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Tell me good reasons to drink tea. I'll start: (Original Post)
applegrove
May 2012
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WillParkinson
(16,862 posts)1. Good reason...
Anti-oxidants.
Reason not to?
Tastes nasty unless you use tons of lemon and sugar and 2 or 3 teabags.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)2. Because it's majorly nummy? nt
WhoIsNumberNone
(7,875 posts)3. If you take it black it has zero calories
Also I heard something a few years back about a study which suggests it's good for your teeth. I think it was something to the effect that it contains acids which don't agree with certain bacteria known to cause plaque.
cliffordu
(30,994 posts)4. I drink the Irish Breakfast.
Spectacular for those trying to get off coffee.
These days I do it with a little sweet and low, a little half and half.
Great stuff.
XemaSab
(60,212 posts)5. Not as messy, acidic, or jittery as coffee
Initech
(100,104 posts)6. I can make my own and not have to go to Starbucks and pay $4.00/cup.
Lars39
(26,116 posts)7. Green tea for the anti-oxidants.
Capt. Obvious
(9,002 posts)8. It goes good with hard liquor
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)9. Not gin.