Do you drink green tea regularly?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

I used to have it whenever at an asian restaurant and would often have a cup of it at home now and again. But ever since I started drinking it regularly (3-6 cups per day) I feel really good. Then I read this: http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=146

I am hooked. How about yourself?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

1. Nobody in here drinks green tea?

I find that shocking

[tjwmason]

2. Yes

I don't give a fig about alleged health benefits, I just like the taste. Also, for various reasons, fresh milk at work is an ongoing issue which I find easier to avoid - so I drink green tea and drink water all day at work.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

3. I do too

and I love the way it tastes as well

[prolesunited]

4. Me

I've become hooked on chai lattes to start my day. I use soy milk and sometimes a scoop of protein powder. Yummy. :-)

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

12. Green tea chai?

never had that

[Pool Hall Ace]

5. I'm not that familiar with green tea.

Is there a particular brand you like?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

13. Well - I get mine from an asian grocery store and I have no idea

how to read chinese characters

[alfredo]

6. I do and I also drink English Breakfast.

I put peppermint in my green tea.

[Sequoia]

7. I like it, but don't drink it like as often as I should.

That may change since cooler weather is coming. A store nearby has a sale on Twinnings tea so was planning on getting a box of that and some black tea also. Thanks for the link.

[Rabrrrrrr]

8. Yes, I drink a lot - I get mine from a store in Kyoto, Ipodo is the name I think

But I won't bet money on remembering that name perfectly.

I love green tea! Especially Japanese - they really know how to make it perfectly.

For white tea, and Spring and Winter tea, I go with Taiwanese, from TenRen.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

14. yeah - Japanese green tea takes the cake

I love it

[ghostsofgiants]

9. Semi-regularly, I guess.

[Orrex]

10. A few years back someone gave me some cold green tea on a very hot day

I was parched, so I was grateful for the refreshment.

However...

I have to say honestly that it was about the worst drink I'd ever tasted. I couldn't believe that anyone would drink it on purpose.

This was before the current green tea "fad" had taken hold, so maybe I got a sample with less mass-appeal, but it really was foul.

[pitohui]

28. orrex, that probably means you got the real thing

see my post below, but the real green tea from japan, yikes, it's pretty pee poor!

[Orrex]

33. I can't imagine how the first person got the second person to try a second sip

Horrible! I wouldn't drink it again even if I were a character in a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel traveling the barren countryside with my son! :evilgrin:

[lildreamer316]

11. Not as often as I should,but at least once a week.

I really need to up that to at least once a day.
I want to get some good stuff from Harney & Sons also...

Your fave?

[swag]

15. Yeah, I have a couple cups a day.

Cut back on the coffee and upped the green tea and my digestive tract feels much better.

[judaspriestess]

16. Salada Tea makes an awesome green tea with purple antioxidants

with a natural blueberry taste, it is so good :)

Grape skins combine with Rooibos (Red Bush) and Anthocyanins from Hibiscus and Salada Decaffeinated Green Tea for a unique antioxidant blend that also has a refreshing natural blueberry taste. We've added 170 mg of grape skin extract, 140 mg of South African Rooibos, and 7mg of Anthocyanins from Hibiscus along with 30% of your recommended daily intake (RDI) of Vitamin C to Salada Decaffeinated Green Tea, decaffeinated using only water and effervescence.

on edit: I found it on sale at the grocery store $2 for a box of 20



http://www.greentea.com/products.asp#14

[grasswire]

17. from what I read....

...we all should be taking in more of these foods:

green tea
almonds -- a handful a day
blueberries
broccoli
tomatoes
oily fish
olive oil


I'm working on it all.

Almonds are about to undergo a change, as the government has decided that they must be pasteurized now. They may not taste the same or be as nutritious after that.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

18. Check this out - walnuts

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=99

[xchrom]

19. i drink it -- when i found out it's really good for men. n/t

[Phillycat]

20. I can't. I've been off caffeine for almost 2 years now.

I suppose they have decaf green tea, but does it have the same health benefits?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

21. it most certainly does

Wow you really have knocked out the bad stuff from your life. Good for you cutie.

[Phillycat]

25. One big thing to go...

the fucking cigarettes. I keep telling my husband, "It's my last freaking vice!" Whenever I try to quit, I really question whether human beings are meant to face the reality of the world with no filters whatsoever. Nothing between me and the cold, hard truth. It's a toughie!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

26. Yeah - I'm glad I never started

My wife quit after we started dating. I didn't ask her to - she just did it.

And you can do it too!

[brentspeak]

22. Yes, but decaffeinated

Because otherwise I'll have to urinate every three minutes.

[Tikki]

23. Yes, I do.....

every morning. :bounce:


Tikki

[carly denise pt deux]

24. I do

I wanna find a good green tea brand, tho. I have been drinking lipton, and to me it kinda tastes like what Lemon Pledge smells like.
Carly

[musiclawyer]

36. Lots of thread s on Green tea in years past

For newbies, I recall my review as follows:

1. Good Earth green tea (with lemon grass), superb tea, sweet, but not overly so.

2. TAZO, good but too grassy for some, not me.

3. The Republic of Tea, many different flavors greens(mostly from differnet herbs and blossoms, Very pungently aromatic. Smells like candy, but tastes very smooth and not nearly as sweet as you would think

4. Stash and Twinings--ok but not special



Lipton is crap-made from tea dust, not even the leaves

Then there are the gazzilion house specialty and organic green teas. They are very pricey. I'm sure some of them are better than Good earth. But which one is a matter of research trial and error.

[lildreamer316]

37. Harney & Sons!!

LOVE them!!
You can get samples, also...

http://www.harney.com/greet.html

[pitohui]

27. no it's insipid, i really don't like it, even in japan it's terrible

here i am the little note of negativity but god that stuff is crap

did you know the real tea ceremony tea in japan is made from a powder? dear jesus, it's gruesome!

i'll stick with the vending machine beer as my vote for japan's greatest beverage innovation

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

29. I bet it goes wll with the vending machine dirty panties

:thumbsup:

[pitohui]

32. didn't notice the vending machine dirty panties

the most daring i noticed was vending machine vodka

maybe i only looked at the booze machines, well, actually no maybe about it! :-)

[GRLMGC]

30. No. I've tried but I'm bad at keeping up a routine.

I had a roommmate who drank about 12 cups a day.

[sarge43]

31. Yes and white tea.

In fact, black upsets my stomach now.

[Phoonzang]

34. I used to...but

I'm extremely lazy and like immediate satisfaction.I would rather just pull out the ol' deadly Diet Coke from the fridge. Eventually I'll get back to drinking my 2 cups a day. Eventually.

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

35. All in all....

I prefer gin.

[tigereye]

38. my husband does

I sometimes do...

he had a wonderful blackberry green tea recently, I forget which company...

[Mike03]

39. I tried, and I still have boxes and boxes of unused

green tea. Probably it would be smart to drink it, but it is rather inconvenient for me to make it and, secondly, I think I'm quite healthy and I sure eat well, exercise and take a ton of supplements. But frequently I regret that I dropped that green tea habit.