# What can I drink in the summer that is 'healthy' **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** liquor-alcohol, beer\ **Created:** [May 10, 2024, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-drink-in-the-summer-that-is-healthy/1001330 "2024-05-10T02:45:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-drink-in-the-summer-that-is-healthy/1001330/41 "2024-05-13T02:48:15Z")
I kind of think if you like plain unsweetened yogurt, you’ll probably like drinking buttermilk. I do, anyway. ---
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Sounds like a sort of shrub. ---
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Iced coffee is a good source of dietary caffeine, and is somewhat less likely to cause ulcers than regular coffee. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-drink-in-the-summer-that-is-healthy/1001330/44 "2024-05-13T21:06:31Z")
Look for soft drinks that use stevia. They taste a lot better than drinks that use saccharin or aspartame. Stevia is sometimes marketed under the brand names Truvia, PureVia, or Rebiana. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-drink-in-the-summer-that-is-healthy/1001330/45 "2024-05-14T15:12:53Z")
> [@flurb](#): > > Go old school and drink [switchel](https://www.almanac.com/history-switchel). Yep, this is what I was going to recommend. Also known as a ‘haymaker’ or ‘haymanker’s punch’ it’s a kind of old-school Gatorade. I have a friend who also wanted to cut down on alcohol, and experimented with various thirst-quenching drinks for Summer, discovering haymakers. They are surprisingly refreshing for a drink that has apple cider vinegar as an ingredient. Otherwise, I just go with various flavors of seltzer water. You can save money with a SodaStream and flavorings to add yourself, but I just skip the hassle and routinely buy several different flavors and brands of sparkling water. I mix it up sometimes by adding the juice of a lime, maybe a squeeze of liquid Stevia or Monkfruit extract, and on the weekends I’ll often add a shot of rum to the mix for a low-cal cocktail. ---
**Author:** ![Grestarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grestarian/32/3227_2.png) [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-drink-in-the-summer-that-is-healthy/1001330/46 "2024-05-15T04:58:36Z")
I skipped responding to this post the first time around. Then I woke up one morning wondering what we should do with all the extra coconut water my wife bought. She learned from YouTube that staying properly hydrated after back surgery was important to healing, so she stocked-up in advance. Then, within a week after the surgery, she was pretty sick of coconut water and learned (the hard way) and an overabundance of electrolytes as unhealthy/risky as an underabundance of electrolytes. So she eased up on the coconut water and balanced her thirst with white grape juice. So those are a couple more suggestions that I haven’t previously seeen in this thread. The question is whether you’re going for thirst-quench or also seeking electrolyte replenishment. –G! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-drink-in-the-summer-that-is-healthy/1001330.md?page=2)