I know that the topic of tea has been brought uo probably 3000 times now. But I was wondering if teas woth “essence of” fruit would break a fast? Usually I just drink plain green tea or matcha so it’s no problem but I got a black tea with ginger and peach that I’m liking. Wondering if I can drink not during my fast or only use it to break it. Also wondering what people think about taking meds during their fast. I have a lot of chronic illnesses and take many meds. I still consider myself fasting after taking them. I have to do 2 liters of lactated ringers IV solution every day plus pills but I don’t consider them breaking my fast. Should I? With the fluids at least?
I’ve been fasting for over a year now and with watching my diet I’ve lost over half my body weight. The closer I get to my goal weight the harder it is to lose it ofc
I believe anything other than water is breaking a fast and I also believe fasters need to adjust black and white thinking and simply do what works for their body! Tea is great while fasting my only word of advice is to watch for hunger changes when consuming fruit teas! Sometimes there can be just enough sweetness to trigger a hunger response which can be difficult to deal with.
I wonder this myself and it is really fuzzy. ‘Natural flavors’ are found in all the teas I’ve been drinking - including green tea, herbal tea (Jocko), and black tea. I asked a nutritionist who is a college student her thoughts, she felt that the zero calories no carbs made any tea ok. However, when I do more digging online, I think the natural flavors could trigger an insulin response. Dunno. Will be curious to learn what others say.