Waking up in the morning is probably the worst part of my day. Luckily, there are caffeinated drinks that help with this process. However, after many mornings at Starbucks, it became too expensive, so I started my own collection of tea. The first thing you need to know about tea, is that there are millions and millions of flavors and types.

Here are two ways to make your tea taste like it is from Starbucks!

First you need to choose between a tea bag and loose leaf tea.

1. Tea Bag

2. Loose leaf Tea

Then you need to decide how much work you are willing to put in. While tea bags require little to no work, loose leaf tea requires some. However I think that if you have the time and energy, loose leaf tea tastes better.

1. Get a Strainer

2. Or get a cup with a built in Strainer

3. Then pour the loose leafs directly into the strainer

If you want to make loose leaf tea, I would recommend buying the sampling tea section from Trader Joe’s and then when you finish those samples, go to your local Farmers Market. For example, in the Grove, they sell amazing teas!

These are just a few ways to make your tea taste Tealightful in the mornings.