+1, ******* of Europe for 1400 years

Jack Nicholson is 81 years old

Really? Steeping tea is too much effort? Wtf lol.

You probably make your tea wrong

Rexx,



Ouch!

There's a distinct possibility I make my tea "wrong" but not being an anally retentive tea maker ensures I drink delicious tea everyday rather than waiting for the perfect time to make that perfect cup of tea. Do you also have to drink it from perfect bone china teacups with lovely flowers on them?

I put a cup with water and a tea bag in the microwave, put it on for a couple minutes and then it's tea when the buzzer sounds.

coffee >> chai tea > all other tea

Rexx, Greg:

Do you primarily drink black, green, herbal, or other tea?

I don't drink tea!

Microbet,

That's a very interesting way to brew tea. I assume you like it strong!

Codesis,

I love chai but always want to add sugar so it's more an occasional thing for me.

El D,

I drink mostly black but I do slip 1 green tea in everyday. Herbal teas are reserved for later in the day as I don't like to consume caffeine after about 2pm generally speaking, so basically if I'm not drinking wine at night I'm drinking herbal tea. Plus if I'm feeling crook or rundown I'll make myself something from the garden with lemon and honey.

Greg,

We all know you drink tea, now please stop avoiding my question.

I recommend the best iced tea ever - almond milk tea with perfect boba from Honeyboba.

Rexx,

I guess. If I have tea it means I want caffeine and it's easier to make than coffee. I used to drink a lot of diet soda, but gave that up a few months ago.

Rexx,

Nice, black tea is where it’s at. Assam #1, Darjeeling #2. Don’t bother with the rest.

Green tea is a solid choice with Asian food, or if you’re out of black tea.

Herbal tea is worthless, but maybe excusable if you’re sick.

Micro,

Did you give up diet soda for health reasons, or something else?

If health reasons, was it due to studies on aspartame?


All,

Is sucralose (Splenda) safe for daily consumption?

Patron,

I use stevia which is quite a good sweetener. I'm intending to get some plants for my garden so I can make my own.

El D,

I like jasmine tea with Asian food also. Why is herbal tea worthless to you? Lack of caffeine?

Microbet,

Good job giving up the diet soda. I try not to drink soda too often but if I do it's the normal stuff. The diet stuff tastes gross and chemically plus I always get a headache when I've tried drinking it.

Rexx,

Jasmine tea is good with Asian food, but it’s just a flavor - usually here it’s green tea. Oolong tea is also good.

Herbal tea is worthless because it’s not tea.

I dont often drink tea, but when I do, I prefer Monkey Picked Tie Guan Yin.

patron,

Health reasons, but no one thing in particular. I can't put my finger on it exactly, but I felt, like infused with diet coke. This probably sounds crazy, but I was getting a lot of nose bleeds and I haven't had any since I quit.

Rexx,

Regarding sugar soda, I don't really drink sugary drinks at all. Once in a long while I'll have a shake or Thai Iced Tea or something, but 95% of what I drink is water, coffee or tea - mostly water.

Rexx,

Stevia is good, and props to you if you can make your own from your own plants in the future!

I don't usually make my own soft drinks, so don't use stevia often, since there aren't many drinks that use it. I've transitioned mainly from soda to diet soda to only diet sodas that don't have aspartame, which usually means it's sucralose (Splenda).

From the articles I've read and what I've been told, sugar is still the worst for you due to diabetes (despite the current marketing trend back to "real, natural" sugar), then aspartame, and limited info on sucralose, with some claiming that it's safe and fine for you.

I'm not a health expert though, and there are many here who know more than me about diet and nutrition, so I was wondering if anyonehad good further info on sucralose.

Water is where it's at

Patron,

I'm not updated on studies in relation to this. I agree that sugar would be an issue if you drank it everyday. Greg probably knows, even if he doesn't drink softdrink.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/scienc...78691517302818

Greg,

Thx. So you agree that it's safe?

Micro,

That doesn't sound crazy. I started feeling like I was having side effects from aspartame as well, which is why I switched to sucralose. I try to drink as much water as I can, but I can't do solely water.

I don't have an opinion, but science seems to think it's safe.

Yeah science, *****!