Weight-Loss Tea Talk

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Sometimes I just need a hot slightly caffeinated drink- cheap tea does wonders for that :) Great find!

I'm currently soaking my tea infuser in bicarb soda and water because I'm about to switch to Darjeeling tea for the first time, and the infuser smells of China tea, which is the one I've just run out of. This is the problem with a plastic infuser- it does take on the aroma of tea. If I had more money/ had a wider variety of tea (I only really drink black) I'd get a second infuser to overcome that. They're not expensive, but money's not growing on trees around here.
 
When you can, let me know about your first Darjeeling experience ^_^
 
I'm tipping the Darjeeling into my tin at the moment. Bigger leaves than I was expecting. Smells fantastic. I know it'll brew weaker/ paler than my China tea, but I think it'll be a shock to my system when I have it.
 

Tea is liquid wisdom. ~Anonymous

Well I'll make sure I drink tea before I go to the Biology Laboratory today. I need all the wisdom I can get ^_^
 
I had the Darjeeling yesterday. I was right, it was a bit of a shock going from the powerful punch of the China. I think it's going to take a little while for my taste buds to adjust, it's a very delicate flavour. I like it, but it was a bit... anaemic, I guess? I let it infuse for a full five minutes.

Will perservere with it. I didn't hate it, it was just a big change.
 
lol Darjeeling is one of the most popular teas in the world. I learned this and went out to buy it. When I tried it for the first time, I was also surprised that it wasn't as strong as I expected. I too kept trying it and began to understand it's own unique characteristics. I think it's a good one to keep. Glad to hear you'll keep drinking it. I think you've got the right idea to steep it a little longer for a taste that's a compromise between you and the tea. ^_^
 
Healthy Recipe Doctor
with Elaine Magee, MPH, RD

Taste Test Tuesday: More Teas To Choose From!

Celestial Seasonings, a well-known tea company based in Boulder Colorado, to the rescue! I tried three of their six new flavors – one that’s a sweet herbal blend (Saphara Tropical Rooibos), one that’s a white tea with sweet and tangy schizandra berries (Saphara White Tea with Schizandra), and a decaffeinated green tea with sweet mango and ginger (Saphara Mango Ginger Green Tea).

Each morning for the last three mornings I tried one of the new teas. My favorite is the Mango Ginger Green Tea. I love the subtle hints of mango and ginger flavors with the mild green tea flavor as the base. I also really liked the other two flavors. The White Tea with Schizandra Berries would appeal to someone who likes fruity and floral tasting teas. The berry/floral flavor becomes stronger the longer you steep the tea bag, so try a fairly quick steep if you want the berry flavor to be more subtle. The Tropical Rooibos herbal tea tastes as nice as it smells. It is made with a lovely blend of apples, orange peel, ginger, lemongrass, coconut, and spices like cinnamon and cardamom.

If caffeine is a concern, the Tropical and Mango Ginger flavors are decaffeinated and the White Tea with Schizandra contains about 40 milligrams of caffeine per serving.

These teas are environmentally progressive in more ways than one:

Each of the teas are USDA Organic certified.

The tea cartons are made from 100% recycled paperboard.

Everything about the packaging of this tea is biodegradable (from the pyramid shaped tea bags to the string and the tag on the tea bag.

Happy tea drinking!

From WebMd
 
I was in my local Latino store and I saw that they had a selection of teas. I picked one up. It's Anise tea. (star anise). That's literally the only thing in it. It's the only ingredient. Technically I could have bought anise and made tea that way too lol. I'm looking forward to trying this herbal tea out.
I just saw a recommendation of adding cardamom, cloves, ginger, or cinnamon to it for a good compliment with dinners.
 
Amy the anise tea was ok. I'll keep it in the cabinet and I think I would buy it again too if I ever get a craving for it.
It wasn't strong. It was a medium taste. I took it with 1tsp of sugar but I want to try it again unsweetened.

I've just made ginger tea. I've had sore muscles from working out recently and I am going to see if this works out. All you do is boil a piece of ginger on the stove in a pot, or pour a kettle of boiling water in a cup with a piece of ginger in it. I personally like to add a very small amount of brown sugar to the brew (others recommend this too). It's good. Spicy but good. lol

""Ginger has been a favorite remedy of Chinese medicine for centuries and is often used to treat nausea and upset stomach. However, researchers say, it hasn't been widely studied as a pain reliever until now.
Daily Ginger Supplement for Muscle Pain

The study, published in The Journal of Pain, showed a daily dose of ginger eased muscle pain caused by exercise-induced muscle injury. In two separate experiments, researchers looked at the effects of two grams of raw or heat-treated ginger in supplement form on muscle pain caused by exercise in 74 healthy adults. The participants performed a variety of exercises designed to induce muscle pain over a period of 11 days while taking ginger supplements or a dummy pill.

"Daily consumption of raw or heat-treated ginger resulted in moderate-to-large reductions in muscle pain following exercise-induced muscle injury," write researcher Christopher D. Black, of the department of kinesiology at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, and colleagues.""

Ginger WebMd
 
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I've just made ginger tea. I've had sore muscles from working out recently and I am going to see if this works out. All you do is boil a piece of ginger on the stove in a pot, or pour a kettle of boiling water in a cup with a piece of ginger in it. I personally like to add a very small amount of brown sugar to the brew (others recommend this too). It's good. Spicy but good. lol
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I think it has something to do with the heat of spices and metabolism? Since my diet got spicy, I haven't had sore muscles and I work out everyday. Have you tried honey and cinnamon in your ginger tea? If it's 'active' honey, it's great for your digestive system (afaik, all that "pro-biotic" buzz-talk is about natural enzymes that your guts love), and a bit of cinnamon amps up the spice. Or, if your skin isn't too sensitive, throwing the ginger tea in your tub for a hot bath is another great way to "take" a hot tea that sore muscles seem to love.

