As this winter draws in so does the need for hot drinks to warm both body and the soul. Whilst little competes with the decadence of a full blown hot chocolate they can have up to whopping 20 syns in them with all the trimmings so its a quick way to scupper the rest of the weeks hard work.
Here are a few of the fabulous free hot drinks I have been turning to to stave off the chills.
Festive Flavoured Coffee.
Flavoured coffees can be brilliant in combating that 4 o clock dip when what you really want is a sticky bun or piece of chocolate. There are a lot of different kinds around including freeze dried ones but I find these ground coffees make a much more satisfying and less artificial tasting cup.
This was a present last year but once we'd finished it I just added whatever spices I fancied to normal coffee (usually Lidl's gold blend, cheap and very good) and it worked just as well.
Good spices to add are cinnamon and ginger, very Christmassy but also quite sweet, some mixed spice is nice too. If you did want to add syns you could add some coco powder. But one tablespoon would only be one syn across a whole tin so would be negligible really.
I mix them into the coffee and then leave them for a couple of days to let the flavour develop. Experiment with your flavours to your personal taste. It would also make a nice homemade present I think.
Hot Lemon and Ginger
This drink is really a power house of vitamins, antioxidents and all things good for you. When the weather starts turning I try to add this into my daily routine. The lemon is very cleansing and full of vitamin c and ginger has been shown to have many health benefits including being a good home remedy for colds, coughs and fly. I also happen to think its delicious.
Simply put 3 or 4 slices of fresh ginger and and the juice of half a lemon in a mug and top up with hot water. If its a bit sharp for you or you're feeling particularly under the weather with sore throats etc add a tsp of honey for just one syn.
Hot Vimto
Ooh and now for a bit of nostalgia. The other day I really didn't want to use anymore syns but fancied a steaming sweet drink and that's when I remembered the much loved hot Vimto of my childhood. That gorgeous fruity steam enveloping your cold nose after the wet trawl home from school. You can use any sugar free juice of course but Vimto is still favourite!
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