Thursday Tea Time - Doctor!

Whole Foods had these Dr. Chao Vegan drinks as samples a few weeks ago.  They are really good!  A little pricey at $2.99; but convenient to stash in the fridge and still less than what you might pay at Starbucks with less calories and sugar. No dairy, no lactose, no soy, no cholesterol.  At only 100 calories and barely above one carb count, these aren't that bad and help keep me out of trouble jonesing for something else.  I've been knocking one back after yoga and swimming.  Surprisingly they are really filling and they don't taste cloyingly sweet at all.  The vegan part is just bonus.

My favorite is the Almond/Almond Milk tea, pretty equal with the Coconut Milk.  I thought the Vanilla flavored Almond Milk tasted a bit off.

Here's the list of numbers and ingredients:

Almond/Almond Milk tea:
Calories 100, total fat 3g, (0 saturated, 0 trans), sodium 150mg, potassium 240mg, total carbohydrate 19g, fiber 1g, sugar 17g, protein 1g.  Vitamin A 10%, Iron 6%, Vitamin E 50%, Vitamin D 25%, Calcium 30%
Ingredients:  Brewed organic green and black tea, organic almond, organic evaporated cane juice, pectin, xanthan gum.

Coconut Milk tea:
Same numbers (hmm?)
Ingredients:  Brewed organic green and black tea, organic coconut, organic evaporated cane juice, pectin, xanthan gum.

Vanilla/Almond Milk tea:
Same numbers (?!)
Ingredients:  Brewed organic green and black tea, organic almond, organic evaporated cane juice, organic vanilla, pectin, xanthan gum.

Mocha Almond Milk coffee:
Same numbers (really?!)
Ingredients:  Organic brewed coffee, organic almond, organic evaporated cane juice, organic dutch cocoa, pectin, xanthan gum.

I'm not a huge fan of coffee and never drink it straight.  But I like some mochas and thought I would give it a try.  And I really liked it, in fact went back to get a few more to keep in the fridge. For starters, it's chocolate!  : )   It's not bitter at all and has just the right coffee flavor (read:  not that much) and the bonus of a nice caffeine boost without the twitching.