Tag: beverage

  • Difference between: cider and mead

    What is this mead people are talking about? Do we need to know about it? Is it a kind of cider, or wine?

    Let’s explore the difference between cider and mead. (We’re talking about hard cider, here, not that nonalcoholic stuff.)

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  • Difference between: chocolate milk and Yoo-hoo

    Like last week’s Difference Between, this one is taking a look at a couple of well known beverages. We’re investigating the difference between chocolate milk and hot cocoa. Shout out to my coworker and friend Joe for suggesting this one.

    a chocolate bar splashing into a glass of milk

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  • Difference between: orange juice and Sunny Delight

    There weren’t too many surprises when I started researching the difference between orange juice and Sunny Delight, or as it’s sometimes marketed, SunnyD. But what I didn’t expect was what a horrific reputation Sunny Delight has.

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  • Difference between: coffee and decaf coffee

    Okay folks, small blog update before I get into this one.

    I started a new job this week. 

    I’ve transitioned from being a freelance writer on the side, to being an actual, full-time, writer and editor for a well known marketing company. This is awesome.

    In lieu of the big changes happening in my life, I thought it was time to take a gander at the Difference Between category on this blog – the one I post in the most frequently.

    I started this blog in April of 2013. (Three year anniversary!) My first Difference Between post was in July of 2013, on Russian dressing and Thousand Island dressing. I’ve done a Difference Between post once a week, with few exceptions, for two years and nine months. 

    And I think it’s time to switch it up.

    I have an idea of what I want to take my once-a-week post place, but I’m not sure enough to announce it just yet.

    In the meantime! Feel free to continue emailing me with Difference Between post ideas, because I’ll probably pick it up at some point.

    Here’s the last Difference Between post for awhile: coffee versus decaf coffee.

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  • Difference between: seltzer and tonic water

    For today’s Difference Between, I thought we’d check out the varieties of carbonated water available – specifically seltzer water and tonic water, but we’ll delve into club soda as well.

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  • Difference between: cappuccino and latte

    Definitions:

    • Cappuccino: a hot beverage consisting of espresso coffee and steamed milk, often served with powdered cinnamon and topped with whipped cream.
    • Latte: hot espresso with steamed milk, usually topped with foamed milk.

    And since they both include espresso…

    • Espresso: a strong coffee prepared by forcing live steam under pressure, or boiling water, through ground dark-roast coffee beans.

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  • Difference between: sherry and vermouth

    Used for both cocktails and cooking, let’s find out the difference between sherry and vermouth.

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  • Difference between: whey protein and casein protein

    Do you use whey protein powder, or casein protein powder for body-building reasons, or maybe just overall health?

    Check out the difference between whey protein and casein protein, so you can best reap the advantages of both.

    A protein shake

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  • Difference between: green tea and black tea

    Do you drink tea? Just within the past year I’ve started to develop a taste for it.

    I’ve found it can be a nice substitution for coffee, when you’re say, someone who could drink coffee constantly and you’re trying not to. And tea does have less caffeine than coffee.

    How much less, exactly? We’ll find out as we examine the difference between green tea and black tea.

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  • Difference between: raw milk and pasteurized milk

    This may be one of the more controversial Difference Betweens.

    This is also one of those posts that could easily go on forever in a million different directions, so I’m going to try to give it to you on the straight and narrow: the difference between raw milk and pasteurized milk.

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