What is your first-thing-in-the-morning drink?

[Annie-Xmas]

If you answer coffee or tea, how do you take it?

I always have a cup of tea with sweet 'n low first thing in the morning.

[Glory]

Coffee, 2 splendas, dash of half and half.

[CalMeacham]

Water. Or either orange juice or chocolate milk with my medicine. (They have a tendency to upset stomachs, so milk is my drink of choice for this, especially if I'm not eating anything).


Rarely., I'll drink tea, especially on travel. In which case I take it straight or with some sugar. Never with milk. I don't drink coffee at all.

[johnpost]

coffee, black

[Vihaga]

Water. I always try to have that first thing.


Once I get to work, a cup of tea, either hot or iced, depending on the time of year. I gave up coffee a while ago and only have it when I am *really* craving it, as I have no ability to moderate my coffee intake unless I reserve it as a "special occasion/craving" beverage.

[Gyrate]

Tea, English breakfast, black and unsweetened.

[tdn]

Water. I may later have coffee or juice, but I make a point to wake up, pee, and drink a full glass of water before I do anything else.

[Leaffan]

Martini: shaken, not stirred.

[Bricker]

Black coffee.

Apparently starting with scotch is some kind of "problem."

[Rushgeekgirl]

Instant Folgers, 1 splenda packet, splash of milk or a squirt of whipped cream if I'm feeling naughty.

Sometimes when it's hot out I'll have some Crystal light peach iced tea.

[voguevixen]

Martini: shaken, not stirred.

That's a lot of noise first thing in the morning. Especially when you have a hangover.

[Surly Chick]

Diet Coke. I have a can in the car on the way to work. I don't drink coffee or tea so it's my caffeine fix.

[Philster]

Pond scum. Well, that's what I call the green veggie juice from the juicer.

[MeanOldLady]

Screwdiver. No pulp.

[RealityChuck]

Orange juice. At least 12 ounces.

[Leaffan]

Martini: shaken, not stirred.

That's a lot of noise first thing in the morning. Especially when you have a hangover.

Well, I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer.

[Walkabout]

Water. Other than evening cocktails, water is pretty much all I drink.

[Khadaji]

It has been a protein drink recently. Before that it was usually water.

[Kiros]

Milk, 2%. It does a body good.

[kopek]

Water. Sometimes tap and sometimes ice-water.

[otternell]

Bigelow's Plantation Mint tea, unsweetened: steep the bag for about 10-20 minutes, then pour hot tea over cool water with lotsa ice, to both water down and cool down. I generally carry 1 tea bag in my purse just to make sure I have it when I need it.

I used to be a mountain dew drinker, and that was my first beverage in the morning. Then it turned into my first beverage and my first bout of heartburn for the day.

[Carol the Impaler]

Coffee, black. Black as night. Black as coal.

[Kythereia]

Ambrosia milk or juice. If it's a really early morning out on the road, a chai tea latte with honey.

[jjimm]

Pepto Bismol and Jim Beam.

[Kal]

Normally a big glass of water or a mug of tea (brand depends on what I bought; currently Typhoo) with skimmed milk and three sugars. Sometimes it'll be a pint of apple juice.

[Kal]

Pepto Bismol and Jim Beam.This reminds me. If the previous night's entertainment involved a movie, pizza and some booze then my preferred drink is an ice cold lager or cider. I'll save a can in the fridge just so I can do that. Beer, cold pizza and a ciggy is the breakfast of champions.

[pravnik]

Coffee, cream, no sugar.Apparently starting with scotch is some kind of "problem."Our wives must know each other.

[MeanOldLady]

Well, the problem being that Scotch is really more of an evening drink.

[lieu]

Columbian coffee with just a bit of Baileys as a creamer. I'm sure measuring the insignificant alcohol content is no more difficult than determining a DNA profile from someone's fingernail.

[saje]

(Lg mug of strong black tea + milk + a titch of sugar) x 4 = happy me.

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

That's a lot of noise first thing in the morning. Especially when you have a hangover.

Well, I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer.

The future's uncertain...

[rhubarbarin]

16oz cup with 2/3 coffee,1/3 heavy cream.

[Spoons]

Coffee with cream and sugar. Sometimes, I'll also have orange juice.

[Leaffan]

OK. On a more serious note, I take a glass of water to bed each night. So first thing in the morning I usually have a few gulps of that. Then, on weekdays anyway, my coffee is already brewed, and I pour myself a cup: black. Then I have another cup. Then I take a cup on the road. At work I'll have another couple of cups: all black.

[Stauderhorse]

Water or coffee (with a little bit of sugar).

[KinkiNipponTourist]

Well, I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer.

The future's uncertain...

and the end is always near...uh-huh-huh♪

[Chefguy]

Sixteen ounce glass of water first thing, then two cups of coffee with breakfast.

