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Who drinks tea? I have questions.

Coffee makes me jittery so I only treat myself a couple times a month. But I was thinking of trying hot tea in the mornings.

What is your favorite? 

4 minutes seems to be the agreed upon steeping time? Agree/disagree?

What do you add in, if anything?

TIA!

Re: Who drinks tea? I have questions.

  • DH is british so he has converted me to milk in my tea. I take mine with milk and one equal. Yummy! Other than plain english tea I really like chai and make that at home with milk sometimes too. I find it needs to brew longer than regular tea though. HTH!

     Doesn't tea have more caffeine than coffee though?

  • It depends on my mood... I never put sugar in my tea so none of the below have sugar added. Here's what I usually enjoy:

    Trader Joe's Organic Cranberry Green Tea. I drink it plain. It is really sweet on its own and I don't think it needs sugar.

    Chai Tea (I like the Tazo brand best). I will add milk to it sometimes so it's more like a Chai Tea Latte. It's *really* good hot.

    Peppermint Tea with a little honey added to it.

    I've never timed the steeping. I usually just boil a pot and add a few bags to it and take the bags out when the water looks dark.

     

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  • imagemrsNnearly:

     Doesn't tea have more caffeine than coffee though?

    I really don't know. I think it depends on the type of tea maybe?

    I make sweet tea for DH and when I drink that I never get the jitters like I do with coffee.

  • This is usually the one that DH and I buy. I really l like it. All of the other flavors of this brand are good too. I usually just put 1 Splenda in mine.

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  • Here is some info to compare the caffeine in coffee and tea

    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/caffeine/AN01211

    I would check the packaging on anything you buy, but black tea generally has more caffeine than green tea and herbal tea is usually caffeine free. These are the three types I drink most, so not sure how other teas compare.

    I will put sugar or honey in my tea, depending on the flavor. 

     

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  • Thanks Curbside. You're always so helpful!
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  • I drink green tea every morning. My favorite is Earth Fare's green tea with a packet of stevia. I just let it steep for a couple of minutes. HTH!
  • Thanks everyone! I'm going to write these down and go tea shopping!
  • I think most of the time I steep longer than 4 minutes, probably closer to 6-7. I just wait until there's a decent color to it. Lately I've been drinking that cranberry green tea that AT mentioned, but I also like Earl Grey. I usually put a honey in the Earl Grey, but I've also put in a splash of coffee creamer (vanilla flavor) and find that really yummy.
  • Oh, and I always get the decaf Earl Grey. I thought the Cranberry Green tea was decaf too, but I just looked at the box and it's not. But I tend to be kind of sensitive to caffeine, at least in the morning when I don't have much in my belly, and I haven't noticed it making me jittery.
  • I usually drink herbal or fruit teas, which are caffeine free. I really like the Raspberry Zinger tea (Celestial Seasonings) and TJs lemon ginger tea. DH also really likes the Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime tea.
  • imageduke_girl:
    I usually drink herbal or fruit teas, which are caffeine free. I really like the Raspberry Zinger tea (Celestial Seasonings) and TJs lemon ginger tea. DH also really likes the Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime tea.

    I got a CS fruit tea sampler pack yesterday. I haven't tried the raspberry yet. I drank the Wild Berry this morning and it was good. A little tart, but I added in some honey that took the edge off without being too sweet.

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