Black Tea Has Many Health Benefits And it Tastes Great!

There are many benefits to drinking tea. Here are just a few.

If you drink Black tea regularly, you will have healthy arteries and increase your blood flow because it has antioxidants known as falconoid that also give the tea its rich flavor. Your cholesterol levels will also drop, you can protect yourself from certain cancers, develop stronger bones, fresher breath and fewer cavities.

Just like coffee, Black Tea contains caffeine. The difference between the two is the fact that a cup of Black Tea or any other kind of tea only contains 30 to 40 mg. of caffeine while coffee contains about 135 mg.

Another benefit of Black Tea is the fact that it is calorie free. However, this will only stay that way as long as you don't add any sweeteners or milk which many people can't resist since tea tastes bland without these additives.

Heating is important to get the most of a sachet of Black tea. This is because the heat helps the tea leaves impart their taste to the water. To do that, you have to set the sachet in the kettle for 2 to 3 minutes before pouring it into the cup. This allows the tea to seep.

Some tea drinkers enjoy putting the tea sachet right into their cup so that it can seep the entire time they are enjoying the drink. The tea will become stronger the longer it seeps.

If you don't like the taste of Black Tea and want to sweeten it a bit, try putting in some sugar, honey or a slice of lemon. You may even add milk, or cream or flavored creamers just like those the coffee drinkers use.

You may enjoy a snack whenever you feel like drinking Black Tea. Tea is great to have with biscuits, cake or cookies. Tea is great any time of the day, when you are relaxing, getting ready for work, or even getting ready for bed. You might prefer decaffeinated tea if you are sensitive to caffeine if you are having your cup of tea prior to sleeping.

Black Tea does not always have to be served with hot water. You can enjoy a cold glass by adding some ice and whatever additives you would enjoy such as milk, cream sugar, sweeteners, lemon or lime. You can even add different juices or even alcohol to your cold such as orange juice, apple juice, mint, ginger ale and some rum. And whipping cream is a wonderful topper for a mixed drink of tea and additives of our choice.

Take seven black tea bags and put into 3 quarts of cold water

Bring to a boil, frequently pushing the tea bags down into the water to help them bloom. Then turn the heat off and allow it to seep for 15 minutes.(You want this really strong)

Take two tubs of crystal lite, lemonade, and add to one quart of water (more than double strength)

Take 2 cups of sugar and 2 cups of water and bring to a boil, stirring constantly until sugar is completely dissolved. The water will look clear and no longer milky. (This is a simple syrup and is a great sweetener)

Now For My Favorite Black Tea Mixture:

Get a nice tall tea glass,
Put 1 ½ cups of strong black tea
Add ½ cup of strong lemonade
A good splash of lime juice, 1-2 teaspoons to taste
Add simple syrup to your taste for sweetness.
Add Ice and a straw!
ENJOY!

I keep all these parts made up in advance and in my refrigerator, What's cool is it never goes bad, and it is always ready when I am. I love it!

Black Tea is a very popular drink, hot or cold, drunk by young and old. While some prefer tea over coffee. They are drinking tea because they love it, however, little do they know that doctors and other health professionals consider it as health drink, and they are doing wonderful things for themselves.