Tea Vs Coffee
You may be firmly one or the other, or an indulger in both but the tea Vs coffee debate is a well-established one in homes and offices all over the world.
Being British, we are firmly associated with tea; tea drinking, tea sets and Her Majesty, The Queen, who is a solid ‘afternoon tea’ enthusiast with Darjeeling, the ‘champagne’ of tea being her blend of choice.
Did you know?
Tea and its popularity hit in the 1700s when the nations favourite beverage of choice was gin, thankfully it outranked and remains more popular to this day.
Compared to the coffee habits of America (it’s called an Americano after all) New York City is leading the coffee frenzy, they reportedly drink up to seven times more coffee than other cities in the US.
The term ‘cup of Joe’ was coined from the GI Joes during world war II, they needed their coffee to boost morale.
Again this hit in the 1700s in US the nation’s beverage of choice was previously beer, due to the fact that brewed water was cleaner than non-brewed.
This meant that everyone ditched the alcohol for a caffeinated beverage instead.
However, neither are the most caffeinated country, the unlikely caffeine junkies are those hailing from Scandinavia and surrounding regions who are hacking through a staggering 400 milligrams per person, per day on average and that’s mainly coffee.
Both drinks have pros and cons depending on who you believe about health benefits and possible risks, caffeine does come with an overdose limit and drinking too much of either can build up tolerance.
So maybe switch back to beer or gin occasionally, on the weekends, to give your system time to cleanse the caffeine.