What has Earl Grey got to do with dieting and slimming?

What has Earl Grey got to do with dieting and slimming? Read on to find out how making a simple switch from your usual cuppa could save you hundreds of calories!

Earl Grey was a British Prime Minister who was responsible for the Great Reform Act of 1832, which began the process of electoral reform. But as well as reforming British politics he also reformed tea. He asked Richard Twining to make him an aromatic tea based on a tea given to him as a gift by a Chinese Mandarin. Twinings developed a tea flavoured with oil of bergamot and it later became know as Earl Grey tea.

Earl Grey is a classic, delicately perfumed tea that is best drunk without milk and sugar. If you drink Earl Grey instead of your usual cuppa you'll save yourself a few calories over the course of the day. If you have the Earl Grey instead of cappuccino you could easily save yourself a few hundred calories! Cappuccino is one of the sources of hidden calories and, delicious though it is, can easily add unneeded calories to you diet.

Read more: http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/weight-loss-tips-tea-earl-grey-hot-517606.html#ixzz1LbkdeHlj

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Royal Wedding Tea - Ahmad Tea

We are proud to bring on a new line of teas - Ahmad Tea of London, "The World's Most Exclusive Tea"!

As a Yankee in the USA I am not too caught up in the Royal wedding frenzy but have been drawn in inadvertently from Ahmad Tea.  Their international rep insisted on sending along a case of Royal Wedding Tea in a handsome gift tin containing 25 bags of English Breakfast Tea. This commemorative tea caddy has been created in celebration of the marriage of Prince William of Wales & Miss Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey on 29th April 2011. Sold elsewhere (if it can be found) for $25 or more ours retails at $12.99. http://www.bonjourgourmet.com/Ahmad_Tea_Royal_Wedding_Tea_p/at1426.htm

Our line from Ahmad Tea of London will be growing and you can find many wonderful teas in loose teas and teabags. http://www.bonjourgourmet.com/Ahmad_Tea_of_London_s/72.htm

 Bon Jour!

Rob Leavitt

DIY: Repurposed Tins as Magnetic Organizers + Free Printable Lists

Here is a great way to re-utilize your favorite empty tea tins - turn them into magnetic organizers for the fridge or office.

Here is the link from a posting on the Creature Comforts blog.

http://www.creaturecomfortsblog.com/home/2010/7/8/diy-repurposed-tins-as-magnetic-organizers-free-printable.html

Tea anyone?

Bon Jour!