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What do you drink with your lunch and or dinner?

239 replies

Aquarius1234 · 04/03/2024 13:42

Answer honestly.
I have mineral water on average 5 days a week, two glasses with dinner and dessert.
The other times coke/ lemonade. But still have mineral water later.

OP posts:
Tel12 · 04/03/2024 17:36

Sparking water

mitogoshi · 04/03/2024 17:37

Water, from the fridge (plumbed in) or tap water.

Allfortheloveofabiscuit · 04/03/2024 17:37

Why is squash or milk considered a child's drink? How strange!

I mistly drink water, an occassional fizzy drink, or hot chocolate. I dont drink tea (apart from some herbal teas) or coffee or alcohol

Doglegs · 04/03/2024 17:42

Nothing. I stopped drinking water during or straight after eating (for at least 30 mins after) after I had stomach surgery. Found it was pushing food though quicker and I'd feel less full for longer.

Gettingonmygoat · 04/03/2024 17:42

Tea, tea and tea.

ErrolTheDragon · 04/03/2024 17:47

Tea, decaf with dinner when at home. I know it's not good for iron absorption, but I'm not anaemic (and didn't when I was pregnant).
Sometimes the tea is before while I'm cooking, sometimes after.
Occasionally (less than once a week on average) wine or beer.

If we're out then it depends on the meal. Diet Coke if it's hot weather. A wine or beer with a nice meal out, plus tap water. Green tea with Japanese or Chinese food.

We don't add salt to our cooking at home (DH has to watch his sodium) so that may be why I tend to want water when we're out but not at home.

Mummyofbananas · 04/03/2024 17:53

Water mostly, tea or coffee with lunch. If i'm having pasta I like a coke though and sunday dinner or mince and potatoes I like milk.
If I'm out coke or red wine.

BlueGrey1 · 04/03/2024 17:57

Tap water usually

maybein2022 · 04/03/2024 17:58

Tap water every single meal. Sparkling water occasionally at home. When out for a meal, tap water and occasionally sparkling. If I’m drinking a G&T or maybe a glass of wine but that’s super rare now. Also gave up all fizzy drinks other than water this year, before my go to would be Diet Coke. Not now!

SmudgeButt · 04/03/2024 17:59

Lemonade in the Uk is revolting. I like proper lemonade which is juice, sugar and water. And I don't drink anything with sweeteners in it which means no fizzy drinks unless I'm mixing juice with fizzy water. I love it when places like Lidl have fruit squash that doesn't have sweeteners in it - latest one I got from them is cherry juice which is lovely. Sorry - mini rant over.

So it's water, plain water for most meals. I will have a beer on occasion for dinner or white wine. I don't drink alcohol during the day, even for special occasions as it would have me asleep by mid afternoon.

BebbanburgIsMine · 04/03/2024 17:59

Pepsi Max Cherry, Irn Bru Xtra, 7up Zero, Apple Juice or Apple and Mango Juice.

I never drink tap water, it's horrible, if I do drink water, it has to be a flavoured one.

Pickles2023 · 04/03/2024 18:04

Just water. I love water, had sunstroke as a kid ever since water is the only thing that quenches my thirst, nothing else quite hits the spot 😂

If i fancy a taste, then squash or flavoured water. Occasionally a smoothie or apple juice/orange juice.

WonderingWanda · 04/03/2024 18:04

Tap water, maybe a cup of tea with lunch and a glass of wine with dinner on a Friday night.

JennyGracexx · 04/03/2024 18:05

Peach cordial or a can of full fat coke as a treat 😬

Justcallmebebes · 04/03/2024 18:07

Water, always. Never drink fizzy drinks

Flyeeeeer · 04/03/2024 18:07

Always water.
Cup of tea after.

Kalevala · 04/03/2024 18:11

I have black coffee before or with breakfast. I don't drink with other meals. I drink tap water at other times of day. I occasionally drink cider in the afternoon in the sun or in the evening but not normally with a meal.

Lulu1919 · 04/03/2024 18:12

Sparkling water
Weekends a glass of wine or two
Occasionally a beer in the summer

Caterina99 · 04/03/2024 18:12

Tap water mostly.

Lunch I often have a cup of tea

Sometimes I have wine at the weekend.

Wazzzzzuuuuuuup · 04/03/2024 18:19

Water for lunch. Water or sometimes wine with dinner. I drink tap water and use a Brita filter.

louderthan · 04/03/2024 18:21

Water or wine. Sometimes a Diet Coke at work

maddiemookins16mum · 04/03/2024 18:22

Tea.

SallyWD · 04/03/2024 18:53

Tap water

Vetiver · 04/03/2024 18:55

Lunch - tea or water
Dinner - wine or water

caringcarer · 04/03/2024 18:56

A pot of decafe tea.

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