We all have our own morning habits– reading the newspaper, practicing yoga with the sunrise, taking the dog for a walk, etc. My day always starts with a refreshing glass of iced coffee– no matter what. (To be honest, I’m not a happy camper if I don’t have it!)
So, I bet you’re wondering how iced coffee scores on the NuVal scale. Well, to me, it scores a 100, obviously. 
But, the truth is that it doesn’t have a score at all! You see, while NuVal is scoring virtually everything you find in a grocery store, there are a few categories that are not being scored:
- Coffee
- Tea
- Cooking spray
- Vinegar
- Salt
- Baking soda
- Some spices
Ok, now I bet you’re wondering why NuVal doesn’t score these products. Melissa of A Better Bag of Groceries gives a great explanation here.
So, coffee doesn’t have a NuVal score, but the soy milk that I add to my daily glass does. Feel free to check out a bunch of soy milk scores from my post the other day. Some definitely score better than others!
What are some of your morning habits?
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I always get up to do 10 mins of quick exercise, then I have a shower, get dressed and enjoy a leisurely breakfast with the paper. Breakfast times are the best time of my day!
my morning habit is to chug a bunch of water, hop in the shower, and chug some more when i get out!
My morning habit is to open up my Google Reader, load every unread page that I want to comment on, then take my sweet time typing out my comments on the bus. I can’t sleep anyway, and it saves a lot of time! Commenting is hard
Wei-Wei
my morning habit…reading your blog while drinking coffee. Love it!
Every morning is different. Usually I check my email then head to the gym before work. Bfast happens at work or after the gym!
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