Should I ditch the tea? vote

I'd totally buy those responses if you didn't eat yogurt or ice cream or cheese or any of the million ways we get milk in a day.

According to those reasonings all those products are unnatural and off the list. Personally I drink soy milk, but that's cause I like the flavor. I usually have it with a nice piece of cheese.

And the statement that no other animal will drink another's milk is untrue. Give a cat some milk, see what happens. No animal cooks its food, but we do. The logic is plain faulty.

The truth is that before the advent of agriculture--all adult humans, like the adults of other animal species, were lactose intolerant. This doesn't mean it is impossible to drink milk, it just tends to cause discomfort (for most individuals--some can have more dangerous/deadly reactions). But once we had agriculture, we began to raise animals for meat. Our ancestors, in times of hunger, also began drinking milk. It caused discomfort, but it was better than starvation. Over a surprisingly short period of time, people in agricultural communities developed the ability to tolerate lactose, as this increased survival.

This is called evolution. I guess if you wanted to follow the caveman diet you'd be okay.

But it's totally off topic anyway. Even at 8 cups of tea-we're talking maybe 1/4 c. of milk.

I vote you try a bunch of no caffeine teas which also don't require milk or sugar. Green rooibos is great as it is naturally sweet. Also regular rooibos, green (and flavoured green), mint, fruit, white etc. I no longer take milk in tea at all due to intolerance and now I get maybe 5 cups of waters worth a day from these less known teas.

Yes it's pretty minimal whether you take in milk and sugar in your tea, but if you are drinking just 1 cup a day, say with 1 milk 2 sugar, you can save 11,000 calories in sugar a year and 7,500 in milk. That is over 5lbs.

Despite tea having a diuretic effect (dehydrating the body) it is still overall a hydrating product ie: although it makes you pee more, you're still gaining water from the amount that you drink. So no, don't stop - particularly if you don't drink water regularly

I myself place milk in the good category.

I know this is a totally different conversation but I had to say it:

Milk is actually a totally unnatural food. Adult mammals consuming the mammary secretions of another species of mammal? :huh:

It's a gross and weird practice. As an adult, you wouldn't drink another HUMAN'S breast milk. But you don't think twice when it comes from a cow? Now, I eat dairy so I'm not an anti-milk products nut but you do have to admit it's a bit strange.

...and probably not what we ought to call "good" calories.

The National Dairy Council stopped using the slogan "Milk, It Does A Body Good" because...it really doesn't. There are benefits and drawbacks, as with anything.

/rant

dude you are seriously my new best friend

I've been saying this forever

Cows milk is meant to make a calf the size of a full grown cow. The only reason it exists is to make a small hoofed mammal into a giant one. It does nothing for humans but add an extremely unnecessary amount of fat to their bodies! We do not require milk past infancy, and this is why so many adults are lactose intolerant. It may give you calcium but the fat isn't meant to be taken in by a human body.

I have no idea why nobody believes me when I say this but you my friend, are my hero!

I so totally want to see both of your diaries

Hi! I;m a Nutritionist thought I would put my two penny in - there is nothing wrong with 3/4 cups of tea a day. Try it with skimmed milk and sweeter rather than sugar if you like it sweet! The thing to remember is actually its impact on the other things you eat. Caffeine's lowers your ability to absorb nutrients like Calcium which we dont get enough of anyway! It can dehydrate if you have to much AND that can make cellulite worse, make your skin look dry etc.

If I were you I would try decaf tea or half caf, you get the taste that you are used to any enjoy without the downside! :-) Hope that helps!

I would say no! keep the tea. Try Green Tea! I make iced tea and drink that sometimes because I need something different in taste. I count it towards my water.

About the milk. I myself try to limit my milk to 1 cup a day at dinner mostly to use to fill. I found that drinking just that one glass with my dinner helps me personally eat less.)dinner is when I eat the most) Now you might say well why not drink water.. for me it doesn't work. I think its because I drink so much water during the day.. as as strange as this may be I don't drink alot while eating unless its milk with dinner. I have been trying different types of milk like almond and soy.

I'd totally buy those responses if you didn't eat yogurt or ice cream or cheese or any of the million ways we get milk in a day.

many people don't eat those products.
mostly lactose intolerant people or vegans.

OMG really........

OP I say Drink your Tea!!! I drink a few cups a day with skim milk and a low gi type sugar.

I have tried those herbal teas and tried without milk and sugar and just can't do it.

For me it's one of lifes little pleasures, after the kids are in bed relaxing with a nice cuppa and a TV show. Nothing wrong with. I drink at min. 9 glasses of water a day so just try and up your water is all.