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Herbal teas
A while back I bought an assortment of Bigelow herbal teas at Sam's Club.
I'm not sure why, because I'm not a tea drinker, but these looked good so I got them. Included in the assortment is Red Raspberry, Perfect Peach, Peppermint, Fruit and Almond, Cranberry Apple, Cinnamon Spice, Cinnamon Apple, Mint Medley, I Love Lemon, Cozy Chamomile, Orange and Spice, and Sweet Dreams. I don't know what the carb count is because there is no nutrition label, but I'm thinking it's got to be pretty minimal. Like I said, I don't usually drink tea, but I have found these to be a great way to satisfy my sweet tooth, plus hot drinks are always so filling. Reb |
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"Reb" wrote:
A while back I bought an assortment of Bigelow herbal teas at Sam's Club. I'm not sure why, because I'm not a tea drinker, but these looked good so I got them. Included in the assortment is Red Raspberry, Perfect Peach, Peppermint, Fruit and Almond, Cranberry Apple, Cinnamon Spice, Cinnamon Apple, Mint Medley, I Love Lemon, Cozy Chamomile, Orange and Spice, and Sweet Dreams. I don't know what the carb count is because there is no nutrition label, but I'm thinking it's got to be pretty minimal. Like I said, I don't usually drink tea, but I have found these to be a great way to satisfy my sweet tooth, plus hot drinks are always so filling. Reb I have read to count herbal teas as 1 carb. Atkins says on one page online that you can drink as much as you want or something close to that phrase. I opt to be conservative and count them. |
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Reb, there are ingredients lists on the back of the individual envelopes of
Bigelow tea http://www.bigelowtea.com/ -- the lemon & orange teas may be low-carb if they use the rinds for flavoring, but I expect that Cinnamon flavors would have sugar added as it is not sweet by itself. OTOH, if drinking a cup of hot herbal tea will ward off cravings for really sweet stuff, I think it's a plus overall. Anne Lurie Raleigh, NC "Reb" wrote in message news:jeRXb.42761$uV3.79016@attbi_s51... A while back I bought an assortment of Bigelow herbal teas at Sam's Club. I'm not sure why, because I'm not a tea drinker, but these looked good so I got them. Included in the assortment is Red Raspberry, Perfect Peach, Peppermint, Fruit and Almond, Cranberry Apple, Cinnamon Spice, Cinnamon Apple, Mint Medley, I Love Lemon, Cozy Chamomile, Orange and Spice, and Sweet Dreams. I don't know what the carb count is because there is no nutrition label, but I'm thinking it's got to be pretty minimal. Like I said, I don't usually drink tea, but I have found these to be a great way to satisfy my sweet tooth, plus hot drinks are always so filling. Reb |
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You wouldn't believe how much tea I have drank on the first week of
induction. At least 4 cups a day of decaf with just a tiny bit of splenda in it to take the sharpness off. Now I am more a water drinker, but the tea still helps alot. It curbs those craving like you wouldn't believe. Now "Reb" wrote in message news:jeRXb.42761$uV3.79016@attbi_s51... A while back I bought an assortment of Bigelow herbal teas at Sam's Club. I'm not sure why, because I'm not a tea drinker, but these looked good so I got them. Included in the assortment is Red Raspberry, Perfect Peach, Peppermint, Fruit and Almond, Cranberry Apple, Cinnamon Spice, Cinnamon Apple, Mint Medley, I Love Lemon, Cozy Chamomile, Orange and Spice, and Sweet Dreams. I don't know what the carb count is because there is no nutrition label, but I'm thinking it's got to be pretty minimal. Like I said, I don't usually drink tea, but I have found these to be a great way to satisfy my sweet tooth, plus hot drinks are always so filling. Reb |
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"Anne Lurie" wrote in message
. com... Reb, there are ingredients lists on the back of the individual envelopes of Bigelow tea http://www.bigelowtea.com/ -- the lemon & orange teas may be low-carb if they use the rinds for flavoring, but I expect that Cinnamon flavors would have sugar added as it is not sweet by itself. Actually, the ones I have aren't. I have Lipton Cinnamon-Apple (1g/serving, which I count as 1), and Bigelow Peach (0g/serving, which I count as .5). I was really surprised how low carb they were as well. I expected anything that tastes that good to have added sweetener/sugar, but they don't appear to. I do add a little Splenda to mine, and it does make quite a nice treat for me when I'm feeling like I want something sweet after dinner. I especially like the Cinnamon-Apple - tastes kind of like the apple cider you can buy in packets and add hot water to (but of course those do have lots of sugar, so I figured I'd never be able to have that 'taste' again). Most of the herbal teas are also very low in caffeine, or have none at all. |
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"Stargazer" wrote in message
... they don't appear to. I do add a little Splenda to mine, and it does make quite a nice treat for me when I'm feeling like I want something sweet after dinner. Yeah, I add Splenda to mine, too. The ones with fruit flavors might be kind of sweet on their own (which might mean they have a small amount of carbohydrate), but it's not sweet enough (for my taste). I especially like the Cinnamon-Apple - tastes kind of like the apple cider you can buy in packets and add hot water to (but of course those do have lots of sugar, so I figured I'd never be able to have that 'taste' again). If you are okay with aspartame, Alpine makes sugar-free apple cider in packets (man, was THAT good when I had bronchitis last year). I don't remember the exact nutrition information, but I think it had no more than a gram or two of carbs, if that. Hopefully eventually they'll switch to Splenda. But aside from the aspartame thing, it's a great drink. Reb |
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"Reb" wrote in message news:hoVXb.40876$yE5.157368@attbi_s54... "Stargazer" wrote in message ... I especially like the Cinnamon-Apple - tastes kind of like the apple cider you can buy in packets and add hot water to (but of course those do have lots of sugar, so I figured I'd never be able to have that 'taste' again). If you are okay with aspartame, Alpine makes sugar-free apple cider in packets (man, was THAT good when I had bronchitis last year). I don't remember the exact nutrition information, but I think it had no more than a gram or two of carbs, if that. Hopefully eventually they'll switch to Splenda. But aside from the aspartame thing, it's a great drink. No, unfortunately I'm one of those who is really sensitive to aspartame. When the soda companies switched to Nutrasweet, I found that I couldn't drink diet soda anymore without experiencing horrible cravings (it felt about like drinking too much coffee does - a combination of feeling jittery and feeling really hungry). I seem to tolerate aspartame a little better in foods (like in SF Jell-O) than in beverages. Not sure why, maybe the concentration is less in foods. Or maybe it just hits the bloodstream more slowly from food than from drinks. Either way, I tend to avoid things made with aspartame as a result. But I'll keep my eye out for the Alpine anyway, in case they do switch to Splenda at some point. In the meantime, the Cinnamon-Apple tea is pretty darned close (and pretty darned good too, g). |
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