If you know me very well, then you know about my deep and abiding love for coffee.  Even though I started out my life believing it to be horribly bitter and off-putting… shortly after college I started drinking it, since it seemed the thing to do in my group of 20-somethings who loved to hang out at night.  I started to develop a taste for it… well, maybe I developed a taste for cream and sugar with a side of coffee.. in any case, it soon became my most favorite hot beverage. Once I discovered the french press, my *like* for coffee turned into a devoted obsession.

But now, for the past month, in an effort to rid my body of toxins, and most importantly candida (which warrants a whole post in-and-of-itself at some point in the future) and to start feeling healthier, I have given up coffee…among other things like gluten, sugar [including natural sugars and fruit!], dairy, all caffeine, etc etc.   Since I don’t want to give up hot beverages all together, I have resorted to drinking herbal tea.  Fortunately, Good Earth makes a fabulous cinnamon spice tea (naturally decaf) that is also naturally sweetened with herbs.  Sweet without having to add any sweetener.  New obsession.  Delish.  Peppermint tea and green tea (with a little stevia and unsweetned coconut milk) are also up there on the list.

After smelling the tea steeping in my cup, the girls started asking for some.   They already knew they loved coffee (or maybe they love cream and sugar) so they figured they would try mom’s newest drink.  I steeped some for them, doctored it up just a bit and they were in love…..even the dolly got invited to tea!

Hot Tea for Wee’s

• Cinnamon, Peppermint or Green Tea bag
  steeped in hot water for 4-5 min’s
• Splash of Vanilla Coconut Milk
• 1 teaspoon raw honey

Yum!  My little wee’s think it’s pretty great