Question Of The Day, Wednesday, October 18, 2017

[Margret]

@kat0121, I don't doubt your appraisal, but I'll just have to continue making do with my substitute. I'm diabetic, so the sugar and milk in real eggnog are dangerous for me, in addition to which I have a casein (milk protein) "sensitivity," whatever that means. (When I tried to look it up, every site I could find with an article on the subject said something along the lines of "a sensitivity is not the same as an allergy" and then proceeded to talk about it as if it is the same thing as an allergy.) Unsweetened cashew milk is extremely rich and creamy and it doesn't raise my blood sugar at all, and contains no casein. And the vanilla and stevia also don't raise my blood sugar. I go with what works.

Yes, mine does contain some alcohol, from the vanilla extract, but not enough to get even a minor buzz from.

Margret

 

[Margret]

Well. . .not NO caffeine .
"An 8 ounce cup of hot cocoa contains about 3 to 13mg of caffeine."
But that's almost nothing. . .

Source, please?

Margret

 

[Willowy]

Well of course now I can't find the site with the bolded lettering I took that from, lol. Oh well, a few others:
Facts about Chocolate's Caffeine Content
New Health Advisor - New Health Advisor for Daily Health Care.
Caffeine Chart | Center for Science in the Public Interest

 

[dahli6]

My favorite hot drink is peppermint mocha coffee.

 

[raysmyheart]

Hot coffee!!! I love when I have time to take the coffee, sit down and close my eyes with the first few sips!!

I also love hot apple cider, but I have to watch the sugar.

 

[DreamerRose]

Coffee - Cinnamon hazelnut
Tea - Earl Grey or Lady Grey

Lady Grey is Earl Grey with lavender in it. So nice!

 

[Mamanyt1953]

(When I tried to look it up, every site I could find with an article on the subject said something along the lines of "a sensitivity is not the same as an allergy" and then proceeded to talk about it as if it is the same thing as an allergy.)

The main difference is that with an allergy, the immune system gets involved, hence the hives and swelling in the throat. With a sensitivity, most of the side-effects are in the digestive tract, ie nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. Some sensitivities can be so strong as to be life-threatening (due, I think to knocking your electrolytes out of whack).

 

[Margret]

The main difference is that with an allergy, the immune system gets involved, hence the hives and swelling in the throat. With a sensitivity, most of the side-effects are in the digestive tract, ie nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. Some sensitivities can be so strong as to be life-threatening (due, I think to knocking your electrolytes out of whack).

I've never had any of those reactions to cheese. I did have lactose intolerance for a time, but that went away, and there's no lactose in cheese anyway.

The doctor who diagnosed the sensitivity said that she was concerned that it might have caused my immune system to attack my liver, and could, in fact, be the cause of my diabetes. And she, too, emphasized that a sensitivity isn't the same as an allergy, without specifying what she meant.

Margret

 

[Mamanyt1953]

ANNNNNNNND...I'm lost after that. I didn't know that sensitivites could trigger the immune system, although constant irritation sounds reasonable.

 

[Norachan]

The coffee is more of a necessity for me than a preference. I really can't function without it. I drink loads of teas too though. Peppermint, Hot Ginger, Indian Chai and Red Berries & Vanilla are some of my favourites at the moment. I sometimes have just a cup of hot water with lemon in it too.

 

[Winchester]

We don't have Southern Comfort eggnog around here. I think it's just Turkey Hill. Rick will buy it and he drinks it from the carton, too. I don't drink it at all.

Here's Rick's Mom's recipe for eggnog; I'm thinking she probably got it from Betty Crocker. It's pretty basic. Now, when I make it for Rick, I make sure I buy pasteurized eggs at the store. Rick and our son can devour it in minutes. Oh, and I only use whole milk, not nonfat. And I only use my homemade bourbon vanilla. I should probably find a better recipe, but they like this.

EVELYN'S EGGNOG

4 cups milk
8 Tbsp. sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
Nutmeg

In large bowl, beat eggs until light and foamy. Add sugar and beat until thick and lemon-colored. Stir in milk. Chill 3-4 hours. Just before serving, sprinkle with a dash of nutmeg.

 

[Mamanyt1953]

ooooooohhhhhhhhh...EGG NOG recipe! YAY!

 

[blueyedgirl5946]

The answer is of course coffee. I want coffee, coffee flavored water. I like French Roast and Columbian. I drink my coffee with just enough evaporated milk to turn the coffee. No sugar, no milk and not flavored coffee creamers. I don like some flavored coffees. Two that I detest are pumpkin and hazelnut. No thank you.

 

[Mamanyt1953]

wo that I detest are pumpkin and hazelnut.

I'm with you on that. Pumpkin and coffee just don't mix, and hazelnut makes coffee taste oily or something, at least, to me.