Tea or Coffee

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

Just wondered if any one takes both drinks ok not together! and how they feel
or what it does for them.

Most folks i reckon just drink one or the other, a few neither.

Coffee is alway described as a stimulant, all this keep you a wake with the caffine.

Tea does have traces of caffine i believe though mostly tanning?

reckon both have an effect on the mind as mild drugs, perhaps very slight
addictive or habit. perhaps a comforter, are there any benefits to either
or better detoxing and taking water?

Britain and the empire ran on hot sweet tea coffee a later incomer?

My parents drink coffe, so i followed though reckon grand parents were tea drinkers
so what makes the choice

[briggie]

personally i detest tea ,

im a bit of a coffee snob and hate cheap nasty coffee with a passion

i believe there is no point in buying something because its cheap if you dont like it ...... false economy

as a minimum i drink nescafe gold blend , but my fav instant coffee is alta rica

or fresh ground has to be taylors columbian blend :thumb2

served strong and black with 2 sugars ....... or sweetners if sheila is making it :o

[lacroupade]

Interesting database here (http://www.energyfiend.com/the-caffeine-database).....

[extreme-4x4]

coffee for me strong with milk and 2 sugars. between 15 and 20 mugs a day
even get up in the night and have coffee.

de caf gives me migrains so does tea

[Deleted account DD]

I like both but prefer coffee. I dont really like most instant coffees but for tea Aldi strong brew is tops :thumb2

[spiderpig37]

has to be strong yorkshire tea for me of course made with yorkshire water
have maybe one cup of coffee a day
gave up booze six months ago so on about 8 gallon of tea a day:doh

[clivvy]

I drink both, but I dont drink very much of either. At most, I might have two cups of tea a day, but generally I have one tea after evening meal and thats it. I cant drink much caffeine any more because it kicks off anxiety, which i suffer with. I find tea makes me feel calm if I drink after ameal, but if I drink tea on an empty stomach, i feel a bit off! Coffee doesnt keep me awake either, I go sleepy, no idea why! like Peter, im a little bit of a coffee snob, and like the slightly more expensive stuff from the supermarket.

[R1cho]

dowe egberts coffee everytime lovely stuff

[4wheel]

I drink Red Bush tea(Rooibos) without milk and black coffee.( not at the same time)Must be Douwe Egberts or Nescafe coffee as other seems bit tasteless.

[illy]

12 to 15 cups a tea a day stewed and strong no sugar, I was brought up by my grandad who boiled tea, not poured hot water on it. And never never put milk in the mug first.

illy

[extreme-4x4]

I drink Red Bush tea(Rooibos) without milk and black coffee.( not at the same time)Must be Douwe Egberts or Nescafe coffee as other seems bit tasteless.

interesting stuff, paullllyyyyy is into red bush :naughty

[glenbo]

drink more coffee than tea but as long as its wet and warm i dont really mind but do like strong coffee not the cheap shite:thumbs:thumbs:thumbs

[Fez_uk]

Tea, Standard 2 sugars not too much milk.

MILK MUST NOT BE BREWED WITH TEABAG!

[iandouglas]

I drink Tea and coffee + drinking choc at night.
Tea when i am on edge as it helps me calm down a bit.(eventually)lol
coffee will keep me going for a while longer when feeling sleepy at 4 .30 am.
milk and 1 sugar but if i have a second cup no sugar.
:thumb2

[zippy656]

gott o be

tea

2 suggar

milk


standard builders tea LOL

[ClanWolf]

Tea, strong brew Assam, splash milk, no sugar.

Live on coffee (white 'n' 2 or white with vanilla syrup). Carte Noir at home, whatever I can get out & about. Cafe Nero by choice.

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

cheers guys

some interestingl responses there too, well to me,

anxiety issues, migraines etc

when i googled it some sites said coffee helps avoid the the latter.
though regular drinkers of coffe deprived more likely to have a
headace or withdrawl symptons, my mum ertainly does get withdrawl
though i reckon i can do wihout.

like the making tea processes.

ian thats diffenret taking the second tea sugar less, is that because
you find cant taste it any way. like a sweet drink doesnt taste as
sweet after lots of sweets. remember that with sweet coffee after
a bag of sweets.

[clivvy]

i remember a while back, drinking McDonalds coffee every day for over a week (i love McDonalds coffee) and I ended up having an anxiety attack!! Spoke to the doctor, and yes although I am prone to them, he said the caffeine is a trigger, and basically what I had done was build up too much caffiene in my system and it triggered the attack, crazy!

so now i hardly drink any, but when I do, its a treat!

[Fez_uk]

my production manager got headaches from drinking normal tea. Now he drink decaff tea.

[lacroupade]

interesting stuff, paullllyyyyy is into red bush :naughty

I always larf at the advert that used to be on telly with the big black woman...."Hey! get off ma Red Bush" she used to shout...:eek:

[4wheel]

Thought you may find this interesting.I drink it black with a teaspoon of honey.Luvly.

So What's so Special about Rooibos Tea (Red Bush)?

Rooibos is naturally caffeine-free, and has less than half the tannin of ordinary tea. Tannin is what gives ordinary tea its bitter taste. It stains teeth and can prevent the absorption of iron in the body.

Rooibos is rich in antioxidants, the substances that combat free radicals in the body. They are anti-spasmodic, anti-inflammatory and anti-allergenic. Health problems that can be helped by drinking rooibos tea include headaches, colic, asthma, hay fever and insomnia. Rooibos is also said to be beneficial to pancreatitis sufferers, as it soothes the pain of digestive reflux.

Rooibos is also excellent for skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis or dermatitis. It soothes nappy rash and improves skin condition in acne sufferers. The tea can either be applied to the skin, used as a wash or a drench for the hair to relive dry, itchy scalp, or used in skincare products such as soaps and cleansers. Hospitals in South Africa routinely use rooibos in baths for children with allergic skin conditions, as well as giving it as a drink.

[kbekl]

i am a coffee drinker but do drink tea occasionally, i have 2 coffee jars in my house 1 for me and 1 for every one else which is gold blend, mine being dowe egberts.

but then if i feel lazy i will stick on the senseo, have been thinking about getting a krups

i have got a cuisinart grind and brew which i use at least once a day depending on how many beans i put in it of a morning lol

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

any pros or cons to hot choc?

i used to only have it as a bedtime drink
though often have it in day as an alternative
to a coffee at a cafe or mcdonalds, its another
dtory but i love their chocolate milkshakes!

[larson]

gold blend (strong) black with no sugar or milky tea with 2 sugars

or big big cans of red bull trying do do them in 1

dont do hot chocale its minging