to think there should be an alternative hot drink to tea and coffee

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i don't like tea and recently gave up drinking coffee thinking that it wasn't doing me any good healthwise.

Problem is what do i drink now? Tried hot water with non sugar sweetner which was nice enough but woke up with a muzzy head. I'd like just to be able to drink water but its so dull. Don't like any of the coffee substitutes - ideally would like a squash type liquid to put with hot water but don't want to fill my body with crap and rot my teeth.

There are lots of herbal teas about, many of them lovely.

What was it that stopped you drinking coffee? If the caffeine why not just switch to decaf?

Peppermint oil in hot water is nice. Can't remember if I usually put honey in it too.

Hot Ribena.

Lemon and honey in hot water?
Jasmine tea.
Chicory (yuck)

Hot chocolate.

Salted caramel green tea - lovely!

Loads of great herbal teas - blackcurrant, ginseng and vanilla is yummy, or ginger and lemon, for example. There are so many varieties to try.

Chai tea is great too, or maybe you'd like a different variety like rooibos?

Chai
Hot chocolate
Hot water with lemon
Infused fruit waters
Warm milk with honey

I don't drink tea or coffee. I have hot chocolate, or green tea, or one of the many herbal teas. Lemon and ginger is one of my faves.

Have you tried fruitbroo.com/

They are all natural and I think they taste quite nice.

Twinings do a lovely apple tea.

Barleycup is what you need

I'd take "doesn't like tea" (weird) to mean op doesn't like herbal tea either.

But then herbal tea is revolting ...

Hot chocolate? Cocoa?

Ovaltine?

I like fennel tea, squash with hot water, hot chocolate, matcha tea. But I also like decent coffee too. What was the issue with coffee?

Lots of those fruit teas are also bad for your teeth, BTW.

Chai green tea and salted caramel green tea are both really nice.
Chai latte.
Hot chocolate (comes in loads of flavours now so you can get variety)
Hot milk and honey.
Herbal teas.

I second hot Ribena!

Mint tea. Delicious, refreshing and sugar free.

Rooibos aka redbush tea- lovely! Tastes a bit smoky but surprisingly refreshing.

www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/barleycup-instant-cereal-drink-60031334 You can get it in supermarkets too

Mint tea?
Or other fruit/herbal teas? Some can be quite sugary but they can be lovely.

Or miso soup? You have to watch the salt content a bit, but it's lovely...

Squash with hot water

As already pointed out, why not drink decaffeinated coffee?

Other options:
Barleycup
Hot chocolate
Bovril
Plain hot water
A plethora of herb/fruit teas
Green tea

Ribena are doing a winter version which you add hot water to. It is quite sweet but I like it as a caffeine free alternative.

I regularly drink nice fruit juice diluted with hot water out the kettle, about 1/3 fruit juice 2/3 water.

Any number of herbal teas.
Roibos.
Chicory coffee.
Hot chocolate

Lots of options