It’s been a while since I’ve last posted. I don’t want anyone to think I’ve stopped drinking tea. If anything, I’m drinking more than ever. So…here I am…with proof!
At lunch a few hours ago, I was privileged to be served some exceptional iced tea in a local restaurant. Living in South Carolina, we were spoiled in that good iced tea (simply referred to as “tea” in these here parts) was quite common in most of our restaurants. Also, we are known to drink it all year round. However, like a lot of things in this day and age, the tea quality in some places has gone downhill while the prices have skyrocketed.
Although I drink my hot tea “straight up,” I usually enhance my unsweet iced tea with a packet of Sweet ’N Low and a lemon slice. (As an aside, I much prefer sweet iced tea but my doctor exiled it to my forbidden list.)
The tea I had this afternoon was terrific. It was just sweet enough, which isn’t always accomplished with just one packet of the artificial sweetener. The color was a dark amber (assisted by my always ordering the tea in a separate glass with no ice, and another glass on the side with ice). In my opinion, there are few drinking experiences more distasteful than watered down tea.
The taste was bold and brisk. There were no flavor notes missing from the astringency-free liquid. I will probably return to the restaurant soon just to get more of their iced tea. Of course, I might also get one of their great sandwiches to wash down the tea.
If you drink iced tea all year like we do here, or you’re a Summer-only iced tea drinker like you’ll find in a lot of towns up north, you can’t go wrong with this one!
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Good to see you, Stoo!
I enjoy almost all of my tea without sugar. The better the tea, the less it needs it. Have you ever looked at the Glucose Goddess? I have been following her basic advice for preventing blood sugar spikes for a while now. We shall see if it works!
The main rules are: have dessert after a meal, not as a stand alone, walk or move for at least a few minutes after eating to get sugar moving into the muscles instead of into storage, and if you are having something sweet, “wrap it in a fat.” So if you plan to eat a little ice cream, maybe have a handful of nuts first. I haven’t given up my ice cream, but I am hoping that implementing some of her advice will show off some better triglycerides at my next check up!
Do restaurants in the Carolinas automatically default to sweet tea? (It’s about 50-50 here in Missouri.)
I would say that is true here too. If you just ask for a tea, they will automatically bring you a sweet tea. I don’t think
I’ve ever been asked if I wanted sweet or unsweet. Also, I’ve been brought sweet tea many times, even though I’ve specifically asked for unsweet. It’s definitely a sweet tea culture here.
Thanks for the great information, ashmanra! It’s great to see you too! I will definitely check out the Glucose Goddess. I currently have my a1c under control with the help of good old Mounjaro. However, I know I need to shake my ice cream, cookies, cake, pies, candy, and carbs addictions if I ever want to come off of it.
Good to see you, Stoo!
I enjoy almost all of my tea without sugar. The better the tea, the less it needs it. Have you ever looked at the Glucose Goddess? I have been following her basic advice for preventing blood sugar spikes for a while now. We shall see if it works!
The main rules are: have dessert after a meal, not as a stand alone, walk or move for at least a few minutes after eating to get sugar moving into the muscles instead of into storage, and if you are having something sweet, “wrap it in a fat.” So if you plan to eat a little ice cream, maybe have a handful of nuts first. I haven’t given up my ice cream, but I am hoping that implementing some of her advice will show off some better triglycerides at my next check up!
Do restaurants in the Carolinas automatically default to sweet tea? (It’s about 50-50 here in Missouri.)
I would say that is true here too. If you just ask for a tea, they will automatically bring you a sweet tea. I don’t think
I’ve ever been asked if I wanted sweet or unsweet. Also, I’ve been brought sweet tea many times, even though I’ve specifically asked for unsweet. It’s definitely a sweet tea culture here.
Thanks for the great information, ashmanra! It’s great to see you too! I will definitely check out the Glucose Goddess. I currently have my a1c under control with the help of good old Mounjaro. However, I know I need to shake my ice cream, cookies, cake, pies, candy, and carbs addictions if I ever want to come off of it.