Green Tea

[Knoksk]

I tried green tea for the first time today, thinking that it would taste of cabbage. I thought this because my dad had it once and the smell really put me off. However, I got green tea with mint, I really enjoyed it.

Just a question though, is it best to just have one cup a day every morning, or do you think I could have one before bed as well?

 

[toddles]

cabbage lol. Most people I have spoke to who like green tea have one of the variety ones. Green tea with pineapple or mint or ginger. Me personally I think you would have to pay me to drink it. Yuk but I'm not a lover of any herbal teas, just like my builders tea. I don't see why you couldn't have one before bed. unless you are sensitive to caffeine before bed as it has caffeine in it too.

 

[swgirl2012]

Hiya. I drink quite a bit of green tea, when I'm in the mood, I usually have 3 or 4 cups a day. I love it. Our consultant recommends its use as well, as it can work as an appetite suppressant/speed up your metabolism (according to her), so it may also help to have some an hour or so before meals, that's what I try to do anyway.

 

[Knoksk]

Thanks guys

 

[dudette2001uk]

Green tea has roughly half the content of most black teas, so it probably won't affect your sleep patterns unless you're hypersensitive to caffeine. I love the Twinings flavoured green teas...I'm drinking a cup of mango and lychee as I type, and I also really like the peach and cherry blossom, apple and pear and tangerine and verbena varieties. Yum! I have about 3-4 cups of various flavours most days xx

 

[Knoksk]

Oooo I might have one with my tea tonight. Ive been going to the loo every hour on this diet anyway....sure one extra cup of tea wont hurt me ( not that you all wanted to know that but still lol)

 

[Neonic]

I've tried loads of different flavours of green tea and didn't like any of them. Tetley now do a blend of normal tea and green tea and its lovely. The packet says it has all the goodness of green tea but tastes like normal tea.

 

[SlimmingKitchen]

The cabbage comment made me laugh lol. I really don't like the taste of green tea. I prefer fruit teas like mixed berries, apple and pear and I enjoy peppermint tea too.

All of these teas have less caffeine in them compared to normal tea and coffee so I'd imagine its fine to have before bed time xxxx

 

[Potato]

The pukka teas are a thing of beauty, especially the three mint and chamomile & vanilla. Delicious!

 

[SlimmingKitchen]

The pukka teas are a thing of beauty, especially the three mint and chamomile & vanilla. Delicious!

I quite like the pukka detox tea x

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[Knoksk]

I am going to have to try some of these other green teas...they sound great

 

[judimac]

3 cups of green tea are supposed to use up 80 cals!

 

[Knoksk]

Wow...one a day it is then

 

[nettie]

I have soooo many different tea bags between home and work, at work I have green tea with... mint, pineapple and grapefruit, peach and cherry blossom, lemon, pear and apple
at home I have currently got some tea which are just morrisons own stuff, I have pear and vanilla and camomile with honey.
I go through times where I drink up to 5 cups a day but can then go for weeks where I don't drink any. I don't like fruity teas such as the berry ones, they have a bitter taste to me.

 

[Sexyeyes]

I love green tea just started drinking it again and trying to have 3 cups a day

 

[Anti222]

I used to drink loads of green tea but have been more on the black coffee lately. Should get back to the green tea though as I have so much of it! My favourite one is the Twinings green tea with cranberry, it tastes like Christmas! I also like the jasmine one, that's really light and fragrant. I've also got a box of Whittards Cherry Blossom white tea, which is gorgeous!

 

[hanngun]

Anyone have personal experience with green tea boosting weight loss?

 

[Kerry:)]

I drink loads ov green tea love the twinings green tea wiv lemon i started drinking it wen i first started slimming world as i was told it boosts weight loss i carnt say if it does or not becos i find ifI stick to plan my losses are always gud x