@kkrystyna said:
red bull/monster is sooooooooo bad for your health - try hiball/yerba mate etc. from whole foods instead same energy
100% agree.
I had TERRIBLE health in high school, and also had sleeping issues which I always partially attributed to my drinking of Monster basically every single day, sometimes multiple times a day.
I usually drink cold brew now and sometimes the organic energy drinks which are so much better. I cringe when my mom drinks red bulls.
yeah, I'm not a fan of red bull.
iced coffee
A red bull every once and a while isn't that bad for you. Trust me, I used to promote it so I'm not lying
Have you looked at the ingredients lOL??? I'm not going to get into it but I also eat organic/vegetarian etc. so I guess some people may have a different view of what healthy is
@kkrystyna said:
red bull/monster is sooooooooo bad for your health - try hiball/yerba mate etc. from whole foods instead same energy
100% agree.
I had TERRIBLE health in high school, and also had sleeping issues which I always partially attributed to my drinking of Monster basically every single day, sometimes multiple times a day.
I usually drink cold brew now and sometimes the organic energy drinks which are so much better. I cringe when my mom drinks red bulls.
yeah, I'm not a fan of red bull.
iced coffee
A red bull every once and a while isn't that bad for you. Trust me, I used to promote it so I'm not lying
Have you looked at the ingredients lOL??? I'm not going to get into it but I also eat organic/vegetarian etc. so I guess some people may have a different view of what healthy is
I take a more "everything in moderation" view. Plus, Red Bull gives you wings, so...
I can't do black coffee, it tastes so bad to me. I can do without the milk if I'm put in that situation, but I'd at least need like ONE sugar pack or something in it lol
@nathanieljschwartz said:
Trying to quit cold turkey...almost got into 3 car accidents and tore a hole in my pants. Overall this is not working
the other day I didn't have coffee and the whole day I had a raging headache. didn't think it was the lack of coffee until I told my grandmother and she pointed it out.
I accidentally lost my coffee tolerance a while ago. Doctor ordered me to drink lots of green tea and I stopped coffee for a few weeks. Now I get BAD shakes if I have regular coffee again! I drink decaf a few times a week though. But, coffee makes me have to pee super bad about an hour afterward so think I'm gonna go with just some green tea that morning. Less pee urgency, but still a pop of caffeine.
I drink coffee all day long. It's pretty awful. Studies flip flop all day long on the ramifications/health benefits of coffee. But here's a couple of things. Try Yerba Matte, people dig that stuff. It's supposed to be healthier than coffee with less burn out. As far as weaning yourself off coffee, try this. Cold turkey is really hard way to quit a lot of things. Try attrition. Start by doing this: As them to put two shots of espresso and one decaf. See how that feels. Then start taking less and less if you want to quit it together. I did this with smoking. I continually pushed back allowable smoking times until my body got used to not smoking. Then when I did smoke, I really felt it and it began associating smoking with feeling bad rather than feeling "better" after smoking.
@TheMikey said:
I can't do black coffee, it tastes so bad to me. I can do without the milk if I'm put in that situation, but I'd at least need like ONE sugar pack or something in it lol
99% of the coffee out there is bad coffee (Yes, this most definitely includes Starbucks, although they've done wonderful things for the specialty coffee industry and coffee culture more broadly). If you try a coffee that's from a good farm, that's from a reputable roaster, that's been roasted within the last two weeks (aka is fresh), and that has been properly prepared, you may find that the problem isn't that you don't like coffee but that you simply have excellent taste and have been correct in disliking terrible coffee.
@TheMikey said:
I can't do black coffee, it tastes so bad to me. I can do without the milk if I'm put in that situation, but I'd at least need like ONE sugar pack or something in it lol
99% of the coffee out there is bad coffee (Yes, this most definitely includes Starbucks, although they've done wonderful things for the specialty coffee industry and coffee culture more broadly). If you try a coffee that's from a good farm, that's from a reputable roaster, that's been roasted within the last two weeks (aka is fresh), and that has been properly prepared, you may find that the problem isn't that you don't like coffee but that you simply have excellent taste and have been correct in disliking terrible coffee.
You're probably right..
I've only tasted black coffee once and hated it, so I prob should give another type a try without any added stuff..
