Tired of Peppermint Tea
#326619 - 03/15/08 09:49 AM
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Toady
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I think if I drink 1 more cup of peppermint tea I'll gag. So I went out and found some ginger tea with lemongrass. It's alright, but it's just not the same effect. The colour of the tea is sunshine yellow which reminiscences of something else in my cup. And the ginger is strong - it burns my throat.
I need an alternative, and not fennel - can't stand the taste! I've tried almost every pep tea available here, plus some mint blends, one with spearmint and cammomile, one with licorice (YUCK!) and so on. I've had some berry teas too, but only later in the afternoon.
What else can I try that's hot. I have my need for something hot in the morning to start my tummy off right.
Any suggestions?
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I think if I drink 1 more cup of peppermint tea I'll gag. So I went out and found some ginger tea with lemongrass. It's alright, but it's just not the same effect. The colour of the tea is sunshine yellow which reminiscences of something else in my cup. And the ginger is strong - it burns my throat.
I need an alternative, and not fennel - can't stand the taste! I've tried almost every pep tea available here, plus some mint blends, one with spearmint and cammomile, one with licorice (YUCK!) and so on. I've had some berry teas too, but only later in the afternoon.
What else can I try that's hot. I have my need for something hot in the morning to start my tummy off right.
Any suggestions?
I used to order my teas online, from Upton Teas, Herbal Section, they have quit a few different selections for herbal teas. I haven't tried the Rooibos on the first page, but according to This Thread it's a safe drink. There is also Adagio Teas online, but I prefer the quality of Upton.
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I drink Good Earth Good Night tea in the mornings. It's a lot like Celestial Seasonings Sleepy Time.
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#326669 - 03/16/08 07:53 AM
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Toady
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I've got the Sleepytime tea in my cupboard and don't mind it sometimes, but it does make me sleepy - so not a good idea before work!
I've got to run out for some groceries later today so I'll look for Rooibos tea and see what I can find.
Thanks!
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I've got the Sleepytime tea in my cupboard and don't mind it sometimes, but it does make me sleepy - so not a good idea before work!
I've got to run out for some groceries later today so I'll look for Rooibos tea and see what I can find.
Thanks!
If you get it let me know what you think, I been thinking of trying the Celestial Seasoning Madagascar Vanilla Rooibos blend my self.
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Hi Toady!
Since giving up coffee  I've been drinking lots of herbal teas. Here they are: Celestial Seasonings: Chai Decaf, Fruit Sampler (nice because you can try 4 different flavors), Chamomile, Honey Vanilla Chamomile. Celestial Seasonings also makes a vanilla apple white that I like but it does have caffine in it but it doesn't seem to bother me!
Bigelow has one called "Sweet Dreams" that is a combo of chamomile & mint. I hope that helps! There are lots to try out there, Good luck in your search.
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Hi Toady!
Since giving up coffee I've been drinking lots of herbal teas. Here they are: Celestial Seasonings: Chai Decaf, Fruit Sampler (nice because you can try 4 different flavors), Chamomile, Honey Vanilla Chamomile. Celestial Seasonings also makes a vanilla apple white that I like but it does have caffine in it but it doesn't seem to bother me!
Bigelow has one called "Sweet Dreams" that is a combo of chamomile & mint. I hope that helps! There are lots to try out there, Good luck in your search.
The Celestial Seasonings Chai Decaf, would still have some caffeine as well so you might want to be careful with it. I believe decaf black tea still has about 5mg of caffeine.
Also it lists black pepper in the ingredients (most chai's have black pepper), I'm not sure about others here, but black pepper really sets me off.
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Hi all. I go online and order tea from teavana out of atlanta ga. www.teavana.com. they have all varieties. 
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I am in love with this new one I got from Republic of teas Decaf Kiwi pear. I brewed it last night and made it for ice tea for lunch at work. It was soooooo yummy.. I am also a big fan of good earth teas I love the decaf green with lemongrass and vanilla chai. I use the decaf vanilla chai with vanilla almond milk as a cold drink and a few drops in hot tea. Very tasty.. I hope these help
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#326722 - 03/17/08 03:11 PM
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I bought myself some Celestial Seasoning Rooibos with apricot and peach yesterday - it's actually pretty good, although I don't think I'll drink it in the morning either. Kinda an "afternoon tea" to me. It's got the sweet peachy taste and smells better than it tastes, but still very palatable.
