10 Drinks to Replace Your Morning Coffee That Will Help You Stay Awake

10 Drinks to Replace Your Morning Coffee That Will Help You Stay Awake

Drinking too much coffee can be detrimental because of its high caffeine content. "Too much caffeine may pose a danger to your health," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns. There are several other drinks that can help you stay awake in the morning aside from coffee.Americans are drinking "more coffee than ever," according to a March 2020 report by the National Coffee Association. The average American coffee drinker has just over three cups per day, according to the report.For healthy adults, the FDA says 400 mg of caffeine a day (about four or five cups of coffee) is "an amount not generally associated with dangerous, negative effects." An 8-oz. cup of coffee contains around 80 to 100 mg of caffeine."However, there is wide variation in both how sensitive people are to the effects of caffeine and how fast they metabolize it (break it down)," the FDA warns.

Here are some morning coffee alternatives that can help keep you awake.Hot cacaoBrewed cacao is a low caffeine drink that is rich in theobromine, a mild central nervous system stimulant. It offers all the "decadent flavors of dark chocolate, without any of the sugar and fat, and virtually no calories," licensed dietitian/nutritionist Monica