Iced Tea Cooler

By Charmaine Gooden

Iced tea  replenishes fluids and, unlike plain water, also provides beneficial antioxidants which help prevent UV-induced skin cancer and DNA damage. Any tea that is enjoyed hot can also be chilled, that goes for herbal and non herbal teas. Teaopia, a Canadian chain of premium tea shops, has introduced Iced Tea Classics, ($15) a collection of 4 popular loose leaf teas to serve over ice: Summer Breeze (rooibos tea), Strawberry Fields (white tea) , Cactus Fig (green tea) and Sweet Lemon Drop (black tea). Comes with brewing instructions.

Teaopia has 100 premium loose leaf teas and tea flavors you can check out at www.teaopia.com or if you happen to walk by one of their mall locations in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia, go in and try one of the fruit blends on ice