You can not imagine the benefits that green tea can give your health in the short and long stately.

Thanks a lot for sharing this useful info

I realize the comments here are over a year old, but in case anyone reads this and can respond, I would be very grateful. I drink a lot of green and white tea. I have begun to wonder if we should buy only organic tea??? The thought of the tea leaves steeping in pesticides is a concern. I've been buying Japanese green tea with Matcha at Costco (great tea!), but have switched recently to organic greens and whites from Whole Foods. I love them, but wonder if I should avoid non-organic teas altogether. The value of the Japanese green would be great for big pitchers of iced tea.

Dear anbanana, can you tell me what are the tea properties please?

Great recipes! I love green tea and drink it by the gallons. Panera Bread has an iced green tea that even the most anti-green tea individual in the world would love.

It might be just the thing to turn your taste buds onto the green if they aren't already hooked.

great info. i am a big fan of drinking green tea. these are great recipes.

email me at greenteadietnow@gmail.com if you would like recipes for making your own green tea.

hmm very interesting good read thanks

I love to steep 3 to 5 green tea bags in about 2 cups of hot water, along with a bag of ginger tea, then add some lowfat milk, a bit of honey, some Stevia to sweeten, and lots of ice. It's my absolute favorite drink! But does anyone know for sure about milk inhibiting the body's absorption of the antioxidants in the tea?

I take 8 green tea bags and pu them in a pitsher of water and let them spp overnight in the fridge or just plain in the back yard on sunny days for sun tea. I always have a pitcher in the fridge. I drink it unsweetened.

I add red bush tea (rooibos)when making iced green tea which i keep in the fridge
All 3 my kids grew up on it, even when they were still on the bottle
Has anyone else tried it

Jeannie

Hi, has anyone tried rooibos tea mixed with orange juice and green tee

I love artificial sweeteners because I have to watch my weight. However, after many years of trying them all I found out I was allergic to two of them. (1) Splenda used every day caused severe leg pains making walking or standing very difficult. (2) Stevia, my favorite, used daily gave me a bad case of vertigo. When Stevia use was stopped the vertigo went away.

Amazing thanks!!
I take my green tea normally in pill form but thanks for this.
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For really great tea, green or otherwise, don't depend on what you get in the grocery store. Get real whole leaf tea at www,nmteaco.com Their selection is wonderful and their website full of information.

There are many green tea in Japan. For example there is Ma-cha (powder green tea) not recommended for drinking everyday but used in Japanese traditional tea ceremony. It is bitter and high in caffeine. There are ice cream flavor called Ma-cha Soft Cream that is a favorite and although it is not sold here in the USA...HaaganDaz have the best Ma-cha Green Tea ice cream sold in Japan. There are also other non-caffeniated green tea. The Mugi-cha or Barley tea we serve it for the children and adults as well during the hot summer months...it can be cold or hot with some sweetner but I like it without the sugar. No ice cubes but kept in the refrigerator is the best way to drink it...it comes in teabags or loose tea not leaves but small brownish tiny balls...Chinese tea comes in all types and best for cutting down the fat metabolism as you eat not after your meals. Oolong Tea is my favorite. It may be drinken hot or cold. It comes in various types depending on the cost and the area it is imported from China or Taiwan....loose leaf Chinese tea or in tea bag. There are also very rare Chinese herbal tea that is so expensive and hard to get ... never tasted it but saw it in one the tv documentary of Chinese herbal teas. Check the website for various Japanese green tea and Chinese Herbal Teas. When making green tea with loose leaves in a pot. Try this hint: Put not boiling water into pot; then pour the water into your tea cup or mug
(small); put 1tsp per cup/into pot; put the water back into pot; cover & simmer for about 3minutes. Gently pour green tea into your cup. (use a strainer on top of your tea cup to avoid loose leafs getting into your drinking cup)Good healthy drinking Green Tea.

another note about stevia-
it may cost more but it is also ~100 times sweeter than any sugar or artificial sweetener and less than a pinch does the trick. My mom and i use it all the time. I am 15 and try to be as conscious as possible about eating well and being healthy. i joined real age not to learn how to be younger (obviously I'm still at the age where i try to look older than i really am) but because i heard they have great tips on staying healthy. your best bet is to probably stick with regular green tea leaves or the basic tea bag. flavors are okay but check to make sure they arent all chemicals which really wont do you any good except maybe through using the placebo effect. so many products these days are made to taste and look like natural ingredients like some bottled green tea (although i must admit they do taste good) but dont have any of the benefits like antioxidants, increased metabolism, or feeling better. green tea is great but only if it is the right stuff. so check out the labels before you buy stuff, or if you really want the good stuff go to a chinese or japanese herbal shop and talk to the person there about it. it takes research to find the right thing but its totally worth it.

