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Lipton Green Tea vs Diet Lipton Green Tea

peanut613
peanut613 Posts: 438 Member
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
So I've read a lot about the benefits of green tea when it comes to weight loss. I really like the taste of the Lipton citrus iced green tea. But I'm not sure if I should opt for the diet or not. On one hand, the regular is 80 cals per 8 oz, but the diet has artificial sweetener. What's better: cals from sugar or no cals from artificial sweeteners?

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  • RunningAddict
    RunningAddict Posts: 548 Member
    I purchase the green tea gel caps. I love the benefits of green tea but I mainly only drink it durning the colder months. Its much easier for me just to take the gel caps.
  • TorridCutie
    TorridCutie Posts: 84 Member
    Why don't you simply brew your own tea from either loose tea leaves or from a tea bag? Tea itself has no calories and you can control the sweetness by deciding your own sweetener and how much.
  • Tahru
    Tahru Posts: 58
    Green Tea like that actually has much less health benifits than if you brewed it yourself.
    So I agree, brew it at home and control the sweetness. I personally enjoy it with honey.
  • juliesummers
    juliesummers Posts: 738 Member
    Don't buy the prepackaged/pre-made green tea. Just buy green tea bags -- I just bought 100 bags for 99cents.
    Far healthier and cheaper to make it at home. (Then, you can just sweeten it with Stevia or a bit of honey, and not have to worry about choosing the lesser of two evils)
  • RunningAddict
    RunningAddict Posts: 548 Member
    Why don't you simply brew your own tea from either loose tea leaves or from a tea bag? Tea itself has no calories and you can control the sweetness by deciding your own sweetener and how much.

    I also agree with this. When I do drink green tea I don't purchase the pre packaged I use the tea bags. Its good with honey.
  • calliope_music
    calliope_music Posts: 1,242 Member
    Why don't you simply brew your own tea from either loose tea leaves or from a tea bag? Tea itself has no calories and you can control the sweetness by deciding your own sweetener and how much.

    this!
  • acciomuscles
    acciomuscles Posts: 164 Member
    I take green tea extract capsules daily because I'm not addicted to drinking green tea ;) When I do drink it, I brew it myself. I would not recommend drinking any of the pre-brewed varieties.
  • idream2bgwen
    idream2bgwen Posts: 424 Member
    As everybody has said...

    I agree with home brewing. You can get much more bang for your buck by doing it yourself and you can control your calories. My tea is about 5 calories per 8 oz and I know what is in it. It make take a couple cups to get it how you like it but then you can do it in no time flat! :) I put a bit of hot water to get it going faster and then add ice if I am in the mood for iced tea.
  • Amber82479
    Amber82479 Posts: 629 Member
    NO artificial sweeteners. They can do very nasty things to your body. I would suggest making your own green tea with some lemon or orange squeezed in it. You can add some stevia to sweeten it if you don't like it without sweetener. :) The Mr. Coffee iced tea makers make it a breeze!
  • MzBug
    MzBug Posts: 2,173 Member
    Try making your own... Lipton has a green tea with orange and passion fruit in it that I don't need to add sweetner to it. Constant Comment also has a green tea that I don't add sweetner. Plain green tea I do have to add something. I also found that if you only let the tea steep for 2-3 minutes it doesn't get that bitter taste.
  • firedragon064
    firedragon064 Posts: 1,082 Member
    pure green tea with a little of lemon juice is the best way to go
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