Comments | shaynabelle: tastes like gold

shaynabelle

tastes like gold

Jan 30, 2007 14:47

Someone gave Ali some jasmine tea for Xmas, and I've recently become addicted to it. Since I'm off coffee (TTC), the jasmine tea is my new default hot beverage. I love it. Or, rather, I loved it, until I ran out ( Read more... )

me, money, food, tea

Comments 37

_fool January 30 2007, 21:08:53 UTC

there exists cheaper jasmine tea--even good stuff is cheaper than that! why not try some from whole foods or somewhere? (i find it's cheaper than the packaged stuff to buy in bulk, usually...same for spices. yowza-cheaper!)

shaynabelle January 30 2007, 21:15:58 UTC

Indeed, I'm now totally over this !@#(&!@# rich tea and have moved on. Now I'm going to addict myself to white tea, which I hear is VERY healthy. I'm quite quick at adapting!

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shaynabelle January 31 2007, 01:29:19 UTC

Omg, are you trying to run me broke here?! I could spend a Fortune on this site! YUM YUM YUM! AWesome! And shipping's not too expensive, and they have sample sizes of everything!

sagewise January 30 2007, 21:55:43 UTC

jasmine tea is a staple at most asian markets. you can get enormous amounts of it there for next to nothing.

the expensive kind is very nice, though :P

mhaithaca January 30 2007, 23:06:20 UTC

If it lasted you three weeks, that's $13 a week, which is hardly extravagant for a very enjoyable beverage. You should definitely keep some on hand for when you feel like indulging, even if you think it's too pricey for daily use. (It's so not. You've seen people suck down $4 cappuccinos three times a day!)

sheilagh January 30 2007, 23:33:34 UTC

She's BEEN a Starbucks fan :) I bet her favorite drinks there would run up to $36 in no time at all.

shaynabelle January 31 2007, 01:26:50 UTC

Starbucks = one of my favorite places in the world. True, pricey, but I usually only get a tall beverage ($3) and even now it's one of my favorite splurges (in decaf) and the only reason I went for tea over a tall decal nonfat latte with a half pump of sugar-free vanilla is that the tea is cheaper! orrrr so I thought....

sheilagh January 31 2007, 01:56:50 UTC

Sugar-free products contain a bunch of weird chemical shit that may have wacky-negative impacts on new little embryos. Tea with honey, particularly green tea or herbal teas, are GOOD for you ( ... )

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commonvee January 30 2007, 23:44:43 UTC

Y'all are TTC!?!?!?

shaynabelle January 31 2007, 01:24:54 UTC

heheh, yes. Quite a fun hobby, really....

sheilagh January 31 2007, 02:04:58 UTC

Hah! I'll BET it is :) woo woo!

Great quotes sheilagh January 30 2007, 23:50:54 UTC

From a fascinating article on diet-for-genuine-health ( ... )

Re: Great quotes shaynabelle January 31 2007, 01:23:14 UTC

"Pay more, eat less." I read that as I dove into my dinner of kale and tofu, all from the prepared section of Whole Foods, all of which (along with some chicken for Ali) cost me $25. HAHA!