I don’t like tea at all. I think it tastes like dirty water! I love some Starbucks coffee filled with garbage, but otherwise, I don’t do many hot drinks. In fact, I really only like to drink water. Not sure why, but I guess it’s good!

I will never give up my coffee…i only have it in the mornings but my one cup holds four.

I did give up sodas…its took about four months for the headaches to go away, but now it doesnt bother me as much…
I could drink 2 2 liters of Mt. Dew a day…I dont miss it…now…oh but it was super rough at first.

I love coffee and tea! I drink both because I love the taste and the way drinking a warm cup of either makes me feel. Caffeine and it’s benefits are just a bonus.

I’m going to have to try my hand at savory pancakes!

Since college days I have cut way back on the caffine. Now I have just one cup of joe in the morning during my commute. On the weekends I won’t drink any unless we go to a diner after church. However during the day I drink green tea, mint, earl gray, rooibos, whatever is on hand. A warm drink in hand makes me feel productive.

I actually am trying to incorporate more coffee into my diet!
I realized a lot of my random snacking comes from being tired, so I have started drinking iced coffee in the afternoons (usual snack attack time).
I still have a normal afternoon snack, but I don’t graze mindlessly as much.
I’d rather have a caffeine addiction than a weight problem!
I always hear about people trying to give up coffee or caffeine and I don’t get it. Why stop something you enjoy and makes you feel good?

Those pancakes look amazing! I love pumpkin pancakes, and I LOVE LOVE LOVE mint tea. Especially if it contains spearmint. Mmm!!!

I love coffee and tea… both regular and decaf versions. I am with you on appreciating the ritual of preparation for both, my boyfriend and I just bought a house and I can’t wait to get a proper service set (and SUGAR CUBES!) for when we have company.
I am a coffee drinker in the morning and a decaf tea drinker at night. I find the warm tea to be a soothing relaxation ritual to help me wind down after dinner.
The savory pancakes look fantastic, what a great idea and how healthy and tasty they must be!

Coffee all the way in the morning – I drink almost half a pot each day! Surprisingly, I don’t think I am addicted since I don’t get any headaches or shakes if I don’t have it. I am trying to get into tea – because I find myself grabbing for sweets in the evening, and if I have something else to drink it helps. I do have decaf though, since caffeine keeps me wide awake if I have it too close to bedtime! But otherwise I agree on the decaf beverages 🙂

Fab looking/sounding pancakes!!
I HATE tea and coffee with a passion, especially tea! I think it tastes just like dirty water, ie skank 🙁 I don’t mind cappaccinos or lattes once in a while..but that’s my limit. I seriously don’t get the tea obsession.
Hot chocolate all the way!!

I used to drink starbucks coffee every day, but I realized how much I was spending once I started working. I started buying Green Tea for at home and having that every morning and now just my Starbucks on fridays, and the weekend. It was hard at first, but now I get all jittery from just one coffee.

I’m a huge huge fan of coffee. I like tea too, but I definitely drink more coffee. I will never give it up unless it’s proven completely detrimental to your health (I doubt that’ll help since there are some benefits to it). I love not only the flavor, but the smell, and the comfort it gives me. I love getting up, relaxing in my chair, and sipping on coffee in the morning. It makes the coming day better 🙂

Those pancakes do look amazing! I was talking to the hubby this morning about pancakes and how I do not have them often as I love them but the “not so healthy” kind…….like chocolate chip pancakes are my total favorite, I made them 3 times over the holidays. =O

I LOVE COFFEE & TEA! Both I got from my mom. My mom has been drinking coffee since I can remember and we both started drinking lots of tea after we moved to England and lived there for 8 years while my step-dad was stationed there in the Air Force. English Tea and the way they brew it is the best, I miss going to tea houses there so much. =(

My favorite coffee is flavored and “hazelnut” like yours is on the top for me as it is the easiest to find. I do not like syrups but actual flavored coffee itself….like at Barnies! =)

Savory pancakes look fabulous to me!

I love coffee. I only drink 2 a day. I have tried giving it up before and my husband and kids moved out of the house. Kidding 🙂 Life just ain’t worth livin without it 😉

I love coffee and tea . . . I usually have one coffee a day and 1-8 cups of tea a day.

My bf gave up coffee recently, just to save some extra spending money, and he says he has way more energy now.

I drink both coffee and tea. I have actually cut down a bit on my coffee drinking since college. I don’t think there is anyway I could go without caffeine…I am in law school…it is as necessary as water.

Savory pancakes are really popular in other parts of the world!

I spent some time in the Netherlands, where they eat “pannekoeken” — which are like pancakes, but are often savory and eaten for meals other than breakfast.

