How many cups of coffee/tea do you drink per day?

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I was inspired to ask.

[Haight]

Around five.

[PinkPiranha]

Two very strong cups of black tea.

[Magic Poriferan]

Two cups of tea.

[Nocapszy]

I was inspired to ask.

Why?


0.

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I was slow to add the poll sorry. Please vote.

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Why?


0.


I was discussing it with someone and I began to wonder how many cups per day people drink, and also, if they drink many cups if it's just out of habit or to feel more alert.

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Haha, you're all about this tea subject aren't you 'Hmm'?

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Haha, you're all about this tea subject aren't you 'Hmm'?

I R NUTZ

[cafe]

One cup of coffee most mornings. I also drink iced tea if some is made and I'm in the mood. My real vice is soda. I don't think I drink it to stay alert because caffeine doesn't seem to have that effect on me.

[Geoff]

There appears not to be the option "0" which relates to me :P

[Haight]

:coffee:

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I R NUTZ
:cheers: (yes, that's tea in those there cups. I just can't swear they're not slightly spiked. :D)

[Falcarius]

There appears not to be the option "0" which relates to me :P Same here.


I used to drink tea lots once upon a time, never coffee, but I have been slowly cutting down until completely cutting it out the last few months.

So very seldom.

[prplchknz]

most mornings I have two cups of coffee and usually some tea later in the day. of course I sometimes drink less or more depending.

[kelric]

I said "tea, 1-2", although at this time of year it's really closer to zero. I do like drinking decaf green tea in the winter to warm up - works like a charm :).

[CzeCze]

Right now 0-1. I'm cheap so it's a money saving device. I did buy a carton of that instant coffee in Vienna flavor.

Now soy milk? I kill a carton of that stuff every 2 days. The Breakfast of Champion-es! :D

[nottaprettygal]

Around five.

The thing that some coffee drinkers don't realize is that a "cup" of coffee is actually only 6 ounces. So that one huge ass cup of coffee that you drink in the morning is actually three cups, or so says the the little coffee meter when I'm pouring it.

You probably drink almost 10 cups a day, actually.

[sassafrassquatch]

3-4 pints a day. http://www.planetsmilies.com/smilies/jumping/jumping0042.gif

[Beat]

Just had a chai and milk.

[Jeffster]

Less than one per day. I don't ever drink coffee, unless you count Dairy Queen "Moo-lattes" ;) I drink iced tea probably an average of once every 2 weeks or so.

[LucrativeSid]

No option for none?

[htb]

At least a quart.

[Jae Rae]

Two coffees in the morning. One tea at night. Occasionally an iced tea in between.

[millerm277]

There should be an option for none. I pretty much never drink them, mostly because my body seems to not process caffeine or something, as it does not keep me awake/wake me up in the least. To prove this, I once drank 3 Red Bulls (I don't drink those either normally), and was able to fall asleep 45 minutes later, normally.

[Colors]

Another none. Caffeine doesn't work for me either... If I want to stay up, I've got to bulk up on the fast sugars. Caffeine just makes me really thirsty.

[Samuel De Mazarin]

I chose "I drink both 2-4", but it depends on where I am... when I'm in the States, it's practically coffee all day (sometimes none, most often one or two, when I'm stressed upto five)... but even though my parents drink tea, I typically can't be bothered brewing it properly...

But when I'm in India? God help me... I drink three to six cups of chai every day... not only cause it's really good, but there's always someone else ready to give you some...

I love it... you go to someone's house, and you're not leaving without chai and sweetmeats (mishti or mithaayi). And there are tea vendors every two feet on the roads... It gets to be quite a problem...

[Ivy]

I chose "I drink both 2-4", but it depends on where I am... when I'm in the States, it's practically coffee all day (sometimes none, most often one or two, when I'm stressed upto five)... but even though my parents drink tea, I typically can't be bothered brewing it properly...

But when I'm in India? God help me... I drink three to six cups of chai every day... not only cause it's really good, but there's always someone else ready to give you some...

I love it... you go to someone's house, and you're not leaving without chai and sweetmeats (mishti or mithaayi). And there are tea vendors every two feet on the roads... It gets to be quite a problem...

