So what are you all sipping for National Hot Tea Month? I'd like to try something new, and preferably something citrusy (black or green, I don't care which), so if you have a favorite, please share! Meanwhile, I picked up an interesting new herbal blend from Celestial Seasonings at the grocery store this week.
Not too many years ago, I resisted the idea of choosing a tea for its health benefits. But now that I'm older and now that I'm trying to eat and drink smarter, I not only no longer resist that idea, I pretty much embrace it. So when I saw this Vitamin C Shine blend that claims it provides 130% of the recommended daily value of Vitamin C per serving, I thought, "I'm in." According to Celestial Seasonings, the blend contains "bright oranges, floral rosehips, fruity blackberry leaves and tangy hibiscus."
As soon as I opened the box, I inhaled the scent of oranges. (And am I the only one who always opens that Celestial Seasonings box and irrationally hopes to find individually packaged tea bags inside instead of those for-some-odd-reason double tea bags?) When I sipped the tea, I couldn't decide whether it tasted more like hot orange juice or a heavy-on-the-oranges wassail. But don't be mistaken: I liked it! And I sip so many hot beverages over the winter that I'm perfectly fine with sipping some Vitamin C. Have any of you tried this blend?
