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Please recommend a weak tea

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NotaVicar1 · 31/07/2020 11:08

NC as I am worried that this will follow me everywhere as the subject of tea can raise strong passions, but you could probably work it out if you thought it was worth the effort.

And I apologise for this novel length post, but I'm trying to avoid drip feeding and 'yes, but...' posts.

I have stupid issues with food. I used to love tea but after a new set of food issues cropped up, I got severe stomach pains every time I drank it. I then got addicted to diet cola and I'm currently on around two or three litres of Aldi's diet cola a day. I have found that I can manage tea if I have rice milk (not almond, soy or oat) but I can't manage strong tea or strongly flavoured tea. I've just invested in some darjeeling, but I wondered if anyone could recommend something pathetically weak and inexpensive. I've always drunk my tea weak anyway.

I like tea, it's probably better for me than cola and I'm wanting to cut down the weight of the shopping - it's easier to carry a week's worth of tea than a week's worth of cola and I'm trying to cut down time spent in shops.

I also can't bear a lot of the herbal teas. I just tried Tesco lemon and ginger and threw the box out. And there is the issue of caffeine addiction. I'm not keen on green tea either.

Coffee gives me sick headaches.

Considering putting just one bag in a big teapot, but not sure about how that would work.

Grateful for any suggestions.

OP posts:
NotaVicar1 · 31/07/2020 15:29

I can see tea samples being delivered to this house in a pickfords van! That has to be a good thing, a great distraction with a first world problem.

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BlankTimes · 31/07/2020 16:07

Hi @Cocolapew

I'd say it helps a lot.

It's got a good synergy of organic herbs and it's naturally caffeine free, as opposed to being chemically treated to remove caffeine. It contains
Oat flowering tops, liquorice root, camomile flowers, lavender flowers, limeflowers, valerian root and tulsi leaf.

Adult DD and I have a cup about an hour before bed. We have quite a little routine since lockdown, start winding down, mug of Pukka Nighttime tea, less tech, chat about the day, then get ready for bed.

Maybe it works because it's part of that whole behaviour pattern, I don't know, but we both find it beneficial.

I also find their Peace tea very relaxing, more so for me than their actual Relax tea!
They have a great range of teas www.pukkaherbs.com/uk/en

What I would say though for anyone who has trouble sleeping, is to make lots of little life changes and incorporate some self-care and wellbeing into your day, because those tiny changes all add up to enabling you to relax into sleep.

It's almost impossible, for me anyway, to be going like the clappers day in and day out then to expect one cup of herb tea to enable me to have a long deep sleep.

Cocolapew · 31/07/2020 16:30

That's great , I'm going back to work for the first time in 6 months Shock in a couple of weeks so need to get back into a routine, thanks for the link Smile

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isseywith4vampirecats · 31/07/2020 16:31

twinings breakfast tea ive never been able to get a strong cup of tea no matter wht i do

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