Green Tea

All I know is it makes me drink more 'water' bc otherwise.....

I love green tea. Not only is it caffeinated (normally) and taste delicious, but I find it always soothes an upset stomach and often times helps with my headaches. Plus, tea in general is good to drink because it's hot and soothing and opens up airways and expands blood vessels. In fact, one of my coined sayings is "tea makes everything better".

Green tea tends to have a slightly bitter after taste, though, so if you're not used to straight tea you might want to add some sweetener or really some honey.

Antioxidants & caffeine. Not a magic potion.

drink it because you like it not because it could "help" with weight loss.... i drink all teas all the time... I will say this though plain tea has helped clear up my skin haha

Absolutely, drink tea because you want to/like it and not for any magic weight loss. That way you wont' be disappointed. I drink a lot of tea during the winter months. Keeps me warm while reading and watching TV!

After reading some of the articles on research done on diet soda, I've done my best to replace diet colas with green tea. I'm unfortunately hooked on the caffeine. I'm not a fan of the taste, but I'll add a lemon tea packet to the green tea and it cuts the bitterness some (rather than adding honey). Personally, I think if you're trying to lose weight, replacing diet soda with green tea, or any caffeinated tea for that matter, makes a lot of sense.

I make up a batch of cold-brewed green tea each day... basically leave a teabag in a big jug of water and in the morning you have slightly sweet, refreshing green tea without the bitterness. Lovely stuff. Very refreshing. It tends to be quite strong, though, so I add a little water to the glass and usually top the jug up, so it keeps going throughout the day.

There are various studies that link health benefits to tea (black, green and white) but mostly it's just tasty.

Try white tea, I find it less bitter than green tea. I don't think either of them particularly help with weight loss other than saving a few calories as I don't put milk in like I would with normal tea.

Ancient Chinese proverb: "Better to be deprived of food for three days, than tea for one."

It is one of the best things you can put into your body!

I started drinking it three years ago for weight loss as I kept reading that it helps, and at the time I hated the taste and thought it tasted of dirty water :laugh:

I soon found my body craving it though, and now I drink it for the health benefits, for the clear skin, for the effect it has on my tummy, for how it banishes my cellulite etc. When I drink it the whites of my eyes are so clear etc...lots of little things make me KNOW that it does me good x

i have been drinking green tea for years and love it. By it's self it can be a bit bitter. Do not let the tea bag sit! you literally dip it in, give it a swirl and then remove! I drink Twinnings green tea with orange and lotus flower, no bitter taste! (its lovely!) i love the orange blossom! I'm not sure you can get it in Aus because i've never been there (Im from UK) but maybe they do something like it?

Also when i first started drinking it i could have sworn it helped my weightloss but i was drinking about 2 litres a day. Looking back, maybe i just thought it was helping, i will never know. Try green tea and if you like it drink it, you could try other herbal teas as well?

Love jasmine tea ! The taste & SMELL is wonderful ! Don't leave tea bag in more than 2mins or it does get bitter.