Hope you get some relief from your achy muscles soon.


I haven't had much time to contribute to any online conversations lately, but this one thread I'd like to add to.

Best tea I've had lately:
Moroccan-style tea, which is gunpowder tea with a ridiculous amount of fresh mint. Tried on a whim at a random hole-in-the-wall coffee shop. So beautiful and cooling for a steaming mugga!

I immediately came home and tried to make a slap-dash version from a cheapo green tea and some spearmint, but until I can get it right, that shop has a new and faithful customer! Protip: make sure you ask for no sugar or sweetener. I hear (where "hear" means "I found it from a search engine") some family recipes call for a cup of white sugar per pot!

To answer a previous question, I tried Yogi teas but don't like them much. They tend to overload on ingredients when I really prefer one or two (people only get to use a bunch if they know what they're doing, or we're doing it FOR SCIENCE! lol...), and they add flavouring to their teas which I find too strong and sickly. But I've only tried their hazelnut, green chai and lemon-ginger, so maybe I'm missing out.

There. :) Now I don't feel so guilty about snooping and lurking around on your forum (and especially this thread).
 
@Geekynoob
Glad you stopped by. Thanks for the suggestion. I will take your advice.

lol
I know! I tried Yogi once and haven't bought it again since.
I've tried Moroccan tea! It was sooooooo good. Also, at a farmers market they were selling gun powder tea. But I really doubt it was the right stuff. I tried it and it tastes like I would think gun-powder tastes....am I crazy? maybe.... ^_^ But I wasn't all that surprised since the man couldn't tell me anything about the tea and didn't act as if he knew what he was selling at all. Poor guy. He probably felt pressured by all of my questions lol "where is it from?" "what are the ingredients?" "would you recommend this for morning time?" "what is the best black tea you have?" LOL he looked so lost.

Oh well. I think you should ask questions if you can.

Update: I'm in love with the homemade ginger tea. I felt so good afterwards that I fell asleep.
 
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Hmm, how big of a piece of ginger did you use? You're making me want to try it, especially as I've just picked up some local honey for just these sorts of occasions! :D
 
I used a tablespoon of minced ginger to split between two tea cups. If you are going to cut a piece off of the whole root, that may be equivalent to 1 inch for two people and 1/2 an inch for one person. But I think you can put as much as you want. Especially is you really like ginger ^_^
 
Iced tea is too pure and natural a creation not to have been invented as soon as tea, ice, and hot weather crossed paths. ~John Egerton
 
Any tips on getting into loose leaf fruit/ herbal tea? I'm missing having tea when I do my work beyond the morning (I'm trying to be stricter with my caffeine intake to improve my sleep). I currently buy Twinings fruit tea (peppermint, berries, ginger) but would like to take it up a notch. I don't want to spend a heap of money (I'm talking about a step or two above reasonable quality bags, not ultra gourmet stuff) or waste money on rubbish. (With the obvious constraint that companies here aren't always available there and vice versa) No problem with ordering online if shipping is reasonable.
 
amy1985 said:
Any tips on getting into loose leaf fruit/ herbal tea? I'm missing having tea when I do my work beyond the morning (I'm trying to be stricter with my caffeine intake to improve my sleep). I currently buy Twinings fruit tea (peppermint, berries, ginger) but would like to take it up a notch. I don't want to spend a heap of money (I'm talking about a step or two above reasonable quality bags, not ultra gourmet stuff) or waste money on rubbish. (With the obvious constraint that companies here aren't always available there and vice versa) No problem with ordering online if shipping is reasonable.
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is the only place I buy loose fruit teas (which you could call herbal, but I also buy non-fruit herbal loose teas all over the place: spearmint leaves from a certain Hispanic store). They have mango, raspberry, cherry, lemon, orange, blueberry, pineapple, strawberry etc.
I'll let you decide based on price if it's worth it. The minimum I see regarding any of their teas is $6/2oz.
You can definitely purchase online. The prices aren't different from their store prices and if you pay a certain amount you could get free shipping.

Teavana has a wide selection of great fruit/herbal teas. The rating system really helps when shopping online. It's detailed and customers are allowed to really express themselves in "tea lingo" so that others understand how their description could play a part in their own kitchen if they bought it. Choose one that you see is rated strong by customers if that is your preference. I highly recommend them.

But I hope this helps you. It's the only place I know about personally and feel that I can spread the name with confidence. Try a white tea made from fruit for a minute caffeine intake.

I've also dried fruit in the sun myself for tea. I laid out orange peels in the sun until the moisture was gone from them and used that in my brews. It saves the moola. I'm sorry if this doesn't help you love.

And thanks for the link. I'll check it out.^_^
 
I went out and bought some tea (couldn't bring myself to pay what most places were asking, bought a variety of Marks and Spencer teabags in flavours I hadn't seen before). None of it has any calorie/ nutrition information on it. I can't believe it's all calorie free. What to do?

I've just had a mug of M&S White Tea and Raspberry infusion (no website to link you to). It's 80% white tea, 15% hibiscus, and raspberry granules (I presume 5%? number not given). I like it- it's like green tea but not as drying/ overpowering, and more delicate. (The raspberry works, which I suspect it might not with green, although I don't know how this compares to other forms of white tea)
 
(Unfortunately I checked Teavana out and it's a minimum $10 shipping charge, as they're only in the States. Thanks for the suggestion though)
 
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