Quick and easy: Tea or Coffee?

33 responses so far ↓

• 1 miss star // Jul 4, 2008

  tea, 2 sugars please.

• 2 HangingChad // Jul 4, 2008

  Coffee

• 3 kris // Jul 4, 2008

  tea

• 4 TwinOs // Jul 4, 2008

  coffe,

• 5 malia m // Jul 4, 2008

  tea

• 6 sophierose // Jul 4, 2008

  tea

• 7 pinche pendejo // Jul 4, 2008

  Iced tea! aLL day son!

• 8 Lola // Jul 4, 2008

  Tea!!

• 9 Terri H. // Jul 4, 2008

  Darjeeling tea

• 10 Schreck1 // Jul 4, 2008

  Coffee

• 11 cathy_smith68 // Jul 4, 2008

  tea

• 12 Kate // Jul 4, 2008

  tea

• 13 Dj Ralfy // Jul 4, 2008

  Coffee is better
  Quicker To Make
  And Has Add Ons Like Creamers

• 14 Dreams :) // Jul 4, 2008

  coffee

• 15 Melissa A // Jul 4, 2008

  Jolt Cola with some No Doz !!!

• 16 Nicole♥ // Jul 4, 2008

  tea

• 17 Warlof // Jul 4, 2008

  Coffeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

• 18 **CANADA_VOLLEYBALL** // Jul 4, 2008

  tea

• 19 Ali // Jul 4, 2008

  Coffee! mocha frapp.

• 20 jrsygrl // Jul 4, 2008

  Coffee

• 21 emilyONION // Jul 4, 2008

  java chip frappachino with extra whipped cream.
  

• 22 ~*~Alison~*~ // Jul 4, 2008

  coffee!

• 23 MrM // Jul 4, 2008

  Yes.

• 24 Ani // Jul 4, 2008

  Coffee…mmmmm

• 25 D.R baby // Jul 4, 2008

  coffea..tea is digusting but i have to drink it when im sick

• 26 homeschoolmommaof2forjesus // Jul 4, 2008

  black coffee in the morning, unsweetened tea the rest of the day.

• 27 Miss. Demeanor // Jul 4, 2008

  coffee
  Starbucks if you got it.

• 28 Girl, Interrupted // Jul 4, 2008

  Coffee

• 29 endlessdragon // Jul 4, 2008

  Though tea continues to make a comeback here, it's safe to say that North America is still largely a coffee-dominated culture. But with the increase in popularity of tea in recent years, it's also safe to speculate that some newcomers to tea are being drawn from the ranks of coffee drinkers.

  Before looking into this issue more closely it might be interesting to examine why some people drink coffee and others tea. In 2005, Australian researchers published the results of a study that looked at the genetics of tea and coffee drinking. Among their findings, "tea and coffee drinking were shown to have similar heritabilities (0.46) in males, but tea consumption was influenced by common environmental factors whereas coffee consumption was not."

  The notion of a nation converting en masse from coffee to tea is not without historical precedent. According to Brian William Cowan, writing in The Social Life of Coffee, coffee consumption in Britain was about ten times that of tea around 1700. Cheaper and more readily available supplies meant that imports of tea surpassed those of coffee by the 1720s.

  Nowadays, with tea still inexpensive and readily available, it's more likely that people are turning to it because of its potential health benefits and the belief that it's a more relaxing drink than coffee. For actor Tom Hanks, the transition reportedly came about several years ago because he was concerned about gaining weight from "too many lattes." In a book of life extension strategies and technologies, Ray Kurzweil recommended making the switch because of tea's lower caffeine content and antioxidants, as well as the compound L-theanine, "which promotes healthful relaxation."

  For those seeking to ease their transition from coffee to tea, there are a few options to keep in mind. If you're looking for a tea that, like coffee, offers a good pick-me-up and a robust flavor, black teas like Assam, Yunnan, Keemun and Lapsang Souchong might be worth looking into. Also worth considering, black tea-based breakfast blends, puerh and the more full-flavored oolong varieties, such as Wuyi.

  Though not strictly a tea, some coffee converts find the flavor and boost they get from yerba mate to be an adequate substitute, while rooibos tends to be a good choice for those looking to forsake caffeine altogether, while still consuming a relatively full-flavored drink.

  For some additional suggestions on making the switch, refer to this thread at the TeaChat forum and a similar one at Chowhound. From the TeaMuse site, here's an article from a former coffee drinker who discusses her conversion. For more on Felicitea's Coffee to Tea Convert Contest, look here.

• 30 x_scarlet_succubus_x // Jul 4, 2008

  Love the smell of coffee

  Love the taste of tea

• 31 *´`*♥ MAZZY♥*´`*☮ // Jul 4, 2008

  Coffee is my good friend today! I'm on about cup number 6!
  bounce, bounce, bounce!

• 32 Baz. Abroad // Jul 4, 2008

  yes to the quick and easy, and tea afterwards, wow,
  what great service,,,,

• 33 Captin Tedd // Jul 4, 2008

  i prefer a cigarette especially if it was quick and easy

  good times mmmmmm

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