Caffeine

This is a continuation of my post about clean tea, except this time I analysed the offerings from Tealyra.

Tealyra by the numbers:

• 490 teas (excluding kits and samplers)
• 175 contain sugar and/or flavourings
• 187 caffeine-free

So I filtered the list to only show teas with:

• No caffeine
• No sugar
• No stevia
• No flavourings

86 teas on the Tealyra® menu pass my filter for what I would consider to be “clean” which makes Tealyra the best of the three that I’ve looked at so far. Overall the offerings from Tealyra are pretty decent once you filter out the ones with sweeteners and/or flavourings however I felt overwhelmed by the sheer number of options.

This is a continuation of my post about clean tea, except this time I analysed the offerings from Teavana® (a Starbucks company).

Teavana® by the numbers:

• 101 teas (excluding kits and samplers)
• 70 contain sugar and/or flavourings
• 31 caffeine-free
• 4 had no ingredients listed

So I filtered the list to only show teas with:

• No caffeine
• No sugar
• No flavourings

Only one tea on the Teavana® menu passes my filter for what I would consider to be “clean”. It is … (drum roll) …

I recently weaned myself off coffee. My daily intake levels were well above normal levels, as was my tolerance. The only thing it was doing for me was preventing me from getting a good night’s sleep. So I decided to quit. I spent two weeks cutting back, and then went cold turkey over the Labour Day weekend.

I’m now sleeping much better, and no longer need that morning jolt to get me going.