TEA

I still drink 1 cup of tea a day, but its an organic fennel and aniseed tea. i'm sure Green Tea is perfectly fine, I just don't like the taste, you don't have to be so strict with yourself. It's hardly like a diet coke is it?

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I also have herbal teas when I need something to warm me up. I buy 'Traditional Medicinal' or 'Yogi' tea brands. I really like the taste of the Spearmint and Peppermint teas.

I have only read good things about green tea. Don't skip out on it because it's not raw. Just my opinion.

Yeah, green tea is really good for you and great for your metabolism (not that you need to worry about that being raw). I occasionally have chinese and detox tea to.

I'm so pleased I don't have to worry about this too much, especially for next winter.

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I use Yogi brands too AVL, but at thhe moment am loving Pukka.

I found a pretty cheap, decent organic full-leaf tea online: http://www.amazon.com/Davidsons-Tea-Decaf-Green-16-Ounce/dp/B000...

I'm in no way connected to this company, I just am a fiend for cheap yummy organic tea, and the decaf is a plus!

Yay for Yogi tea!!! I've never seen Pukka tea before (I Googled it, but I don't recognize the brand). Where do you buy it? I'm from Canada, but we have Whole Foods here, so could I find it there?

We have Pukka in our regular supermarkets here (UK) but I don't know about Canada. If you really want some, maybe the net.

I'm a tea addict (Pure black stuff) but it's 0 kcal so it's still 100% raw 8). I love tea.

I drink all kinds of organic and herbal teas, but then I am not 100% raw, anyway.

I don't think Pukka brand sells in Canada - I've never seen it. Btw, apart from Whole Foods, Superstore also has a wide variety of organic teas, quite often on sale.

Very strictly speaking, tea can't be called raw, because according to this philosophy anything heated above 47 deg C is not raw - kills the enzymes and stuff. And tea is always prepared in boiling water.

But if you enjoy drinking tea - don't stop. You will still be 99.9999% raw. lol.

Yeah, I did figure I'd be kinda cheating with the tea, but I wanted to see what everyone else thought. As I am transitioning I am going to keep on with the green and detox, I figure by rushing everything all at once will be too much! I would say I am nearing 70%, although I did a full day of pure raw yesterday which was so nice! I don't know if I'll ever get to 100% pure raw but if I do I am expecting through summer.

Thank you guys. Enjoy your teas :)

I wouldn't worry about consuming some herbal teas, if this makes you in the eyes of some not 100% raw then so be it i say. Teas such as rooibos etc that are very high in antioxidant polyphenols that have anti-cancer, anti-viral, heart disease prevention benefits should be welcomed into diets.

We should get as much of the above and a varied amount of different phyto-nutrients as we can, as they all go towards preventing degenerative diseases.

We have just got some great rooibos blends and other herbal teas in at our site below.

Loose Leaf Herbal Teas

FYI on teas. Check the ingredients. Even Yogi teas have "Natural 'whatever' Flavor," and according to investigations those flavors use chemical/heated methods of extraction. It's disappointing, but in 100% pure natural teas there's a difference. The added flavors can be too much! Just look to make sure you know what you're getting. Stay away from Good Earth too!