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I have heard that warm lemon water with honey is good for your voice. But, Lemonade is not because of the sugar.

lemon helps you to get rid of flem, but it can also sometimes hurt your throat if your throat feels raw

honey is great for your throat... but i would reccommend drinking honey water, not just honey itself

water is always good for you

tea is great also... hot tea is best

Things like cheese and chocolate cause phlegm or you can get it when you are sick... and you usually know it is there when it gets a little more difficult to reach the higher notes. It's a mucus... and it's also known as "mouth boogers". Some people can actually hock it up... I know that sounds disgusting, but it's a way to get rid of it. I guess it's harder to describe: you probably can feel it inside your throat, but more importantly you can hear it when you are singing [though some people it doesn't affect at all.]

Hope that helps... --korenglish

Citric acid tends to be good, pineapple juice especially. However, in abundance (like any acid) it becomes corrosive to the lining of the throat. Tea is really good as well as breathing in steam, some people like throat coat tea in particular but that can sometimes be hard to find.

Soda and chocolate are baaaad (especially milk chocolate) as korenglish was saying.

The worst thing to have is a dairy product within about 4 hours before singing.

Of course, water is the best thing for your voice, always make sure that your throat is never dry; when performing I usually have at least 2 water bottles in each wing with a little bit of lemon juice. If you add citrus to your water bottle, remember to shake before drinking so it remains diluted.

Celine Dion never eats/drinks anything dairy.
I think if you're performing daily/frequestly it would be bad.

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Dairy always gets me. I can't eat or drink any of it before I sing.

One day, I drank a Dr. Pepper right before a voice lesson and I actually sounded better than normal. Diet Soda has the absolute opposite effect on me. It dries me out. I have read that some opera singers take a quick sip of Coke before they sing. It supposedly coats the throat.

The same thing happens when I have a few greasy french fries at lunch before choir. I sound a little bit clearer.

Different foods affect different people, I guess.

yea I always follow the rule - if it's unhealthy for my body then it is unhealthy for my voice.

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I always add honey to my tea. I've always heard both were good for your voice, so it's like 2 in 1. And adding honey tastes even better than plain sugar.

English Breakfast tea with honey...yum.

Has anyone else tried the "Throat Coat" tea. Nastiest thing in the world, but it does wonders for your voice if you're sick.

Wat kind of tea?

I thought that the only thing that numbs your throat in cough drops is menthol, so if you buy them without menthol, then you're fine. Un-mentholated cough drops actually get your saliva working and keep your throat moist.

I think the purpose of menthol is to numb your throat.