Tea Time!

Settle down Russ and all the other golfers out there....I said tea time, not tee time.

 

Our household LOVES tea.  The kids love caffeine-free green, rooibos and chai tea.  Casie and I drink multiple cups of tea daily and we love the taste as well as nutrition involved with the teas.  Drinking tea is calming and very nutritious for you. There are so many great teas to choose from and we use loose leaf and bagged tea.  We drink our tea cold or hot, but we always brew our tea at home.  We do not purchase already bottled or boxed tea.  Brewing your tea at home will taste better, be healthier for you and will be cheaper. 

 

I have a Keurig coffee maker at work that allows for hot water dispensing.  At home, we use a Zojirushi (CLICK HERE to find our more about Zojirushi water boilers) water boiler that always has hot water for immediate use at the press of a button.  The Zojirushi water boiler has got to be one of the best investments we have ever made.  We use it multiple times per day and there is no more boiling water on the stove or in the microwave.  I recommend it as a gift for any tea lover.  

 



Zojirushi Water Boiler

There is a great documentary about the choosing, purchasing and importing tea and it is currently available to watch on Netflix, called "All in This Tea" (Click here to find out more about the documentary, "All in This Tea") .

 

Casie loves her Teavana Travel Mug she received as a gift (thanks J.N.) and we use an Infuser Tea Basket for our loose tea that fits over most cups/glassware.

 

We frequent the Tea Smith in Omaha to buy our loose leaf tea and our favorite bagged teas are The Republic of Tea , PG Tips (thank you to our old neighbors H. and M. for introducing us to this tea and to M.J. for informing me that it comes decaf, too) and Numi Tea . 

 

I recommend caffeine-free Chai Tea, like Rooibos Chai Tea as a great substitute for coffee when the individual is wanting a hot beverage instead of the caffeinated coffee.  Just don't use dairy with the teas because it has been found to block the absorption of nutrients from the tea.   We use Almond Breeze Vanilla for our darker teas, like chai.

 

We use Stevia/Truvia as our sweetener at the moment, but are looking for a new product that is preferred over these products called, Erythritol , because many sweetners have been found to be harmful. 

Here are some videos regarding the benefits of tea from NutritionFacts.org:

Asian Paradox | NutritionFacts.org

Is Caffeinated Tea Dehydrating? | NutritionFacts.org

Overdosing on Tea | NutritionFacts.org

Cold Steeping Green Tea | NutritionFacts.org

Nutrition Without Calories | NutritionFacts.org

(By the way, I have walked 3.71 miles on my TrekDesk while writing this blog post. I LOVE MY TREKDESK!!!)

Because there is only one thing better than one cup of tea!!!