Pumpkin spicy latte with whipped cream and cinnamon in two glasses standing in wooden board with textile and Christmas decoration and fir tree other dark background. Christmas theme, top view. (Photo by: Natasha Breen/REDA&CO/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

While such festive morning beverages as peppermint mochas, gingerbread-flavored coffee, and eggnog lattes are all the rage this time of year. According to Huffpost, experts say consuming them at the wrong time of day can leave people ill-equipped for holiday shopping.

Because most holiday-themed beverages contain high amounts of sugar and caffeine, drinking them past noon can lead to a sleepless evening, and an even worse day afterward, says dietitian Eleana Kaidanian. “That duo is not a recipe for sleep,” she says. “Avoid having them later in the day unless they are caffeine-free and unsweetened.”

That’s not to say they should be downed first thing in the morning, either. While drinking sugary caffeine beverages on an empty stomach can lead to a big boost of energy, it’s often followed by an even bigger crash, says nutritional consultant Mary Wirtz. “Sugar-laden beverages, such as a holiday-themed latte, are best consumed with or just after a meal,” Wirtz says. “The protein and fiber consumed at that meal will help to slow digestion of the sugars in the beverage and therefore leave an individual with more stable blood sugar and energy levels.”

The article also shares, “The same is true of non-caffeinated drinks, like hot chocolate: The sugar in hot chocolate can help fuel a hard workout and help you recover from it.”

Wirtz also suggests “Skip the whipped cream, request half the sweetener, ask for a calorie-free sweetener, or flavor your beverage with cinnamon,” How about a black coffee or Americano with a single pump or a small serving?

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New to Streaming For December

With the holiday just a couple of weeks away you may not have a whole lot of spare time. Shopping, sending Christmas cards, cooking, baking, decorating, wrapping, and shopping some more. However, the “new to streaming” list is out for all the streaming services. So, if you are able to carve out some time to enjoy some TV viewing, and you’ve seen all the Hallmark channel rom-coms, here’s the December list of what’s new to streaming this month for some of the major streaming companies…

  • Peacock

    12 Dates of Christmas
    Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
    Annie
    Bring it On
    Cry Freedom
    The Day After Tomorrow
    Deja Vu
    Everest
    First Cow
    The Goonies
    Green Lantern
    The Happy Elf
    Just Go With It
    Kicking And Screaming
    Kill Bill: Volume 1
    Kill Bill: Volume 2
    Miracle On 34th Street
    Miss Congeniality
    Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
    The Mistle-Tones
    Mixed Nuts
    Mo’ Better Blues
    Mo’ Money
    Monster Trucks
    Moonrise Kingdom
    Night at the Musuem
    O Brother, Where Art Thou?
    Out of Sight
    The Peanuts Movie
    The Pirates! Band of the Misfits
    Pretty Woman
    Puss in Boots
    Safe House
    Sisters
    The Smurfs
    The Smurfs 2
    The Space Jam
    Speed
    Spy Game
    Sweet Navidad
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
    Tombstone
    True Lies
    Unbreakable
    XXX
    XXX: The State of the Union
    Access Hollywood, Season 27, New Episode
    All In with Chris Hayes, Previous Day’s Episode
    The Beat with Ari Melber, Previous Day’s Episode
    Days of Our Lives, Season 58, New Episode
    Deadline: White House, Previous Day’s Episode
    Fantasy Football Pregame with Matthew Berry, Season 1, New Episode
    FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™– Canada vs. Morocco
    FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™– Costa Rica vs. Germany
    FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™– Croatia vs. Belgium
    FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™– Japan vs. Spain
    Holiday Steals & Deals with Jill Martin
    The Katie Phang Show, New Episode
    Love Without Borders, Season 1, New Episode
    The Mehdi Hasan Show, New Episode
    Morning Joe, New Episode
    PGA TOUR – Hero World Challenge – Round 1
    The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, Season 3, New Episode
    Survivor’s Remorse, Season 1-4
    Watch What Happens Live, Season 19, New Episode

