tamara, i bought a bunch of the the tulsi as i heard it was a tasty and healthy alternative to coffee; not so crazy about it but maybe it grows on you (it hasn't yet so does that mean i have to drink it until then?).
cor, thank you for reminding me i just put some cinnamon in my morning joe!
heather, i have lived in over 10 apartments and have yet to have a balcony, i'd like to research the global buckets to see if we can do them inside...?
--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@...> wrote:
>
> I agree about the sense of smell. I'm WAY MORE picky about stuff than I used
> to be.
>
> For tea, what works for me right now is fresh leaves, that have been frozen.
> I drink some "regular" tea with my meal, but avoid it otherwise, since it
> was giving me problems (tannins, probably).
>
> So now I have:
>
> - Neem leaves (from Neemtreefarms.com)
> - Lemon Verbena (from one plant I grew)
> - Scented Geraniums (I read about them in a book and bought 4 plants,
> cheaply. They are pretty awesome. They are NOT the same species as
> "geraniums", not even related).
>
> I just freeze the leaves in baggies, and take a pinch out and crush it, for
> one cup. It is *awesome*. I seriously don't like "herb teas" and don't drink
> them. But the fresh version has all kinds of subnotes and flavors that just
> don't exist in the dried version. Kinda like the difference between a really
> expensive nice wine, and cooked grape juice.
>
> I have no idea what, if any, health properties these have. They just taste
> good.
>
> BTW I have mint and chamomile too, which my family really likes (but I
> don't). All of them are very easy to grow. I grew them in plastic buckets
> with the Global Buckets type subirrigation system, which means they would
> grow fine on the average apartment balcony. One bucket will grow enough
> "herb" to make many month's worth of tea.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 7:41 PM, Cor Caeli <tribble3rdof9@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > On 10/7/2010 8:25 PM, tamaratornado wrote:
> >
> > I am looking for herb teas to drink during the fast, something without caffeine, and something that tastes good without sweetener... many herb teas don't taste so good without honey. I hate stevia, by the way....
> >
> > Anyway, I wondered what suggestions people may have.
> >
> > Hi Tamara
> >
> > Have you tried the Chai tea in a bag? Also Good Earth Original, a similar
> > flavor. Both have cinnamon, which imparts a destinct sweet taste, with no
> > bitter aftertaste. After the one cup of java at 430 am, I try all sorts of
> > teas, some out of the "grab jar" so I don't know what they are. After a
> > while, ya don;t miss the sweetening at all.
> > Does anyone else find that their sense of smell and taste are much more
> > acute with continued Fast 5?
> > lcc
> >
> >
> >
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