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How many cups of tea do you drink a day?

129 replies

Keepyourfaith70 · 29/10/2020 22:59

I used to drink between 5 or 6..now I'm down to 3.. 4 on a bad day!

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ClinkeyMonkey · 30/10/2020 11:47

Usually 4 or 5 cups a day. Sometimes one is swapped for coffee. I have loose leaf tea in the morning when I get up - I think I like the ritual as well as the flavour - then just teabags after that. I don't drink decaf, even at night. I don't see the point in tea without the caffeine, so I am clearly a hopeless addictGrin. And I could swear that decaf tea tastes different.

FoxBaseBeta · 30/10/2020 12:11

4 or 5 cups a day probably.
I remember trying all the brands of decaf when I was pregnant and Tetley's was the only one I could drink, Yorkshire decaf tasted really fishy to me for some reason Confused

madcatladyforever · 30/10/2020 12:12

I don't drink tea, I have about 15 cups of coffee a day.

PodgeBod · 30/10/2020 12:14

About 8 in winter and only 1 or 2 in the summer

TwoZeroTwoZero · 30/10/2020 12:21

We have a teapot that holds a kettleful of water so we make our tea in that. I drink about half of my pint mug of tea and then, when it's gone a bit cold, I top it up from the still-hot teapot. I do this until it's empty (2-3 times?) If I'm at home I make 2 or 3 pots of tea. If I'm at work I don't have anything to drink because it goes straight to my bladder and I can't just nip off to the loo when I need it at work.

doadeer · 30/10/2020 12:27

Wow this is wild! I drink 2 usually

Burnthurst187 · 30/10/2020 12:28

One every hour, if I'm WFH then at least three an hour

Keepthefaith70 · 30/10/2020 12:36

I have got a tea pot actually but I've yet to use it. I've been told tea tastes better from a tea pot.. Is that true?

Iseeyoulookingatme · 30/10/2020 12:43

Probably about 5-8 a day. I cant function without tea.

PigletJohn · 30/10/2020 13:26

About 2

Natsku · 30/10/2020 14:11

@Charles11

I’m trying to increase mine. I have 1 a day and thought I could drink more tea instead of snacking, in the hope of losing some lbs. Would it work?
Oh yes, it suppresses your appetite a bit. I do intermittent fasting and black tea gets me through the 18-20 hour fast without feeling hungry.
Chickenwing · 30/10/2020 15:11

I have about 5 cups a day. But only my first one has caffeine

If your worried about caffeine then buy decaf tea bags - it tastes the same.

Also if your worried about sugar then just try it without for a week or so. When you go back to sugary tea it will taste awful :)

midsomermurderess · 30/10/2020 15:16

I drink about 6/7 cups of tea a day. Yorkshire Tea biscuit blend has been an eye-opener to me. Love the stuff.

JesusSufferingFuck22 · 30/10/2020 15:20

Pah! Due to neurological condition I’ve not been able to have caffeine for about 5 years. Now it’s 2 cups of vanilla chai in the morning and on a bad day a cup of chamomile in the afternoon. I’m so bad ass.

SocialBees · 30/10/2020 15:21

Tea - rarely
Coffee - 1 or 2 cups a day

Keepthefaith70 · 30/10/2020 15:22

@midsomermurderess ooooh i saw this in the supermarket... is it worth a buy?? i fear I will be addicted though!!

omega3 · 30/10/2020 15:23

At least 10. Maybe more. Twinings Assam, milk, no sugar.

pastandpresent · 30/10/2020 15:25

I drink green tea. Hot one maybe 3 cups a day. But I keep a bottle of water with green tea bag in on my side and drink throughout a day.

CupcakeEater · 30/10/2020 15:31

Prob about 5-7 a week these days, used to be that many every weekday and then 10+ each day at the weekend.

emelsie · 30/10/2020 15:34

About 5/6 a day usually, the last cup is decaff , I can't stand tea in pregnancy and won't drink any from 5 weeks pregnant ,the first tea after giving birth is amazingGrin

Deelish75 · 30/10/2020 15:41

1 coffee with breakfast.

4 teas throughout the day, have my last one at 7.30pm.
Drink plenty of water in between.

A few months ago I was having two coffees with breakfast and about six teas during the day so I cut down and I feel much better for it.

OhDear2200 · 30/10/2020 15:43

1 - when get up
1 - when get back from school run and settling down to WFH
1 - at 11ish
1 - at 2ish
1 - 6ish
Then a chamomile at bed time.

Too many probably

midsomermurderess · 30/10/2020 16:49

I can't find Yorkshire Tea Biscuit blend in a supermarket so buy it via Amazon. Is it worth it? I don't know, but I love it.

fussychica · 30/10/2020 16:53

2 medium mugs. 1 first thing Earl Grey(in bed) and one late afternoon, usually Countess Grey or Lady Grey. Plus 3 or 4 cups of coffee during the day. No hot drinks after about 6pm usually.

LER83 · 30/10/2020 17:15

Between 6-10. Never used to have this many! I don't have sugar and its quite weak. I've got lots of lovely sounding herbal teas in the cupboard, but can't bring myself to drink them, don't want to betray the 'normally tea! You can't beat a pot of loose leaf!

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