Making RLT taste nicer.....

[deni]

So from 34 or 35 weeks, is the idea to take one cup a day, or more than that ? I've been wondering about this myself...

[~Saram~]

The idea is to build up slowly so take 1 cup a day from 34 wks 2 cups from 36wks and then from 36-40wks 3 cups + apparently you can't take too much I guess it depends on how much you can stomach. I took about 5cups in the 30hrs leading up to my induction (ARM) and the contractions were a little too intense

[belfie]

Does anyone else know (sorry Tan ) why the tea would be better than the tablets? I can't do honey/apple/mango, so I'm inclined to try the tabs rather than drink liquid cardboard!

[SunnyRain]

But taste it first, Belfie, because honestly I drink it without sweetener and I really really like it. It reminds a little bit of Chinese tea, which I would never add sweetener to, but then I've been drinking chinese tea since I was a child so ....

Ok so apparently the tannin content of RLT is quite high, so if you're not a tea drinker I suppose it could be the "feeling" of tannins on your tongue that you don't like. That's the bitter "dry" aftertaste you get when you drink tea. I'm not sure what to recommend except to brew the tea a bit weaker.

People don't realise but there is an actual art to making a good cuppa tea. Let me see if I can help:

1. Loose Leaf Tea
- Use loose leaf tea if possible and make sure it's fresh. Keep it stored inside a tin.
- Scoop a teaspoon of leaves into either a tea infuser ball (you put inside a cup) OR scoop a teaspoon into the strainer compartment of a small teapot.
- Pour hot (but not still-on-the-boil) water over the leaves and let them sit without being disturbed for up to 10 minutes.
- For a weak tea, let brew for 2 minutes.

2. Teabags
- Pour hot (but not still-on-the-boil) water over the teabag and do not dunk the bag. Let it sit and infuse for up to 2 minutes.
- Do not strain the bag into the cup.
- Do not reuse the teabag.

If you add any sweetener, do it after you've brewed/poured the tea in a cup.

Hope this helps you enjoy your yummy tea.



I find iced tea to be even stronger and more bitter than hot tea because it's been sitting around brewing for longer, so I'm not sure that the iced tea version would solve the problem.