water - makes getting in all my water a breeze - and i can keep a couple packets in my purse for when i am out.

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8/10/10 12:26 A

iced tea with stevia, iced coffee with skim milk, la croix water (grapefruit is my fav.), and sangria when I splurge.

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8/10/10 12:22 A

Perrier - sometimes with lemon.

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8/10/10 12:10 A

ice tea with lemon

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8/10/10 12:00 A

Ice tea with lemon.

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8/9/10 11:50 P

tea

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8/9/10 11:17 P

Raspberry ice tea

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8/9/10 11:10 P

I LOVE McDonald's Sweet Tea....but its no longer on my "to drink" list....will try some of the ideas listed here....YUMMY!

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8/9/10 7:32 P

I love adding a splash of cranberry 100% juice to a glass of sparkling water.

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8/9/10 4:45 P

I love the watermelon Idea but I dont have a juicer! anyway here is what I drink on hot days.
I take 4 Stash Chai Spice black Tea bags and put them in a sun tea jar let it sit out in the sun ,then over night, and pour it over ice and add 1 packet of truvia, no cals sweetener and its wonderful (I myself dont like splenda)so let me know what cha think! enjoy Carol

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8/9/10 2:38 P

I live alone and so low fat milk generally goes bad before I drink it all. So I keep a bottle of water in the fridge and when I want milk, I add powdered low fat milk to the cold water.

One of my favorite drinks is an orange/banana/milkshake. I chop up a banana, add low fat milk, 1/8 teaspoon vanilla, a teaspoon of Kool Aid orange (or a real orange) and a tablespoon Splenda. Add ice and blend on high! Various Kool Aid flavorings adds kick to a lot of good blends!

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8/9/10 2:11 P

put a glass jug of water in the fridge... add a few fresh strawberries and some cucumber slices and some ice....

you'll feel like you are at the spa...

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8/9/10 1:50 P

Water with any crystal light.. I put it all the way in the back of my fridge where it ices slight in my water bottle and it's.. AMAZING.

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8/9/10 1:19 P

One orange,lemon,lime sliced. 2 quarts Celestial Lemon Zinger tea. Sweetener of your choice. Place it all in a clear tea pitcher let it all marry together for 4 hours and serve over ICE. A low cal twist on a Sangria Punch. Pretty, Festive and Refreshing.

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8/9/10 12:57 P

i love crytstal light pink lemonade in the summer!

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8/9/10 12:49 P

Water and homemade fruit smoothies :)

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8/9/10 12:40 P

This may sound weird, but i heard about it last year - tried it and it's SO refreshing

Water with a couple of cucumber slices

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8/9/10 12:29 P

Water with sunrise orange crystal light - frozen until slushy!

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8/9/10 12:22 P

Fresh Strawberry Agua Fresca:
6 C. fresh, hulled strawberries, juice of 2 limes (about 1/4C), 2 C. water and sugar or sugar-blend/substitute to taste (about 1/4-1/3C).

Low in calories & refreshing and uses local seasonal produce. You can substitute other flavorful fruits.


Edited by: PGATES1 at: 8/9/2010 (12:25)

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8/9/10 12:15 P

We have great tasting well water.

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8/9/10 11:58 A

Crystal Light Lemonade flavor in a 20oz. bottle of spring water

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8/9/10 11:25 A

Iced mint tea with honey!

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8/9/10 9:59 A

I love hot tea in the winter but it's just too hot in the summer to enjoy. So, in the summer when I brew ice tea I also throw in a tea bag of Constant Comment (orange flavored tea) or another of my favorite hot tea bags. It makes the tea DELICIOUS.

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8/9/10 3:29 A

Lemon Green Tea. I LOVE IT!!!

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8/9/10 2:27 A

Orange-juice fizz (A spark recipe)
1/2 c. orange juice (This is the only thing I
measure.
Add a T. or so of lime juice.
Sparkling water (at least 1/2c.) lime flavor
Splenda
Add ice.

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8/9/10 1:34 A

Cold Snapple diet peach tea. yummmy!

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8/9/10 12:03 A

Champagne and orange juice

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8/8/10 11:43 P

I have been drinking sugar free sparkling water. I particularly like the orange cream flavors carried by Wal-Mart and Safeway... Sort of like a creamsicle in liquid form!

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8/8/10 10:42 P

I like water with lemon

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8/8/10 10:00 P

I do like iced coffee. It hits the spot on a hot day. I will drink it at home or out. Although I'm not a fan of the MacDonald's iced coffee.

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8/8/10 9:05 P

I'm always sipping plain water. There is nothing that satisfies my thirst like a glass of plain water. Year round.

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8/8/10 8:54 P

Iced coffee made w/SF flavored creamer & splenda. Think I'll fix me one right now!

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8/8/10 7:54 P

Lipton's Diet Green Tea w/Citrus and fresh squeezed lemonade sweetened w/Splenda!

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8/8/10 7:51 P

Gatorade diluted with equal parts water during and after a full day of outdoor exercise.

