Just think green when choosing tea or coffee

I love my daily cup of tea and coffee, but which one is best for the environment? Tea is the second most consumed drink after water with 100 million cups of tea drunk in the UK each day!

- with Angela Terry

Coffee is the world's second most tradable commodity after oil and third most popular drink after tea.

Most high streets have a growing number of coffee shops and range of hot drinks - many of which contain mind boggling levels of caffeine and sugar.

Our love for tea and coffee continues to grow but there are a couple of easy wins to reduce the impact, of our cuppa on the planet.

In general sustainability terms, tea is seen as being better than coffee, in terms of water, carbon, land and energy use. The simplest tip is avoiding disposable take away cups to reduce waste by taking along a keep cup.

For tea and coffee, an easy swap is how much milk you add. This also impacts how many calories are in the drink so, the less milk the better for the planet and your waistline.