Things to spice up green tea?

Winkski15

hi ladies.... so I bought some of that green tea today, and am not particularly loving the taste.  what do you gals put in it to make it drinkable?

mharison

I use Truvia. Sometimes I'll use some honey. What kind did you buy? I like the Ceslestial Seasonings one, and the Lipton Mixed Berry is pretty good.

hjk5000

Lemon and sometimes sugar.  I love most tea but green does nothing for me so I take supplements instead.

LovesPie

You can drink small cups of it. Do you add any sugar? A little sugar can help. I usually just drink it with honey.

SaucyRedhead

Honey! I'm drinking some with honey right now.

mrs.monica

I second the truvia and honey...as well as a pinch of lemon OR pom

Winkski15

thanks ladies! I'll try it with some sugar or honey.

I found prince of peace green tea at a vitamin store... box of 100 for about $6.00  Now I'll haver to get a good deal on honey!

flypink

just honey and sugar.

OrganicTeacher

Well... today I bought Canada Dry Green Tea Gingerale!!!!! OMG - so good.  You could add gingerale to yours! (or just buy this stuff at the store)... Although, if you get the natural gingerale from Trader Joes, then it is HFCS (High Fructose corn syrup free) and then add it to your tea - then it will be natural and HFCS free too!

Winkski15

Ali&Luke:

I like to stir in a bit of honey.

Did you buy just straight green tea? I buy Celestial Seasonings' flavored tea bags. My current favorites are Green Tea Blueberry and Green Tea w/ Acai and Pomegranate.

I did, and I think thats why I don't love it. 

LeggyNic

I found bags with lemongrass in them too at Walmart.  Yummy and I hardly use honey.

ecleptic

Make sure you don't over steep your green tea- it can overcook and that is not tasty. It gets 1min of brew time and then back out of the hot water. It should be pretty mild - not especially bitter or strong- as long as you're not letting it brew as long as black or white tea.

I have a couple teapots with strainers- I just make a pot full and add my 2-3 teaspoons (depending on size of the pot) of loose tea to the strainer and if I'm feeling especially adventurous- I'll add either peppermint to the strainer or fruit tea to the pot (since it's big chunks and can steep for as long as it likes while I work through the pot) and work on a pot all evening.

EaglesGirl65

I'm a total snob about all things coffee/tea. I'm pretty exclusive to my Tazo Zen tea. Its green tea with spearmint, and it has a few other ingredients thrown in there as well (like lemon grass). Its sweet and flavorful and earthy all in one. Hot I drink it straight. In the summer time I'll brew it strong, ice it down, and mix it with apple juice. Sounds strange but its really refreshing!