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Coffee or Tea?

bousozoku said:
It's not bad but their green tea is brown.
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Green tea is only sort-of green. Brewed, the tea will be light brown in color. It's really only called green tea because the leaves are not fermented, which is what makes black tea black.

Anyway, I agree Arizona Tea is dreck. It's like Snapple, but maybe not quite as bad.

As for being a "bargain," you could make much better ice tea for about two cents.
 
Yeah maybe. But I'm lovin' it anyway. I used to pay for Sobe but they are getting more expensive. So a 99¢ sugar water filled can that tastes like watermelon, Mango, w/e else will do. Or Tea. :)
 
True to my kind, I drink tea. The place where I'm staying in Taiwan is pretty well known for its tea, but really - any tea over here is fantastic. Coffee here is absolutely disgusting, but there's probably three times as many cafes here than in the states.

In America, though, I drink a good bit of coffee. Tea just can't give as much kick.
 
Coffee. Black. Starbucks Yukon Blend or their Christmas Blend when it is available. I tried their Terrazza blend for the summer and it is good, but a little on the light side for me.

I do like iced tea, but never drink hot tea. Some reason I love hot coffee, but don't like hot tea. Yucky!
 
IJ Reilly said:
Green tea is only sort-of green. Brewed, the tea will be light brown in color. It's really only called green tea because the leaves are not fermented, which is what makes black tea black.

Anyway, I agree Arizona Tea is dreck. It's like Snapple, but maybe not quite as bad.

As for being a "bargain," you could make much better ice tea for about two cents.
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I'm used to Japanese green tea, which is really green.

99 cents is pretty cheap, but I prefer Wawa iced tea, when I can get it, though you get about half as much.

I'd rather have Mistic than Snapple, if I want a trendy brand but I haven't seen it lately. I've noticed that Big Lots has lots of Soho soda lately.
 
Coffee: 2 sugars, 1 cream equivalent of milk

Tea: 1 bag of green tea just add water. Or 1 bag oolong tea just add water and 1 sugar.

Though I am mainly a coffee drinker.
 
Wow, I switched from coffee to tea because of health benefits and now I read in the NYT that coffee is abundant in antioxidants!

New York Times said:
Coffee is not usually thought of as health food, but a number of recent studies suggest that it can be a highly beneficial drink. Researchers have found strong evidence that coffee reduces the risk of several serious ailments, including diabetes, heart disease and cirrhosis of the liver.
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Coffee as a health drink?
 
njmac said:
How do you take your coffee/tea and which do you prefer?

I like my coffee light and sweet with half and half and sugar so since I've started trying to live a healthier life style and lose weight, I've dropped coffee completely.

I'm trying to get use to green tea but its not easy. I am getting use to other herbal tea though, like apple cinnamon and mint tea but it is till not as good as my coffee.

Any recommendations for me? Doing a Google search for tea, I came across Yogi Tea. Anyone heard of them? I like that the tea's are organic. The spiced Indian tea looks good, maybe I can add a little soy milk or rice milk to it and it will be a little more satisfying than plain, unsweetend tea.

Is decaf tea better for you than regular tea?
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I think Yogi tea is a general term for not one exactly specified tea.

I myself am a Coffee addict. Unfortunately.
 
one third earl grey, one third neutral ceylon, one third yasmin. real teapot. boiling water. leave for 4 minutes. pour dash of organic full-fat milk into the cup first, THEN the tea.
makes the world a better place:D

-squirrel
 
Any recommendations for me? Doing a Google search for tea, I came across Yogi Tea. Anyone heard of them? I like that the tea's are organic. The spiced Indian tea looks good, maybe I can add a little soy milk or rice milk to it and it will be a little more satisfying than plain, unsweetend tea.
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Yogi tea is very good. I really like their ginseng tea and drink it at work all the time so that I can focus better when I'm sleepy. Their teas are very very healthy, and they don't always taste the best, but I tend to think they actually do what they say they do. I really do feel more mental clarity after drinking the ginseng tea. (It's called Ginseng Royal Vitality)

You can get a free sample delivered to your house via their website btw.

All of their teas that I've tried, which have only been 4 or 5 have had licorice in them, and usually a lot of it. Now, I can't stand licorice, but all the teas I tried were 'wellness' teas, so that explains the quantity of licorice.

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I never really enjoyed Tea as much as Coffee, especially when its loaded with creamer :)
 
Coffee definitely, everyday. With (lowfat) milk so it's light in color. No sugar.

Tea I associate too much with being sick. So I only drink it when I'm ill, and I'll just add a tablespoon of honey to it. I tried adding milk to tea once and I almost vomited instantly.
 
raggedjimmi said:
None!

Lo Han Kou is my cup of tea. :D tis most beautiful.
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hmmm, that sounds interesting and healthy :) I might try it if I can find some.

Right now I'm still into White tea with some raw/unfiltered honey.
 
First thing in the morning (7:30 AMish) I have a cup of coffee. Around 9:30, I have a cup of Earl Grey. At lunch time I usually iced tea. Around 2:30 I have another cup of coffee.

So, 2 of each please!
 
Green tea with honey and fresh mint. This is a good mixture of two kinds of green teas
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One very strong pour-over at home cup of coffee with Califia oat milk creamer, my morning perfection.
 
Think iced coffee season just landed here, even if the early part of this week's mid-80s temperatures are a bit of an anomaly. When it's 85, iced coffee happens in my house, end of story. Just can't do an afternoon hot coffee thing at that point. I can't believe it's nearly midnight and almost 70ºF here. I might even have iced java for breakfast!
 
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Namara said:
One very strong pour-over at home cup of coffee with Califia oat milk creamer, my morning perfection.
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‘Califa oat milk creamer’? Where can I find that? That sounds amazing.I’m a huge fan of ‘cinnamon hazelnut’, which is actually a local blend custom creamer from a coffee shop that I frequent, It’s a bit pricey, But when it comes to quality, money is not an option.

I use my Keurig seven days a week, where I used to venture to my local coffee shop almost daily, but since the pandemic, they’ve restricted hours of operation. I usually start my day with one cup and then have another about two in the morning if I’m working late.
 
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