If you drink coffee...

I have never had green tea. I usually drink teas in the winter. I also like the cappuccino coffees but only drink it once in a while as a treat. You have given me something to think about. I'll have to get some green tea and try it.

oh, really? gee, i become addictive to coffee recently, in fact i carry around 500ml coffee in my handbag, very strong coffee, in terms of your saying, it must be rich rich rich in carolies. gee, killing me.

I have to admit I am definitely a coffee addict. However, I prefer regular folgers with nutrasweet and coffee creamer. This doesn't have as many calories as the crazy sugary drinks that they sell at starbucks. Don't get me wrong, I love starbucks but it can get expensive if you frequent it enough. The best green tea drink I have found is the Lipton diet citrus green tea. No calories, no carbs and definitely keeps you hydrated while giving you a natural pick up.

Pure coffee has no calories, it's the additives like cream, sugar, etc that make it heavy, which people tend to their tea, too, even the green tea variety. Both alone have the same metabolic effect altough green tea overall has other health benefits and is therefore the wiser choice, if you can stomach it;)

I love green tea But I enjoy coffee too. Dilemma for me I guess

Yeah, its better to have green tea a cold one. I used to drink coffee in the morning but in the evening I drink tea.

yes i am a coffee drinker and i guess i will always be. it not just the caffeine shot alone. i love the aroma and taste of coffee too. thankfully i only take it with two spoons of sugar. if i take latte, i'll just take it with the milk, no flavour or syrup. i rarely drink green tea, only when i visit japanese restaurants. it's not a favourite of mine though i do enjoy the taste when i drink it occasionally. cheers ;p

I do like green tea, but I've only ever drank it hot and decaffeinated. I've never even thought about putting it over ice, but I should try that. I do occasionally have a small decaf nonfat latte with no sweetener, so it's about 80 calories (for the cup of nonfat milk that's in it) and since that is calcium, I can justify drinking it pretty easily. But thanks for the tip about Green Tea. I will definitely try it over ice. Take care.

I don't drink ANY kind of tea and i especially don't drink green tea (yes i have tried it). Although if i could actually get it down, i would, just to rev up that metabolism.

Ohhh I liked your discussion very much . You are right taking coffee adds up huge calories .... Rather Green tea is better for health ...... I take greeen tea often ....its nice great and good for health... Thanku Ganesh

I drink coffee and green tea and I can say that coffee works much better for me when I need a morning booze. I don't drink coffee that has sugar or cream in it so it's more effective. I didn't know that green tea has the same caffeine with coffee nor that it contains caffeine. I would try that, I'll make hot tea first and put ice afterwards then I'll see what effect it has on me. Thanks for the info.

I don't think there is anything that can make me give up my coffee!!! I love it love it love it! I drink about a pot a day which I then follow up with expresso or a french press. And yes I do sleep well at night. lol

Hi roshand! I've read your post and I've never thought of that. I'm a coffee addict and I also drink tea but I've never thought of that effects if i get to drink a lot of coffee. My boyfriend actually recommends me to take in more green tea than coffee because it's good for loosing weight. I've always been complaining about my weight but I'm tired of doing some exercise. That's why he told me to take some tea...hehehe! Anyway, from now on, I think I'll take my boyfriend's advice to drink more tea and less coffee! :)

I drink coffee too I have to have my morning coffee, I started drinking green tea once, and I just lately started back.

We drink a lot of green tea but I still prefer coffee. The lattes usually are high fat because people get them with whole milk and order drinks with multiple syrups in them. A skim milk latte is only 130 calories, get the sugar free syrup and that calorie count barely moves. Even with the normal syrup you are only adding 70 calories.

Yes I like green tea! LOL....and I also like a cup of foo foo coffee once in a while and never thought of all the calories that you can consume when you drink them! LOL....Yikes! I do like fraps thought so I'll stick with them now!

I have just started drinking green tea. I do like it and I'm trying to replace some of the coffee I usually drink with green tea. I will never give up coffee entirely, and I always drink it without milk, cream, sugar, syrup or anything added to it. There are not many calories in black coffee. It also contains antioxidants. I agree that the sweet creamy drinks served in coffee shops are not healthy drinks.

I like green tea but are cutting down on caffeine. Beware of purchased iced tea as it probably has heaps of sugar and possibly chemicals in it. Have you had white tea, it is younger tea and I think it is less processed than even green tea - do you know if green tea leaves are dried or heated? If I have a coffee I also try to keep it black or with skim milk which will also keep the calories down. Also if you are trying to give up coffee it is good to use organic decafe coffee and dandelion coffee/tee as replacements to help you cut down.

I have decaffienated green tea. So I am not getting much energy from it. It tastes good though.

Hi roshand8,Good information but I cant do without morning coffee.I am not able to give up also.I haven't tasted green tea.