:yes: My sister's new in-laws visited (they live in Tamil Nadu) for three months before and after the wedding, which was over a long weekend in the mountains. Every time I turned around her new MIL was handing me a cup of tea and it was SO FREAKING GOOD. I wish I had asked her to show me how she makes it. Other than that I'm pro-tea, in particular Southern sweetened iced tea, but I have to keep it down since I'm trying to shrink myself. Coffee's good too. I like it all.

[FDG]

I generally always drink one cup of coffee in the morning.
As far as the rest of the day, the doses vary depending on many factors:
- How many hours of physical activity during the week I am doing: if I am cycling intensely 20+ hours a week, I can drink up to 4 coffees a day, if I am not doing anything I may only drink the one in the morning, if I am going to the gym and running I will take another one after lunch usually.
- How near are finals: I try to make my caffeine-intake follow a parabola-like pattern with the peak around 2 days before the final: this allows me to be sufficiently revved up and concentrated up until the 2 days before; then while I cut the intake off the tension for the exam increases, and the two effects tend to cancel out - this makes my level of stress remain constant and allows me to avoid pre-exam anxiety - the caffeine withdrawal dumbs my nervous system down a little so that the nervousness is absorbed.

I'm very sensitive to caffeine. If I drink a coffee after 5 pm, I can't sleep at night.

[spirilis]

I generally always drink one cup of coffee in the morning.
As far as the rest of the day, the doses vary depending on many factors:
- How many hours of physical activity during the week I am doing: if I am cycling intensely 20+ hours a week, I can drink up to 4 coffees a day, if I am not doing anything I may only drink the one in the morning, if I am going to the gym and running I will take another one after lunch usually.
- How near are finals: I try to make my caffeine-intake follow a parabola-like pattern with the peak around 2 days before the final: this allows me to be sufficiently revved up and concentrated up until the 2 days before; then while I cut the intake off the tension for the exam increases, and the two effects tend to cancel out - this makes my level of stress remain constant and allows me to avoid pre-exam anxiety - the caffeine withdrawal dumbs my nervous system down a little so that the nervousness is absorbed.

I'm very sensitive to caffeine. If I drink a coffee after 5 pm, I can't sleep at night.

Have you ever tried switching to tea around the exam itself? From what I've read it's supposed to have a simultaneous destressing effect (from theanine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theanine)) which counters the caffeine's stimulating effect.

[bluebell]

I used to drink 2 or 3 cups of coffee a day (but only in the morning so it wouldn't mess with my already crappy sleep). I managed to wean myself off coffee earlier this year. Now I just drink a lot of tea. Yum.

[FDG]

Have you ever tried switching to tea around the exam itself? From what I've read it's supposed to have a simultaneous destressing effect (from theanine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theanine)) which counters the caffeine's stimulating effect.

No, I haven't, but I'll try next time!

[alicia91]

I drink one cup of caffeinated when I first wake up, then probably two cups of decaf at some point during the day. I'm very sensitive to caffeine so I can't have any except my morning dose. I will drink an occasional cup of hot decaf tea in the evening.

[colmena]

I drink one or two glasses of orange juice a day.
A couple of pints of milk/soya milk with cereal a day.

That's just about all the liquid I consume bar the stuff in food.

I don't mind tea, but I don't really see the point in it, either.

I tried coffee a few years ago. bleh.

[booyalab]

I don't drink coffee every day, but I drink it a few times a week. So I picked the lowest option.

[Antisocial one]

I don't drink coffee and tea.

[phoenix13]

black tea is free and unlimited where I work. I double up on tea bags, so it's really more like 8 bags for 4-5 cups.

[MacGuffin]

I drink neither on a regular basis.

Added "neither" option to poll.

[InaF3157]

Usually 1 in the morning, but it often happens that I get distracted and end up drinking only half a cup.

[Uberfuhrer]

I don't drink much coffee or tea, but I used to drink like 10 cans of Diet Mountain Dew a day.

I have since cut down on that.

[runvardh]

I don't drink much coffee or tea, but I used to drink like 10 cans of Diet Mountain Dew a day.

I have since cut down on that.

