Green Tea Drinkers.....Help?

prettythinlove

Except if I'm vegetarian and I don't quite enjoy tofu... haha

Deka61

I get my tea from the either a local shop in Newcastle upon Tyne, lots of types. Which I know is of no use to you. But the tea I love the taste of, and it is an acquired taste is Pu Erh, which I get from the tea house, lots of additional flavours too. Experiment, have fun, find what you like.

http://www.theteahouse.co.uk/

jesska812

If you would like to try and drink green tea (from my research it has more general health benefits rather than weight loss assistance) remember not use boiling hot water - let it cool for a minute or so - then the tea won't be as bitter. Also here in Australia we have a brand of tea called Madam Flavour has a green, jasmine and pear yea which has just enough flavour to take away that intense green tea taste. But saying all that I agree with the others if you really don't like it just skip it!

taylorblues

I drink green tea with normal tea. I put one bag of each in the same mug and brew for no more than 2 minutes - tastes just like normal tea when I put milk in it. Limit to only one or two a day because my dentist said it softens the enamel on your teeth.

I hadn't heard that it helps you loose weight but I think it's supposed to lower cholesteral.

misty2ann

Thanks everyone! I am really just looking for something with taste to replace my soda. I know that excerise and eating healthy is the way to lose weight and I really doubt that drinking tea would magically make the fat fall off.....although it is a nice thought lol I just need to get away from soda and diet soda and water gets kind of boring. Thank you again for all of the input! Keep up all the great work!

Keladry

Have you tried white tea? It's supposed to be even better for you than green tea but has a less bitter/grassy taste. I love jasmine tea as well.

In winter chai is good too (made from real spices I mean, not rubbish powdered stuff!) Those 'warming' spices are supposed to be good for your circulation and help boost you out of winter sluggishness.

TubbsMcGee

I think one of the main issues with people thinking green tastes "bad" is that they aren't properly brewing it the right way. First, the difference between bagged green tea and loose leaf green tea is like night and day. Second, most people don't know that adding boiling water (100 degrees C+) is actually going to burn the tea. Wait until the water has finished boiling, remove it from its heat source and then wait an additional 5 minutes for the water to cool down to about 80c. Let the tea steep for at least 3 minutes before removing the bag or leaves. Green tea comes in hundreds of different varieties. Specialty tea shops are popping up everywhere,maybe try popping in there to sample some different varieties?

I love my green tea. I have always drank it black. I recently just got a fancy tea pot so that I can spend my Sundays sampling different varieties all day...sometimes 10 glasses in 1 day! You may also want to make sure that if you're trying out decaff, make sure it's labelled "naturally decaffeinated"