HATE TEA

If you like fruity flavors, try a peach or raspberry tea. I usually put about half a tsp of sugar in mine to kill the bitterness. I also occasionally smash up berries in my tea (it mimics Wendy's fruity teas with less sugar).

I am not fond of plain ordinary black tea.

However, I quite like rooibos tea, especially chai rooibos. And also lemon ginger. I've discovered that Lady Grey or French Grey aren't bad with a little Stevia, and flavour infused Chamomile is good ... I'm about to have a Honey & Vanilla Chamomile right now.

I drink tea in the evenings (the rooibos, lemon ginger and chamomile) and I'll have a cup of Lady Grey or French Grey on Mondays at the university. It's easier than coffee.

Some health experts claim that the benefits of tea are overrated. They point out that a better way to hydrate your skin is to drink water.
Water is also thought to be better than tea for the health of your gut.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/7836681/Tea-is-it-good-or-bad-for-you.html

I say if you don't like tea, don't drink it. I don't believe in the health benefits and usually prefer coffee myself (although Earl Grey can be a nice change if I want something different). I also sometimes make non sweetened ice tea as I find it more refreshing than iced coffee (and with herbal teas I won't go overboard on caffeine).

If you want to try different ones that might taste sweet-ish or dessert-ish, check out herbal fruit based teas and maybe Yogi's Mayan cocoa spice.

I hate coffee AND tea

I assume you have already considered not drinking it and are asking for ways to make it palatable. A couple thoughts, because one thing that warm liquids can provide is a feeling of satiety. You can read about antioxidants and gut health and hibiscus lowering blood pressure etc, if you want to. I can't help you with that. (I drink tea because it gives me a feeling of fullness and it is part of relaxation rituals that work for me.)

1. Drink it weak and build up if you want to. Or don't if you dont.
2. Add freeze dried fruit like they do at Starbucks. (Log it if you eat the fruit)
3. Try flavor types and expand. Try earl gray, if you like, try other bergamot teas. If you like black teas try them and see which ones re favorites. Hibiscus is tart, peach and other fruits have a tart fruity taste that you might prefer. See what you like.
4. Try a little milk. See if milk or a milk sub calms it down. Maybe in the fall youd like vanilla chai with a dash of milk and sweetening of your choice. That 50 to 90 calorie warm 20 oz could be a totally worth it splurge that makes you feel like you're drinking dessert in a cup.
5. Cut tea with juice. If you like sweet things why not make a modified Starbucks drink by splashing in lemonade, or pomegranate juice or whatever. It'll be lower in calories the less you use but it's adjustable to your palette.
6. Try hot water. If you don't like tea, see if sipping hot water has all the benefits without the taste you don't like.
7. Anywhere with a tea assortment snag some tea. It can be annoying to buy a 20 bag box of tea (or worse 50 bag tin) to discover you hate tea that tastes like flowers. (Boo on Jasmine tea.)
Good luck and hope you find a solution that works for you!

Darn HATERS drinking that HATE TEA.

kommodevaran wrote: »

What are the health benefits of tea? I think stopping the cheating would be more healthy than all the tea in the world.

https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/tea-a-cup-of-good-health

http://www.eatright.org/resource/health/wellness/preventing-illness/the-health-benefits-of-tea

Try the fruity herbal teas like Red Zinger by Celestial Seasonings. Flavour it with an artificial sweetener. Here in Canada we have tea stores that offer samplers like David's Tea.

Especially if you HATE TEA, I suggest getting small samples so you aren't out of pocket.

An appropriate time and steeping temperature is essential to avoid bitterness. The time and steeping temperature are different depending on the type of tea. White needs a lower time and temp than green which needs a lower time and temp than black. Honestly, if it's possible, the best option would be to try teas at a teahouse so you can have good quality tea by the cup to see if there's any you like. That said, the "health benefits" of tea aren't really great enough that you need to drink it if you don't like it.

Cold brew your tea. Just fill a jug of water and add 1 tea bag (green, black, flavor of your choice) per cup of water and leave it in the refrigerator over night. It can be refrigerated for about a week.

In the morning, you'll have delicious, non-bitter tea.

I honestly don't like tea either, I've tried but no

I found that I enjoy it WAY more cold.

So why drink it then? It isn't a magic potion and drinking tea or not drinking tea really won't make a difference.