Where I am told I am a bother

[kibbles]

I would go to corporate and report the manager. He is an idiot who doesn't deserve any business, let someone who knows what they are doing come in.

[Aethian]

I would go to corporate and report the manager. He is an idiot who doesn't deserve any business, let someone who knows what they are doing come in.

I think you missed the update Kibbles. The manager got axed.

[lupo pazzesco]

I hate not being able to have dairy, and I also hate not being able to have red meat!

It sux! Whats bad now is that I've cut out caffine so when I go to get something nice and warm to drink I normally go for a Chai Latte. Thing is, depending on where you go they use instant powder...which often has skim/milk powder in it. This means when I find out a place uses that...I can't go there even if it's yummy!

grrrrrrrrrr Good on you for standing your ground and NOT being sucky about it! Well done!

Just to point something out (since I, too, for the most part eschew caffeine), Chai is traditionally a mix of black tea and spices. Black tea has caffeine. Granted, not as much as coffee, but it's right up there. You have to specifically ask for a red chai for it to be caffeine free, if they have it. (well, red or rooibos, which is the same thing.) Caffeine causes problems with me, not as severe, now, but I still try to watch my intake and severely limit it. I just wanted to give fair warning, since you said you've cut out caffeine. If it's detrimental to your health, I'd hate for the chai to cause problems for you.

[Binky]

That and Chai has caffeine in it (though there are decaf varieties)

WHAT NO NO NO!!!!! Not my Chai! nooooooooo

[Magpie]

Black tea has caffeine. Granted, not as much as coffee, but it's right up there.

Actually, weight for weight, tea has more caffeine than coffee does. AFAIK the reason that brewed tea has less caffeine than brewed coffee is because of differences in the brewing process. (Same for why black tea has less caffeine than green - if you make your green tea with boiling water you're getting more caffeine than you think you are). Given that the Indian way to make tea is to boil the tea, rather than pouring boiled water over the leaves, I wouldn't be surprised if chai has significantly more caffeine than tea normally does. Now, I'm assuming that any masala chai is going to be half milk (or milk substitute), but that's still going to be a heck of a lot of caffeine.

[lupo pazzesco]

Actually, weight for weight, tea has more caffeine than coffee does. <SNIPPY>(Same for why black tea has less caffeine than green - if you make your green tea with boiling water you're getting more caffeine than you think you are). Given that the Indian way to make tea is to boil the tea, rather than pouring boiled water over the leaves, I wouldn't be surprised if chai has significantly more caffeine than tea normally does. Now, I'm assuming that any masala chai is going to be half milk (or milk substitute), but that's still going to be a heck of a lot of caffeine.

This...is probably true...

I just know that black & green tea = caffeine. White tea = some caffeine. Herbal and rooibos = caffeine free and Lupo safe. And yes, most chai, masala chai that is, is about half chai half milk. (and OH so good...). I have a rooibos vanilla chai that I brew myself, and it is AWESOME. Caffeine free and tastiness.

On the topic of food allergies and whatnot, if trying to avoid caffeine for any medical reason, also keep an eye out for body lotions or soaps, some will use green tea extract. Also, excedrin uses caffeine as an accelerant in its painkillers.

[Magpie]

I find it funny, in a very horrifying way, that caffeine, which is such a bad thing to have if you want to avoid menstrual cramps, is a major ingredient in so many things that people take for cramps... (Of course, the ones that work don't generally have caffeine, but that's a different matter). Actually... it causes other pain too. Hmmm.... it's a conspiracy!

[ArcticChicken]

Whats bad now is that I've cut out caffine so when I go to get something nice and warm to drink I normally go for a Chai Latte.

I....hate to add to your pain, but if you order a chai latte, most places are going to give you chai mixed with steamed milk. That's what latte means. If you need to avoid dairy, you should order just chai tea.

(Of course, the ones that work don't generally have caffeine, but that's a different matter).

Relives my menstrual cramps. The surefire recipe to kill mine is 2 naproxen and 2 calcium supplements washed down with a bottle of coke.

[Treasure]

for menstrual crams - 2 advil and 1 benadryl - works like a charm!

