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I know this is random, but I was just sitting here thinking about coffee...then I started to wonder if any nurses out there like coffee and starbucks as much as I do :) I know a lot of nurses have to work crazy hours, and I was just wondering if you need coffee to function at those odd hours.
If you do like coffee/starbucks, what's your favorite drink from there?
Kicked the diet coke and coffee habit about 6 months ago.
Started drinking tea from Teavana. Chai teas and black teas are naturally caffeinated, and don't give me the jitters. I like the idea that the teas have some antioxidants,vitamins,minerals and that the tea can be used 2-3 times before throwing it out. I drink tea when i have cravings for something sweet, and there is such a wide selection and next to no calories. Weight loss was a welcomed side effect!
And most importantly, tea tastes WONDERFUL!
Check out the website: http://www.teavana.com
I remember picking up the coffee habit as a nursing student (that was a very long time ago). We had to be at the hospital to listen to report at 6:45 a.m. and the coffee was what got me going in the morning. I still need that caffeine jolt in the morning but grind and brew my own specialty coffee that I purchase in a local market.
I have tried Starbucks several times and find it nasty and bitter tasting. I have tried Starbucks at different locations and even different types and it still leaves the same taste. Coffee should not taste bad/bitter if it is made from quality beans.
What a nice happy thread. So different from nursing. :)
I buy Land of a Thousand Hills coffee online; the espresso blend (Vooba Vooba).... it is to die for; the smoothest coffee I've ever had, and I make it reallllllllllllllllly dark. The company pays the coffee farmers a good wage, even above Fair Trade.... so I really like supporting them.
Second choice is Dunkin' Donuts Dark. I agree with some of the other posters, I find Starbucks coffee too bitter and burnt tasting.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....... can't wait til morning to have some!
I love this thread. The first thing I do when I get to work is fill up my 22oz. mug. My hospital has the best instant coffee makers in the lobbies and breakrooms - so yay for free! I like my coffee really hot, really strong, and black. Yum. 2 or 3 of my huge mugs will get me through a shift. And will probably also kill me eventually.
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