Drinking Ice Tea / Nutition Questions

[Exodist]

I was wondering what everyone thinks about drinking iced tea. First off I have acid reflux really bad and normal water for some odd reason sets my heart burn off like mad. I dont know why. But drinking Tea or even lemon water doesnt, figure that out.. Well anyway I drink tea often and normally consume a glass or two during my evening meal. I normally drink a gallon every 3 days. Now I make mine fairly weak only using one of the large tea bags to make 1 gal of tea. But the question is on the sugar part. I add 1 cup of normal white sugar to 1 gal of tea. How bad is this since its consumed over a 3 day period?

Thanks,
Joe

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

It depends on your entire diet.

 

[JellyBaby]

What about filtered or bottled water...how does your stomach handle that vs. tap?

Sugared iced tea adds up to quite a few empty calories (that won't make you feel full) not to mention help stain and decay your teeth. Try white tea--look in the organic section for some of the flavored varieties i.e. pomegranate white tea.

 

[Exodist]

What about filtered or bottled water...how does your stomach handle that vs. tap?

Same effect. Hot or cold, no change. May have something to do with the acidic level.

Sugared iced tea adds up to quite a few empty calories (that won't make you feel full) not to mention help stain and decay your teeth. Try white tea--look in the organic section for some of the flavored varieties i.e. pomegranate white tea.

Its 776 cals and 200g carbs over 3 days. I am thinking next batch I will just put a shot of lemon juice in instead of the sugar. That way it want be much different then lemon water.. But not as yummy

 

[warr666]

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[Exodist]

Why not just slightly sweeten your tea with honey? Juse two spoonful for one gallon. imo, subtly sweet tea is ideal, the sweetness doesn't overwhelm the taste of tea.

what kind of tea you drink? you should try tazo awake black tea.

I drink just cheap Lipton.

 

[Terabyte]

No sugar!

 

[the DRIZZLE]

That is a ton a of sugar. You are getting an extra 744 calories every 3 days or about 250 calories per day. I drink a lot of ice tea and use much less sugar than that. You need to learn to drink it with much less sugar than that. I would try to gradually reduce it to about 1/3 that amount of sugar per volume.

 

[Exodist]

That is a ton a of sugar. You are getting an extra 744 calories every 3 days or about 250 calories per day. I drink a lot of ice tea and use much less sugar than that. You need to learn to drink it with much less sugar than that. I would try to gradually reduce it to about 1/3 that amount of sugar per volume.

Yea thinking the same. Just gonna just shoot some lemon juice in it next time and see how that works out.