  • HBO Max

    3:10 to Yuma
    10,000 B.C.
    Black Sheep
    Branson
    Burn After Reading
    Can’t Hardly Wait
    Cheech & Chong’s Nice Dreams
    Cheech & Chong’s The Corsican Brothers
    Cheech & Chong’s Things Are Tough All Over
    The Children Act
    De Palma
    First Reformed
    Friends with Benefits
    Gossip Girl Season 2 Premiere
    Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
    The Murdochs: Empire of Influence
    Gone Girl
    Green Room
    Hellraiser III Hell on Earth
    Hellraiser IV: Bloodline
    Hellraiser V: Inferno
    Hellraiser VII: Deader
    Hellraiser: Hellseeker
    Hellraiser: Hellworld
    A Hollywood Christmas
    Hook
    Into the Forest
    Krisha
    The Maze Runner
    My Fellow Americans
    Paradise (Paraíso), Max Original Season 2 Premiere
    The Purge: Anarchy
    Redemption
    Reindeer Games (Director’s Cut)
    The Sea of Trees
    Sesame Street’s The Nutcracker, Max Original Special Premiere
    Small Town Crime
    Sort Of, Max Original Season 2 Premiere
    Step Up All In
    Step Up Revolution
    Stomp the Yard
    Stomp the Yard: Homecoming
    Street Kings
    The Tomorrow Man
    Trumbo
    Two Can Play That Game
    Urban Cowboy
    ¡Viva Maestro!
    Win Win

  • Hulu

    Banyana: Complete Season 1
    Big Brother: Complete Seasons 3 & 7
    Bleach: Complete Seasons 1-26
    Floribama Shore: Complete Seasons 1-2
    Love Island US: Complete Seasons 1-3
    Project Runway: Complete Seasons 10,11,12 And 13
    The Real World: Complete Seasons 3 & 30
    Siesta Key: Complete Seasons 1-2
    A Chance for Christmas
    Anger Management
    Awakenings
    Bachelor Party Vegas
    Barney’s Version
    Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
    Being Julia
    Brothers
    Christine
    The Da Vinci Code
    Dave Chappelle’s Block Party
    Dawn Of The Dead
    Epic Movie
    Ever After: A Cinderella Story
    Final Destination
    Final Destination 2
    Final Destination 3
    The Final Destination
    Final Destination 5
    Good Kids
    The Good Witch of Christmas
    Hancock
    The Happening
    I, Frankenstein
    I’m Glad It’s Christmas
    Liar, Liar
    The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
    Machine Gun Preacher
    Marmaduke
    Never Back Down
    Only You
    Pathfinder
    Picture Perfect
    Pulling Strings
    The Rider
    Rio
    The Royal Tenenbaums
    The Scout
    Stomp The Yard: Homecoming
    This Christmas
    Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
    Wall Street
    White Men Can’t Jump
    Witless Protection

  • Netflix

    21 Jump Street
    Basketball Wives (Seasons 1-2)
    Blippi Wonders (Season 2)
    Blippi & Meekah (Season 1)
    Chhota Bheem ki Citi Pitti Gul (Season 1)
    Coach Carter
    Dead End
    Forged in Fire: Knife or Death
    Hachi: A Dog’s Tale
    JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean (Season 1 – Episodes 25-38)
    LEGO Friends: Heartlake Stories
    Love Island USA (Season 3)
    My Girl
    Peppermint
    Qala
    Split Gravy on Rice
    Sniper: Rogue Mission
    Solace
    The Happytime Murders
    The Masked Scammer
    Troll
    Troy

  • Amazon Prime

    2 Days in New York
    Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
    All Dogs Go To Heaven 2
    Basic Instinct
    Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction
    Capote
    Case 39
    Cloverfield
    Dead Again
    Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
    Eat Pray Love
    Eight Men Out
    Elizabethtown
    Escape from L.A.
    Head of State
    Heist
    Hotel Transylvania
    I Wish
    Igby Goes Down
    Kingpin
    Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
    Letters To Juliet
    Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
    Muppets From Space
    Never Back Down
    Nine Lives
    Ordinary People
    Paper Moon
    Paranormal Activity
    Pet Sematary
    Push
    Saturday Night Fever
    Superbad
    The 40 Year-Old Virgin
    The Cave
    The Day After Tomorrow
    The Doors
    The Honeymooners
    The Man in the Iron Mask
    The Manchurian Candidate
    The Muppets Take Manhattan
    The Proposal
    The Pursuit of Happyness
    The Quiet Man
    The Ring
    The Smurfs
    The Smurfs 2
    The Vow
    Thelma & Louise
    Thief
    To Catch A Thief
    Tower Heist
    True Grit
    Walking Tall
    Young Sherlock Holmes
    Zoolander
    Zoolander No. 2: The Magnum Edition

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