Green Tea. Should I be concerned?

The same kind of thing happens with coffee and regular tea.  I haven't heard of anyone quitting because of what their cups look like.  I'm not a medic, so I can't actually vouch for any health concerns, though.  

That's true to a degree but green tea, or the one I drink seems especially bad.

Green tea is a really good fat burner though so I prefer to drink that over regular tea. I'm sure it must be harmless but I always take a concerned glance before scraping the gunk off.

Getting old..I slip under occasionally..

jamesg1213


Getting old..I slip under occasionally..

I know the feeling, I suppose bath water taste will also depend on any other little 'slips'.

I started drinking it (green tea, not bath water) as part of a very successful diet and hated the taste at first, but I have definitely acquired the taste for it, or perhaps it's an addiction.

Just stay away from any magnets (and I don't mean the kitchen people )

FastBikerBoy

the staining is your Tannin mate (the same stuff found in red wine, grapes, cranberries, chocolate

Red wine is thought to be a fat burner too. I wonder if chocolate is? Perhaps I should make it my mission to find out. Thorntons here I come........

awwww Thorntons - I miss Thorntons.
Love the special toffee.

Drinking too much tea can cause kidney stones. All that sediment you see in the cup ... that's just the tiny bit left over after you've slurped down the rest of it.

Tea's, powder drinks such as Kook Aid, those little Crystal Light water flavoring packets ... all that stuff in excess can cause kidney stones.

My mom used to make ice tea by the gallons. People loved it and they'd stop in for some throughout the day during the summer. Friends, neighbors, and guys my brother worked with in the Police department. It was a small town and everybody knew everybody.

She used a gallon pickle jar, all cleaned out of course, and made the tea in it. She'd boil it on the stove for a while, then mix it with water, sugar, and ice in the jug. It was so cloudy you could shine a flash light on the side of the jar and you couldn't see light through the other side. I drank it for years, and look at me ... I turned out ok. Right? ;-)

Lots of healthy things have staining properties, and the color is what makes it healthy. Look at beets, raspberries, strawberries etc. The more colorful your food is, the better it is for you (breakfast cereals are exempt from this rule).

It can definitely stain your teeth though. Green tea is much easier on your teeth than black tea, but nonetheless...I always rinse my mouth with water after drinking coffee or tea. 

Putting boiling water with vinegar in the cup is a good way to loosen the stain so you can scrub it off. 

I like to keep my tea extracted.

Just be sure you cross your teas and dot your eyes.

Green tea is supposed to be good for ya.... 

Just don't put sugar in it.... drink it raw....

or for a real kick try Mate'.... the stuff they drink in Argentina..... 

No sugar here, I kicked that particular habit many years ago.

Jonbouy - I used to feel like that but it's sort of grown on me, now I can't get enough. Or perhaps it's melted my taste buds.

FastBikerBoy


Jonbouy - I used to feel like that but it's sort of grown on me, now I can't get enough. Or perhaps it's melted my taste buds.

I can understand that.  I actually developed a craving for chamomile tea at one time.
 
I drink a fair amount of Lapsang Souchong too which many people I know don't seem to understand my liking for.
 
I know Green Tea is high in anti-oxidants I'm not too convinced of some of the things that are claimed for it by its staunchest advocates though, which of course isn't any concern at all if you've developed a taste for it and enjoy it.

Jonbouy
which of course isn't any concern at all if you've developed a taste for it and enjoy it.

Kind of like developing a taste for me?

bapu

Jonbouy
which of course isn't any concern at all if you've developed a taste for it and enjoy it.

Kind of like developing a taste for me?

The Bapu is far more acrid pungent S-P-I-C-Y than green tea, therefore will likely appeal only to the most devoted of connoisseurs.
 
HTH