Yum 🙂

I am a coffee fanatic but also love a good cup of tea. The rituals of having my daily coffee are very comforting and I do love the taste as well!

total coffee/tea addiction!

i like the boost, i like having something warm to sip on throughout the day, i like how they are calorie free, i do like the taste and i like how they keep me from snacking!

i usually prefer coffee to tea but it really just depends on the time of day. lately i’ve been drinking my coffee black or with very little soy milk because i used to go overboard with the half/half. i currently buy organic colombia dark roast – it is my favorite!

my favorite teas at the moment are earl grey, masala chai and this blackberry flavor that they give us at work (haha i love my work for providing tea!!!)

i love my coffee/tea addiction – true if i don’t have coffee by 11-12pm i start to get tired and headachy. i don’t like how caffeine has control over my body like that – but i don’t plan on cutting back anytime soon…lol. i love it too much!

All this pancake talk has got me thinking I might have to switch my dinner plans from stuffed peppers to pancakes.

I don’t drink much coffee/ caffeine. I used to drink a lot of coffee. My last college roommate and I had a little coffee bar set up in our apartment with all kinds of flavoring syrups and we had a variety of flavored non-dairy creamers. We would drink it morning, noon, and night – seriously.

After I moved back home where no one else was a coffee drinker (except my dad who buys his coffee on the way to work) I sort of gave up the coffee habit. Once I gave it up, I discovered the huge amount of caffeine I was drinking was responsible for the killer cramps/ PMS I was getting.

Now I have 1 cup of caffinated green tea every morning. Otherwise I stick to water and herbal teas. (I have an extensive collection in my pantry, but peppermint is my fave!)

I will, on occassion, have a cup of coffee if I’m REALLY dragging, but since I don’t drink it often it doesn’t take much to give me a jolt.

It really wasn’t hard for me to give up the coffee habit, but I also think I had the ideal circumstances for it.

I am a huge tea drinker! I just love everything about it! I did a whole post about it when I first started my blog: http://healthylaps.com/2009/11/12/tea-honey/

Those pancakes looks delicious! I am seriously comtemplating making them for dinner tonight!

I recently became a hot tea drinker but have only tried the caffeine free stuff as yet. I want to start drinking green tea to start my day. I love the calming effect that the other teas have had so far. I especially enjoy ending an evening with a warm cup of sleepytime tea… So relaxing! 🙂

As you enter the quest for pregnancy, you might have to cut it back to around 1 caffeinated beverage per day. My doc suggested doing this when I initially thought about trying to have a kid, so I cut back to one cup of real coffee and one cup of decaf per day instead of my usual two cups. Now I have the real deal MAYBE every other day, and other than that it’s mostly decaf.

I drink both. But I try to limit my caffeine consumption to no more than 2 caffeinated beverages a day. It has really helped my sleep and overall mood!

I posted about it here: http://www.lilyshealthpad.com/2009/12/05/how-i-beat-my-caffeine-addiction/

I was always a coffee girl until I started to have bad reactions to the caffeine. I still drink decaf but I love me some tea, too!

Both! I usually drink coffee first thing and then tea the rest of the day (decaf after 3:00pm). I feel a bit better about having half and half in my coffee. After years of drinking my coffee with non-fat milk, I was surprised at how much better the coffee tasted with a splash of half and half! I usually drink my tea plain–I’ve become obsessed with red tea lately.

I made so much tea for my British coworkers when I interned there. SO MUCH TEA. With a ‘spot’ of milk. I had it down pat by the end 🙂

It’s good for the soul.

mmmmm I loooove tea and coffee. I drink an obscene amount of each. I gave up coffee last year and switched to green tea. By doing this, I felt like I crashed less in the late morning. But now I’m back to drinking coffee because I love the taste. Good topic!

WHERE did you get that tea timer? It’s so fun!
I go back and forth between tea and coffee…I drink tea most days and save coffee for days when I’m especially tired or sluggish. But tea leaves me feeling better so I like to drink it more often. Mostly green tea for me!

I start every morning with one cup of coffee in bed and then one on my way to work. Its a nice soothing ritual. Last summer I did make it my goal to give up coffee, and I did for two months. Because I’m a teacher and have the summers off it was definitely easier to do it then, but I decided that it wasn’t worth it and I really missed having coffee in my life (and… I really need caffeine when dealing with students!). I usually drink some “sleepytime” tea before going to bed, but I haven’t discovered a love for tea like I have for coffee.

Your savory pancakes look delicious. I’ll have to give them a try!

My husband and I are tea drinkers too! We can spend way too much time and money in Teavanna sampling teas and oohing and aahing over the beautiful tea kettles and accessories. I like that you mentioned the “ritual” aspect of coffee/tea drinking. I definitely think that’s part of the appeal!

Savory pancakes! Genius.

