Leave processed sugars alone and reach for the honey to sweeten your next cup of tea. While honey does pack in a few more calories per serving than sugar, using local, raw honey boasts antioxidants to fight disease and improve your health.

The idea that cold milk gives toddlers stomach cramps is simply an old wives tale. There is no medical necessity for warming your toddler's milk before he drinks it. Since warming milk can be tiresome and time-consuming, switching to cold milk can free up your time and help your toddler experience something new.

The tart berries of the cranberry vine can be eaten whole or juiced. Since raw cranberries are very tart, other fruit juices or sweeteners are frequently added to its juice to make it more palatable.

Eating chocolate-covered coffee beans will give you energy because chocolate and coffee beans both contain caffeine. Caffeine is a chemical that affects your central nervous system and increases mental alertness, enhances physical performance and alleviates the feeling of being tired.

Teas that combine ginger root and green tea leaves are available at natural foods stores under a number of brand names. Besides the complex flavor created by the mix of spicy, sweet ginger and brisk astringent green tea, the herbs in this blend offer known health benefits.

Both dandelion and milk thistle are considered herbs for the liver. A pesky weed to some, a treasure trove of medicinal remedies for others, dandelion's use as a medicinal herb reaches far back into Chinese history.

It's a ruby-red beverage with a tart lemon flavor and it's made from the flowers of a semitropical plant. Although commonly called hibiscus tea, it's actually a tisane -- a beverage made from steeping dried flowers, leaves or other parts of a plant in boiling water.

A glass of juice is a good accompaniment to a hearty breakfast, but if you need a meal on the go, a thick smoothie is the perfect choice. You can make a tasty, substantial smoothie with ingredients you already have in your pantry and refrigerator. Pour the drink into a thermos and sip it on your way to work.

Soy milk does not cause indigestion and bloating in most healthy people. Soy milk is a nondairy beverage that is commonly used to replace dairy milk. The beverage is made from soy beans, water, sugar and flavors and is commonly fortified with calcium and vitamin D.

While babies under a year old should not drink soy milk, Silk soy milk, in the context of a healthy diet that also includes calcium-rich foods, is a suitable beverage for toddlers after they've been weened off breast milk or formula.

Bodybuilders who choose chocolate milk as their post workout recovery drink may have an advantage on their competitors. After demanding workouts, your body craves certain nutrients for energy replacement and muscular recovery.

Coffee is not a proven cause of cellulite, and it may actually help reduce the dimply appearance. That's why coffee and caffeine are active ingredients in many topical cellulite treatments. More research is needed to confirm the benefits, but one study published in the "Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology"