Caffeine-free, Sugar-free instant alternatives to coffee (not tea or decaf) ?

mrcheez · 14-12-2021 07:15PM #1

Looking for caffeine-free alternatives to coffee that aren't "tea" or "decaf"?

Requirements are:

Easily purchasable in a standard supermarket (Tescos / Supervalu / Lidl / Aldi etc)
Can be made instantly without a few minutes of preparation required
Is a hot drink
Sugar free
Healthy!
Not tea
Not decaf

I looked at possibly Ovaltine but that is apparently 50% sugar so that's a no.

Any others to consider? Remember not tea (no matcha etc please)

Mandzhalas · 15-12-2021 08:35PM

Cocoa?

Planet X · 16-12-2021 04:54AM

Bovril.

bog master · 16-12-2021 05:23AM

Barley Cup! May have to get it in a health food shop, but even Amazon has it at a competitive price

lowkeys · 16-12-2021 05:45PM

There are definitely some options you can get in health food shops. I’ve just discovered yannoh which is a coffee substitute and tastes great. It’s chicory and barley based and I’ve seen similar options in health food shops also.

mrcheez · 16-12-2021 05:48PM

Yeah I saw there was nothing when I went to Aldi yesterday. Just coffee / tea / hot chocolate. So at least that rules out that place.

I'll try the suggestions here... also I see that Rooibos tea has no caffeine after all (I assumed all teas had caffeine) so I might give that another go.

caviardreams · 17-12-2021 02:08PM

Most herbal teas don't have caffeine and you can get nice apple & cinnamon, or berry ones, if you have changed your mind on teas! The Pukka liquorice and cinnamon is lovely.

mrcheez · 17-12-2021 03:00PM

Yeah all the searches for "Caffeine free alternatives to Coffee" suggested things like black tea and matcha etc bizarrely... it never occurred to me to check up on herbal teas.

But I am still interested in something that can be stirred in like Ovaltine ... might check out the other suggestions too.

Caffeine-free, Sugar-free instant alternatives to coffee (not tea or decaf) ?

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