Tea for children

Does anyone have small children that drink tea? I drink several cups
of tea a day and I am trying to get my 5 year old to drink tea. It
seems many herbal teas are safe for children and may have some health
benefits.

On Feb 17, 3:39 pm, HotForTea <hotfor...@> wrote:
> Does anyone have small children that drink tea? I drink several cups
> of tea a day and I am trying to get my 5 year old to drink tea. It
> seems many herbal teas are safe for children and may have some health
> benefits.

I wouldn't give a child any tea with caffeine. Some tisanes that
children have drunk include peppermint, ginger, chamomile, hibiscus.
Maybe check with a doctor to make sure it's okay? Toci

Check with a doctor by all means but, from my casual observation in
the USA and elsewhere around the world, children are exposed long
before the age of five to massive and frequent imbibition of highly
caffeinated and super caloric cola drinks. Substitution with
moderately caffeinated tea would certainly be a move in the right
direction, I believe. Tea, including its caffeine, has GRAS status
based on 5,000 years of drinking history, and I had no qualms in
introducing it, reasonably diluted, to my children from an early
age.

Nigel at Teacraft

On Feb 17, 9:51 pm, toci <gina...m> wrote:
> On Feb 17, 3:39 pm, HotForTea <hotfor...@> wrote:
>
> > Does anyone have small children that drink tea? I drink several cups
> > of tea a day and I am trying to get my 5 year old to drink tea.

> I wouldn't give a child any tea with caffeine.  
> Maybe check with a doctor to make sure it's okay?     Toci

On 17 Feb, 22:39, HotForTea <hotfor...@> wrote:
> Does anyone have small children that drink tea? I drink several cups
> of tea a day and I am trying to get my 5 year old to drink tea. It
> seems many herbal teas are safe for children and may have some health
> benefits.

The children of my best friend (3 and 5 years) drink "normal" tea a
few times a week and seem entirely happy with it. But if the caffeine
content concerns you you might want to start out with teas that
naturally contain a lower amount of caffeine, such as Kukicha and
Houjicha, and to some extent, white tea, oolong and Genmaicha.

I highly recommend starting on a rooibos south african herbal tea. The
health benefits are very good for children as I have read many
positive reports on it,as well it carries no caffene which is
fantastic for hyper active children. It is available in many fun
flavors to and can be served hot or iced. It is a good starting point
to get children over to tea later . There is no astringency experience
with the drink
Maurice
Tea junctionq

On Feb 17, 4:39 pm, HotForTea <hotfor...@> wrote:
> Does anyone have small children that drink tea? I drink several cups
> of tea a day and I am trying to get my 5 year old to drink tea. It
> seems many herbal teas are safe for children and may have some health
> benefits.

We have a "tea" which is acually a 100% dried fruit mixture. Steeped
just like tea (use almost boiling water for about 4 minutes) and you
end up with a healthy fruit tea which children should like. I have not
yet tried a second steeping, but I would think that should work fine.

Richard