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drank Organic Spearmint by Traditional Medicinals
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I don’t like pure spearmint, fresh or dried or gum/mints, but sometimes I get wild and eat or drink something that doesn’t sit right with me thinking maybe my tastes have changed. (My definition of wild has changed wildly in the past few years.)

It turns out I’ve made this into my morning wake-up and nightcap every day this week. It’s so sweet and so spearmint and so clean. I can see myself reaching for this when I want mint but not something as strong as my preferred peppermint.

Bananas, though. I will never enjoy a ripe, yellow banana from the peel.

Flavors: Spearmint, Sweet

Preparation
Boiling 8 min or more 8 OZ / 236 ML
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Mastress Alita
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Banana is my most hated food. I have such a strong aversion to them I can’t even stand when someone ELSE is enjoying one ripe, straight from the peel. O-o

My favorite mint blends are usually a mix of both peppermint and spearmint. Even better if just a hint of one of the lemony herbs is thrown in to add just a dash of citrus to the menthol.

Martin Bednář
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I never understood what’s wrong with bananas?

derk
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Everything, haha

MandyJS
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I feel you on your definition of getting wild. I was promised that my taste buds would change as I got older so I keep trying thinks I generally don’t like in hopes for some magical shift where things suddenly taste great, but that day has yet to come.

By this point I’m on a mission though, so I won’t stop trying lol…

Kawaii433
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Sadly, I can’t handle any mint in my tea. hehe at “wild”, derk. :)

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Mastress Alita
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Banana is my most hated food. I have such a strong aversion to them I can’t even stand when someone ELSE is enjoying one ripe, straight from the peel. O-o

My favorite mint blends are usually a mix of both peppermint and spearmint. Even better if just a hint of one of the lemony herbs is thrown in to add just a dash of citrus to the menthol.

Martin Bednář
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I never understood what’s wrong with bananas?

derk
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Everything, haha

MandyJS
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I feel you on your definition of getting wild. I was promised that my taste buds would change as I got older so I keep trying thinks I generally don’t like in hopes for some magical shift where things suddenly taste great, but that day has yet to come.

By this point I’m on a mission though, so I won’t stop trying lol…

Kawaii433
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Sadly, I can’t handle any mint in my tea. hehe at “wild”, derk. :)

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