I don't care much for coffee anymore, decaf or otherwise, and have been trying out different teas to replace the coffee. Unfortunately this was much harder than I initially thought as there are a ton that aren't proven safe for pregnancy.
I've tried different varieties of 'safe' teas but haven't found one yet that I like so now have about 7 mostly unused boxes of tea in my cabinet that I will never drink. I'm always cold so like to have warm drinks throughout the day to warm me up.
Any suggestions for hot teas or other warm drinks?
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Re: Any favorite teas/hot drinks?
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ETA: green tea with honey is pretty good. It does interfere with certain vitamin intake but if you take prenatals at night you should be fine. Coffee also interferes with iron absorption and it's recommended to take prenatals in a different day part than when you drink coffee.
https://www.amazon.com/Traditional-Medicinals-Organic-Pregnancy-Bags/dp/B0009F3PK8/ref=sr_1_1?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1447786560&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=pregnancy+tea&psc=1
I've been drinking green tea that has spearmint and peppermint in it.
Teecino is also really good. They call it an herbal coffee, but it doesn't taste anything like. You can look it up but it comes in all different flavors--chocolate, vanilla. My fav thing to do is to use one of those on the stove espresso makers ( little percolator) and then heat the milk and it tastes like a vanilla latte. Man, I totally forgot I had some. Maybe it will stop me from stuffing my face 24/7!
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I've also been told by a pharmacist friend that taking vitamins before bed is the best time to take them. Something about sleeping better.
You have no idea. I stock up on it every year when it comes out for the holidays. Add in a little cinnamon flavored creamer and it's the best thing ever.
I also really like a virgin hot toddy. Hot water with fresh lemon and a teeny bit of local honey. Cuts nausea in the evenings and boosts my immune system.
Ooh and I forgot, sometimes I do a vanilla-mint steamer at Starbucks when I'm craving sweeter. It's four pumps vanilla four pumps mint and steamed milk (or soy/coconut/almond milk if you prefer). It tastes like a candy cane!
Win, win, win
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