I think regular old green tea w/out sweetener is the way to go. I've only found one brand of bottled teas that are unsweetened; Teas Tea. They have seveal different brews and there is always a haiku on the bottle. Very oovy groovey I know , but I love it.

It seems as though "green tea" has kind of become a buzz word to connotate healthfulness; kind of like "oat bran" was a few years ago. Splenda and other artificial sweetener scare me. I don't like sweetened drinks anyway, I'm sweet enough already ;-)

Why would someone sweet the green tea?

Luis

The taste!

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Check out www.adagio.com. My favorite is dragonwell. I also bought one of the intellitea brewers and it works great!

I totally agree w/ QRgirl and LODD. There is no reason to put anything in green tea. Just go with the real stuff. Yum.

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I hope not, I've been using that as a substitute to get my coffee/diet coke consumption down. Good stuff.

I thought green tea had 0 calories??

[reply]I thought green tea had 0 calories??[/reply]

The OP is talking about iced green tea which is sweetened either with sugar or sugar substitute (diet).

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[.reply]I thought green tea had 0 calories??[./reply]

The OP is talking about iced green tea which is sweetened either with sugar or sugar substitute (diet).

and therefore . . .

Diet green tea = green tea + splenda
green tea = green tea + sugar
diet water = diet coke
water = coke
Tofu = pig lard

Green tea has a lot of antioxidants that are proving to be promising in recent studies. I think it is good that you choose the diet one - Splenda has been around a long time and has a safe status as a sweetener.

Most people don't realize that over 50% of the added sugar intake in the US comes from beverages. Further, some studies indicate that beverage calories have little satiety and can cause people to consume too many calories without realizing it.

So, enjoy!

And what is the problem with drinking it how it is supposed to be done? hot and as soon as it get ready so you don't loose any of the great propieties?

LODD

Just read the label. I know their other non diet concoction has high fructose corn syrup.

I'd think you'd do better with water.

Lauren

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[reply]Just read the label. I know their other non diet concoction has high fructose corn syrup.

I'd think you'd do better with water.

Lauren[/reply]

I'll take a look, thanks. You're probably right, I would do better with water. But I usually run before work and drink a quart of water when I get home. So by the time I get to work and grab a bite, another big bottle of water just isn't appealing. I need a little flavor to keep me drinking.

"I need a little flavor to keep me drinking."

I understand... everyone says this. The interesting part is that you get over this need for taste in everything. My clients who havee said this have been fortifying themselves with artificial colors and sugars for so long, they can't truly taste too much - and they are used to flavored/sugared beverages.

If you can do it, go with water for a while. Trust me. Your body and tastebuds will get used to it, and you will also taste your food much better. You don't have to figure out 'which processed drink is better than the next processed drink', because it won't matter. You will do great WITHOUT the additives and crap which will gum up your finely-tuned machine: your body! Soon, you will lose your taste for the processed drinks... and the water will taste delicious anytime.

My humble opinion... and others'.

Lauren

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Try Stash Chai Green Tea. It's delicious. I even use it to flavor my Gatorade or Cytomax. Mixed into the citrus flavor of either one it makes them downright tasty. The little bit of caffeine in them helps keep the motor running. I'm brewing some right now, for this afternoon's ride/run and swim.

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Bering from Germany I think it´s hilarious that there is something as "diet green tea"

omg...

Axel

[reply] It's no carb, no calories...basically no nothing. [/reply]

They used to have something like that called....eh...... oh yeah, water! You can pay for that, too, if you want, at least it doesn't have the foul taste of green tea.

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it's an American thing, yes it is funny..

agree with Lauren, ditch the junk drinks (splenda ? ginseng ? what for ?) and either get used to water or at least go with plain old green tea. Brew it yourself, bottle it at home, save $5/day and get better tea.

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I used to buy Ito En green tea by the case at Costco in Kona, sadly they don't carry it in SF. Of course I can't stand anything sweet in iced tea.



Yummy.

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Agreed. "DIET green tea"????

Anyway, I also suggest just brewing your own green tea. That way you don't have to worry about any of the processed junk. Make a pot and stick it in your fridge. I fill a bottle for my bike to take with me on most long rides...very refreshing.

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The thing about bottled tea is that they use the minimum amount and lowest grades of tea to maximize profits. For brewing tea, especially green tea, you want to use plenty of it. It will not only improve flavor but you get more anti oxidants. Loose leaf tea is best because the companies skimp on the amount of tea and grind extra fine for over extraction.

In most cases the bottler don't even brew the tea. They just grind up the tea real fine and mix it with water like instant coffee.

i don't understand this obsession with westerners with green tea. they make it sound like some miracle juice.

Why not try some real, Japanese powdered green tea? maccha: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matcha

There is always a miracle tonic. Right now it is green tea or pomegranite juice.

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I drink both of those, but because I like them. The pomegranite I mix with Pelligrino brecause its way to strong straight, and everything is better with bubbles.

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