I like tea. Let’s face it, tea is better for you than coffee for lots of reasons. In fact, seeing as you are here I will bore you with the reasons why in the shortest of whiles. First of all, caffeine isn’t great. Like most things, a little caffeine isn’t going to hurt so, say 3 cups of caffeine laden tea or coffee a day shouldn’t be detrimental. However, for insomniacs like myself, it pays to limit the caffeine intake as the former is a stimulant and will cause your heart to race that little bit faster when taken and maybe keep you up at night. So it makes sense to find a drink that won’t stimulate the brain. I’ve always struggled with green tea. I know it’s ...  Read the complete review

When it comes to eating things that are good for me I don't have too many issues. I'll happily eat oily fish (any fish really), green vegetables and plenty of fruit. I eat a little (but only a little) red meat to ward off anaemia and I limit my caffeine intake. There's one healthy - or at least reputedly healthy - thing that I can't get away with: green tea. It's a bit odd because I love desserts made with green tea (a Japanese restaurant I know does a mean green tea tiramisu) but I can't drink a full cup of green tea. I bought this Twinings Orange & Lotus Flower Green Tea because it was reduced from £1.49 to just 30 Pence (I bought mine at the Co-op); ...  Read the complete review

I am always on and off on the look out for a different cup of tea. I got a free sample of this tea, and have since bought a pack because I liked it. A box of 20 teabags costs £1.45 from the Twinings' Website, though it's slightly cheaper in the supermarkets. Asda currently have an offer for 2 boxes of 20 for £2.50, offering better value. I don't drink this tea everyday, but as an occasional treat of something different. What spurred me on to purchase this tea was how it was green tea, with its antioxidants and calming properties, with a zesty twist. As soon as I poured hot water onto the teabag in the mug, the fresh smell of orange was clearly evident, adding ...  Read the complete review

I have discovered that I have an intense dislike for Green Tea. However, I have also discovered that this dislike is largely lessened when referring to Green Tea with other flavours mixed in with it. Twinings' Green Tea with Orange and Lotus Flower is one mix of flavours that stopped me on my way past the plethora of random tea flavours and made me think. Lotus flowers are associated with purity in China, and have been for a while. This, combined with the herbal and remedial properties that green Tea is purported to have, makes it seem intensely purifying in its intentions. Combine it with the citric and flavoursome orange side of things, I would imagine that ...  Read the complete review

Another new year, another new resolve to lose weight. I'm pretty sure that a large proportion of women will start a new diet in January, but for most people it won't last into February. I was determined to start a diet and stick to it, so I decided to sit down and actual plan ways for me to stick to it without giving it up after a week. I thought of some of the obvious things, such as finding recipes for low calorie meals that I would actually enjoy, and have cut out some of my worse vices completely, but I also had another idea: drink green tea. I had read an article in The Independent a year or so ago which talked about studies that suggested that green tea can help to  Read the complete review