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was just reading posts and caught dianne's comment about mispronounced French words; would like to add to this : vinaigrette is pronounced vin aye grette, not vinegar-ette! even some tv chefs are mispronouncing!

I, too have read that it's best to boil the water for sun tea as you risk bacteria in the tea.

http://www.snopes.com/food/prepare/suntea.asp

Jean Carper did a USA Weekend column recently (May 11th) of Six Myths That Won't Die which included this:

#1. All tea is the same. Bottled and instant teas are very low in antioxidants, reports the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In order to get disease-fighting amounts of tea's potent antioxidant, EGCG, you must drink brewed green tea or take an EGCG supplement.

I recently read that mammal's milk blocks absorption of polyphenols. (I'm wondering if it's the same for coffee. I keep meaning to switch to coconut milk for my morning cup of joe.)

http://www.realage.com/ct/tips/3207

I have a solution to every one of the people whom commented back...I would like to send a packet of our delicious Liquid Green Tea to all of the above--mixes instantly into hot or cold water...rich in antioxidants---we have already brewed it for you...!

Suzette, oops, I meant to say increase, not inrease

For Suzette, Dr. Oz stated that adding a "shot" of lemon juice or orange juice will INREASE the absorption of the good stuff in green and white tea. I put a splash of orange juice in my green and white tea and like the subtle sweetening it adds.

Boil a large pot of water for tea. When rapid boil add Green Tea and 24/30 fresh mint leaves. Let this steep for 10 minutes and you have to most refreshing Mint Ice tea around. Enjoy

Instead of using packaged Stevia, try the real thing. I grow Stevia in a pot on my deck. You can add the leaves to your tea for subtle sweetness. Crush them first. The plants can be purchased at better garden centers. I have had my for several years. I over-winter it indoors. I looks as if it's dead through the winter until I put it out after the last frost and soon it begins to green. Try it! much better than processed and packaged!

I just read that making "sun tea" can harbor bacteria, if left in the sun for more than 3 hours. Better to boil the water.

The recipe given for making green tea is straight off of the green tea boxes. One bag of tea for each cup of water. Every tea drinker I know is aware you can get two good cups of tea out of a tea bag.

I put four tea bags in a big jug and add four cups of hot water (not boiling, because boiling water will give green tea an astringent taste). After it's done, I add four more cups cold water, then pour over glasses filled up with ice. The flavor is still great, and you go through half as many tea bags.

Of course, we drink so much green tea at my house, that we're still constantly having to pick up another box at the store.

As an added note, you can compost tea bags, tea, bag, and tag! Just throw them in the bin, and they'll turn into beautiful rich compost for your garden.

I love to receive a new recipe for healthy easy to make icy cream.

WOW Sandy, I'm not sure where your from but I was born and raised in Big Spring Texas at Webb Air Force Base I really don't believe that I should be called white trash! #1 The reasons my daughters drank home-made ice tea was because there is NO SUGAR or ADDITIVES! If you would do your home work before typing you would discover that giving baby and toddlers juice in a bottle will rot their teeth. #2 No child needs added sugar in their diet! #3 All children should be watched and given fluids to reduce risk of dehydration in warmer areas. #4 Read your labels on the food you serve and the juice you drink or feed your children ---if you can't understand or even pronounce it properly how good can it be for their bodies! Next time think first before you type and keep in mind you have NO RIGHTS to judge others. Thank-you Beth for your words.

Seriously, Sandy? First off, she was talking about her kids drinking iced tea from their baby bottles. Obviously she was making it if she gave her tips to make it after. Secondly, don't be so quick to judge people. It's just rude.

To gsalem and others making the same error-- it is "voila" (pronounced as vwa-la) NOT WALLA--at least it isn't in France and other French-speaking countries and people), from whence it comes.

great column- but "where I come from the REAL white trash is quick to label"

I would not be advertising that my kids drank tea from a bottle. That's called white trash where I live.

