BG Intervention?

[Stumblingdrunk]

I'm staying out of this thread

[Lbelle]

i love it more than kel

infact, im drinking one right now >_>

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[Blabj]

Does anyone know the difference between the different types of hot tea, like green and English, and those weird little Tetley tea guys?

Usually it's a matter of preference what brand of every day tea you drink. I can't really know for sure all the brands out there in the US, but Tetley, Twinings and Yorkshire tea are all pretty solid contenders.

In terms of green/white/black teas it can be a huge difference. Mostly it's due to the type of plant the leaves are picked from, preparation of the leaves and most obviously the taste.

Green Tea are usually weaker than black teas, and are usually loose leafed (not in a tea bag, you'll need a strainer or some sealable teabags) and often are somewhat aromatic, although not all the time.

Black Teas are what you're likely to find in everyday teas, they're generally stronger brewing teas, and can be heavily aromatic.

White Teas are your "Deluxe" model of teas, they're often sold with a huge list of what makes them special, and it's usually the same reasoning that coffee makers use to price their stuff highly too (hand picked from the top of one specific mountain, in one week in February, only the very tips of the leaves etc...). They usually are imbued with the finer qualities of the taste of teas, and nothing else. They're supposedly higher in caffeine, and taste almost bitter, although that's just my experience with a few different ones I've tried.

There's a hell of a lot of stuff on the web about teas and coffees if you really wanted to try become a connoisseur, but really the best advice I can give you is to try as many different teas that are available to you. Often you can request tea samples from companies, or buy very small/individual packs of tea which will let you try a few out without going overboard and buying 1kg of tea you might not like.

[Jodwahh]

I've said it before

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milk and 2 sugars or get the fuuuuuuuuck out =>

[Blabj]

NO!

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[Jodwahh]

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[Blabj]

Lapsang is horrible. Never tried nettle, but the rest are nice :D

AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY SUGAR IN.

[Jodwahh]

You sir are no gentlemen, we shall settle this at dawn the old fashioned way!

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[Blabj]

I accept your request to a duel!

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[Jodwahh]

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Bring it sonny, BRING IT!

Back on topic though, I tried getting rid of sugar in my tea a while back, but it just made the cuppa feel really dry (like dry wine dry).

[Cadsuane]

Beer. Why the fuck has no one mentioned beer?

[Blabj]

Beer. Why the fuck has no one mentioned beer?

Because it's even more damaging than soda?

[Cadsuane]

It won't give you diabetes and you get to keep your teeth. Doesn't taste like shit either.

[melbufrauma]

interesting note: scientists say drinking tea hot increases chance of throat cancer. even though i still prefer it warm :D

[aru]

interesting note: scientists say drinking tea warm increases chance of throat cancer. even though i still prefer it warm :D

meh... so does breathing

[drwaffles]

Anyone who puts sugar in tea should be given a Michael Savage-grade "fuck off and don't come back".

[Qalbert]

Tea doesn't turn you into an asshole and/or danger to others?

[kuronosan]

I am addicted to cola. I generally drink diet cola but the brand generally doesn't matter. Diet Coke or Diet Pepsi or Diet NoName is all the same to me (hence problem #1: dead palette). When I was working from home and playing FF11 at all hours I could drink two 2 litre bottles of the stuff in an evening without blinking an eyelash. I am on a healthy kick over the last 8-9 months and am trying to eat healthily but I can't seem to be able to kick the diet cola.

I've tried going cold turkey but that didn't last past my work's lunchroom vending machine. I tried switching to lemon-lime flavours, like Sprite or 7-Up but these flavours don't exist in diet in restaurants very often and I must maintain my svelte figure. I've tried juices but there aren't many flavours I like and I miss the bubbles. I tried water and carbonated water (for bubbles) but they're so blah. I'm considering trying the Vitamin Water brand, but the contents seem a bit shady and I've heard they're full of sugar.

Any suggestions on how to cut this out of my diet? I would like a drink that is good for me and not loaded full of sugars and salts. And something I like more than diet cola.

Just stop fucking drinking it. I stopped drinking soda almost 7 years ago and I've never turned back. All I did was NOT PICK UP ANOTHER CAN.

[Nystul]

Not sure if it was mentioned before but just in case:

There is an overwhelming amount of evidence out there that shows drinking diet sodas provides no real benefit, and in many cases will cause increased weight gain in comparison to regular soda. Basically, the artificial sweeteners trigger your body's urge to get sugar but does not satisfy it so two things happen: 1) your body is more receptive to other sugars you ingest and picks them up more readily and 2) you crave sugar and therefore tend to eat more.