Comments on: How Sweet it is: Brew Your Own Iced Tea

By: Danielle

Danielle — Mon, 11 May 2009 00:31:04 +0000

Stevia is an herb, not a “product”. And this beautiful and delicious plant grows not only in Paraguay, it’s growing in my garden in Ohio. There is no sense in buying a watered down “product” made out of something that you can plant once and, because it is perennial, enjoy forever. And, because the leaves are super-super sweet (20-30 times sweeter than sugar cane), when in season, just throw a couple leaves in with the tea bags and YUMMM. The leaves can also be harvested, dried, crushed to powder and used in place of sugar (though will be about 10 times sweeter than processed, refined sugar) the rest of the year. And using the actual plant instead of the “product” is 100 times ‘greener’ and makes life so very sweet!

By: Heather Dunham

Heather Dunham — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:16:13 +0000

There are many other brands of stevia as well, of course. And once again, I did already mention stevia in the article, with a link to another article with more information about it… so…

Sorry, but your comment does come across sounding like spam advertising, like you glanced at the article to get the basic content but didn’t actually read it, or else you’d have noticed that stevia was already mentioned.

By: Sweet Lucee

Sweet Lucee — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:52:53 +0000

Here’s a thought. Take that pitcher of tea that you enjoy the most and sweeten it up nicely without calories I’ve learned about a product called Stevia. The kind that I enjoy the most in tea is SweetLeaf Liquid Clear. Two drops equal the sweetness of one teaspoon of sugar sweetness. It’s a crisp, sweet taste without an aftertaste. It’s safe for children, diabetics and anyone wanting to limit their sugar intake. For those “Weight Watchers” out there, it’s Zero points!! The Sweetleaf Liquid Clear is from the Stevia Plant and purified water. The Sweetleaf brand also has some Stevia Flavors which are great too! The one that I add to my tea sometimes, is a few drops of the SweetLeaf Liquid Peppermint. It’s wonderful in Tea!! (hot or cold)
Many health food and vitamin stores carry this product, but it’s amazing how many people don’t know about it yet. It’s popularity is growing though. I encourge everyone to look for it. God provided us a plant that grows in Paraguay and SweetLeaf knows how to use it!!

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:42:58 +0000

Hi 1001 petals, that’s actually the second method I describe in the article and is the one I use myself, as I mention in the last tip.

I like your idea of adding frozen berries! What a beautiful presentation for visiting dinner guests, for instance.

By: 1001 petals

1001 petals — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:10:46 +0000

I enjoy iced tea as well and do almost everything you recommend above. The one exception is that instead of brewing the entire pitcher’s worth of tea, I make a very concentrated batch. . .like use all the tea bags you’d use for a pitcher, but put it in only 1 or 2 cups of boiled water. Then I add ice cold water, and some ice, to that so it’s instantly ready and I don’t have to wait for it to cool down.

Besides adding slices of lemon, slices of other citrus fruits like orange are also equally good and very pretty when poured into a glass. Sometimes I even add frozen berries, like strawberries or blueberries.