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Are you looking to reduce the amount of added sugar you’re consuming? Are you unhappy with the weight you’ve gained from eating sugary meals, snacks, and beverages over the last holiday season? Are you concerned about the health issues associated with too much sugar? Lots of sugar is in sweetened beverages, baked goods, desserts, and candies, but also lurking and in other snacks, condiments, and meals. Offenders may not be as obvious: ketchup, barbeque sauce, pasta, chocolate milk, and flavored coffees. Many others masquerade as healthy foods: fruit juice, low-fat yogurt, and granola. Read on for some easy sugar-reduction hacks...

What drink could be simpler or healthier than iced tea – except maybe water? But all ready-to-drink teas are not created equal. Added sugar can turn simple bottled tea into a high-sugar, high-calorie beverage equal to those sugary sodas many tea drinkers wish to avoid. We compare four brands with Tejava.

Black, green, and oolong teas all come from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. The differences in color, taste, and benefits are all dependent on the processing of the tea leaves and the brewing of the tea. For example, our Tejava® Original Black and Tejava Origins® Hojicha (a green tea) unsweetened teas are made using leaves that are picked from the tops of the plants during the optimal harvesting seasons. The differences in the end products are a result of the processing and oxidation of the tea leaves after they are picked. Green tea is produced by harvesting the...

Tea is the second most consumed beverage in the world—second only to water. And, by far, black tea is the most widely consumed tea beverage around the world. Sacred to many cultures and a time-honored tradition in many others, drinking black tea is a choice for millions of people. The types of black tea are endless, and consumers can choose to brew their own or select a perfectly brewed ready-to-drink black tea like Tejava®. If your drink of choice is black tea, you’ll be glad to know there are many benefits beyond pure refreshment. Black tea is known to provide...