Teaviews Profile: Laura

I'm a single mom in my late 30s and my other passions in life, besides tea, are my 2.5 year old daughter, shopping, playing cards, traveling and enjoying a great meal with greater company. I am trying to make healthy living one of my passions for myself and my daughter including eating a healthy diet and implementing a exercise program, which is part of what drove me to tea. We live in Michigan call metro Detroit home. I am a Michigan native, but also lived in Arizona, Florida and Virginia briefly.

I am kinda new to tea for someone who has been drinking tea since a young age. When I was a kid and until my late twenties, I pretty much drank sun tea or basic run-of-the-mill Lipton. I have never been a coffee lover though, but have always been a coca cola junkie. As I got a little older I began to develop a taste for a better grade of tea--fufu tea that is! Now at the ripe old age of 38, as part of my quest for weight loss, I gave up my coke and began to drink Republic of Tea. Fell in love with them--that is pretty good processed tea. Then I discovered loose tea at the Teavana in my local mall about 4 months ago. Thought I had died and gone to heaven--great tasting drinks, low in calories, and are actually good for you!! I love the fact that I am not taking in all the calories and sugar that pop (I'm from Michigan and we say pop not soda) has and has antioxidants, boosts your metabolism, helps digestion, helps circulation, etc. Thought that was too good to be true until I started ordering tea from the internet!

I typically start my morning with a roasted Mate (usually blended with another tea) or a good flavored black tea such as thai tea. Usually I enjoy an iced tea in the afternoon and follow dinner with an oolong or a dessert tea. I sometimes even squeeze a sleepy time tea in before bed. My current favorite is Carrot Cake from The Necessiteas. I am one that adds a little sugar to just about everything and like to add a splash of skim milk to some as well. I tend not to love plain greens, anything that tastes like black licorce, smoky teas or any really strong black tea. I love to mix teas together and blend concoctions as well. Super floral teas are not my favorite, but I can generally get through a cup. I look forward to sharing my tea experiences and finding some new favorite teas. I'm getting ready to try some exotic honey soon!

Laura's Favorite Tea Products

The NecessiTeas Carrot Cake		10/10
The Teacup Casanova		9.5/10
TeaGschwendner Strawberry White Tea		9.5/10
Summit Tea Jin Xuang Golden Lily		9/10
Golden Moon Coconut Pouchong		9/10
Summit Tea Cherie Cherry-Paris Blend		9/10
Yogic Chai Original Masala Chai		9/10
The Necessiteas Orange Flower		9/10
The Necessiteas Banana Split		9/10
Summit Tea Vienne		8.5/10

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