[Leaffan]

Coffee, black. Black as night. Black as coal.

I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky.

(Since we're also doing lyrics in here. ;))

[Alpha Twit]

When I think to buy it (rare), a good sized glass of white grapefruit juice. Failing that, a diet soda.

[RTFirefly]

Coffee, "cream and sugar" which really means two Splendas and a healthy slug of half-and-half.

[Paintcharge]

A glass of Juicy Juice. I'm almost 40 years old, seems a bit immature, but I do it nonetheless.

[susan_foster]

16.9 ounces of Diet Mt. Dew

[Superfluous Parentheses]

Usually a big mug of coffee, lots of full-fat milk, no sugar. Although I do occasionally take tea in the morning.

[kapri]

Water, then either hot tea (no milk or sugar) or coffee (milk, no sugar); probably tea about 60 percent of the time, coffee 40. And after the water but before the tea or coffee, a big swig of cranberry juice out of the bottle to wake up my mouth.

[Qadgop the Mercotan]

Work days: Iced tea, unsweetened.

Off days: Double espresso, straight.

[Steophan]

Either strong black unsweetened coffee, or a can of energy drink. Now I'm employed again beer for breakfast is troublesome...

[rayman5321]

Water

[TheTerribleTako]

Hot tea, plain.

[NinetyWt]

Well, I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer.

The beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad, so I had one more for dessert.



But seriously, I have a drink of water, then I brush my teeth. I can't stand to eat or drink anything else until I brush my teeth.

[Kyla]

Hot black tea (I change up the precise brand/flavor) with a bit of milk.

[Moonlitherial]

Water. Followed by a Diet Coke about an hour later.

[Lanzy]

Metamucil

[Skara_Brae]

Irish breakfast tea, skim milk.

[shiftless]

coffee, black

You've got your priorities straight.

[Maastricht]

Used to be a big mug of weak black tea with a lot of skimmed milk in it. Now it is milk with a calcium supplement. Often with a bit of cocoa in it.

[overlyverbose]

Water, to wash down my meds. Then I move on to coffee, strong, with a splash of heavy cream.

[Sattua]

I always need to chug a big glass of water about an hour before I'm ready to wake up. When I do get up, I have a latte made with 2 shots of espresso and 1 cup of warm milk. Mmmmm.

[pendgwen]

A couple swallows of water with my pill then a large miug or Tazo tea wild sweet orange

[elfkin477]

Water. I rarely drink anything but water until I'm home for the day.

[Tethered Kite]

Black tea. Nothing fancy. Cold in the summer; hot in the winter.

[Olentzero]

+1 in the OJ column. Eight swallows. Yeah I drink it straight from the container, I bought it and it's mine. MINE!

Something about that cold, tangy flavor wakes me up more than coffee ever could.

[Skald the Rhymer]

Water first off. Then coffee ASAP, with copious amounts of half & half & Splenda. Probably some orange-pineapple during the run, and when I get back of course orc blood. :)

[Broomstick]

Tea. Straight up (no milk or cream) and spoon or two of sugar.

[An Gadaí]

Irish Coffees

[Furry Mongoose]

I don't do coffee or tea so usually on a work day I usually start with a glass of fizzy Vimto. I am pretty ashamed to say that this is usually followed up by my morning caffeine hit from the delights of a Coca Cola can.

I probably won't have any teeth left by the time I'm 30, but really don't enjoy anything else that is easily accessible at work, and I never think to drink before I leave the house in the morning.

[Chicken Fingers]

Icy cold coffee milk.

[Cunctator]

Water. Coffee/tea are evening drinks.

[Angel of Doubt]

Rockstar, sugar free, just to get my daily migraines going.

[norinew]

Huge glass of ice water, first thing. I keep a water filtration pitcher in my fridge, so I have cold, good-tasting water when I want it. I still put ice in it, though. Lots of ice.

About a half-hour later, I move on to the coffee, fresh ground and brewed, with Splenda and Half and Half.

[InterestedObserver]

Water. Always.

I may drink some hot green tea (plain, no sweetener or other added stuff) or juice, but neither is a habit.

Usually, I start with water and stick with it most or all of the day (maybe some beer or wine or (rarely) a pop or bottled juice later on.)

It's also my LAST drink of the day.

"Water: It's The REAL Thing." :D

[Johanna]

Water. Always, always water, the very first thing upon arising. Usually with a dash of lemon juice. This has been my consistent lifelong habit.

[samclem]

Coffee. Black.

Didn't realize that I liked coffee when I was young. Until I got it black.

[Johanna]

16oz cup with 2/3 coffee,1/3 heavy cream.
Bye bye, arteries! It was nice knowing you!

[TheFifthYear]

Can of V8, followed shortly by black coffee.

