Green tea- what does it taste like?

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  • 1FitBabe
    1FitBabe Posts: 111 Member
    I love green tea. I whip up a batch in my iced tea maker and it is so good. I do not add anything to it.
  • petes58
    petes58 Posts: 13 Member
    I drink lots of the stuff -- love it, especially Sencha, Genmatcha, gunpowder, and especially Gyokuro, simply the finest green tea there is. But I don't drink it for any "magic weight loss powers" because there aren't any. It's not bad for you, and it's likely not all that good for you, no more than coffee, but it tastes great if you like it. And as the others are saying, best to drink it plain without sweeteners and especially without artificial sweeteners which make you gain weight. But only drink it if you like it, because again, it's no magic bullet.
  • Beaverton_2015
    Beaverton_2015 Posts: 15
    I like Arizona Green tea too, I really like the diet one. But when I make the tea at home I also use splenda. Sometimes you just have to sacrifice taste. It's up to the dieter. Bottom line is either you're willing to make sacrifices or you're not. (my opinion)
  • astrosnider
    astrosnider Posts: 151 Member
    I think it has a grassy taste. Not bad, but it does take some getting used to. I usually take a 2-cup glass measuring cup, fill it with water, put one greet tea bag and one Constant Comment tea bag in it and heat in the microwave until boiling. Then I add a couple of packages of Splenda and about a tablespoon of lemon juice. This gives me about two cups of a very low-cal and fairly satisfying concoction. This may not be the purist's way, but it makes the taste of the green tea less pronounced and more drinkable to me.
  • crocodiles
    crocodiles Posts: 9
    It depends on the type, but usually more earthy - if I'm honest, it tastes nothing at all like "regular" tea, it's more like a kind of hot, plant-y squash, if that makes sense? I drink mine plain and VERY weak, but I have a variety of flavours (plain, with jasmine, with apple and pear, with lemon and with cranberry) so I don't get bored :)
  • Jeff92se
    Jeff92se Posts: 3,369 Member
    I grew up drinking it. Hard to describe. Green tea + white rice + furikaki sprinkes = awesome
  • Chuckw40
    Chuckw40 Posts: 201
    I drink lots of the stuff -- love it, especially Sencha, Genmatcha, gunpowder, and especially Gyokuro, simply the finest green tea there is. But I don't drink it for any "magic weight loss powers" because there aren't any. It's not bad for you, and it's likely not all that good for you, no more than coffee, but it tastes great if you like it. And as the others are saying, best to drink it plain without sweeteners and especially without artificial sweeteners which make you gain weight. But only drink it if you like it, because again, it's no magic bullet.

    I'm no expert but there appears to be alot of evidence that green tea does in fact have many benefits for your health. There is also some evidence that it does indeed help with weight loss.

    I also don't think it has been proven that artificial sweeteners make you gain weight, though that is a hotly debated topic.
  • petes58
    petes58 Posts: 13 Member
    There are studies that suggest green tea extracts may be associated with weight loss, but the key to understanding these studies is to know the difference between statistical significance and clinical significance. While the studies may show a small statistical significance -- suggesting that the effect is not due to chance, they only show a minuscule if any clinical significance. So yeah, you may loose weight, but not much at all, and probably not too noticeable.
  • Jelliefishie
    Jelliefishie Posts: 13 Member
    Regarding bitterness - the youth of the tea leaves determines the bitterness. The older it is before it's harvested, the more bitter! This is more for tea elitists, but if you get the chance to try grade 1 (Emperor Green Tea, like this one from Long Jing http://www.teaspring.com/Emperor-Long-Jing.asp ) or grade 2, you will find that its very sweet and light. No bitterness at all, it's almost like a different breed. It's almost like candy! Without the sugar.
  • Chuckw40
    Chuckw40 Posts: 201
    There are studies that suggest green tea extracts may be associated with weight loss, but the key to understanding these studies is to know the difference between statistical significance and clinical significance. While the studies may show a small statistical significance -- suggesting that the effect is not due to chance, they only show a minuscule if any clinical significance. So yeah, you may loose weight, but not much at all, and probably not too noticeable.

    Like i said, i'm no expert :)

    What about the health claims?
  • DWilbanks
    DWilbanks Posts: 420 Member
    To me it tastes like unsweetened apple juice.
  • heathersmilez
    heathersmilez Posts: 2,579 Member
    GROSS!

    It's like what you'd expect, grass or leaves of some sort. I'll still drink 1 cup a day to distract me from eating, keep me warm in the winter and b/c I bought a box of 100 b/c of the health properties.

    That being said I'll let you know that I am NOT a coffee or tea drinker in general but "normal" teas do not tastes as bad.
  • Cutepuppy771
    Cutepuppy771 Posts: 1
    Well I'm pretty sure it taste a lil gross but if ur wanting to drink some for belly fat loss it's an excellent choice if u just wanna drink it I don't think it would be much a motivation to drink it
  • fillydasilva92
    fillydasilva92 Posts: 10 Member
    It's very bland but, it's very good for your burning and it encourages it to burn more fat.

    I bought like 4 packets of the stuff, you can get flavoured green tea too which has a subtle taste.
  • MelsAuntie
    MelsAuntie Posts: 2,833 Member
    To me, it tastes like stagnant boiled lawn clippings. Ugh, nasty stuff! Now where's the COFFEE?
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