MY FAVORITE CHILDHOOD DRINK

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@Kandae11 (55040)
March 23, 2017 3:51pm CST
As a child, my favorite hot beverage was ovaltine. That drink tasted heavenly - and it still does. The problem is that I don't see it around anymore. If I could I would happily substitute ovaltine for any of the hot beverages I currently consume - including coffee. What was your favorite hot drink when you were a child?
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
23 Mar 17
I remember the name of this.Never had it..None as a child.We live in the great depression.We were lucky to have anything to drink but water
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@Kandae11 (55040)
23 Mar 17
But you survived.
@amadeo (111938)
• United States
24 Mar 17
@Kandae11 yes,by the hair of my chinny chin chin.LOL
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@Kandae11 (55040)
24 Mar 17
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
23 Mar 17
Hot chocolate, yummy! But now I would avoid them as I'm sure they contained a lot of sugar.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
23 Mar 17
@Kandae11 Hopefully, I could find some with healthy ingredients. I'm sure they might have them in a health food store.
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@Kandae11 (55040)
23 Mar 17
Yes, that would be a problem.
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@Kandae11 (55040)
24 Mar 17
@1hopefulman I definitely think so.
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@crossbones27 (49491)
• Mojave, California
23 Mar 17
Kool-Aid because I was cool like that and where do you think the saying came from, must have been drinking the Kool-Aid again. This guy
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• Mojave, California
23 Mar 17
@Kandae11 Only thing I drank was kool-aid. lol Till probably 11 or 12. lol
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@Kandae11 (55040)
23 Mar 17
I said a hot drink. - but of course - some don't like it hot.
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@garymarsh6 (23405)
• United Kingdom
23 Mar 17
I much preferred hot chocolate. Ovaltine is still available here. One drink I hated and that was Horlicks.
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@Kandae11 (55040)
23 Mar 17
Same here, I never fancied horlicks.
• Philippines
23 Mar 17
Milo, it is also a chocolate drink.
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• Philippines
24 Mar 17
@Kandae11 do you also know Nesquik?
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@Kandae11 (55040)
24 Mar 17
@nottoooldtowrite Yes I've seen it - but haven't tasted it. Does it taste like ovaltine?.
@Kandae11 (55040)
24 Mar 17
Milo is the closest substitute I can find for ovaltine. Bournvita would be good as well - but I can't find that either.
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@ShifaLk (17817)
• India
24 Mar 17
It was bournvita shake hehe... That cup is amazingly beautiful
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@Kandae11 (55040)
24 Mar 17
I like bournvita as well. Yes that cup makes me feel like having some ovaltine right now.
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@ShifaLk (17817)
• India
24 Mar 17
@Kandae11 Oh! Please have!
@youless (112507)
• Guangzhou, China
24 Mar 17
You had a healthy drink in your childhood. As to me, I am the opposite. Soda was my favorite childhood drink and I drank it quite often at that time.
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@youless (112507)
• Guangzhou, China
25 Mar 17
@Kandae11 I don't have a habit to drink tea. If I have to choose, I like flower tea much more.
@Kandae11 (55040)
24 Mar 17
So didn't you like tea even?
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@Nawsheen (28643)
• Mauritius
24 Mar 17
I remember that i used to have Ovaltine and Milo when i was a kid. My favorite one was the Nesquik chocolate drink. I remember that at times when my parents were not around we were talking spoonful of the chocolate powder and eating
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@Nawsheen (28643)
• Mauritius
27 Mar 17
@Kandae11 Its very good. Well thats how i fond it i love anything chocolatey
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@Kandae11 (55040)
27 Mar 17
I have never tasted nesquik - I should try it.
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@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
24 Mar 17
I love ovaltine too. It's available in the market but there are no commercials on tv for the past years.Milo taste better though
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@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
24 Mar 17
@Kandae11 That's true the taste seem to change, Maybe they change the formulation. I prefer it over milo when I was a kid too but now milo improves and taste better now
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@Kandae11 (55040)
24 Mar 17
@averygirl72 @nottooldtwrite suggested trying nesquik - I'll try that.
@Kandae11 (55040)
24 Mar 17
I use milo as a substitute. I remember seeing ovaltine on the supermarket shelves some years ago, but it didn't taste as good as the ovaltine I remember from my childhood days.
@OreoBrownie (3755)
• Commerce, Georgia
12 Apr 17
Mine was malted milk by olvaltine. There was also a granulated eggnog made by the olvaltine company. I liked that too.
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@Kandae11 (55040)
12 Apr 17
Sounds delicious.
• Banks, Oregon
24 Mar 17
I used to get what was called Rasberry Steamers from my Aunt and Uncle's Espresso stand basically it was Hot Chocalate with Rasberry syrup with Whipcream is was delicious!
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• Banks, Oregon
24 Mar 17
@Kandae11 It really is during alot of my childhood i would spend days with my mom, or my aunt or uncle at there espresso and i would have those drinks one everyday.
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@Kandae11 (55040)
24 Mar 17
It does sound delicious.
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@AkoPinay (11542)
• Philippines
31 Mar 17
We still have ovaltine in the Philippines. Will send you some
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@AkoPinay (11542)
• Philippines
31 Mar 17
@Kandae11 yessss I enjoy online shopping
@Kandae11 (55040)
31 Mar 17
It looks delicious. Isn't the internet wonderful?
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24 Mar 17
Coffee all the way.
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@Kandae11 (55040)
24 Mar 17
You drank coffee when you were a child?
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24 Mar 17
@Kandae11 Yeah.
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@delhshop (769)
30 Mar 17
cocoa hot chocola is my favorite, the hot one not cold
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@Kandae11 (55040)
30 Mar 17
I like that too.
@Shavkat (139962)
• Philippines
24 Mar 17
I like Magnolia milk and chocolate. I remembered they are in bottles.
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@Kandae11 (55040)
24 Mar 17
That sounds good.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50289)
• United States
24 Mar 17
I love ovaltine too. They have it at our Walmart.
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@Kandae11 (55040)
24 Mar 17
Lucky you.
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Mar 17
I loved Ovaltine! When I was little, it sponsored a a radio show called Captain Midnight. I even got a Captain Midnight Ovaltine mug and decoder ring. I wish I still had it.
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@Kandae11 (55040)
24 Mar 17
That would be really cool if you still had it. there are ovaltine biscuits too I think.
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@JudyEv (340278)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Mar 17
I'm sure you can get Ovaltine here but I like Milo as a bedtime drink.
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@Kandae11 (55040)
24 Mar 17
Milo is nice too.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
26 Mar 17
I drank ovaltine growing up but I have thought about or seen it in a long time. I wonder if it would taste as good as it did then.
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@Kandae11 (55040)
27 Mar 17
The last I tasted it about eight years ago - it didn't taste as good as I remembered.
• Philippines
24 Mar 17
when I was a kid I like chocolate milk... until now..hehe
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@Kandae11 (55040)
27 Mar 17
Yes, chocolate milk is great.