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To use Hot Chocolate as my main drink instead of coffee?

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DayInTheLifeOfaMum · 20/11/2024 18:25

For background I don’t like coffee, I can’t stand the taste of it unfortunately, I wish I liked coffee but I just don’t. Since being a mum I’ve ended up drinking Hot Chocolate in the same way that some people drink Coffee, multiple times a day, at both home and work. I feel like my hot chocolates make me more awake and more alert in the same way that coffee does that for some people, I just can’t stand the taste of coffee though. DH reckons I should stop drinking hot chocolate like this, but he drinks multiple coffees a day which is not much different as I’m using hot chocolate to feel more alert and more awake which is the same thing that he uses coffees for! AIBU to use hot chocolates as my main drink instead of coffees?

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bryceQ · 20/11/2024 19:22

Coffee shop hot chocolates are 300-500 calories - that's a lot extra each day if you drink a few.

What is the rest of your diet like? Maybe you're not having enough to sustain your energy levels

NoneGiven · 20/11/2024 19:21

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ChatChapeau · 20/11/2024 19:21

Surely your "main drink" should be water?

FWIW it isn't healthy to have many coffees a day either.

ladyofshertonabbas · 20/11/2024 19:21

Not enough info. What’re the ingredients? What’s your bmi and daily calorie intake?

ErrolTheDragon · 20/11/2024 19:20

Drinking lots of coffee throughout the day 'to keep you awake' really isn't a great idea.

Calorie/sugar wise, hot chocolate would be similar to drinking that many sugared lattes.

While either many coffees or hot chocolates through the day may not be a great idea it's up to adults to decide for themself what they want to drink and there's nothing weird about you preferring hot chocolate,

BeeCucumber · 20/11/2024 19:20

Tell DH to wind his neck in - what you drink is none of his business.

hotchocfiend · 20/11/2024 19:19

Everyone really piling in here but as my username suggests I love hot chocolate and think it's fine as an alternative if you don't like tea or coffee (which I don't).

That said, I make my own recipe which actually does have a fair amount of caffeine from the cocoa, and a lot less sugar than the cafe ones. But I'd still have a costa or Starbucks etc if I wanted. And I do limit to mostly one a day - two if I was really hungry/craving it - otherwise it feels like too much sugar in my system!

I'm also a size 8. So basically I don't think having a daily hot choc instead of a daily coffee is going to be bad for you. But having four a day might be killer for your blood sugar and teeth as others have said!

Seymour5 · 20/11/2024 19:18

PumpkinScarf · 20/11/2024 18:38

Maybe try a milky coffee with a low cal syrup? Or cacao tea?

I sometimes make instant coffee with hot skimmed or semi skimmed milk, with sugar free caramel syrup instead of sugar. For those with a sweet tooth, its low calorie and lovely!

haveagoharry · 20/11/2024 19:17

DayInTheLifeOfaMum · 20/11/2024 18:36

Because he doesn’t believe it helps keep me awake/alert like coffee does for him. And also he says it’s apparently “different” to how he and other people have multiple coffees a day!

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It might be perking you up, but that'll be the blood sugar spikes. Exceptionally bad for you.

FirconeTheCat · 20/11/2024 19:16

As other people have said, the only problem is the fat and sugar.Though maybe you would be an ideal person to have a velvetiser for Christmas!🤶

ThatsNotMyTeen · 20/11/2024 19:15

I don’t like hot chocolate but is it not much more calorific than coffee?

justasking111 · 20/11/2024 19:15

DayInTheLifeOfaMum · 20/11/2024 18:33

For those asking what type of hot chocolates, I drink a mix of Costa hot chocolates, hot chocolates from other coffee shops. Instant hot chocolates at home/powder hot chocolates and hot chocolates from the machine that we have at work.

Jakers all those takeaway drinks, that's got to be expensive. I'd be making a big flask of it for work. Cocoa oddly tastes better the longer it spends in a flask. The very best cocoa is made in a saucepan, but the microwave will do.

Snowpaw · 20/11/2024 19:15

I think you've got a bit of a sugar addiction - the high you're getting is from the sugar. Whats a typical day of eating like for you?

I'd focus on trying to keep your energy stable throughout the day - plenty of protein, regular meals, plenty of fibre and lower carbs / sugar. You'll likely feel better and not need to keep reaching for the sugar.

NerdWhoEatsMedlar · 20/11/2024 19:14

fashionqueen0123 · 20/11/2024 19:04

Wow that is isn’t it.

I also hate tea and coffee and drink a hot chocolate fairly often.

It would be interesting to see how it stacks up against say a caramel latte or something or coffee when someone has added 3 sugars..

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Here you go
https://www.costa.co.uk/docs/store-allergen-guide.pdf

Wherethewildthingsfart · 20/11/2024 19:12

Are you overweight?
Do you have any dental issues?

If not then that’s your future.

You don’t have to drink coffee or hot chocolate. It’s not law.

Letsgotitans · 20/11/2024 19:11

I'm a mum to a newborn and also don't drink tea or coffee. Just plenty of water. If its very cold that will perk you up!

CourgettesCarrots · 20/11/2024 19:11

I really want a hot chocolate now

JustinThyme · 20/11/2024 19:09

That’s a truckload of sugar giving you a (short lived) boost, not caffeine. Or a bunch of extremely unhealthy chemicals if you’re having the sugar free versions.

It’s not remotely comparable to having several coffees a day. You’ll have a cycle of peaks and crashes. It’s a really unhealthy choice.

FishPie2 · 20/11/2024 19:08

I hate tea and coffee and drink 39 cal hot chocolate. Say what you like about it I like it and use a frother machine to make it with water.
I drink ginger and lemon tea and sometimes green tea but 3 hot chocs a day is my usual.

Plastictrees · 20/11/2024 19:08

Go for it OP! I’m also not a coffee drinker. Do you have a Velvetiser, I’m obsessed with mine. It may be a bit much for drinks throughout the day though!

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 20/11/2024 19:08

Previous posters are right to say that you don’t have to pay any attention to your husband, @DayInTheLifeOfaMum - you can tell him opinions are like arseholes - everyone has them. His way isn’t ‘right’ - it is simply his way. And the fact that more people do things his way than yours is, frankly, irrelevant.

But previous posters are also right to flag up the high calorie/high sugar in your chosen drink - if you are having several in the day, that could be your entire recommended daily allowance of calories, and vastly more than the RDA of sugar.

fashionqueen0123 · 20/11/2024 19:06

Clarice99 · 20/11/2024 18:57

Why do you need something to keep you awake/alert? What about doing the usual things like getting enough sleep, eating nutritious meals and drinking water.

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Sounds like she has just had a baby.

I had the same thing. People saying they couldn’t survive the sleep deprivation without coffees. I had to as I hate coffee!

Onlyvisiting · 20/11/2024 19:05

The instant ones made with water will he a lot less of course

Have you tried Fruit teas, or peppermint? Earl gray, rooibos tea?

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