... So it was with trepidation that I started to look in Morrison's at the array of teabags, looking for healthier alternatives to Tetley caffeinated teabags. To my surprise there were hardly any! I turned around and sure enough the coffee behind me proclaimed that some were decaf, half caf, caf ... Read review
Advantages: Better for your health... Disadvantages: Costs a little more, always the way...
...looking for healthier alternatives to Tetley caffeinated teabags. To my surprise there were hardly any! I turned around and sure enough the coffee behind me proclaimed that some were decaf, half caf, caf with smooth beans or sharp beans and I suddenly wondered what I was meant to do. Then I found a few boxes of decaf teabags sitting looking neglected. Tetley, being a brand I trust was the one that most captured my attention and into the trolley they ... ...blue square surrounding the word Tetley and a red stripe. The stripe proclaims that 5p will be donated to charity, the British Heart Foundation in fact. Quite nice of them although I am sure they could afford to give more. The box easily opens then folds in on itself to reseal it. Not sure that it would keep fresh for months but certainly for a while so I don't need to mix them with my normal teabags and play lucky dip!!
Making more
I am going to be perfectly honest with you here. I love drinking tea; I know my Mam used to put tea in a bottle for me when I was a young child. I love coffee too, but tea has always being my favourite, 'comfort drink.' So when I was off work for around 9 weeks I took to sitting on my laptop in the mornings with a few gallons of tea and then going up to see my Grandma in the afternoon and drinking a few more gallons. So that may be an exaggeration, but not by much! Also, my new pregnancy is orcing me to take better care of myself so I thought, why not try it!
I took to thinking about my health and how to improve it. I also thought about the food I was eating and tried to get my recommended amounts of fruit and vegetables. What I hadn't thought about was the drink consumption, and I don't mean alcoholic. As I rarely drink alcohol unless I am out in a pub or round town with my mates, the worst thing that I took into my body on a daily basis (I won't remind you and myself that I have had a dirty habit of smoking here) was caffeine. Now as I am phobic of anything proclaiming less fat and dieters dreams and all the rest of the things that are meant to mean healthy. I have feelings that the majority aren't, they are simply good marketing where the sugar/fat is replaced by other things and it isn't really any better for you despite tasting worse. So it was with trepidation that I started to look in Morrison's at the array of teabags, looking for healthier alternatives to Tetley caffeinated teabags. To my surprise there were hardly any! I turned around and sure enough the coffee behind me proclaimed that some were decaf, half caf, caf with smooth beans or sharp beans and I suddenly wondered what I was meant to do. Then I found a few boxes of decaf teabags sitting looking neglected. Tetley, being a brand I trust was the one that most captured my attention and into the trolley they went.
Now I apologise for the preamble but it seems that there aren't many on the market, there is much more choice in coffee and I wanted to make this point and show you why I made my buying decision. If there had been countless brands I probably would have pondered some of the dearer ones and the cheaper ones, dear as they may taste better, cheaper as if I didn't like them it wouldn't pain me to throw them away when there are children starving in Africa. At £1.50ish for about 80 I would really rather have found a fair trade brand like but alas, the decision was made…
Packaging ========
The packaging is a typical Tetley's look, with the dark blue box, light blue square surrounding the word Tetley and a red stripe. The stripe proclaims that 5p will be donated to charity, the British Heart Foundation in fact. Quite nice of them although I am sure they could afford to give more. The box easily opens then folds in on itself to reseal it. Not sure that it would keep fresh for months but certainly for a while so I don't need to mix them with my normal teabags and play lucky dip!!
Making ==
Now I was a little cautious when I first started to brew up a cuppa with one of these bags. The problem was that I wasn't sure about the colour. The teabag looked like a teabag, the water was definitely boiled but it seemed to take longer than usual for the tea to infuse. After a little more stirring than usual and adding the customary amount of milk I sat in the living room waiting patiently for the tea to cool.
Drinking ========
Well, I didn't quite believe it! The taste is like usual tea. I found that it was like drinking tea made with water from somewhere you are not used to, or maybe a teabag that you weren't used to. It was by no means unpleasant and the fact that it was good for me spurred me on. I must admit that now I am used to the taste, I rarely notice the difference between that and normal tea. I usually drink Tetley's tea but I often go and have a cuppa at my mother in laws or with my own Mam and they both use different tea bags to me. The reason I mention this is to let you know that I enjoy tea but I aren't stringent about the type of tea bags I use when away from the house. If you don't mind a slightly different tea every now and again then this could be one for you! This is quite a mild tea so if you like strong tea you will need to let the teabag stew for a while or else you will not get the full flavour.
Recommended? ================
Well, actually yes! Although I couldn't quite put my finger on the difference in taste, it wasn't enough to put me off. It is almost completely caffeine free and I differ the caffeinated with the non caffeinated to make sure that I do not over indulge. The price is a little dearer than I would like to pay but as I don't use only these teabags, it doesn't put me off that much. I got my Mam to buy some to store at her house so I am fine to it and sup tea with my Grandma freely on my days off without worrying about over stimulating myself or the baby and I don't have to do without my favourite tipple.
