A bit OT - tea vs. coffee - which is better for you?

[Zenon]

Screw it.

I want my coffee, dammit.

No wimpy little teas.  No decaf garbage.

If I'm not shaking by 10 am the day is going to be very bad for everyone.

Some things are not to be trifled with.

I need my cup of joe too.  I won't replace it with anything.

[Zorro]

Wow - and here I was going around thinking that tea was just. . . well. . . . tea!  

I tend to let a tea bag soak in hot water for hours before I drink the brew.  I dislike weak tea.  I dislike flavored teas.  I am mainly a black tea and to a lesser extent, a green tea drinker.

I'm with you Ronin - coffee is it! But regular coffee kills me these days, and decaf tastes just awful.  Strange thing is that I don't get the kick out of caffeine that many people tell about. I can drink an entire pot of coffee and go straight to sleep.  I just get the headaches when I drink too much.

I experience no headaches with tea no matter how much of the stuff I drink and how strong I try to make it - just headaches with the coffee.  

<Sad sigh>  I do hate passing by Dunkin Donuts in the morning on my way to work.  It calls to me as I drive by. . . . .

[Still Kate]

I'm with Red on this one ......   at 3 am when I'm feeding Mellissa I have to have a big mug of strong fully leaded coffee.

[StarFire]

I believe green and white teas are the best for you.

I used to be a major coffee drinker, but I disliked how I smelled (you sweat the alkaloids from coffee), so I switched to tea.  I find I like it a lot better,

[Zenon]

sorry, I'm ignorant.  white tea?

[Zenon]

I used to be a major coffee drinker, but I disliked how I smelled (you sweat the alkaloids from coffee), so I switched to tea.  I find I like it a lot better,

I didn't know about that.  I drink like two, or three cups a day.  How do I check for that?

[danae]

White tea is the rarest kind of tea.  The tea buds have to be harvested by hand before they open, and there is typically only one or two days a year when they are able to be picked.  Studies have shown that white tea is actually healthier for you than green tea.  It has a very very delicate flavor.  Because it's so rare, it's usually fairly expensive too.  But oh so worth it!