I think I'll stick with my pep in the morning before work and then the Rooibos in the pm. Mix it up a little! I even made another cup of ginger tea today at work and stomached most of it. I made it too strong though!
I'll stick with all herbals teas though too, even before my diagnosis anything with black tea, decaf or not, always upset my tum - and I LOVE Earl Grey tea, it just does NOT love me!!
Thanks to everyone for their hints and favs!!
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Re: teas
#326792 - 03/18/08 06:54 PM
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My daily tea is mandarin orange green tea. I realize it has some caffeine but it doesn't bother me. I also looove Caramel Rooibos. I get it from a tea shop in town. Remember, to bring out the flavor of the tea, make sure to put a pinch of sugar in or a little honey.  Yum
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Re: teas
#326797 - 03/19/08 06:07 AM
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Toady
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Thanks Lauren,
I always use honey in my tea, whenever possible. I dislike sugar in it. I like the Rooibos with apricot and peach I picked up the other day. But I'm still just having it in the afternoon or evening. I had some "tranquility" tea yesterday (a very stressful day at work!) which was chamomile and spearmint, and really, very calming! So now I have a couple different varieties to chose from at least!
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I bought the Celestial Seasonings Madagascar Vanilla Rooibos tea today. It's pretty good, definitely has a strong vanilla taste to it. I'll have to try it with honey next, as it was way to sweet with the sugar in the raw that I use.
I also wanted to try the Red Spice version they have but the ingredients are a bit scary lol.
Rooibos, Hibiscus, Cinnamon, Natural Sweet Piquante Pepper Flavor with Other Natural Flavors, Blackberry Leaves, Allspice, Cardamom, Ginger, Roasted Chicory, Cloves, and Bananas.
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This must be the new in thing. I hadn't heard about it until I met with the dietician. It's supposed to be full of antioxidants. I bought a box at Trader Joe's. It has orange peel, cinnamon, roasted chicory root, orange oil, anise seeds and cloves. Actually it is pretty mild in terms of spice. I wonder what straight rooibos would taste like. I am going to try this little tea shop she told me about. It's loose and you have to use a muslin bag or tea ball to brew it. I've never been much of a tea drinker as the dunk the bag kind never appealed to me. Only liked tea when my Aussie friend would brew up a pot. But with Heather's advice I'm trying the different herbal teas.
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Enjoying Tea offers huge collection of flavored teas. We offer chinese tea, black tea, green tea, white tea, oolong tea, rooibos tea, japanese tea, chai tea, earl grey tea, jasmine green tea. Along with our fine selections of tea, we also offer elegant tea sets and beautiful teapots.
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I think if I drink 1 more cup of peppermint tea I'll gag. So I went out and found some ginger tea with lemongrass. It's alright, but it's just not the same effect. The colour of the tea is sunshine yellow which reminiscences of something else in my cup. And the ginger is strong - it burns my throat.
I need an alternative, and not fennel - can't stand the taste! I've tried almost every pep tea available here, plus some mint blends, one with spearmint and cammomile, one with licorice (YUCK!) and so on. I've had some berry teas too, but only later in the afternoon.
What else can I try that's hot. I have my need for something hot in the morning to start my tummy off right.
Any suggestions?
I used to order my teas online, from Upton Teas, Herbal Section, they have quit a few different selections for herbal teas. I haven't tried the Rooibos on the first page, but according to This Thread it's a safe drink. There is also Adagio Teas online, but I prefer the quality of Upton.
I recommend some loose leaf tea from China, they are light flavor and great.
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Hi - try an herbal chai, any of the fruit herbal teas (ginger peach, berry etc.), or brew bulk loose herbs into tea - anise, caraway, cinnamon, cloves, etc.
Virtually all herbs and spices are digestive aids, so you can't really go wrong. Just make sure there is no caffeine.
Peppermint will be the most beneficial in terms of stopping IBS pain, spasms, cramps, so go to that when you need help. But for just a nice cup of tea in the morning that will not be bad news for your gut, any herbal tea you like will do.
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Heather
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