Five Fridays. Er, Friday Five. Something like that.

[kyrielle]

Name your favorite....

1. Candy

...hmmm. Used to be Cadbury's Cream Eggs, but they're too rich for me now. I'm torn between Swedish Fish, and Nestle Crunch with Caramel. The latter is better. The former is really good and sufficiently on my diet that I don't have to fret about them near as much.

2. Cookie

Snickerdoodles. Snackwell's has several low-fat to no-fat chocolatey things that are good, but not as good.

3. Donut

The glazed-top rounds with the raspberry jelly inside. Maple bars are a close second. There's no such thing as a donut that's worry-free on my diet, I don't think.

4. Cold Drink

Toss-up between Vanilla Max (Albertson's Vanilla Coke copycat, which outlasted the original, thank heavens) and A & W Root Beer. I think the root beer wins, though.

5. Hot Beverage

Bleh. I have yet to find a good hot beverage (which is a pity as they help my sinuses - I now drink tea regularly, but I've yet to find one I like, just a few that aren't as vile). I used to love various hot chocolates, but the ones I like have milk in and of course, now that I'm actually avoiding dairy or taking pills, I'm even more sensitive. Tying my stomach in knots is not fun, regardless of taste.

Comments

[kyrielle]

I don't know if the Stash one is "pure peppermint" or not. I just said "plain mint" referring to the taste, and the name doesn't mention anything else. I've tried one that was called peppermint in one other brand, I forget which, the taste was not great, but who knows.

I avoid most of the flower ones. I have too many allergies to the ingredients, that does not make me trust them as something to drink!

Hot apple cider...spiced is unpleasant, plain is okay but I can't have it much (apple juice in general gives me issues because of acidity, I can drink it but I can't drink it casually and that's what I need in a hot beverage). Also I mostly need this at work, and anything that requires refrigerator space until I use it is a no-go since some days there isn't any (and apple cider from a packet is among the more vile things I've encountered).

Wine - I don't drink anything with alcohol in, almost every single one tastes vile to me, every wine I've ever tried (not many, I grant) included on the list.

Milk - I don't like the taste of milk, and didn't even before I knew about my lactose intolerance. I haven't ever tried it heated but I can't imagine that would be much better, and, see refrigerator issues.

I tried bullion at one point but it is too strong and salty a flavor, some days it is okay and others it is just nasty. Also I don't really want/need the salt, even on days I can tolerate it.

Ah, well. I didn't really expect to find anything great. I'll take a shot at some more teas...maybe...it's really very tiring to keep trying the things out, but I suppose I should. (The other options have pretty much exhausted the variety available to me, so....) There's a fancy tea shop in the mall, but I'm ignoring them because it's all devotees and my coworker who went there says it's also all loose teas. I want something simple and easy. If that means it's "just tolerable" - at least I can deal with it in the middle of my work day without fuss. :P