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.

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.

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?

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)

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