What do you drink on duty?

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What do you drink while on duty?

Coffee in the mornings? Caffeine to keep you going throughout the shift?

Or you do you try and stay healthy and drink water or juice?


Back in the day I used to drink a lot of Mt. Dew, but I don't think I could stomach it anymore.
 
1-2 cups of coffee in the morning, then pretty much water for the rest of the day..
 
Water and the red Monster Zeros
 
Morning coffee, then ride out the rest of the day with water or an occasional Powerade. I revert back to coffee on the unusual occasions where I'm up all night at work.
 
Whiskey
 
Water mostly, sometimes with crystal light in it for flavor. On night shift I'll down a 2 liter of diet Mt. Dew or similar, I just can't do coffee.
 
water, blue gatorade (or red if theres no blue)...soda or juice if i want something sweet...
i drink hot chocolate as my caffeine substitute
 
Damnit. Desert beat me to it.


For an actual response so that Chimpie doesn't ban me Coffee in the morning, then water or green tea throughout the day. I'll have the occasional energy drink (the same ones that TJ mentioned), but I've cut back considerably. I used to do two or three per shift, but apparently my liver wasn't liking them as much as I was...
 
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DesertEMT66 said:
Nothing better then straight whiskey while running on drunk patients haha
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Just like lighting up a cigarette after telling your patient they couldn't have one [emoji41][emoji1]
 
I go to the same coffee stand every morning on my way up to work. From then on pretty much water only unless more coffee is needed.

And a chocolate milk post workout.
 
Water and ALF made hooch. LOL
 
Problem with coffees, energy drinks, and sodas, etc. Is the sugar and anything else that's bad in there. I'll admit I can't resist the occasional cup of coffee, but for a caffeine source, there's caffeine pills PRN, and adding electrolyte tablets to water gives you exactly what you need (electrolytes) without all the sugar. Look up "Nuun Active Hydration, Electrolyte Enhanced Drink Tablets" on amazon. Good stuff.
 
Yeah, I don't think I'd get quite the same enjoyment out of sucking on a caffeine tablet as I do out of a cup of good coffee.
 
Don't get me wrong when I'm home I do love taking the time to grind and brew via french press or moka pot :)
 
adamNYC said:
Problem with coffees, energy drinks, and sodas, etc. Is the sugar and anything else that's bad in there. I'll admit I can't resist the occasional cup of coffee, but for a caffeine source, there's caffeine pills PRN, and adding electrolyte tablets to water gives you exactly what you need (electrolytes) without all the sugar. Look up "Nuun Active Hydration, Electrolyte Enhanced Drink Tablets" on amazon. Good stuff.
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I love Nuun, and use them during every one of my runs (especially the new Nuun Energy one). But Nuun has far more electrolytes than drinks like Gatorade. If you aren't actively expending those electrolytes, you're likely taking in far more than you need.
 
I have a bad habit for diet coke! I grew up with it being the only thing to drink besides water. I do like juice occasionally, but not much of a coffee drinker. I have never cared for hot drinks, I don't know why. Even as a kid I didn't like hot coco. So maybe iced coffee but even at that I don't care for it. I do drink Gatorade & I like raspberry flavor so a ice cold rasbarry ice tea is good once in a while.
 
I also have an obsession with chai when I can find it. I usually bring a tub of chai powder mix to texas when I come to work too.
 
I keep a bunch of K-cups in my locker at work for coffee replenishment..
 
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