I’m a tea drinker, I’ve never liked coffee. My husband on the other hand is obsessed with french press coffee…every so often he’ll try to “quit” but it only lasts a week at most 🙂

I’ve drank coffee since I was about 3 years old (cultural thing). I’m pretty sure I’m addicted but honestly I don’t think I want to quit. I’ve cut back a lot. Now I only have 1-2 cups of coffee per day and 1-2 of tea (usual herbal so caffeine free). I love it too much to give it up. I don’t think it’s that bad for you, but people will disagree with me 🙂

Mmm those savory pancakes sound awesome. I’m a tea girl, all the way! Coffee makes me feel icky 🙁

Coffee please! I could give it up though as I only drink one cup in the morning. I agree that it does help with athletic performance. I always have a cup of joe before a longer run on the weekend. I like tea on cold winter nights when we’re out of red wine 🙂

I love coffee but prefer it iced so I drink it a lot more often in the summer. How exactly does a french press work? I’ve seen them on blogs but never in person so I’m not sure if you make the coffee in one or if you make coffee then put it in there to press it (sorry this is a really silly question haha.)

it never hurts to play with your food. Those pancakes look really delicious!

I could not, would not give up coffee. I drink it daily. I’ve cut back on it a lot but it’s never gonna leave because I love it too much. I’d rather cut out the caffeine from soda. (Which I did.)

I love tea and all the gadgets associated with it. I prefer loose but have bagged for convenience.

I try to limit the caffinated type due to IBS though.

I AM A TEA JUNKIE! and i LOVE my lattes! I could never go without – and why should we?!

I looooove tea and usually have at least 4 cups of black tea every day. I, too, prefer loose leaf (though I do like Tazo Awake tea when I’m out) and am lucky that I can get it through my work for about $6/pound for organic! I vacillate between being fiercely devoted to English Breakfast and Earl Grey. Jeebus, I love my tea! It’s the best comfort in the world and waking up with a cup is such a lovely ritual. It’s also so lovely to take a tea break in the afternoon to take a minute away from everything.

However, I do work in a coffee shop, so I find myself sipping coffee from time to time when I need a little extra jump. And there’s nothing like a cold-brewed iced coffee in the summertime.

I’m a huge tea fan. I like coffee a bit in the morning but I can drink tea all day long. I love jasmine green and earl grey…..with a little milk and honey:)

Glad you made pancakes for lunch. I saw that it was NPD and the first thing I thought of was you! lol 🙂 I knew I had to leave a comment on your bfast post!

As for tea/coffee, I drink both! I have always preferred tea as my mom would give me tea when I was growing up and I always loved that. I am in college now and got a Keurig recently so I have started drinking more coffee. But, I love both!

You mentioned that coffee helps your athletic performance so you normally drink it before a morning workout. I’ve also read that coffee being a diarhetic (sp?) can dehydrate you so I’ve always been nervous to drink it before working out. However, I usually drag at morning workouts and don’t feel awake or energetic at ALL. Do you drink a lot of water at the same time or do you feel like it doesn’t dehydrate you to drink some joe before exercising?
Thanks!

I’ve never drank a cup of coffee in my life and the most caffine I’ve ever had in my system is diet coke. I gave that up too about 8 months ago and I havent looked back. It was hard at first, just like anything else you are trying to break. My personal opinion on caffine is that it isn’t natural and healthy for our bodies…that is JUST ME. So i’m glad i’ve ridded my system of it and now i rely on sleep, nutrition and fitness to keep me energized. You could do it too if you wanted…but if you love tea so much and you feel good drinking it…why not keep doing it. For me diet coke was causing negative effects and i feel it is unhealthy…tea on the other hand is quite differnt. I do drink herbal tea now and then, but as for a pick me up…i just have my husbadn kick me in the butt every now and then! 🙂

I am a coffee drinker in the AM and love a cup of tea before bed! Except when I am visiting my parents (who are British) – then I drink tea all day!

I drink coffee about every other day. I’ve tried cutting back, to no avail, so I figure one cup every other day isn’t going to kill me.

I think those savory pancakes look awesome!

I kinda went ‘off’ coffee a while back – so I probably drink more tea now. I LOVE green tea!

I’m currently bouncing off the walls on caffeine, so…. it was SUPPOSED to help me study, but now my brain is scrambled, I never learn! Mind you, it did used to get me through night shifts when I worked at a hospital. Moderation I dare say?! Did the U.S. not have Pancake day earlier this week, on Shove Tuesday? I’m sure your husband will tell you they even have pancake races in England- running whilst flipping pancakes… have you ever been to a Dutch pancake house? SOOO good- Dutch ones are the size of, and like pizzas but with pancake bottoms… I hope this makes sense, I can’t think straight through the jittering, sorry! 😉

I drink black hazelnut coffee in the morning and tea throughout the day. I don’t think I could live without them! Weird thing is, I only started living healthy about year ago and never liked coffee or tea before that! I don’t know if my taste buds changed, but whatever happened, I wouldn’t wanna go back!