Great sounding recipes, but I was raised on simple ice tea. My daughters could never get enough iced tea even from their bottles when they where little, in the summer. Simple sun iced tea is just a clear large glass juice jug or large bottle with fresh water. Add two bags of green tea, I use and two herbal lemon tea bags and cover the top with saran wrap and set in the sun to brew. I then place it in the fridge to chill. To serve I can dress it up with lemon slices, and mint. Or if I get lazy and its just for myself I give it a little squirt of real lemon or lime juice. Perfect way to quench a thirst all year round. I use TETLEY and LIPTON TEA BAGS , they are available in most grocery stores and are 100% natural.

On your page so many questions are asked but where are the answers? If you would give the answers also on this page it will be just fantastic and the information about any topic will be complete.
Please can you do it?
Thanks

where can you purchase real green tea, that has the potence you are looking for. All green teas that you you purchase is very dileted

We add mint to our Green Tea: Fresh home grown mint is the best!

Green tea with Jasmine makes an awesome iced tea. I use an Iced Tea Maker and put 3 tea bags in for every pot made. The whole family drinks it every day now. Everyone gets upset if there isn't any in the refrigerator.

"Asian Sun" has an all natural organic liquid packet you can put into a water bottle. The only ingredient is 100% organic green tea from Asia and spring water. It great to have on hand. It's in a small liquid packet and you just squirt it into your bottle. They have it at our regualar grocery store in the natural food section.

Is the green tea that you buy in the grocery store in bottles have any nutrition value? How about the diet brand of green tea?

If you take loose green tea and pour boiled water over it in your pot and then drain it immediately, it removes 90 percent of the caffeine--then simply pour the water over it again and let it steep. I like to put a slice or two of ginger in the pot before I pour in the water--no sugar--mmmmmm

What are the pros and cons of sun-tea vs. cooked.

Pedco

I have been drinking Green Tea for YEARS. Started on it when I read it would help you loose weight....NOT...however,
I drink it DAILY, at least 48
ounces worth, I am never sick and I work in a hosptial!
I make mine with my ICE tea maker, using 8 bags of ANY I can buy. Then I add a pkt. of Pink Lemonade by Koolaide, and 3/4 cup splenda. It is WONDERFUL!

I always add green tea bags to my ice tea mixture. I make it differently almost every time but a mixture of pomgranate tea bags and mango tea bags makes a delicious tea.

I've been making iced green tea for at least 10 yrs now. I was introduced to green tea by the owner of the hotel I use to work in. She was from an asian country (can't remember what one now), and she would come in almost daily and make everyone drink a cup of warm green tea, you couldn't leave the office until you showed her you drank it all. I fell in love with it and started making it for my family, now my son makes it for his family and my 2 1/2 yr old granddaughter loves her tea time. With all the flavors out there, you shouldn't get bored with it.

For an even better lemony flavored green tea, hot or iced, grow a pot of lemon verbena and add a handful of the leaves to the tea bags and boiling water. Leave them in the tea for even more flavor. Lemon balm works, too, but its flavor is less intense than is lemon verbena's.

No mattedr the season, we make green iced sun-tea and always keep a container going.
What we do is depending on the size of the container is to fill it with cold water and put the tea bags(six or more) in the container with the strings from the bags hanging out. We then put the container in the frige over night and WALLA!!!! iced tea for the asking.In the summer when the sun is out, instead of the frige, we put the container outside and let the sun do the brewing. Best tea you can make.

I heard that adding lemon to tea lessened the antioxidants....true or false>

I grew up on iced tea and drink quite a bit all year long. Since the green tea rage and the availability of multiple flavors I use green tea most often. When it was said that sun tea was unsafe I started making "refrigerator tea" which works for me, because I don't like my iced tea too strong. Three tea bags to a half gallon of water and a few hours in the frig is all it takes. I gave up putting sugar in my tea when I left grandma's house in my teens, but my favorite flavor is still Bigalow's Constant Comment which now comes in green tea!

If they say that it is not beneficial to add milk into tea, (because the milk will prevent the antioxydant to be absorbed by your body) do you think it is wise to mix matcha with milk?