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[the_rck]

I decided to experiment with stevia and tea. I'm giving myself a couple of days break before I have more caffeinated tea. I don't want to end up requiring a mug of caffeinated tea to get through my day. Today, I made a mug of red zinger and used stevia to sweeten it. I didn't get any aftertaste, but the tea also tasted like I hadn't sweetened it at all (I don't usually sweeten red zinger. It doesn't require it). Of course, red zinger has a strong enough flavor that it might mask an aftertaste.

In a couple of days, I'll try the vanilla bean white tea with honey and see how that tastes. I'm not sure which expensive experiment I want to turn out to be to blame. Well, it's probably better if it's the tea. There are thousands of teas I can try. I'm kind of limited on sweeteners. I don't think there's a fallback from stevia.

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[houseboatonstyx.livejournal.com]

Well, if you don't like the processed white powders made from stevia, stevia leaf is much nicer, even dried.

[the_rck]

I'm still forming my opinion on the white powder stuff. I've tried it twice. Once there was a funny taste that might have been the powder or might have been the tea. The other time, I couldn't taste it at all, not even a noticeable sweetness.

I'll consider looking for stevia leaf. I have the impression that it's harder to find. I know it's not sold as a sweetener.

[chorus-of-chaos.livejournal.com]

If you are looking for some nice non caffinated herbal stuff Krogers Private Selections brand (if you have krogers there, if not, i think celestial seasonings has something similar indeed it might be the red zinger.) has Cinnamon Hibiscus Herbal tea. Cinnamon, hibiscus, chamomile, orange peel and herbs (herbs being chicory root, roasted carob and natural flavors?) I don't have to sweeten this at all, it's naturally very sweet and a little tart with the hibiscus. I don't know if blood pressure is an issue for you but hibiscus is a natural blood pressure reducer. I got about 20 tea bags for around two bucks I think?

[the_rck]

I like hibiscus, and red zinger is a hibiscus tea. Cinnamon hibiscus sounds appealing, but I can't have chamomile-- It makes me sneeze.

We do have Kroger around here. That's where we do most of our shopping.

My blood pressure is naturally low, so it's never been a concern for me. It's interesting to know that about hibiscus, though.

[ken-3k.livejournal.com]

One of my non-caffeine standards is Tazo's "Scarlet Citrus Rooibos," which is flavored with hibiscus and a few other things. Whole Foods carries it, not sure who else does. It's fruity but I think the rooibos adds some body to it.

(anderyn made a bit of a tea snob out of me, if you're wondering how I got to your LJ... :-) )