Peppermint Herbal Tea (Caffeine Free)

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The past week or so, I’ve been having digestive issues. Nothing too awful, but I’ve been constipated and my stomach hasn’t been in tip top shape. I’m worried I might have IBS, although I don’t know for sure, so I’m following the symptoms of an IBS diet. I really don’t have much of an appetite either, which I guess is a good thing, in some ways.

I normally eat fairly well, but I’m trying to even further refine my eating habits to see if that helps matters. So for the past couple days, I’ve been eating a vegan, high-fiber, high-probiotic diet. I’ve read a lot of conflicting info about what you’re supposed to eat/drink with IBS, but several things have suggested laying off caffeine, so I’m going to give that a try even though it means giving up my green tea and matcha for a little bit. Thankfully I don’t have to give up ALL tea, though. In its place, I’ve been drinking herbal blends of mint, ginger, and/or both. I’m also trying to drink at least one bottle of Kombucha a day. I used to not be able to stand the stuff, but now I can at least tolerate it. It’s not that bad.

I had this tea last night when I went out to a vegan restaurant. I had some pecan-crusted eggplant, which is read is very good since it’s high in fiber. We were only there for an hour, but I drank a LOT of tea. So much so, that I had to go to the bathroom 3 times, LOL. The tea was nice. I mean, it’s peppermint. Nothing too offending.

Anyway, I don’t know what’s going on with my body. Like I said, it’s not major issues, but it is uncomfortable, and the constant feeling of being “bloated” is really messing with my appetite. But on the plus side, I always wanted to try out a vegan diet, so this is my chance I suppose ;) .. Of course, with thanksgiving right around the corner I’m not sure if I’ll be able to maintain, but I will do my best. If my lack of appetite persists, I probably won’t be tempted to eat too much meat.

As a side note, if anyone has any advice on what’s worked for them, feel free to comment below or PM me. I’m definitely open at this point to anything that could help with relief :)

I don’t even know how many boxes of this I’ve gone through over the years. It’s not even anything remarkable, just a nice background tea. You know, one of those teas you enjoy enough to keep drinking, but the flavor is nothing noteworthy. For this reason, it used to be one of my favorite teas to drink when I was writing exams in university, it just kept my thirst quenched without being imposing. Like an non-intrusive movie soundtrack.

Last night at the Halloween party I had a few cups of this, and to “party it up” a friend offered some of her alcohol infused chocolate whipped cream to top it off. Wow ~ yum! It’s always nice to find a new spin on something that’s a little mundane.

I can’t believe that there are so many bad reviews here… cos I really enjoy this tea! Yes it tastes pretty generic but since bagged peppermint tea is my comfort tea, that’s exactly the way I like it! Very minty, refreshing yet relaxing. I’ll always keep a box of this in my cupboard!

I drank a cup of this peppermint last night and got to try this from KeenTeaThyme thank you very much. This smelled really fresh and pepperminty and had a medium peppermint taste and was pretty good.

It tastes exactly how you’d expect mint leaves and water to taste.

One of the better mint teas – it smells amazing. It smells better than it tastes though which was a bit disappointing.

I wanted a new box of tea and my boyfriend wanted me to have a box of mint tea for school, so I got a box of mint tea. I’m not sure if I steeped it long enough or not. It tasted a little weak and not minty enough for my liking. I’m going to try it again later and see if I can get it stronger.

I drank half of the cup and then forgot about it while I was eating. When I came back I dumped a good amount of honey in it. That tasted fantastic! I might have to try cold brewing a bottle overnight and then dump some honey in it for some iced tea tomorrow.

This is my favorite straight peppermint tea – it’s refreshing, and great with a bit of honey, or unsweetened. I usually drink this when I’m flagging in the evening and need a bit of perking up, but not the caffeine.

This one was a smooth and soothing lovely gem. A pretty generically normal peppermint, it was cool and sweet. I could probably interchange it with my Celestial Seasonings one, labor honey into it and enjoy this during anytime of day or night.

This is good but without licorice root, I wouldn’t drink this nearly as much as I do.

Cut the bag open to let it steep free in the water. I don’t mind swallowing peppermint dust.

Some background – I got turned onto Stash by the person I consider to be my true grandmother. I have to say, when I realize more and more that this brand is really no better than Kroger Private Selection, with the added insult of smaller tea bags, I start to feel sorry for my deceased gramma, and wish she had been able to save money on Kroger’s store brand tea, or at least on Celestial Seasoning’s own spin on this tea.

Disappointed, because of its lack of strength. Am drinking it cold, and frankly, it tastes a bit like toothpaste. I mean, it is really cooling, but it is lacking severely in any real flavor.

I got a bunch of dust sitting on the bottom of my cup like so much sludge, and no real flavor to show for it, after I paid a bit more for less tea from a brand I was taught to trust.

Nice and simple: just Oregon peppermint! It’s a rich peppermint that leaves my breathe fresh with no bitterness. Nice multi-purpose peppermint taste.

http://www.thatpourgirltea.com/2011/01/welcoming-winter-stashs-peppermint.html

Nothing exceptional, but delicious!

It’s pretty good, but I prefer Celestial Seasonings’ peppermint.

I’ve come down with head cold for the past couple days and I’ve been living off this stuff. It gently clears the sinuses and soothes the throat. It’s a great tea to be having on this chilly evening.

What do you want? It’s peppermint. I love peppermint, especially when I’m feeling frail or sick or sleepy or dehydrated (since it’s basically just hot flavored water), and this totally fulfills my needs. It’s not as strong as Harney’s peppermint but when I’m in a peppermint mood, I don’t want something overpowering. I used to use this as a daily post-workout pick-me-up with a sprinkle of sugar and a yogurt accompaniment.

I usually love peppermint and all things minty, but this did nothing for me. It was equivalent to drinking sugar-water with the cooling effect after each sip. I always like to believe that I can make tea better by doing something different—less sugar, more heat, more steep, something. I really wanted to like this tea; but, unfortunately, this is one of those teas that I enjoy smelling more than drinking. Just my opinion…

I actually used this tea as a way to spruce up my hot chocolate. I brewed the bag and the HC powder in a mug and enjoyed. It was nice…for a mint tea. On its own….well ya, I do not drink mint tea, I find it a tad revolting. But as an add it was pleasant.

I’m a little sad about this being one of my favorite teas. I don’t usually like herbal, I don’t usually go for mint, and I’m very much a black tea fan. All of these things said, I think this is killer with almond milk. Great for when my stomach is a bit upset, or just when the mood strikes and I don’t need any more caffeine. A little sweet, all peppermint all the way. Sometimes tempted to mix this with cocoa to see what happens. Fair warning: I find spearment “yucky”, so as mint tea goes, this is totally my bag (hah… erm…).

This is definitely my favorite bagged peppermint tea. This amber-colored tea is perfect for an upset stomach, and tastes sweet (but not too sweet), but still has quite a nice minty depth to it! I always like to think my breath has a minty freshness to it after. I enjoy it both hot and cold.