Edited by: BJENKINS1014 at: 8/8/2010 (19:52)

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8/8/10 7:30 P

In summer I like club soda over ice with a twist of lime in a really fancy glass!

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8/8/10 6:46 P

Iced coffee w/ skim milk and splenda.

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8/8/10 5:44 P

iced water, crystal light, and home-made smoothies!!!

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8/8/10 4:29 P

I like Gevalia flavored teas sweetened with sweetener instead of sugar.

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8/8/10 4:06 P

Drinking lots of water!! Love iced tea with Splenda and mint.
This Texas heat requires lots of water and tea!

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8/8/10 2:24 P

Lime or Lemon LaCroix........

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8/8/10 1:50 P

I just love all kinds of smoothies that i make at home. Im gonna introduce veggies in a couple days wish me luck.

Edited by: LADYBYYRD at: 8/8/2010 (13:51)

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8/8/10 10:51 A

WATER AND SMOOTHIES

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8/8/10 10:50 A

equal amounts of cranberry juice and orange juice over ice--if you want a cocktail of it, gin or vodka are great additions to that very occasional adult drink

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8/8/10 10:48 A

I like koolaid sweetened with splenda.Any flavor,,,Sometimes I add lemon to it.and the cherry flavor is good with honey,and cinnamon...Plus I drink lots of cold water....

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8/8/10 10:14 A

That sounds really refreshing. Need to pick up some fresh mint and sprite. Do you use diet sprite? I think it would be good with diet soda water too...

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8/8/10 10:14 A

Both of mine are green colored!
Cold green tea brewed with fresh mint from the yard and some splenda or honey (I use local honey).
Green Smoothies: a green (romaine, spinach, kale...) a bunch of it and a banana, apple, berries whatever. The sweetness of the fruit is usually enough for me but you can sweeten it a little if you need to. You could actually blend all five servings into a big glass!

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8/8/10 7:57 A

I have a sweet tooth from time to time so I make me a milk shake in the blender with 1 cup of 2% fat free milk, crushed ice cubes (about 4-5) and depending on my taste buds at the time, I will add a tsp of coffee (to make a mud slide) or a tsp of vanilla to make a vanilla milk sahke. i use about 6 packs of splenda to sweeten it a little.

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8/8/10 5:25 A

As a combination drink and snack, I like to combine ice, chilled coffee, and a scoop of Slim Fast's Chocolate Royale powder in the blender.

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8/7/10 10:32 P

Unsweetened ice tea is a favorite of mine year around. I also like flavored ice water with a little lime or lemon with some sprigs of mint. I dump it all in the pitcher and let it steep.

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8/7/10 9:40 P

I love smoothies. Dole frozen fruit and almond milk, maybe a couple of ice cubes. That's it!

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8/7/10 9:37 P

Looking forward to a lime sprite. :) Good idea!

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8/7/10 9:14 P

Mix the juice of a lime with Sprite. Add mint for an added treat!

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8/7/10 5:27 P

Ice water, Ice Tea & lemonade.

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8/7/10 5:08 P

iced tea with lemon and of course, mostly I drink ice water...



Edited by: JONAH14 at: 8/7/2010 (17:09)

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8/7/10 5:02 P

Lime LaCroix........

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8/7/10 4:24 P

Most any kind of Iced Tea

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8/7/10 1:51 P

Unsweetened tea with lemon. I put a lot of lemon in it and I can't taste a difference.

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8/7/10 1:38 P

Iced lemon tea and mint tea, also water.

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8/7/10 11:11 A

Water is #1 on my list. And no ice. For some reason, I don't like ice in my drinks...I like blended ice drinks, but I don't like having actual ice cubes in my drink.
My husband and I get our fruit servings by drinking homemade fruit smoothies every morning with our breakfast. There are always bananas in them but other fruits vary depending on what fruit is on sale. We each get 3-4 servings through the morning smoothies.
An extra treat for a cold summer time drink that I make is a frozen peppermint mocha. It is pretty low calorie. I brew 1 cup of semi strong coffee, I put 1 tray of ice cubes into a blender, pour 1/2 packet of hot cocoa mix, 2 drops of peppermint extract, and then about 1 cup of hot coffee. It isn't really "frozen" the ice all melts and it just turns into a really cold coffee drink, but it's pretty good. If you let the coffee cool down before using it, or add more ice to the blender, you can have more of a frozen drink rather than just a cold drink.

Edited by: RKGIBBS3 at: 8/7/2010 (11:12)

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8/7/10 10:30 A

HI!
Water is my #1..I like it best in an attractive container...glass, travel cup, etc. I love iced tea and coffe...as well at the hot stuff, too, for a change. A glass of H20 with juice or just a few drops flavored Stevia is a good variation.
Smoothies are sweet relief, too.

I have found Chrystal Light and some others make me more thirsty. That makes me lean towards the more natural stuff!

Blessings! Keep Cool!

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8/7/10 9:57 A

Lots of water or iced tea unsweetened - sweetened drinks tend to make me more thirsty

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8/7/10 9:55 A

I juice watermelon and serve over crushed ice. It is low cal, very light & refreshing!