coffee and tea

butcheress

I am really missing my coffee and tea. I usually take it with milk and sweetener. Anyone have a good replacement for this or do I just get used to not having it? I haven't really found a herbal tea that I like yet either. Any suggestions for that would be great as well.

ajwolters

I'll be using up the last of my coffee tomorrow because I can't drink it without a half packet of Stevia in the Raw. I can tolerate green tea with no sweetener. Herbal teas like chamomile and peppermint are also good unsweetened.

bonnieellison96

I tried putting a little almond milk in my coffee with no sweetener, it wasn't sweet obviously, but tasted great!

Howbouto

Honestly, make yourself drink it plain for a bit and you'll get used to it. You'll even learn to love it. My husband thought he was going to die at first. Within 3 weeks, he was loving coffee again.

butcheress

Thank you all, I will just pull up my big girl pants and learn to love plain old tea with no sweetener in ITT. Have lots of almond milk, will for sure give that a try as well as the green tea

cynpin34

I've always drank my green tea just like that, but if you want a bit more flavor look for pomegrant green tea! It is the best!

bnpunch24

I order my teas from adagio.com. They have all varieties and really fun flavors that don't need to be sweetened. You can even create a custom blend or purchase other customers' customs.

GnaBean

Bulletproof coffee! There are several threads already on the topic here. I add just a tiny bit of coconut oil to my coffee, mix it in the blender and enjoy a smooth, creamy, frothy coffee every morning. The coconut oil helps keep me satiated and give energy. Some people use grass fed butter. Not sure if you're paleo or primal.

Howbouto

Bulletproof coffee! There are several threads already on the topic here. I add just a tiny bit of coconut oil to my coffee, mix it in the blender and enjoy a smooth, creamy, frothy coffee every morning. The coconut oil helps keep me satiated and give energy. Some people use grass fed butter. Not sure if you're paleo or primal.

Oh yes I start everyday out with a bulletproof, mine is a tablespoon of coconut oil and a tablespoon of grass fed butter blended.

33runnergirl

Honestly, make yourself drink it plain for a bit and you'll get used to it. You'll even learn to love it. My husband thought he was going to die at first. Within 3 weeks, he was loving coffee again.

I couldn't agree more, when I started I thought I would not be able to live without CoffeMate in my coffee. A few weeks ago I bought some as a "treat" and we ended up throwing it away. I love black coffee now.

ahviendha

i used to sweeten my tea, then decided to man up and drink all my teas unsweetened.

i've become used to it, and now sweet teas are overwhelming. all i can taste is the sugar, not the tea itself.

i love chai (green + black), orange pekoe, english breakfast, lady grey, regular green, matcha, peppermint + chamomile.

i even love matcha ice cream...soooo good.

courtniemarie

I tried putting a little almond milk in my coffee with no sweetener, it wasn't sweet obviously, but tasted great!

Same I put almond milk in my coffee nowadays. going to try coconut milk as well.

SweetxCatastrophe

Coconut milk. Though for me, I have found I actually like the taste of black coffee and don't miss all the creamers and fake sugars I used to put in my coffee. I've never liked sweetened tea though. But try it plain, you might find that your tastes have changed

elosquirrel

Thai Kitchen coconut milk. I was the same - couldn't live without my half and half and Splenda! Now I just do the coconut milk (sometimes just organic grass-fed heavy cream if you're not avoiding dairy). It took a while to get used to, but now I love my coffee without any sweetness to it. I'm still working on drinking it black though. Gotta try the bulletproof method - I hear it's awesome. It will give me an excuse to use my new Ninja blender that I got for Christmas.

denisecromwell

I've been making green tea and slicing up a tangerine and fresh mint leaves and putting it in the refrigerator to drink on throughout the day. You get the natural flavor of mint/tangerine without the added sweetener.

brokenjawedmuse

I'd recommend the cold-brew method if the reason you're adding sugar is because it's bitter.

I drink CB coffee completely black, it's incredibly complex and depending on the roast/blend I buy, often times rather sweet all on its own.

twinmom01

I use half and half and a splash of flavored creamer in my coffee - i've decided life is to short to cut that one little thing out of my life if it makes me happy in the morning...

During times I go strict I use coconut milk from a can to lighten up the coffee a little bit...I use the light coconut milk because it was stay liquid in the fridge during the week.

As for teas - I am in love with Celestial Seasonings Bengal Spice - it is a darker tea but caffine free and has a nice bite to it. It can also hold up if you want to add a little almond or coconut milk to it. I usually add a tiny bit of honey (if you can pay the $$ to buy honey local to your area - tons of good health benefits) too.

If you have a local tea shop by you swing in and talk to them - we have one that routinely sells sample packets of a lot of thier blends - so for $1/packet you can get 2 cups of tea - Mine also has some great fruit blends that aren't really tea - but you steep like tea and are yummy (even my kids will drink it)