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Watch Out for These Popular Tea Drinks
Bottled teas and tea drinks may not be as good for you as regular tea By Althea Chang-Cook Tea is often considered a healthier beverage, but some of the most popular ones can be just as sugary as soda or come with health claims that are too good to be true. Here are some of the options to watch out…
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Is Loose Tea Better Than Bagged?
Tea aficionados will tell you loose tea tastes better. But bagged tea is much more convenient. We talked to tea experts to get the real story on how loose and bagged tea compare. Selection. While you’ll have plenty of choices among bagged teas, loose tea comes in even more varieties and blends. “There are so many more options—thousands,” says Michelle…
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The Benefits of Tea – Consumer Reports
Herbal teas—chamomile, peppermint, and ginger, for example—are created from a wide variety of herbs and other plants. Technically, these aren’t teas (they’re officially called tisanes), but they offer similar pleasure and comfort, with flavors that can range from sweet to peppery. Today, some enthusiasts even treat tea like wine, pairing different types with food that complements them. For instance, Shabnam…
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How to Make the Perfect Cup or Pot of Tea
But on weekend outings, while others had brunch, my family went out for dim sum accompanied by a dark tea called pu erh, chrysanthemum tea, or a mix of both, using whole leaves and flowers. (Kids especially liked the chrysanthemum with a tiny bit of sugar.) When we visited my uncle, a trained Chinese chef, across the border in Washington…
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Is Iced Tea Good for You?
Claims on iced tea bottles can make you think that the product is healthier or better in other ways, but it pays not to take them at face value. Here’s what a few of the most common terms you see really mean. Tad sweet or slightly sweet: These unregulated terms are open to the manufacturer’s interpretation. Usually, it means that…
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