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The nosh: A simple, one-ingredient bag filled with roasted yaupon tea—the only caffeinated plant native to North America.
What’s cool: We’ve seen brands that feature yaupon tea before, such as Cat Spring and Asi, which is a ready-to-drink product. In our opinion, the more brands that use this wild-harvested product, which grows wild in the southern and southeastern United States, the better. Lost Pines says the tea is harvested from the Lost Pines Forest located in Bastrop, Texas, where thinning the plant aids with wildfire restoration, which builds habitat for endangered toads (hence the brand’s logo).