[SeaDragonTattoo]

2 shots of instant espresso w/vanilla soymilk (sometimes chocolate) in a 16-oz mug. Downed with a bunch of vitamins and usually a banana or apple or orange.

On off days, a widemouth 4-cup Mason jar filled with super-strong Tetley British Blend, 1/2 n 1/2, and honey. Plus the bunch of vitamins, and a couple of eggs over hard with sauteed greens.

[HazelNutCoffee]

Water, followed by a cup of coffee when I get to work. Milk if I get up early enough to have breakfast at home.

[BaneSidhe]

Big bottle of soda followed by ice water.

[Jaledin]

Water, and if I'm not working and it's around, about 16 oz. of room temperature Franzia crisp white wine straight from the box (poured into a cup -- I'm not an animal, after all).

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

Well, I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer.

The beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad, so I had one more for dessert.



But seriously, I have a drink of water, then I brush my teeth. I can't stand to eat or drink anything else until I brush my teeth.


Lemme guess - with a bottle of Jack?


mmm

[norinew]

The beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad, so I had one more for dessert.



But seriously, I have a drink of water, then I brush my teeth. I can't stand to eat or drink anything else until I brush my teeth.


Lemme guess - with a bottle of Jack?


mmm
You don't brush your teeth with Jack. You gargle with Jack. Duh. :p

[hellpaso]

Big glass of buttermilk. MMMMM!

[Silver Tyger]

Chocolate milk. Unless I'm eating something with chocolate, then normal milk.

[River Hippie]

Mountain Dew.

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

Big glass of buttermilk. MMMMM!

Sing it, Brother (or Sister).

Have you popped in on my Buttermilk thread (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=568371&highlight=buttermilk)?


mmm


ETA: upon checking, I see that you have. :)

[Taomist]

What is your first-thing-in-the-morning drink?

Same as my last-thing-at-night drink...Diet Pepsi. :P
One day I will have to stop drinking the stuff, and I will cry.
And be dehydrated.

[Ignatz]

The last of the reconstituted nonfat milk left in the bowl after I eat the raisin bran/blueberries/fruit bits/chopped dates. I wash down my 10 morning pills with it.

[PlainJain]

Diet Coke in a glass.



That's a lot of noise first thing in the morning. Especially when you have a hangover.

Well, I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer.
"The beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad so I had one more for desert." [/JC]

[Sue Duhnym]

Diet Pepsi (usually) or iced tea (if I have some made). I don't like coffee or hot beverages.

[gonzomax]

Black coffee. A nice little 32 ouncer.

[missred]

A few swallows of water to wash down the pills, then it's a 16 oz. mug with coffee, lactose free 2% milk and two splendas.

Once in a while, if I'm in a hurry, I'll drink a glass of unsweetened iced tea or a diet Mountain Dew on the fly, but it's usually coffee. If I'm in a mood, I'll even do a double expresso with a shot of SF vanilla and warm milk.

[Nancarrow]

Bloody Mary.

(though Jenny can be a bitch too)

[ptr2void]

Either Coffeepeople Jet Fuel or Diedrich French Roast (K-Cups), black with a Splenda. A nice way to wake up. I love my Keurig machine.

[villa]

Diet Mountain Dew if working - or at home if the rare occasion I wake up on a weekend morning without any residual hangover. If hungover, G2, preferably orange. Then Diet Mountain Dew for caffeine purposes.

[Enuma Elish]

First drink of the morning is room temperature water. I have my first coffee about 20 minutes after I eat. It seems to set better with my digestive system that way.

[Proudest Monkey]

Small glass of iced coffee with 1% milk and Equal. Year-round. I am off hot coffee for some reason. My local convenience store sells a huge cup of iced coffee for 0.99. I go once a week and fill a 32 oz. cup with their cold, black stuff, then stash it in the fridge and pour off my morning portions throughout the week, adding my own milk and ice. Their coffee is so much better than I make.

[meenie7]

A big mug with 16 oz of Mate Factor green yerba mate herbal tea with a generous amount of whole milk and honey. So mild and yummy :)

[Mr. Accident]

It depends on both how I'm feeling when I get up, and what I have in the house at the time.

If I'm feeling fine, water, or orange juice.
If I'm still tired, coke or coffee, depending on if I have any coke around.
If I feel a migraine coming on when I first get up, coke or orange juice. If I lack either, I'll settle for water.
If I wake up with severe indigestion, a glass of milk.
If it's cold, coffee or hot chocolate.

I like my coffee hot. I take it 16 oz. at a time, with 1 teaspoon of folders instant, 3 teaspoons of cream, and 4 teaspoons of sugar.

On an aside, if I could afford it, I'd drink nothing but orange juice.

[vivalostwages]

Coffee with a bit of milk.