(HealthCastle.com) Teatime is the customary time for tea - the late afternoon or early evening. Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, is credited with originating the idea of afternoon tea in the early 1800s after she started having tea at around four or five in the afternoon in an effort to reduce her between-meal hunger pangs.

Tea is very much a part of everyday life in the UK, where the pleasure of drinking tea is introduced early in childhood and enjoyed at home or at one of the Tea Guild's fine tea venues. The Tea Guild was founded in 1985 and is an organization that recognizes and encourages those venues dedicated to brewing and serving tea to the highest standards as set out by the UK Tea Council. Luscious afternoon tea is best enjoyed with a selection of scones with a dollop of cream and jam, classic finger sandwiches, and fancy cakes and biscuits.

The UK Tea Advisory Panel approximates that 40% of its nation's fluid intake is tea. With about 70% of the population drinking tea regularly, that equates to roughly 165 million cups of tea being consumed in the UK every day.

Nutrition Info of a traditional tea in the UK: 1 cup of tea with 2 tbsp of milk and 1 tsp of sugar = 34 kcal