Diet Dew? Dude, what's the point in that? :huh:

I drink coffee and tea, sometimes it's more coffee, other times it's more tea. Some how though I, every once in a while, manage to get myself all jittery and I get a little childish... :D

[Jack Flak]

Diet Dew is delicious and it has a lot of caffeine in it.

[scantilyclad]

I drink both. I only drink coffee on rare occasions, i drink tea a bit more often, but i usually drink water or coke.

[ceecee]

1-2 cups of coffee, once in awhile I will have some with dessert when we go out to eat. About a gallon of decaf iced tea a day. I don't drink pop/soda much at all.

[ygolo]

I probably average between 1 and 2. On most days I don't have any coffee, tea, or caffeinated beverage. But there are some nights where I will drain a dozen cup of coffee at a local Denny's while working on something for the next morning.

[Bear Warp]

One cup of strong coffee does it for me.

[rhinosaur]

Tea, I don't count but it usually ends up being more like 4-6 than 1-2.

[oasispaw]

i drink one cup of coffee in the morning when i get to work, it's folgers but it's free! if i'm super out of it i have an additional half cup. about once a week i treat myself to a mocha from the coffee shop on my way to work, cashflow permitting. whole milk, with whip cream. yummmm.

[HomeSlice]

Green tea if I can ever get my hands on it
Coffee is icky :coffee::coffee:
oh yeah, tim hortons ice caps are bomb

[Midget]

2-4 cups of coffee in the morning. :p Maybe a cup or two in the afternoon. Then usually 1-2 cups of tea throughout the day!

[EffEmDoubleyou]

I don't drink coffee every day, maybe four or five days a week. But when I do, it's four cups easy. I was going to answer two cups until I saw Notta's reminder. :doh:

I rarely drink hot tea, only when I'm sick and then I have some with honey. But iced tea is probably my favorite thing to drink when I'm hot and thirsty.

[sanveane]

4 -5 cups of tea per day... decaffeinated, I'd be bouncing off the walls at 4am otherwise.

[wolfy]

I drink about 6 cups of coffee a day. In the minority it seems.

[incomple...]

One pot a day keeps the doctor away! :D Yes, I know I'm addicted!
Would be interesting to know which MBTI type drinks the most...

PS: Well, tasty black coffee with some sugar of course! ;-)

[BerberElla]

I feel the option 4+ doesn't quite do justice to the insane amount I do, where's the option for 15-20? :D

(I have a terrible addiction to tea and coffee):blush:

[whatever]

about 10 cups of tea a day... and a few nice sized cans of red bull.

I know- too much caffeine, but the headaches that come from quitting it just don't please me much :blush:

the pathetic thing is that the 10 cups of tea are cutting back from 12 or so cups of coffee a day...

[ajblaise]

Zero cups.

I don't get some of you coffee drinkers..Is it just your addiction that's causing you to consume so much of the drug, or is it because you are really that sluggish throughout the day and you need it to be productive?

[incomple...]

Zero cups.

I don't get some of you coffee drinkers..Is it just your addiction that's causing you to consume so much of the drug, or is it because you are really that sluggish throughout the day and you need it to be productive?

The latter. Without coffee I just hang around and do absolutely nothing.:rolli: But if I really drink too much of it I just get sleepy...

[Bella]

Zero cups.

I don't get some of you coffee drinkers..Is it just your addiction that's causing you to consume so much of the drug, or is it because you are really that sluggish throughout the day and you need it to be productive?

It's addiction, 'k Mr Holy Joe?

[EffEmDoubleyou]

I don't get some of you coffee drinkers..Is it just your addiction that's causing you to consume so much of the drug, or is it because you are really that sluggish throughout the day and you need it to be productive?

I drink it because it tastes good. I've never noticed the effect of caffeine unless I drink a LOT of it.

[whatever]

my caffeine consumption is related to a serious caffeine addiction :ninja:

yes, I can take a nap after downing a red bull, but if I don't down it I'll have a splitting headache

[EffEmDoubleyou]

When the cure is drinking Red Bull, is the cure really better than the disease?

