Arizona Teas

Macpui85
Macpui85 Posts: 36 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hey!

I'm not very friendly with any kind of tea. Green tea, black tea, etc... I hate the taste and the after taste they leave in my mouth. So I always ended up adding lots of sugar, which is not good.

I stumbled across Arizona zero green Tea with Ginseng. It tastes very good and has zero calories and 1g of sugar. Normally if something is too good to be true, it probably is. Do you guys have any experience with them?

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  • mommarnurse
    mommarnurse Posts: 515 Member
    I love those things. And they're like 50¢
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    If you don't like tea, why drink it at all?
  • Macpui85
    Macpui85 Posts: 36 Member
    elphie754 wrote: »
    If you don't like tea, why drink it at all?

    Because Teas (depending on which one of course) have very beneficial properties; i.e fat loss, nutrient rich, low carb and calories, etc
  • Macpui85
    Macpui85 Posts: 36 Member
    mommarnurse wrote: »
    I love those things. And they're like 50¢

    Have you noticed any gain in weight while constantly drinking them?
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    Macpui85 wrote: »
    elphie754 wrote: »
    If you don't like tea, why drink it at all?

    Because Teas (depending on which one of course) have very beneficial properties; i.e fat loss, nutrient rich, low carb and calories, etc

    No they don't, especially not pre-bottled teas.
  • st476
    st476 Posts: 357 Member
    I've had something like it, it was Arizona in powder form kind of like crystal light and 0 calories. I agree though that tea doesn't have any beneficial properties, except maybe making you feel fuller if you drink a lot of it.
  • MaiLinna
    MaiLinna Posts: 580 Member
    I stay away from those sugar-free drinks. Give me headaches.
  • minniemoo1972
    minniemoo1972 Posts: 295 Member
    Macpui85 wrote: »
    elphie754 wrote: »
    If you don't like tea, why drink it at all?

    Because Teas (depending on which one of course) have very beneficial properties; i.e fat loss, nutrient rich, low carb and calories, etc

    No to the fat loss.....what nutrients? I agree with low to no calories for plain tea.
  • cross2bear
    cross2bear Posts: 1,106 Member
    edited July 2016
    Diet soda and black coffee have no calories either, but they are not being touted as weight loss heroes. the tea thing is, in my opinion, a good way to sell more tea, but as for fat burning or a weight loss aid, not so much.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Tea has no magical powers - if you don't like it don't drink it. It's no different than drinking water with mio or crystal light, diet soda, coffee, or whatever flavored zero calorie beverages are out there....
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    edited July 2016
    elphie754 wrote: »
    Macpui85 wrote: »
    elphie754 wrote: »
    If you don't like tea, why drink it at all?

    Because Teas (depending on which one of course) have very beneficial properties; i.e fat loss, nutrient rich, low carb and calories, etc

    No they don't, especially not pre-bottled teas.

    This^

    Brewing your own is going to give you more antioxidants.....a good thing, but not for fat loss. Your diet Arizona tea isn't much better for you than diet soda.

    I liked using Arizona green tea bags for iced tea (can't find these anymore). The thing when brewing green tea, make sure the water isn't too hot or your tea will be bitter.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Macpui85 wrote: »
    mommarnurse wrote: »
    I love those things. And they're like 50¢

    Have you noticed any gain in weight while constantly drinking them?

    At zero calories, why would she gain weight?
  • Macpui85
    Macpui85 Posts: 36 Member
    TeaBea wrote: »
    Macpui85 wrote: »
    mommarnurse wrote: »
    I love those things. And they're like 50¢

    Have you noticed any gain in weight while constantly drinking them?

    At zero calories, why would she gain weight?

    Because of the "1g of sugar", just checking if the label truthful.
  • redraidergirl2009
    redraidergirl2009 Posts: 2,560 Member
    does it have artificial sweeteners?
  • Macpui85
    Macpui85 Posts: 36 Member
    Nope.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    edited July 2016
    Macpui85 wrote: »
    Nope.

    If this is answer to the artificial sweetener question......yes it does have artificial sweetener

    Ingredients
    Premium Brewed Green Tea Using Filtered Water, Honey, Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Natural Flavors, Sucralose, Acesulfame Potassium, Ginseng Extract.

    Sucralose is Splenda an artificial sweetener

    Sugars are generally "ose"..........glucose, fructose, maltose....that kind of thing
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Macpui85 wrote: »
    sTeaBea wrote: »
    Macpui85 wrote: »
    mommarnurse wrote: »
    I love those things. And they're like 50¢

    Have you noticed any gain in weight while constantly drinking them?

    At zero calories, why would she gain weight?

    Because of the "1g of sugar", just checking if the label truthful.

    Sugar doesn't make you gain weight.
  • StacyChrz
    StacyChrz Posts: 865 Member
    edited July 2016
    TeaBea wrote: »
    Macpui85 wrote: »
    Nope.

    If this is answer to the artificial sweetener question......yes it does have artificial sweetener

    Ingredients
    Premium Brewed Green Tea Using Filtered Water, Honey, Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Natural Flavors, Sucralose, Acesulfame Potassium, Ginseng Extract.

    Sucralose is Splenda an artificial sweetener

    Sugars are generally "ose"..........glucose, fructose, maltose....that kind of thing

    Aceslufame Potassium is also an artificial sweetener. (sorry if too many items were bolded)

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