It's all about white tea for me!

I've never been much of a tea drinker, not until I discovered white tea that is. It's great hot, very mild, but it's even better cold.

Many of the cold teas that you can get in convenience stores have super high sugar counts, but Inko's doesn't. It's healthy and refreshing and great when I'm trying to cut back on soda.

I'm not sure how extensively it's available nation-wide / or even internationally. However, you can buy the different flavors on their website.

And the best part is that they've just started selling larger sizes too. Not cheap but definitely worth it! To really stretch your dollar/calories/points, mix a bit of the tea with some spritzer.

Originally blogged on Dabble.

Sugar Shock

If you're anything like me, you have a serious sweet tooth. But at the same time, I'm quite sensitive to sugar. It's not uncommon to end up with a bit o' sugar shock even from just my iced coffee. Or worse yet, that crash and cranky mood when it wears off.

So I'm actually considering going sugar free again. I did it once, after a friend's recommendation, and although it was difficult, it was also made me feel great. My mood was good, those spikes and crashes in my energy levels were gone, my energy was higher in general, and the best part was the weight loss.

Plus, diabetes runs in my family, so I'm always aware of that potential risk.

Beyond just wanting sugar, I was surprised how often it came up socially that I felt like I needed to explain to people why I wasn't eating sugar, for an office function or a friend's party. I was really surprised that people thought it was weird. It definitely would've been easier just to say I was on a diet.

For now, I'm reducing sugar. Will be thinking about cutting entirely. I'm already a vegetarian, but in a perfect world, I'd cut sugar and even dairy. But I love sugar and dairy...soooo...I try to stay healthy in other ways.