Sugar in tea

rachy_09
rachy_09 Posts: 41 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I currently have 1-1.5 sugars in my tea and I have between 2-3 cups per day! Can anyone advise if cutting this sugar will make a difference to my weight loss.

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  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    Less calories means more weight loss, so yes unless you make up those calories somewhere else. You could always substitute it with splenda/stevia.
  • omgwtfddr
    omgwtfddr Posts: 10
    If you are concerned about your dietary choices, the sugar in your earl grey should be last of your worries. :)

    The caloric value is relatively small.
  • justal313
    justal313 Posts: 1,375 Member
    Generally, I either don't take sugar in my tea or use splenda. If I'm feeling sick or I have a sore throat, then damn the calories I need honey in my tea.
  • danbi89
    danbi89 Posts: 18
    I think (Now could be totally wrong here) there are about 17 calories in a teaspoon of sugar, so that's about 51 to 76ish calories. Not too bad if you remember to include them in your food diary.
  • justal313
    justal313 Posts: 1,375 Member
    I think (Now could be totally wrong here) there are about 17 calories in a teaspoon of sugar, so that's about 51 to 76ish calories. Not too bad if you remember to include them in your food diary.

    I almost forgot, I actually use half a packet of sugar in my tea when I go out for chinese, but that isn't very often anyway, like maybe 4 times a year...
  • mandi_spicer
    mandi_spicer Posts: 37 Member
    Truvia or honey is probably the healthier option (or no sugar at all!) but I really like German Rock Sugar from Teavana.

    Teavana:
    http://www.teavana.com/tea-products/rock-sugar-honey/p/german-rock-sugar-1-lb

    About German Rock Sugar:
    http://www.persimmontreetea.com/blog/german-rock-sugar-nutrition/
  • rachiriot
    rachiriot Posts: 24 Member
    My opinion is, it is a relatively easy thing to cut out, and although only a small change it must make a slight difference in the long run.

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