Calling all Southern Belle Sweet Tea Addicts

*Raises hand* Howdy I'm Ash and I'm a sweet tea addict. Well, I was...

When I began my fitness journey I decided to cut out tea in favor of more water. O My Word was it hard. But I found fruit infused water and it has changed me! My favorite is cucumber lemon. I just cut up the fruit and plop it in my glass. It stays good for 4-5 days and then I switch it out for fresh fruit,

Another combo I love is watermelon & rosemary. Now the rosemary I have to put in a fruit infuser glass because the leaves get sucked into the straw. It's really weird getting "grass" in my mouth.

I do sometimes have tea but it's only one cup a day and usually in the mornings and I sweeten it with Truvia. But since I found a fruit combo that I love in my water I haven't had anything else. I crave water now and not tea. In fact, it's actually been several months since my last glass of tea! 0.o

I LOVE sweet tea. Like you, unsweet is not an option. I tried splenda, nope that's not gonna work either. It sounds weird, but something about the texture (viscosity? ) of splenda sweetened tea is wrong. It's too thin.

I've made sweet tea a treat. At home (I'm a SAHM) I only drink water. If we eat out I allow myself to get tea, but I usually ask for half sweet, half unsweet.

If took a while to get there though. When I started, I used the flavor powders in the water and got full sweet tea at places with servers and mixed 3/4 sweet with 1/4 unsweet at places where you get your own drink. I gradually got to where I am now. The best way I've found to make this weight loss thing last is to make small changes. Get used to those, then make a few more small changes and eventually, you've made a big change.

I never liked ice tea made with Splenda either, but this Luzianne concentrate is GOOD. You should try it. What have you got to lose? It's only 98 cents for a pouch that makes a gallon of tea. All you do is dump it into a one gallon pitcher, fill it with water, and stir it up real good.

Am I the only one who was hoping for pics of Southern Belles???

I am an addict and I PROMISE this is good!!! My whole family loves it!! It is kinda pricey, but worth it!!

Use Truvia BAKING BLEND!! It comes in a bag over by the regular sugar and other sweeteners. You pour it. I think a glass is less than 50 calories and you don't have to use much of it in a pitcher. We boil the tea and add it to it while hot, just like with regular sugar.

Walmart is the cheapest and it is 5.99 a bag there and one bag will make at least 4 pitchers of tea and that is 2-gallon size.


TRY IT!!

I'm in NC, ya'll. :flowerforyou:

Nah. Never mind.

I have found that sweet tea is my habit and addiction! Unsweet tea is NOT an option. I've tried Stevia, Truvia, etc. and it is just plain nasty. I like plain water but I'm having a hard time drinking it plain. I've used real lemons and at least 5 or more Crystal Light mixes. The boxes are taking up so much space in my cabinet. They seem too sweet. I even tried 2 different tea powders. yuck! Any suggestions?

I buy teabags and make pitchers of tea at a time. I boil it in a large pot, steep it for 30 minutes, remove the teabags and let sit in the fridge. It was terrible and bitter AT FIRST, and then I slowly grew to love it. Drinking regular sweetened tea makes me gag now. I prefer my tea as strong and bitter as possible and I used to be just addicted to the sugarriest teas possible.

Your tea is bitter because you are steeping it WAY TOO LONG. "Bring 8 cups water to a simmer; remove from the heat and add 3 tablespoons loose tea or 6 tea bags. Let steep about 4 minutes, until it's the strength you like. Strain loose tea with a fine-mesh sieve or remove the tea bags. Let cool, then transfer to a pitcher, cover and refrigerate."

Well that's the whole point. I DID say "as strong and bitter as possible." I also make a LOT more than 8 cups of tea at one time (for the family.)

I drink Iced Tea every day I make 4 tea bags with 4 drops Now Better Stevia Liquid zero calories taste good to me.