Giving up sugar in tea

[trentlad]

OP I have the solution!!!

Change your brand of tea

I tried to give up sugar in my tea and couldn't get over the difference in taste. As sson as I changed the brand, the flavour change was so much it made the lack of sugar insignificant but still enjoyable.

After a month you can go back to your regular brand and it will taste great.

PG Tips/Twinings/Tetleys these are good for interchanging

 

[PariaH]

skim read most of it but didnt see anyone mention truvia - its the closest thing ive found to sugar without the calories

 

[Evoss]

Months of eating healthy and vegan diet, does not compute.

 

[Cosimo]

I gave up many spoons of sugar with two Sweetex for tea. Don’t put anything into my coffee.

 

[arc@css]

Use xylitol, and nothing else.

 

[Freefaller]

I am completely the opposite. Can't stand sugar in my tea or coffee. But it is true that over time you should be able to get used to it. Perhaps try sweeteners? They aren't ideal and some say just as bad but might be worth a go.

Maybe try half a spoonful then less and less over time?

Agree entirely. But then again I don't have a sweet tooth.

 

[arknor]

The strong flavor is bitter without sugar, did you find that bitterness turn to normal? I guess it's like beer tastes rank the first time, well still does lol.

maybe he puts suger in his beer to

 

[Alex53]

I used to have 2, then 2 1/2, and I realised it was the slippery slope my dad is on (3 or 4), so I took out all the sugar off my tea for a month, and then to 1/2 which now tastes about as sweet as 2 1/2 was tasting before, and which I have found reasonable for almost 10 years now.

This all depends on how many cups/mugs of tea you have a day too (I have 1 or 2 mugs), and how much and what kind of milk you are adding.

 

[Efour]

4 sugars!! lol wow. I used to have 2 as a teenager/kid. But rapidly progressed to None.

I cant even drink tea with sugar in anymore. I rarely drink it, and id go for a flavorsome one like earl grey anyhow, given the choice.

Coffee i have black very occasionally with sugar, im talking once or twice per 1000 cups, ill have sugar in it. ]

Its like most things once you stop having it or cant have it you soon adapt.

 

[Tom0]

I've done it, took me about a fortnight of going "WTF WHERE IS THE SU... oh ye". Now I can't stand it with sugar.

 

[Showboat]

I cut it out by making the tea really strong and adding loads of milk. Much nicer now.

 

[shaank]

I don't have sugar in my tea, I think it tastes better without.

Not for health reasons mind you, just taste, maybe I'm just so used to it without.

 

[Nexus]

I stopped taking sugar in my tea and coffee just cold turkey about six years ago. You soon get used to it and it just seems normal.

 

[Sleeve]

Good luck with being a vegan mate! One thing I would never even contemplate.

i personally use candrel, sweetex or other sweeteners in my hot drinks. Give those a go.

 

[krooton]

3 sugars in my coffee
3 sugars in my normal tea
1 sugar in my rooibos/redbush tea

OP, try some honey perhaps?

 

[BrightonBelle]

I used to have 2 in my tea, then I cut to one one year for Lent then stuck with it.

The following year I cut to zero and now only have a bit of sugar in a tea if I've been out for a long run

Its amazing how many calories you save! (I drink a lot of tea!)

BB x

 

[jakspyder]

Sugar in tea is an abomination!

 

[inogen]

Changing brand is the right way.

I drink (pretty much only drink - I work from home and will take it will me when I go away) Clipper Organic Everyday tea. It's quite sweet and nutty anyway and would be ruined by putting sugar in.

The only problem is that it makes Tetley, PG Tips and even some Twinnings taste like utter **** by comparison.

 

[psyk_one]

I gave up sugar in tea some years ago. Took some time getting used to but can actually appreciate a well made brew now as opposed to sugar obliterating any flavour.