It's Not Coffee...But It's Not Water

I was a coffee drinker. I loved having my warm mug of coffee, milk and honey on cool mornings as I snuggled up with a blanket, my Bible, journal and the Lord. Giving up my morning joe will be one of the bigger sacrifices I make for this journey, along with chocolate and dairy, but I am trying my best to find solace in something other than water. My solution: warmed vanilla rice milk. I even added some almond extract this morning.

By the way, it takes 3 days usually to get through a caffeine withdrawal. This isn't fun by any means. Not only are you exhausted but the headaches are miserable. Be sure to drink plenty of water and a little peppermint is soothing. I put a dab of peppermint oil in my rice milk and it did help for a bit.

Surprised About These Foods

The Bible talks of the land flowing with milk and honey. My "land" is flowing with rice and almonds. I had no idea that there were so many options of gluten and dairy substitutions with these two foods.

Here are a few of the substitutions I am using already and am pleased with the palatability:

- rice milk (original and vanilla)
- almond "cheese"
- rice and almond snack crackers

Here are some that I look forward to trying:

- almond milk
- almond butter