Organic black tea is a much better option when compared to soda or other sugary soft drinks. However, if you buy black tea in packages or bottles as opposed to loose leaf versions, you may be consuming more calories than you think. If you are watching what you take in for diet reasons, you should know what kind of nutritional values are in the black tea that you purchase. Here’s a quick look at the most popular organic black tea products on the market and the associated nutritional values.
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Natures Promise Organic Black Tea
The Natures Promise organic teas are found in most grocery stores across the country. They offer bagged tea, loose leaf tea, and bottled tea. You can find these teas flavored as well to help with the taste. The plum, blackberry, and strawberry organic black tea offered by Natures Promise all contain no fat. A single serving has 10 grams of sugar, and 40 calories.
Tazo Organic Chai Black Tea
Organic chai tea is a tasty treat, but one that can be loaded with empty calories and fat. If you drink a single cup of the Tazo organic chai black tea by itself has no calories, fat, or sugar. However, most people can’t drink chai without milk and sugar. If you add skim milk and a teaspoon of honey you can enjoy a sweet treat without killing your diet. Adding skim milk and honey will give this organic black tea 100 calories and no fat. This is much better than purchasing a chai latte at most gourmet coffee houses. The Tazo Tea Latte concentrate is still a decent option too. With 4 ounces of skim milk, 4 ounces of the liquid concentrate together you’ll have 115 calories in each 8 ounce serving.
Honest Tea Organic Lemon Black Tea
This is one of the tastier cold organic black tea products on the market. It can be found in ready to drink bottles at most health food stores, and many retailers that offer gourmet teas in their grocery sections. The lemon cuts back on the bitterness that can occur with cold black tea. 8 ounces will give you 85 calories and 10 grams of sugar.
Trader Joes Blends
Trader Joes offers several varieties of organic black tea drinks that are healthy. The black mint tea, plain organic black tea, kettle brewed black tea, and blackberry infused black tea all have no calories, fat, or carbs. You can sweeten this with natural products like raw sugar or stevia for a low calorie healthy alternative to soft drinks.
What to Avoid
If you start to look at the nutritional labels before you purchase your tea, you’ll start to see that just because something has ‘organic’ on the label, it may not be healthy. Watch out for concentrated teas. These liquid tea blends are usually loaded with sugar and dairy products. You’re better off making your own at home. At least that way you can control the amount of fat you get from the dairy additives. You can also sweeten the drinks with sugar alternatives to make them healthier.
Other Healthy Black Teas
You can make your own healthy blends at home. Look for some of the Yogi or Celestial Seasonings blends of black tea. Yogi offers several blends of organic black teas that offer no calories. For a refreshing treat look for teas that are blended with apple, spices, mints, and more. Celestial Seasonings is another brand that offers several different varieties of organic black tea that you can brew at home and not worry about derailing your diet.
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