Decaf Tea and Tea Lattes

rainbows · April 2014

Im a heavy tea drinker, and I switched to decaf tea (with splenda) when starting TTC. I drink 6-7 cups a day, but I re use my tea bags a lot, so I use 1-2 bags of decaf tea a day. I will make a whole liter of hot tea at work in the morning and drink it throughout the day. Its getting to be warmer, so I follow that up with a thermos of water instead of another batch of tea. I also have a couple of decaf tea lattes at home in the evening. Im lactose intolerant, and have an aversion to milk, so the lattes are the way I get calcium now (before lattes, I had milk on cereal about once a week, and that was all). I have cut out most soda, but I do indulge in 1 can of Dr Pepper (41mg caffeine) a day.

I cant figure out if the 8mg of caffeine on the tea is per cup, or per bag. Using the limit of 200mg of caffeine a day, I figured I could drink up to 19 cups of tea and one can of dr pepper and stay under. Is my logic faulty or should I be okay?

PrimRoseMama · April 2014

You can have up to 200-300mg. Don't over complicate it. A good rule of thumb is one 12 oz. glass of water for every cup of tea (leaded or not).

You can get lactose free whole milk. Also, if you are concerned about calcium you can get the Ca Chews or Tums.

MrsMerlin · April 2014

There are plenty of foods that have calcium; cow's milk isn't the only (or best) option. Dark green veggies, broccoli, and almonds all have lots of calcium.

awc1986 · April 2014

The math in this thread made my brain hurt.

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