Well thanks for reading and I hope that you will forgive my pregnancy blown mind for not having thought of a new review or gotten around to reading many of yours lately but it has been rather tired! Now entering the second tri properly and hoping that I will finally start to return to something resembling human form so I can get back to Ciaoing properly!!!!!
Advantages: A lovely cuppa without the caffeine. Disadvantages: More expensive than normal tetley
...more expensive than the ‘normal’ Tetley Tea at £1.37. Still I thought it would be worth it if I could still have my tea and not the caffeine.
**HISTORY OF TEA**
Tea was first discovered over 5,000 years ago in ancient China. Legend has it that Shen Nung, an emperor ordered his water to be boiled before drinking it. When out one day his servants were boiling the water in a field and some leaves fell in from a nearby bush. They made the water turn ... ...**PACKAGING**
Tetley Decaf Teabags come in a box rather than the re-sealable bags that the normal ones come in. The box is white with the Tetley logo on it. It has the British Heart Foundation logo on it and gives some tips on healthier living. The box also tells us that Tetley Decaf has the full flavour without the caffeine and rich in antioxidants. It is also worth noting that they are decaffeinated to 0.2%
**WHAT DOES IT TASTE LIKE?**
This ...
salem_witch 03.09.2004
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Advantages: A great way to cut back on that caffeine intake. Disadvantages: More expensive than the ones with the caffeine
...them.
In the case of Tetley Decaf I am really glad that I did.
Products that contain caffeine are all well and good for some people, but the energy 'rush' that is experienced from drinking too much coffee or those fizzy energy drinks seem to work too well on me and leave me feeling sick and shakey so I try to avoid them if I can, especially first thing in the morning.
I have been suffering with an acid stomach and the doctor advised cutting down ... ...Did you know that Tetley introduced their first t-bag to us back in 1953.Since then there have been various changes in the shape and the size of the bags to try and improve the taste of the tea.These have included square, round and even pyramid shapes, but I dont think they ever really caught on.
In my opinion there isnt much difference, but where would we be without the humble tea bag. I remember as a child my nan would make me a cup of tea, made ...
MandyMinx 03.02.2003
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Advantages: Make a better cup of tea as far as I'm concerned Disadvantages: A bit expensive
...miscarriage. ~~Packaging~~
Tetley Decaffeinated Tea Bags (80) are round in shape and come in quite a nondescript box, mainly blue and white, with a statement on the front that they are 'naturally rich in antioxidants.' On the back, as well as stating that their tea bags are decaffeinated to 0.20%, it says that 'Tetley Decaf has the full flavour of Tetley, but without the caffeine.' I have to agree with this and I actually now enjoy decaffeinated ... ...weaker tea drinkers, like myself, will relish this new taste and I know I will never go back to my other tea bags. Tetley Decaffeinated Tea Bags, box of 80: £1.80
~~Contact details~~
Website: www.tetley.co.uk
E-mail: help@tetley.co.uk
Freephone: 0800 387227 ...
backstreetwoman 05.02.2003
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Advantages: better for you Disadvantages: not nice
Tetley Decaffinated tea bags.........
We have the option of having decaffeinated tea at work and the other day I thought I would give it a try and make a cuppa with one. I know that they don't cost that much more than the standard Tetley tea bags and the look pretty much the same with the rounded bag which holds the grains inside. I think for a box of around 100 you pay a little under £2 which I think is pretty acceptable.
Of course you make up ... ...any sugar and then pouring on boiled water, then giving the bag a good stir round to let the water colour nicely and then adding milk at the last minute. However with these decaffeinated tea bags I find that I don't get the colour that I am used to. The certainly don't let off a good dark colour and it makes it look awful once milk is added. I do usually like a nice strong cup of tea but when trying these decaffeinated bags felt that I was unable ...
newby2 03.12.2008 (18.11.2008)
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Advantages: Taste, no caffine Disadvantages: Slightly more expensive
...It looks similar to normal Tetley packaging, apart from the fact that it is predominantly white. They cost £3.07 for 160, £1.54 for 80 and 98p for 40. The regular bags cost £2.67 for 160, so the decaf are more expensive. (All prices from Tesco). TASTE:
They say that the tea is decaffeinated to 0.2%, so the remaining caffine is so small that it doesn't affect you. It also contains antioxidents which are good for you, so that's another bonus!
When ... ...As to the taste of Tetley compared to others, well I don't think there's that much difference. I prefer it to PG Tips but I drink a lot of Tesco own brand decaf and find that this is just as good as Tetley and is cheaper as well.
There seems to be a complicated chemical process to remove the caffine but to be honest I don't mind how they do it. I love the fact that I can now drink tea all day and it won't keep me up all night! ...
tartlette83 28.03.2006
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I don't run out of tea bags very often (except when my tea mad parents are visiting!), but today I found just a few left at the bottom of the caddy, so I put 'tea bags' on my shopping list, and looked for good old 'Tetley's' in the shop.
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