I also cut out caffeine from my diet, just b/c mostly - but i LOVE a blended soy chai! i actually had one of the baristas ask me if it was a dairy thing, b/c their chai powder has powdered milk in it, and i just like the way the sweetness of the soy milk compliments the flavor of the chai, but i appreciated his telling me... in case it was a dairy thing... - one time i had my brother order, and didn't specify 'soy' to him, and he got it w/ a coffee base, and i couldn't finish it my heart started beating fast, and i felt jittery, so i made him finish it.

[lupo pazzesco]

i just like the way the sweetness of the soy milk compliments the flavor of the chai, .

THIS. I LOVE the nuttiness of the soy with the spiciness of the chai. So so gooood.

Want chai now...

[Magpie]

See, I've never had ibuprofen work on mine. The only thing that did any good is naproxen. (Which I hear you can get OTC in the states *jealous*). Ibuprofen only works on mild cramps - the kind you can walk through - for me.

[lupo pazzesco]

Ibuprofen works for me, but it must be in MASSIVE doses. My doc says it's because it acts as a dilator, and that helps ease the cramps (and i get some BAAAD ones) When I say massive dose, I'm not kidding. We're talking a prescription for 800 mg pills, and multiple of those throughout the day. Takes the edge off enough for me to function. Naproxen does nothing for my cramps, but does wonders on headaches. And yes, we get it OTC here, in the form of Aleve as the name brand. 200mg pill doses, actually.

[Mystic]

This...is probably true...

I just know that black & green tea = caffeine. White tea = some caffeine. Herbal and rooibos = caffeine free and Lupo safe. And yes, most chai, masala chai that is, is about half chai half milk. (and OH so good...). I have a rooibos vanilla chai that I brew myself, and it is AWESOME. Caffeine free and tastiness.

Pretty much correct. Black tea has the most caffeine followed by green and white. Rooibos or Red tea is caffeine free as it's not really true tea since it comes from the Rooibos plant and not the Camellia Sinensis. The same goes for herbal teas in that they are not true tea, but a mixture of ingredients which is why they are caffeine free.

There is an interesting thing I learned recently about caffeine as well. If something is caffeine free, then it has no caffeine in it. If it's decaf, it still has around 10% of the caffeine in it and just goes through one of a couple different processes to remove most of the caffeine. This goes for tea, coffee, etc.

I did however learn a nifty way to decaf something yourself. If you steep your own tea, let it steep for 30 seconds, then remove the tea and dump out the liquid. Most of the caffeine will be removed with the liquid in those 30 seconds. Then fill the cup back up and continue steeping. I don't think it's as effective as the commercial ways of decaffeinating, but it gets rid of a lot of it.

[Muses_nightmare]

I find it funny, in a very horrifying way, that caffeine, which is such a bad thing to have if you want to avoid menstrual cramps, is a major ingredient in so many things that people take for cramps

I find it strange also that a few migraine medications have caffeine, caffeine is a pretty common migraine trigger. I know it's why I had to eliminate it from my diet.

[PepperElf]

Ready for the Gem... The manager snidely told me that he would take it off but I was not welcomed back, and people like me shouldn't eat out. I am very careful of what I order as I know that there is certain things that are bound to have the forbidden stuff and if the waiter had been honest the first time I would have just had eggs and hash browns.. meh

I was looking though some old threads and found this in one of Princess-Snake's posts

The mother then tells me that if I'm a cripple, I shouldn't be out in daylight! The manager is over at the next register and he hears this. He doesn't like it when customers insults his employees, so he goes over there and tells her, "Ma'am. This is the 21st century, not the 1950s. Handicaps are more than welcome to enjoy the sunshine if they want to.

it made me think of the sucky manager. i hope his boss read him the riot act for being that rude to you.

cos people like that manager are the ones who shouldn't be allowed outside, not if they can't keep their mouths shut.



Caffeine!
very good point. I personally use it for my headaches - excedrine or coffee itself
but it also depends on how sensitive you are to it.

and keep in mind, migraines can also be a side effect of pre-menopause, and how bad they are can be hereditary