A Nice cup of tea.

[West Country Roy]

Oh how I now miss a nice cup of tea, many friends told me that after 3 months of tea without sugar I would never again want sugar in my tea.
But I'm sorry I still find that tea without sugar does not refresh or is as enjoyable, and I'm at a loss what to drink, fruit flavoured tea is not an option I have tried them.

Any thoughts.

 

[Gezzabelle]

Oh how I now miss a nice cup of tea, many friends told me that after 3 months of tea without sugar I would never again want sugar in my tea.
But I'm sorry I still find that tea without sugar does not refresh or is as enjoyable, and I'm at a loss what to drink, fruit flavoured tea is not an option I have tried them.

Any thoughts.

I feel your pain...not really going to taste the same without sugar is it. Have you tried any of the various sugar alternatives?

 

[Lamont D]

Oh how I now miss a nice cup of tea, many friends told me that after 3 months of tea without sugar I would never again want sugar in my tea.
But I'm sorry I still find that tea without sugar does not refresh or is as enjoyable, and I'm at a loss what to drink, fruit flavoured tea is not an option I have tried them.

Any thoughts.

I could not do without my cuppa, I like mine black, strong, no milk, no sugar.
That way I can have green tea, black tea, Earl Grey, Assam etc.
Milk destroys tea!
Try cream instead of milk!

 

[PatsyB]

I used to have sugar in my tea many moons ago then decided to stop having it maybe was dieting at the time and I just love my mugs of tea now ..I have soya milk in it though as do not like cows milk

 

[noblehead]

I'm afraid I disagree, tea tastes so much nicer without sugar or sweeteners, you get to taste the true flavour of the tea as opposed to the sweetness.

I also love drinking green tea, if you do decide to try it make sure to buy a good quality tea (Holland & Barrett do an excellent one called Double Dragon) and not some of the cheap supermarket brands such as Clipper.

 

[Lamont D]

I'm afraid I disagree, tea tastes so much nicer without sugar or sweeteners, you get to taste the true flavour of the tea as opposed to the sweetness.

I also love drinking green tea, if you do decide to try it make sure to buy a good quality tea (Holland & Barrett do an excellent one called Double Dragon) and not some of the cheap supermarket brands such as Clipper.

I think this known as some kind of internet deja vue!

 

[poohtiggy]

The day I was diagnosed I walked home from the surgery in shock, the first thing I did was make a cup of tea and there and then decided no more sugar for me. It took a while before I started enjoying a sugarless cuppa but now a year on I can't imagine and don't think I could stomach a cuppa with sugar. Strange how tastes can change so easily

 

[Mongolia]

Try Twinings nutty chocolate tea. Very tasty

 

[Lamont D]

Try Twinings nutty chocolate tea. Very tasty

That just doesn't sound very natural or nice.
Maybe that's me!

 

[Mongolia]

That just doesn't sound very natural or nice.
Maybe that's me!

Black tea, cocoa nibs and hazelnut extract in a tea bag. Nothing too awful ingredient wise!

 

[lizdeluz]

Black tea, cocoa nibs and hazelnut extract in a tea bag. Nothing too awful ingredient wise!

Will have to try that, sounds nice. I like Chai with a splash of cream. It doesn't need sugar. Yorkshire Brew and Assam are great too. Got out of the sugar in tea and coffee habit many moons ago, long before diagnosis.

 

[Nuthead]

Green tea for me or earl Gray. I seem to be able to just stop craving or eating and drinking things that could be a bad idea for us diabetes. I have them as a not very often treat such as birthday cake that my son has just killed off..

 

[lizdeluz]

Green tea for me or earl Gray. I seem to be able to just stop craving or eating and drinking things that could be a bad idea for us diabetes. I have them as a not very often treat such as birthday cake that my son has just killed off..

Happy Birthday then, if it was your cake .....!

 

[Nuthead]

Happy Birthday then, if it was your cake .....!

His birthday cake but I think that's a poor excuse.

 

[rowan]

Oh how I now miss a nice cup of tea, many friends told me that after 3 months of tea without sugar I would never again want sugar in my tea.
But I'm sorry I still find that tea without sugar does not refresh or is as enjoyable, and I'm at a loss what to drink, fruit flavoured tea is not an option I have tried them.

Any thoughts.

I completely agree with you, I've tried for years to enjoy ordinary tea without sugar but I just can't. Most sweeteners taste awful but I've discovered http://www.totalsweet.co.uk/ is better than most in tea and I can enjoy it. I get it in tesco but i think it's widely available now. I drink lots of other teas too, but there's nothing like a good old cuppa

 

[JTL]

I still have sugar and milk in my tea.
I use that half sugar stuff and have less than a third of a teaspoon.
I have quite a few cups through the day and it causes me no problems.

 

[rowan]

I still have sugar and milk in my tea.
I use that half sugar stuff and have less than a third of a teaspoon.
I have quite a few cups through the day and it causes me no problems.

I used that for a while, tasted good but I found myself drinking more and more ordinary tea instead of the green tea I was used to, but while my BG was so high I needed to cut out all sugar. So now it's just the xylitol.

 

[PatsyB]

we all have different tastes ..... myself I prefer no sugar in tea and enjoy it especially first thing in a morning...starts my day off just right

 

[BooJewels]

What I did when I was first diagnosed (a lifetime ago now) and have done again more recently when I've cut a lot of carbs, is to do it gradually, wean yourself off and allow your taste buds time to adjust and be re-educated. I used to have a spoon of sugar in black coffee, but first I swapped to a smaller soon, then only ¾ of it, then half etc. until I found I was fine without.

Recently I went onto Greek yogurt with seeds at breakfast, but didn't much like the taste, so added a small spoon of currants initially, then gradually less until after a week I stopped them entirely and now love it just as it is.

Dropping sugar entirely after a long time taking it is a shock to the tastebuds that you're unlikely to find acceptable in one stage, so wean yourself off it more gradually.

 

[caretaker]

j love my first cup in the morning .i like it. strong and a little sweet. just like my woman. But only have one sugar and one sweetener and i do count the carbs about 3 + my egg and toast i call it 20 carbs