:sick:

[whatever]

I always liked smarties when I was a kid! :tongue:

[INTJMom]

I just quit drinking coffee recently because I am trying to lose weight.
My problem is that I would have a little coffee with my cream and sugar. :newwink:
So my coffee was about 120 calories. :cheese:

I switched to tea.
I enjoy drinking something warm in the morning - at least for about 10 months out of the year.
But I only drink one cup because generally speaking, coffee and tea are not that good for you.
They turn your teeth yellow,
and the caffeine depletes your calcium.

[kyuuei]

I usually drink tea, different kinds, hot and cold, sweet and unsweet, 3-4 times a day.

Mixed in about 3 cups of milk because I still swear it'll make me taller, two cups of juice, 4 bottles of water, and an occasional coffee... and that'd be about my daily intake.

[wildcat]

I just quit drinking coffee recently because I am trying to lose weight.
My problem is that I would have a little coffee with my cream and sugar. :newwink:
So my coffee was about 120 calories. :cheese:

I switched to tea.
I enjoy drinking something warm in the morning - at least for about 10 months out of the year.
But I only drink one cup because generally speaking, coffee and tea are not that good for you.
They turn your teeth yellow,
and the caffeine depletes your calcium.
Eat fatty cheese. It is a good source of calcium. Fatty fish is also a good option. It contains a good variety of minerals of all kind.
Cheese is good with red wine and grapes.
Fat keeps your blood sugar on a good level, so you do not need to eat much.
A good way to get thin.

Think fat. Think thin.

[spirilis]

Or drink decaf...... if you don't need to wake up (or if you're becoming less tolerant of caffeine, as I have recently)

[Usehername]

I'm not a regular caffeine-intaker, but because of such fact, I got 2 hours and a few minutes of sleep last night (writing a paper), did a full day of work, and handled a 3 hour night class with plenty of energy to keep me up for a few hours more doing homework.

I drank a Tim Horton's medium size iced cappuccino yesterday before my 4 pm class (knowing I'd have to write the paper into the night) and today at work around lunchtime drank what was probably truly one cup (NPG standard) of coffee to keep me going. I'm still buzzed from it.

[EvanTheClown]

I'm addicted to caffeine, but i dont like coffee, and i rarely drink tea.
I'm one of those avid soda fanatics.

[wolfy]

Zero cups.

I don't get some of you coffee drinkers..Is it just your addiction that's causing you to consume so much of the drug, or is it because you are really that sluggish throughout the day and you need it to be productive?

I just like the feeling of being wired.

[MuraKoji]

Me?

I drink coffee or tea, every morning. But now for some reasons, I drink milk. Just whenever, that suits my mood.

[Midget]

Is anyone here a coffee snob? :p I am...thanks to my stepmom. :D lol

[EffEmDoubleyou]

Is anyone here a coffee snob? :p I am...thanks to my stepmom. :D lol

I can be to an extent. I definitely know what I like, and there are places where I won't drink the coffee. But I can't get caught up in all the nonsense about brewing methods and different varietals and acting like people who use cream or sugar are philistines.

[V Profane]

I drink tea once in a blue moon. No coffee at all, but not for any reason in particular.

[Midget]

I can be to an extent. I definitely know what I like, and there are places where I won't drink the coffee. But I can't get caught up in all the nonsense about brewing methods and different varietals and acting like people who use cream or sugar are philistines.

I don't get caught up in the brewing methods either, though I personally prefere a french press! :p But that is partly do to limited space in my apartment, and it is convenient for traveling. :p When I move into a house with a decent kitchen, sure I'll buy a coffee pot. :D

I occasionally put cream and/or sugar in my coffee as well...just depends. :p

So yeah, I guess I'm not all hardcore about it, but I definently now what I prefer to drink, and what I usually turn down. :p

[Midget]

In case any one cares I'm having a cup of Celestial Seasons Rassberry Tea right now! :p

[Mercurial]

[runs down street screaming and trying to wave off invisible flying thing]

[Introverted-esfp]

None, i see no reason in drinking coffe/tea, save for the energy boost and surge that follows after drinking the caffeine filled liquid, which can be subsituted with healthier alternatives.

[Lithium]

My god BerberElla more than 4 cups a day each of tea and coffee. Thats crazy.

[Cimarron]

Maybe she uses small cups.

[Midget]

Ugh...I hate small cups. :( lol :p