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How do you stay hydrated when working?

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  1. buZZsaw BRAD

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    With the voices in your head whispering "chocolate milk", you're gonna need that insanity defense! :loco: :crazy: :D

    Gonna try the chocolate milk thing soon. Maybe just some Hershey's syrup in whole milk.
     
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    I LOVE anything mint so the mint tea bag mixed with it killed the taste. I've tried it straight up with just sugar and not a pleasant experience when I'm just getting up.
     
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    that's simply not so, cats and pigs drink milk and I'm sure lots of other mammals do as well.
     
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    It was a crazy experience for sure, never had anything similar happen to me like that. Weird. Tried the hersheys syrup, didn’t work for me as an immediate relief from back pain. Only Garelik Farms whole chocolate. Then the big craze happened where everyone had to have low-fat milk. For awhile there in Ct it was getting hard to find just regular whole milk. 30 different varieties of low fat tho. I noticed about a year ago 1/2 gallons of whole chocolate milk are available again, Hood I think. I buy a couple Everytime I go shopping mostly as a show of appreciation for their return to the marketplace.
     
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    Green Tea? Saw the discussion and went and brewed a cup (keurig) I like the stuff. I have Twinings. I’ve tasted others that was pretty gross. This stuff reminds me of the tea you get for free in the Chinese restaurant. Good stuff.
     
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    Serious question, would they suckle it in nature or is it because humans feed it to them?
     
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    You'd probably like the peppermint garden tea we make...lightly sweet and chilled in the fridge, sooo good! Try to have some around all the time in the summer...need to get after it now, tea is up!
     
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    :drool: Sounds like good stuff there Dave.

    Last year or the the year before (I forget) I had bought a 16oz bottle of tea somewhere and saved the bottle. I'd make my own version of mint iced tea by letting the bags brew over night. A tasty treat in the evening...and healthy. Dang...now I want one!
     
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    Well if you run across some peppermint tea growing, pick ~10 leaves, depending on size, wash em off and throw into a gallon of water, bring to a boil and turn off, leaving to "brew" overnight. Fish out the tea leaves and add 1 cup of sugar to the gallon (or to taste) chill and enjoy! Actually, it's good warm too.
    X2!
     
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    With you 100% on your sugar statements. It is indeed an addictive ingredient. I’ve always thought of it as an anti nutrient. Unfortunately like you when I have a little I want more more more!
     
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    Kinda like me, but with firewood! :rofl: :lol:
     
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    I’ve always enjoyed a cold glass of milk. Be the past few years I notice I get a lot of phlegm after I drink milk so I’ve tried to stay away from it.
     
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    Exactly!!!!!!!!!
     
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    Sometimes happens to me as I almost always have milk with Supper. Ill have a good glass of water right after I finish the milk especially in the warm weather.
     
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    Here too. Time for mojitos! :cheers:
     
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    Almost all adult cats are lactose intolerant and should NOT be drinking milk. Dogs, as well.
    Dunno about pigs.
    Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.

    Edit: OK, I looked it up. Piglets lose the lactase enzyme as they mature into adults just like all mammals do. Despite not having the youth enzyme they can tolerate some amount of milk, but, c'mon, man. They're pigs. :)
     
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    I used to love cold milk and Oreo's, even the mint ones. Been a long time..
     
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    Oreos yes, milk no, well, a little chocolate occasionally, but too much gets things upset for me
     
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    They don't have any dairys. :thumbs: Almost any will drink it if presented. I'm glad my european ancestors gave me lactose tolerance. Many do not enjoy that ability.

    Would a bear choose to drive a car if he could? Probably?
     
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    For those who drink chocolate milk, know that almost every dairy has gone to using low fat or skim milk for making chocolate milk. The last dairy I remember using whole milk for it was Borden's and I always thought theirs was the best. Then one day I thought the chocolate milk had gone bad because it wasn't good . It turned out the dairy made the switch but never told anyone about it. Dang.