I love coffee. In fact, I wouldn’t be able to work my awesome, albeit demanding job without coffee. I used to use a peculator to brew my coffee but now I (also) use a french press… No flavor in my coffee though because I think coffee has enough flavor on its own

Tea on the weekends because that is the only time I can “stop” to drink some! Love the gadgets, too!

I go to sleep at night thinking about my morning cup of coffee. I love it! Usually, I drink it curled up in bed before I am up for good starting my day. Tea drinking is most often in the afternoon to help keep the munchies at bay.

oOOOooOOoo snow peas, delish! loose leaf tea? you are a true tea fan! I have always wanted to try it 🙂

Your tea-timer is insane :O

After 25 years caffeine-free, I became addicted this past September. Maybe the stress of my new dietetics program or the loooong commute? Either way, I’m a super-mean biddy when I don’t get my morning coffee 😛

If I skip my morning cup of coffee it doesn’t really affect me much. I do enjoy having coffee, but it’s mostly for the taste, not the caffeine. I could probably nix it, and not have too big of a problem. I limit myself to 1 cup a day!

I absolutely can’t stand the taste of coffee. I have NO CLUE how people can drink the stuff! Doesn’t matter how much sugar or cream you can pour into it, it still tastes like garbage.

And I don’t like tea either. It always tastes like juice that has gone bad to me. I don’t know why, but it’s just…yuck!

wow, those pancakes look great. i have never made savory pancakes (the thought of maple syrup just makes me too happy), but i may try these out.

i simply do not function without my coffee in the morning. i love everything about it. the taste. the caffeine. yum. i just love coffee. i would drink it all the time if left to my own devices. i tried going cold turkey once. it was awful.

I love tea – chai and peppermint are my favorite.

I’ve been swimming with a master’s team and today’s workout was especially hard. I thought about your mantra that got you through and developed my own – “Focus on the swim”. It worked for me – it made me focus on my strokes and breathing. Thanks for all the great tips you provide.

I try to stick with one latte with soymilk in the morning and no more caffeine for the rest of the day. I’m loving tea lately (decaf). I used to drink a lot of diet soda but have pretty much quit. I try to quit the lattes every now and then but it totally sucks and I usually last about a week.

I’m pretty sure shrove tuesday was last week. Better late than never though! 😉 Those pancakes look AWESOME.

Those pancakes look awesome!!!!! Going to copy that for sure.

And those are all of my favorite tea flavors too!!

Those pancakes look AMAZING!! They should definitely be added to the ‘Recipe’ page so I can find them when the mood strikes!!

Caffeine used to be my obsession as well!!! The only way I got off of it- I am now pregnant! I had major withdrawal headaches and I admit, I did have a little when the headaches were terrible. You can only take Tylenol, and that does nothing for me! Now that I am 5 months I am fine without it! So be prepared when that day come Caitlin- It is a hard habit to break!!! 🙂

I tried to give up coffee when I was pregnant with my first child. Couldn’t do it – but not because of the caffeine. I started drinking decaf. I think it was the taste, the smell, and the warmth.
Awesome looking pancakes, by the way!

I am a tea FANATIC. I have easily over 10 types of loose leaf and even more of the bagged (usually for simplicity and ease when I’m busy, which is ALL the time). My favorite is Earl Grey, and I adore loose leaf the best for flavor. I have also fallen in love with the Oregon Chai brand of tea concentrates. I LOVE the Vanilla Chai Latte. I mix it with milk and heat and it is divine 🙂

Your tea gadgets are just precious. I would love to have a real afternoon tea service one day 🙂

Coffee AND tea drinker, here. Much more on the coffee side. And no, I have absolutely no desire to give it up. It’s like pure joy in the mornings. 🙂

I do, however, drink my fair share of decaf as well. I just love the TASTE so much. I def need my caffeine in the morning, but if I’m coffee-cravin’ any other time of day, I reach for decaf.

I am coffee obsessed! I always have my 2-4 cups each morning (regular French blend with sugar-free Coffee Mate and usually a dash of cocoa). I seriously dream of my coffee when I go to bed at night, it’s that bad. I’ve given up Starbucks for Lent, which is going well so far but I can honestly say I could never give up caffeine unless I was pregnant again. During my pregnancy last year I had to drink decaf and it was HORRIBLE! I also believe in the benefits of coffee when it comes to workout performance. I try to keep my caffeine intake to the mornings, and if I need a warm drink in the afternoons I have decaf English Breakfast. Have a good day!