I love Starbucks though lol. love love love it, specifically like 4 drinks only, but love it. even though I love Starbucks, I think many of the drinks they have are actually not that good.. for example, pumpkin spice lattes are overrated af and taste terrible.. lol. overall though, sbux is just an acquired taste I guess.. I actually had a nutrition prof who wrote her dissertation on that exact topic of sbux being an acquired taste. it was pretty interesting when she showed us the details, but I can't remember any since it was like 3 years ago lol
Yeah, that sounds like a cool dissertation @TheMikey . I'd actually really love to read it, lol. The issue with Starbucks is essentially just the quality/quantity equation. At their scale, there's just no way around accommodating quantity. They can't source the best coffees which are typically smaller lots, and they have to create roast profiles with consistency in mind rather than with highlighting the best properties of the coffee--hence the characteristic dark roasts which are typically considered undesirable by coffee professionals. Other than K-pods where you're ultimately paying about $50 a pound(!!), Starbucks is the worst value for the money in coffee. There's a lot of other considerations beyond the product itself, of course, and I really don't mean to hate on The 'bucks, but if you really want to give coffee a fair shot, try out a local place with a partnership with a good regional roaster like Counter Culture or Equator or something like that. It'll taste better, and a much higher proportion of what you pay will stay within your community and with the farming communities that make it all possible. #local , lol.
Today, I'm drinking Guatemala el Injerto Natural from Equator Coffee. Bright, sparkling acidity, floral aroma with notes of strawberry syrup and brandy.
Today, I'm drinking Guatemala el Injerto Natural from Equator Coffee. Bright, sparkling acidity, floral aroma with notes of strawberry syrup and brandy.
Looks like you're gonna need a job in Biglaw to support that gourmet taste!
@uhinberg said:
Looks like you're gonna need a job in Biglaw to support that gourmet taste!
Cheaper than Starbucks;) The trick is just knowing how to make it well. Grab a bur grinder, a gooseneck kettle, and a clever coffee dripper, and you'll be set.
@uhinberg said:
Looks like you're gonna need a job in Biglaw to support that gourmet taste!
Cheaper than Starbucks;) The trick is just knowing how to make it well. Grab a bur grinder, a gooseneck kettle, and a clever coffee dripper, and you'll be set.
Man...you sound like you need to come out west to San Francisco and Portland. We have a coffee shop on every street that knows how to make the best coffee! You'd be in heaven.
@uhinberg said:
Sounds like an awesome webinar subject!
Haha, I wonder if JY would approve that. An argument could definitely be made that it's relevant to studying for the LSAT. Without good coffee, I'd've only scored a 125.
@LSATcantwin said:
Man...you sound like you need to come out west to San Francisco and Portland. We have a coffee shop on every street that knows how to make the best coffee! You'd be in heaven.
Always wanted to make it out that way. Did LA for a week, but that's about the extent of my West Coast experience. Some great coffee spots there if you know where to look, but definitely not the kind of ubiquitous coffee culture that higher up the coast is so well known for.
Today, I'm drinking Guatemala el Injerto Natural from Equator Coffee. Bright, sparkling acidity, floral aroma with notes of strawberry syrup and brandy.
so no black coffee for you then? I'm drinking an organic french roast with a splash of soy milk right now haha
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@uhinberg Hell as much prep as I've done I don't care if I piss myself on test day as long as I get a good score.
Amen! Adult diapers as previously mentioned might not be a bad idea.
HA, adult diapers
Those sitting around you might care, though.
Have you looked at the ingredients lOL??? I'm not going to get into it but I also eat organic/vegetarian etc. so I guess some people may have a different view of what healthy is
I drink my coffee black or with a splash of coconut milk.
Atta girl! I knew there had to be someone else that drinks it black!
I'm also a mom - can't imagine it any other way need coffee to stay alive haha
I take a more "everything in moderation" view. Plus, Red Bull gives you wings, so...
I can't do black coffee, it tastes so bad to me. I can do without the milk if I'm put in that situation, but I'd at least need like ONE sugar pack or something in it lol
lattes & white mochas
It's before noon and I'm two cups of Joe into the day. Where are y'all holding?
It's 8:11 I have drank a Monster and a cup of covfefe. I can see sound.
As long as you can't taste sound, you're OK.
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@uhinberg
Trying to quit cold turkey...almost got into 3 car accidents and tore a hole in my pants. Overall this is not working
the other day I didn't have coffee and the whole day I had a raging headache. didn't think it was the lack of coffee until I told my grandmother and she pointed it out.
although that may just be a correlation and not a causation
or I may be failing to consider alternative possibilities such as it being all in my head that the lack of coffee caused me to have a headache
Caffeine withdrawal headaches are the real deal.
Oh gosh. Cold turkey is a bit intense. Maybe try decaf for a little?
so what is everyone doing on the exam then?
