Tea?
 

Does anyone drink tea for the antioxidants and health values? I am looking into buying some different teas for the health benefits. I would like to start to drink it as a snack and in the morning.

Thoughts? and TIA :)

Tea is good. I drank some Green Tea without sugar/milk and it wasn't bad at all. Drink it but eat some peanuts or almonds with it.

I drink tea all the time. Because I like it and it has minimal calories and it's warm :)

Different teas give you different benifits, I prefer black or fruity herbal teas. Not a huge fan of green tea. I drink it with splenda and a splash of milk!

Be careful of the caffien content in black teas if you're sensitive to it.

Check this site out:

http://www.learn-about-tea.com/

I love tea! I drink at least 3 cups a day of herbal teas. I find them to be a great alternative to snacking and they fill you up if you have them after your meals. I've experimented with green tea different flavours, oolong, and Chai teas with different flavours. My favourite is chocolate caramel Chai.
Iwould deffinate try experimenting with different flavours, I know twinnings does a sample pack with lots of different flavours. I'd also recommend varying the flavours as much as you can.

Honestly, I'd check out Teavana if you have one near you. They make delicious teas and blends and have almost every tea under the sun. Their staff is really helpful and pleasant as well. The first time I went in they made a chai blend and it was delicious.

I'm going to check them out since I'm finally getting into tea :)

I am TEA OBSESSED. I buy from the Republic of Tea. They have fabulous teas. Green teas provide the most health benefits, especially in the form of antioxidants. I actually drink tea straight with no milk or sugar substitute. I highly recommend the Acai Green Tea - their different fruit blends are delicious! There is some evidence that consistent green tea consumption supports weight loss as well. It's win-win all around!

I drink alot of tea. My favorite is English Breakfast with a half a splenda and a splash of FF milk. so good! I also drink a variety of herbal teas. Unfortunately i live outside of America and there aren't as many options as there were back home. I used to go to specialty tea shops and get all sorts of different loose leave tea. MMMM!

I drink 1 liter green tea everyday.. well, most of the days. :p My friend (who lost 50 lbs) swear about its metabolism booster properties, but I drink it so I don't get bored drinking water.

I drink tea all the time. If you think tea is alright, I am sure there is a tea out there that you will find delicious. Green & white tea are said to have the most health benefits, but all types have some. Be careful if you add sugar or cream as this might be a diet buster. I enjoy a plain tea with something already somewhat sweet such as fruit, breakfast items, or snacks.

i love peppermint tea i tend to have it in the evening after my main meal when i dont want caffine, also i hear it aids digestion.

much love

Love tea for the same reasons -- warm and low cal. Although I'm from the south and I LOVE sweet tea, but I've cut that out of my diet for obvious reasons. I like Snapple's Diet Peach tea; if I'm out and about I pick one up at the gas station.

Also - green tea is probably one of the best as far as antioxidants go. I tried Starbucks green iced tea the other day and it wasn't bad. I put a little Splenda in it and it was good.

And Garstar - thanks for the black tea suggestion. Maybe this will be my alternative to coffee now that I'm back in school!

Tea is fantastic!
I like cold green or white tea inthe summertime, I drink Mint tea year round, same thing with chai. I also like a good black tea with a small square of really dark chocolate when I need a little pick me up around the three o'clock hour at work!

I love tea as well :) I was brought up on it, it is STILL an ingrained ritual to make a pot of tea at 8:30pm for my supper lol, my parents used to do this everynight while I was growing up.

I drink A LOT of tea - anywhere from 4-8 cups, sometimes more in winter. I have it without sugar but with a little milk.

Not a huge fan of green tea. I find the flavour a little too weak and the texture a little too thin for myself. To me its more like drinking lukewarm water lol, but everyone is different. My mum now drinks it like its going out of fashion after decades as a black tea fan.

There is a really good tea house nearby to where I live which sells hundreds of varieties of teas...slowly making my way through them all ;)

...and after saying I dont like green tea I DID find one I do. Green tea and coconut...but I put a little milk in it. It turned this bright green colour lol, looked so cool! :P

My favourites are your basic blacks, so english or irish breakfast, but I enjoy chai (especially vanilla with honey), I have a flavour called "Cherry Ripe" which is a black tea and yes, it tastes like cherry ripe, and another called Mint Slice... again a black tea base which tastes like the mint slice biscuits.

Earl Grey is also great, slightly sweeter on its own, lemon and ginger infused black tea... really the list is endless.

Oh... did I mention I love tea? :P

I love peppermint tea. I don't know if there are any health benefits like antioxidants, but it tastes good, has virtually zero calories, and fills me up! I have it plain, without any sugar or milk. I also drink orange pekoe when I need a change, no sugar or milk.

