Alright, let’s talk about this black tea, you know, the kind everyone drinks. Folks keep askin’ about calories, like it’s some big mystery. Well, it ain’t, not really.

I heard some folks sayin’ different things, ya know? Some say there’s hardly any calories, others say a little bit. Then you got them fancy teas with all sorts of stuff in ’em, that’s a whole different story. We’re just talkin’ about plain old black tea, the kind you brew yourself.

Now, from what I gather, a regular cup, you know, the size of your hand, it’s got like, barely any calories. Practically nothin’. I heard someone sayin’ two calories, some say three. Honestly, it’s so little, it’s like countin’ grains of sand. Makes no difference to me, or to you I reckon.

• If you’re just drinkin’ the tea itself, with nothin’ added, it’s close to nothin’.
• Don’t go puttin’ in sugar and milk though, that’s when the calories start pilin’ up, like ants on a dropped cookie.

They talk about “carbs” and “protein” and all that fancy stuff, but for plain black tea, it’s mostly water, see? And water don’t have calories, everyone knows that. So, the little bit of calories, it comes from somethin’ in the tea leaves themselves, I guess.

Think of it like this, you pick some greens from the garden, wash ’em off, and eat ’em. There’s some goodness in there, but it ain’t like eatin’ a whole plate of fried chicken, is it? Same with the tea. It’s got somethin’, but it ain’t gonna make your pants too tight.

Now, if you’re drinkin’ those fancy teas, the ones with all the spices and flavors, that’s a different story. I heard some of them can have 25 calories or more. That ain’t a lot, but it’s more than the plain stuff. It all depends on what they put in it, you see? If they add milk or cream or sugar, or whatever them fancy places use, it adds up.

So, if you’re worried about calories, stick to the plain tea, the kind that’s just leaves and water. That’s the one with hardly any calories. And don’t go drinkin’ gallons of it, that’s just silly. A cup or two a day, that’s what most folks do.

I mean, you gotta eat somethin’ too, right? Can’t live on tea alone, that’s for sure. But as far as drinks go, plain black tea is about as low-calorie as you can get. Better than them sugary sodas, that’s for sure. Those things are nothin’ but sugar water, rot your teeth right out, they will.

And don’t be fooled by them fancy names neither. “Black tea,” “green tea,” “oolong tea”…it’s all tea, just different kinds. And the plain ones, they all got about the same amount of calories, which is not much at all. So don’t you go frettin’ over a few measly calories in your tea. There’s bigger things to worry about in life, believe you me.

So there you have it. Plain black tea, nothin’ to it, hardly any calories. Go on, have yourself a cup, it won’t hurt ya. Just don’t go addin’ all that sugar, that’s what gets ya.

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