I accidentally lost my coffee tolerance a while ago. Doctor ordered me to drink lots of green tea and I stopped coffee for a few weeks. Now I get BAD shakes if I have regular coffee again! I drink decaf a few times a week though. But, coffee makes me have to pee super bad about an hour afterward so think I'm gonna go with just some green tea that morning. Less pee urgency, but still a pop of caffeine.
I drink coffee all day long. It's pretty awful. Studies flip flop all day long on the ramifications/health benefits of coffee. But here's a couple of things. Try Yerba Matte, people dig that stuff. It's supposed to be healthier than coffee with less burn out. As far as weaning yourself off coffee, try this. Cold turkey is really hard way to quit a lot of things. Try attrition. Start by doing this: As them to put two shots of espresso and one decaf. See how that feels. Then start taking less and less if you want to quit it together. I did this with smoking. I continually pushed back allowable smoking times until my body got used to not smoking. Then when I did smoke, I really felt it and it began associating smoking with feeling bad rather than feeling "better" after smoking.
99% of the coffee out there is bad coffee (Yes, this most definitely includes Starbucks, although they've done wonderful things for the specialty coffee industry and coffee culture more broadly). If you try a coffee that's from a good farm, that's from a reputable roaster, that's been roasted within the last two weeks (aka is fresh), and that has been properly prepared, you may find that the problem isn't that you don't like coffee but that you simply have excellent taste and have been correct in disliking terrible coffee.
You're probably right..
I've only tasted black coffee once and hated it, so I prob should give another type a try without any added stuff..
I love Starbucks though lol. love love love it, specifically like 4 drinks only, but love it. even though I love Starbucks, I think many of the drinks they have are actually not that good.. for example, pumpkin spice lattes are overrated af and taste terrible.. lol. overall though, sbux is just an acquired taste I guess.. I actually had a nutrition prof who wrote her dissertation on that exact topic of sbux being an acquired taste. it was pretty interesting when she showed us the details, but I can't remember any since it was like 3 years ago lol
Yeah, that sounds like a cool dissertation @TheMikey . I'd actually really love to read it, lol. The issue with Starbucks is essentially just the quality/quantity equation. At their scale, there's just no way around accommodating quantity. They can't source the best coffees which are typically smaller lots, and they have to create roast profiles with consistency in mind rather than with highlighting the best properties of the coffee--hence the characteristic dark roasts which are typically considered undesirable by coffee professionals. Other than K-pods where you're ultimately paying about $50 a pound(!!), Starbucks is the worst value for the money in coffee. There's a lot of other considerations beyond the product itself, of course, and I really don't mean to hate on The 'bucks, but if you really want to give coffee a fair shot, try out a local place with a partnership with a good regional roaster like Counter Culture or Equator or something like that. It'll taste better, and a much higher proportion of what you pay will stay within your community and with the farming communities that make it all possible. #local , lol.
Happy National Coffee Day to all 7Sage coffee drinkers, especially @"Cant Get Right"
isn't that tomorrow O_O
I'm drinking some coffee rn actually French vanilla creamer
Oh man! Everyone make sure to go get some Folgers. I heard it's @"Cant Get Right" favorite. He recommends it to everyone I think.
(Sarcastic)
Oh. I just got an e-mail for some coffee special in honor of the day. I guess it was one day early.
I heard that too. It's carefully crafted and hand picked in some town in Mississippi and has notes of crap and vomit and bad things. Delicious!
Hey it's 5 o'clock somewhere, right?
Today, I'm drinking Guatemala el Injerto Natural from Equator Coffee. Bright, sparkling acidity, floral aroma with notes of strawberry syrup and brandy.
Looks like you're gonna need a job in Biglaw to support that gourmet taste!
Cheaper than Starbucks;) The trick is just knowing how to make it well. Grab a bur grinder, a gooseneck kettle, and a clever coffee dripper, and you'll be set.
Sounds like an awesome webinar subject!
Man...you sound like you need to come out west to San Francisco and Portland. We have a coffee shop on every street that knows how to make the best coffee! You'd be in heaven.
Haha, I wonder if JY would approve that. An argument could definitely be made that it's relevant to studying for the LSAT. Without good coffee, I'd've only scored a 125.
Always wanted to make it out that way. Did LA for a week, but that's about the extent of my West Coast experience. Some great coffee spots there if you know where to look, but definitely not the kind of ubiquitous coffee culture that higher up the coast is so well known for.
so no black coffee for you then? I'm drinking an organic french roast with a splash of soy milk right now haha
Lol. No way. If it's not at least 80% milk and sugar with a fancy name that arbitrarily ends with a "-ccino," then it's not for me.
blehhhhhhhh
Haha. I second that!