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I drink my iced tea unsweetened. Just 4-6 black tea bags to 2 quarts of boiling hot water. Lets steep 6-8 minutes. That's it! Yum !
One of my favorite kitchen appliances is The Iced Tea Pot by Mr Coffee. My recipe is 3 bags of ginger or lemon, or a combination, 2 bags black and 2 bags green tea, plus 1-2 tablespoons honey. I brew 1/3 more than suggested by manufacturer giving me about 1/2 gallon. I then brew another quart that I freeze. I use the frozen tea instead of the manufacturers suggested ice. So simple and so good!
Great tea recipe - thanks
I have not seen evidence that tea or oranges contain significant amounts of toxins. I have read that almost all foods contain some toxins but in amounts too small to cause problems. I dont believe anyone's claims anymore unless they site a reliable source.
Don't people have common sense anymore?It's quite obvious many many people can't think for themselves. If you don't think a recipe is right for you, then tweak it to suit YOU. The person , who so kindly shared it, doesn't expect it will be the " be all , end all "of all recipes! Good grief, people! Use your brains! Think for yourself! And you don't need to criticize that individual at all.
Thank you, so much for printing "iced tea," instead of "ice tea!"
Common laxity about grammar drives me crazy.
After studying to be a doctor, many new discoveries are shocking and are hard to believe. Black tea is toxic to most people. Oranges are more poisonous than ever imagined.
Just because some plant, vegetable, or fruit contains a good vitamin, it's not necessarily healthful or "life improving". For example, Poison Ivy is loaded with iron, chlorophyll, and many vitamins. It's still a poison! So are oranges, and many other foods people eat to try to be healthy.
Very few people have immunity to the naturally occurring toxins in many common foods.
I don't know about you but I do not know anybody who has gotten out of this world alive. Life span is limited for all of us. Maybe we can prolong it by eating and drinking the so called right stuff. Why should you put yourself under all the stree of worrying about everything you eat or drink. Life should be based on what you enjoy and what makes you happy. So eat and drink the stuff you like the most. There is always consequences for everything. So what!!!
Various studies suggest that polyphenolic compounds present in green and black tea are associated with beneficial effects in prevention of cardiovascular diseases, particularly of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. In addition, anti-aging, antidiabetic and many other health beneficial effects associated with tea consumption are described. Evidence is accumulating that catechins and theaflavins, which are the main polyphenolic compounds of green and black tea, respectively, are responsible for most of the physiological effects of tea. This article describes the evidences from clinical and epidemiological studies in the prevention of chronic diseases like cancer and cardiovascular diseases and general health promotion associated with tea consumption.
Just because YOU think this recipe has 'toxic' ingredients doesn't necessarily mean it does! It is your opinion. There is pollution in the very air that we breathe, are we supposed to avoid that, too? Mature adults are able to make their own decisions, so please keep your negative, defeatist comments to yourself!
Thanks for a very nice multi-purpose drink. Kick back and cool off with a glass; enjoy with stop-by friends; wonderful addition to any picnic or fellowship gathering; good source of Vit. C and Electrolytes; helps to curb the 'hungry but not time to eat' twinges.
I stir in my fiber additive to this tea. Being Hypoglycemic due to under-treated hypothyroidism, a glass or two throughout the day helps to keep me more balanced decreasing the "gotta have sugar" spikes.
Dehydrate and store the fresh fruit to have readily on hand. It reconstitutes in the tea.
It is saddening to read such critical, sarcastic comments previously written. I can not help but to wonder if these folks also write to magazines, authors of cookbooks, the grandmother of their friend, etc. to bash their recipes that are not written in a way solely for the benefit of any/all ailments they may have. Due to the prolonged thyroid issue, I developed a super inconvenient and painful sensitivity to Gluten. If there were something contained in this tea I knew I could not have, I'd just substitute an acceptable alternative...too simple. Sure, I may ask for alternatives and, yes, I would share alternatives with others, but not in such a way as to demean and critisize the person, their info, who was kind enough to share of themselves.
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