Tea for you

Star Telegram ^ | 11-12-07 | CAROLYN POIROT

[Dysart]

Drink up

[tired1]

i’m sipping tea as i’m reading this.

[Just another Joe]

I probably drink about 4 to 5 twelve ounce cups of brewed (iced) tea a day.

[FateAmenableToChange]

http://www.harney.com/

[Paleo Conservative]

[mamelukesabre]

I’ve been drinking green tea for about a year now. WHat I don’t understand is why they call it “green”. IT always comes out orange in my teapot.

[Dysart]

I fond of this stuff:

[JimSEA]

Oolang with a twist of orange in the morning is the equal of coffee in waking me up and starting my day.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

My Best Girl was born in Shanghai, now an American citizen. She’s a tea fanatic. Her old friends send her the freshest of green teas. Sha gave me some yesterday that is incredible. Even if you’re buying your loose tea leaves in a Chinatown grocery, it’s most likely over a year old. This stuff she gave me is less than a month old. You don’t know what you’re missin’. And if you’re usin’ teabags? Forget it!

[AppyPappy]

Getting ready to brew up a FBOP Yunnan from Upton. Later in the afternoon, I always drink a cup of Genmaicha

[Dysart]

My Best Girl was born in Shanghai, now an American citizen. She’s a tea fanatic. Her old friends send her the freshest of green teas. Sha gave me some yesterday that is incredible. Even if you’re buying your loose tea leaves in a Chinatown grocery, it’s most likely over a year old. This stuff she gave me is less than a month old. You don’t know what you’re missin’. And if you’re usin’ teabags? Forget it!

That's cool. I'm turning 'green' with envy.;0)

But seriesly, I have an Asian friend who introduced me to finer tea as well.

[Man50D]

I have also read it is good for the teeth since it contains high natural fluoride content and therefore will prevent plaque buildup.

[Doomonyou]

Gimme a Tea for Texas, Gimme Tea for Tennessee...

[Ignatz]

I have also read it is good for the teeth since it contains high natural fluoride content and therefore will prevent plaque buildup.

I can prove that wrong with two words: Great Britain.

[Seaplaner]

As a fan of both brewed and iced teas, I have a question. Does anyone here know why is it, when one travels visits the east coast, that is so difficult to find UNSWEETENED bottled iced tea in stores?

Seems to me a "hot" market niche for some entrepreneur.

Here on the West coast, we have Tejava and other brands.

[PAR35]

it has no calories

I'm guessing that she isn't a southern gal if she thinks tea has no calories. A cup or two of sugar per gallon will add up to a few calories.

[twigs]

There is now unsweetened iced tea in some stores. I bought my first bottle about two weeks ago in the Philadelphia region, although it was in one of those expensive, upscale grocery stores. Forget its name. We’re not good customers, though, because I make my own tea almost daily and nothing we buy is as good.

[PAR35]

that is so difficult to find UNSWEETENED bottled iced tea in stores?

Because it is a pain to have to add sugar to a bottled beverage. Can you imagine Coca Cola without the sugar (or now, HFCS)?

[CDHart]

A lot of the stuff in the grocery stores has some ingredients in it that make it less than natural. Read the labels carefully.

Carolyn

[radiohead]

so difficult to find UNSWEETENED bottled iced tea in stores?

I don't know why, but it drives me crazy. As a diabetic, I want the unsweetened or the artificial sweetener and they are hard to find. I'm a big tea drinker, but I like my tea 'straight,' no mixing with wild flavors, or even lemon.

I finally had to get used to diet peach ice tea because it was the only thing I could find (Snapple brand) in most stores if I was about and about.

I have started using the Crystal Lite tubes that you can add to water. I buy a variety of flavors (they have a peach tea) and keep them in my purse and desk. Since you can always find water these days, I just empty the tube in the water and I have a nice, no sugar, flavored drink.