So much for staying sugar free.

Plus the spouse got me some ice cream for my sore throat.  Oops! There goes the vegan thing.

I could have done better.  I also know that making a big change while you’re feeling super sick is incredibly optimistic.  So we begin again Finnegan.

Meanwhile, I ponder how I can avoid getting tripped up next time I’m sick.  I can make sugar-free ginger ale myself!

I hab a code ginger ale

Ginger syrup
1 inch piece of ginger (or to taste)
2 cups water
stevia (to taste)

Put water in pot.  Shred ginger.  Add to water.  Bring mixture to boil.  Simmer liquid down for at least 15 minutes.  It’s ideal to let it lost about 1/3rd of its volume until it the liquid gets thicker.  Add stevia to taste.   Remove from heat.  Let the syrup cool.

Add some syrup to some sparkly mineral water and mix.

Voila! Gingery ginger ale without the sugar crash.

I like to put my syrup over ice cubes and pour the mineral water over the top (slowly so it doesn’t lose any fizz).

Better than Canada Dry my friends!

I think I just may be able to give up coffee as a regular habit (I insist on keeping the right to take it as an occasional treat).   That my friends, will be a major change.  I’ve been hoisting mugs of brew since I was ten years old .

I don’t know if teechino is raw, technically, but whatever.  It’s a beverage.  It’s like herbal tea. I refuse to be a raw Nazi with my beverages.  I’m still eating 100% raw.