Hot teas -- When you need a comforting drink on a chilly day, enjoy a cup of hot black, herbal or green tea. You can sweeten these teas with natural honey or sweetener to enhance their flavor.

Drinks to Avoid When You Want to Lose Weight

A trip to the local coffee shop or eating out at a restaurant can be enough to derail your healthy diet plans, especially if you order some of today's most popular drinks. Even healthy-looking smoothies and fruity drinks can be made with lots of sugar, full-fat yogurt or cream. Here are some drinks to avoid when you want to stick with that healthy diet and lose the excess pounds:

• Blended coffee drinks -- Most of these are made with lots of sugar and cream and contain several hundred calories per serving.
• Mixed espresso drinks -- Unless you're ordering a skim milk, no-whip, sugar-free version of your favorite coffee shop drink, espresso drinks are also made with lots of fattening milk, sugar and cream.
• Sugary smoothies -- If you can find an all-natural smoothie place that serves only fresh fruit and juice combinations, great! If not, you'll be setting yourself up for diet disaster because smoothies are typically made with sugary juice, ice cream and fruit flavorings.

You already know that drinking water will help you stick with your healthy diet and keep your appetite in check, but there are dozens of other calorie-free and low-calorie options that can keep your diet on track. From diet hot chocolate to sweetened and sparkling water, you can quench your thirst without sabotaging your diet.