📕 subnode [[@bbchase/coffee alternatives]]
in 📚 node [[coffee-alternatives]]
- Been trying out some coffee alternatives lately.
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Goals for coffee alternatives
- reduce [[caffeine]] intake
- reduce acidity
- reduce fissure issue
- reduce irritability
- reduce blood sugar drops around 11am
- reduce post-coffee fatigue
- sleep better at night
- Be able to have as many tasy warm drinks as I want, whenever I want
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Coffee Alternatives:
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Teeccino [[purchased]] [[caffeine-free]]
- Link:: Teeccino
- Link:: Amazon
- Form:: Tea bag or grinds
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French Roast
- Doesn’t taste like coffee, but does hit some of the right notes.
- It’s a little weak if you’re expecting coffee. Two teabags helps some.
- Taste:: Robust, dark, chicory, a tiny bit sweet,
- I think they’re selling themselves short, or setting themselves up for failure by claiming to taste like coffee. It’s more like a really nice, robust tea
- Try brewed
- Try with hot milk instead of water
- Try iced brew
- try iced latte
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Flavors to try
- French Roast Tea
- French Roast grounds
- Java
- Danelion Dark Roast
- Several dandelion teas
- Several sweeter coffees
- Several mushroom blends
- Several other teas
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Dandy Blend [[purchased]] [[caffeine-free]]
- Link:: Dandy Blend
- Link:: Amazon
- Form:: Instant
- Can get pouches or bags of powder
- Tried as a latte first. Used two packets instead of one.
- Try brewed
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Try with hot milk instead of water
- Pretty tasty! Two pouches. Didn’t mix super well and was stronger at the end. Might need to let it desolve longer and then stir again.
- Try iced brew
- try iced latte
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Matcha [[caffeine]]
- Link:: Amazon
- Form:: Powder
- caffeine:: 25 - 35 mg per gram (half-teaspoon)
- Also contains L-Theanine
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Mate [[caffeine]]
- Yerba Mate
- Roasted Mate
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Teeccino [[purchased]] [[caffeine-free]]
📖 stoas
- public document at doc.anagora.org/coffee-alternatives
- video call at meet.jit.si/coffee-alternatives