Green teas or oolong teas!

TheGetFitGal
TheGetFitGal Posts: 98 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I have a habbit of having milk teas or milk coffees 3-4 times a day, i wana substitue it with green tea, but the taste of green tea makes me wana puke :/

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  • ncboiler89
    ncboiler89 Posts: 2,408 Member
    Roger that
  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
    Don't drink green tea then?

    Simple.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    May I suggest not drinking something that makes you puke

    Try your standard tea or coffee without milk for a few days for a while if you like ...or just count your milk

    Teas have no magic properties ...consider them as hot water flavouring and go for what you like
  • crazyjerseygirl
    crazyjerseygirl Posts: 1,252 Member
    Drink black tea!
    I also have a lemon green which is very tasty and I'm not a big green fan either!
  • TheGetFitGal
    TheGetFitGal Posts: 98 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    May I suggest not drinking something that makes you puke

    Try your standard tea or coffee without milk for a few days for a while if you like ...or just count your milk

    Teas have no magic properties ...consider them as hot water flavouring and go for what you like

    agree
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    gaurikudav3 wrote: »
    I have a habbit of having milk teas or milk coffees 3-4 times a day, i wana substitue it with green tea, but the taste of green tea makes me wana puke :/

    If you want the benefits of green tea without the taste, look for spiced or chai green tea. Or mix it with another spiced tea.
  • serenity1097
    serenity1097 Posts: 135 Member
    I don't care for plain green tea either, it actually gives me heartburn & tastes horrible. I found a Pomegranate Berry green tea however that is delish :)
  • texasbrit83
    texasbrit83 Posts: 4 Member
    Im british and a confessed tea fanatic, Ive been addicted to Tazo Passion tea, its zero calories and has a great fruity taste.
  • TheGetFitGal
    TheGetFitGal Posts: 98 Member
    I just tried green tea with a small spoon ofhoney, big improvement on the taste! I think a drop of honey wont hurt
  • spzjlb
    spzjlb Posts: 599 Member
    Probably not but include the honey in your calorie count, otherwise you are just lying to yourself. Be accountable.
  • TheGetFitGal
    TheGetFitGal Posts: 98 Member
    spzjlb wrote: »
    Probably not but include the honey in your calorie count, otherwise you are just lying to yourself. Be accountable.
    yup 20 calories for 1 spoon of honey, accounted for ;)

  • lttlefethr
    lttlefethr Posts: 3
    I would like to see some studies that show green tea promotes weight loss because it is so popular for it ..even in Japan they say it helps keep them slender.
  • mhausler93
    mhausler93 Posts: 83 Member
    Personally I love mixing and experimenting with different teas. I get loose leaf tea from teavanna and mix them and find what I like. If you go to their website, you can select a tea you like and it'll tell you what others it pairs well with.
  • angelexperiment
    angelexperiment Posts: 1,917 Member
    Why not try a bluebery slimlife detox tea. I do not like oolong and greentea I am getting used too. You can make it weaker. Adding milk though with your tea kind of defeats any nutritional purpose of drinking tea thogh when adding milk n sugar it takes away the benefits. I learned to take tea without anything and now cannot take a sweet tea!
  • krissyreminisce
    krissyreminisce Posts: 284 Member
    I drank the green tea pomegranate and the green tea chai before I got burnt out. Now I drink English Breakfast tea in the morning with two tablespoons of cashew milk, Earl Grey for that after lunch sleepiness, and herbal teas the rest of the day.

    Though I tried drinking coffee black, I couldn't take it. I switched from the full fat creamer to the sugar free/fat free variety and that works fine. Certain coffees, mostly dark roasts, hurt my stomach, and the English Breakfast tea has to have milk or it bothers me, too.

    Try herbal teas! I've had a good time experimenting with teas. My favorite is Tazo Organic Baked Cinnamon Apple. :smiley:
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    IsaackGMOON wrote: »
    Don't drink green tea then?

    Simple.

    This
  • Nikki10129
    Nikki10129 Posts: 292 Member
    Don't drink something you don't like, but if you want to give some a go I'm personally a fan of jasmine green tea.

    And I looooove puar, but it's a dark tea.
  • veganbaum
    veganbaum Posts: 1,865 Member
    edited April 2015
    Do you just like tea and that's why you want a substitute?

    There is no one green tea. They are not all the same. If you tried different types and brands, maybe you would find one you like. Loose green teas are much better than most bagged teas. Of course, I find that's true of most teas.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Just don't drink it?
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Oooh, I just picked this up today and you must try it.

    http://steepster.com/teas/the-exotic-teapot/17069-1000-day-flower-blooming-tea
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Harney & Sons-Hot Cinnamon Sunset. That is all the tea you need. And for the cheap decaffeinated version-Selestial Seasonings, Bengal Spice.
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    I prefer green teas with some added flavor. Yogi makes a nice pomegranate and their blueberry is pretty good too.
  • scr183
    scr183 Posts: 49 Member
    Stash has a ginger-peach green tea that I've been hooked on lately, if you're just looking for something tasty. Great as-is or with a touch of honey or sugar. Just talking tea in general -- I'll second the rec for Bengal Spice, or in a similar vein Good Earth's Sweet and Spicy. Both great unadulterated or with a splash of milk (I use almond, just because I prefer it) and your choice of sweetener.
  • Raaneve
    Raaneve Posts: 692 Member
    I'm a confessed tea junkie.

    Personally I think the only tea that needs anything added to it to make it palatable (milk, sugar, honey, whatever) are the cheap bags of even cheaper dust that come in cardboard boxes from any given supermarket.

    You really want an outstanding cup of tea?

    Find a good loose leaf source.

    ...and I cannot stress this enough:

    Quality of leaf, quality of water, proper leaf-to-water ratio, correct temperature for the type you are brewing (green, white, black, etc.), and proper steep times ARE CRITICAL to a superior cup of tea!!!

    Truly excellent tea is literally an art form in Japan and other places for a reason...

    ...lol... *you* may not be doing this, but plenty of people do: dump overboiled tap water on a crappy bag o' generic Lipton "tea" and let it steep for six+ minutes and its no wonder it needs doctoring up with sweeteners and milk... tea like that makes me want to barf too...

  • kellyjellybellyjelly
    kellyjellybellyjelly Posts: 9,480 Member
    gaurikudav3 wrote: »
    I have a habbit of having milk teas or milk coffees 3-4 times a day, i wana substitue it with green tea, but the taste of green tea makes me wana puke :/

    Then find another tea/drink that you like?
  • shannonmaines
    shannonmaines Posts: 14 Member
    gaurikudav3 wrote: »
    I have a habbit of having milk teas or milk coffees 3-4 times a day, i wana substitue it with green tea, but the taste of green tea makes me wana puke :/

    I don't like green tea either but a friend suggested Yogi Blueberry Slim Life Green Tea. It doesn't taste like green tea to me and I really enjoy it. I get mine at Wegmans (not sure where you're located) but you can order it online.
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    Irish Breakfast or GTFO.

    I hate green tea.

    OP, my experience is that there are often other foods/sources for the "benefits" to be found in the foods you don't like.
  • gs1941
    gs1941 Posts: 41 Member
    Try davids tea. They have so many flavours and they are SOOO delicious!!
  • bmm4m
    bmm4m Posts: 2
    I use to be the same way now all i drink is citrus green tea and water.

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