Maybe I should look up if peppermint tea has any benefits...

I love oolong tea. It has a really interesting flavor to it that you kind of have to get used to, though.

Thanks everyone! We went to Teavana and got some yummy varieties and a pot. Hubs drinks a lot when he has time so it was a great purchase for us. :) I have been looking into flavors and think the Oolong variety is the best for me.

I LOVE tea! I usually make a thermos of hot tea in the morning and drink it throughout the day. Today is peppermint! Usually I drink it straight without sweetner or milk or anything. But with this cold I've been putting honey in it (high in calories I know, but does wonders for the throat!). There's a loose leaf tea shop I love not too far from me that has a "make your own tea bar" where you can mix various flavors and find your own favorite! I usually make an orange vanilla raspberry black tea. Oh man it's good! I don't specifically drink it for the antioxidant qualities, I just love drinking hot liquids and there is only so much hot cocoa allowed in the diet!

I drink almost a whole pitcher of iced green tea everyday (almost)! Sweetened with Stevia.

My favorite is Earl Grey sweetened with Splenda. :)

tazo zen tea is my absolutely favorite. i've been drinking it for years!!! its a green tea but doesn't have that bitter tea taste that most green teas have

I am enjoying reading all of these posts. I have something else to add. I think the ritual of tea time, just sitting down to enjoy a hot cup of tea and perhaps a piece of fruit or a healthy snack can really make your cravings for food feel more satisfied.

Originally Posted by anna1184:
tazo zen tea is my absolutely favorite. i've been drinking it for years!!! its a green tea but doesn't have that bitter tea taste that most green teas have

Green tea usually only gets bitter if you use water that is too hot ;)

Celestial Seasonings has green tea that is cut with white tea, so the flavor isn't as strong. I tend to drink that, or green tea mixed with lemon, mango or peach. The additional fruit makes it a little sweeter, and I don't use any kind of sweetener or milk with mine, I like it straight. :)

Originally Posted by Jessie_777:
Green tea usually only gets bitter if you use water that is too hot ;)

Really? Good to know. I have also heard that if you let certain teas steep too long it causes it to be bitter as well?

Originally Posted by Mikan:
I am enjoying reading all of these posts. I have something else to add. I think the ritual of tea time, just sitting down to enjoy a hot cup of tea and perhaps a piece of fruit or a healthy snack can really make your cravings for food feel more satisfied.

Man I agree. Just taking the time for you and truly enjoy the flavors of the tea and the food.

The flavors I bought were Strawberry Lemonade herbal, a passion fruit oolong, and wild orange blossom herbal.. MMM

I drink tea a lot especially in the winter time, I cant stand drinking cold water when its freezing so most times I replace it with green tea, no sugar or anything added to it. I usually drink chai tea!

I LOVE tea!
Of course, it doesn't replace my morning cup of coffee with skim milk, but I find Green Tea (I drink it naked, with no sugar or anything!) is a great pick me up in the afternoon.
I'll also drink chamomile with a bit of honey if I'm not feeling well or it's the TOM.
But I did try something new this weekend with tea and it was fantastic, especially for the winter! I made Oat tea by boiling oats with a cinnamon stick, honey & a bit of vanilla. I got the recipe from Tosca Reno's Eat-Clean Cookbook (I'm trying to eat clean instead of calorie counting for the first 2 months of the year to see if it makes a difference).
It was AMAZING! It was so tasty and actually filled me up! :)
I definitely recommend trying something a bit different and boiling some different flavors, just strain the ingredients and voila, homemade tea!

Also, Instead of cans of soda I also bulk up on cans of unsweetened green tea & oolong from my local Japanese market when they go on sale. It was a little pricey at 50 cents a can, but hey, it saves me from buying a sugary, bad for you drink or paying way overboard prices for a bottle of water. (vending machines here sale drinks at 1.50 a pop)

Originally Posted by Kirjava:
Maybe I should look up if peppermint tea has any benefits...

i've heard that it helps to cure nausea.. and peppermints do too.. the tea just works faster

Does anyone know where I can get loose leaf peppermint tea? I have searched and I am probably just not looking in the right places. Thank you :)

I also drink my tea naked. I don't like to add sugar or anything as I would just rather drink water if I am going to add sugar and stuff.

Originally Posted by Lackie:
Does anyone know where I can get loose leaf peppermint tea? I have searched and I am probably just not looking in the right places. Thank you :)

I get mine in the local tea shop. It has a billion loose leaf tea varieties and every tea shop has peppermint tea.

I really like vanilla tea, it's very smooth with a splash of milk. Lately I've tried rooibos and lemon&ginger, the rooibos tea has definitely taken some getting used to.

I will have to check around here for it. I would love to try vanilla tea. this morning I had the wild orange blossom.. Delicious!