Tea doesn't affect my singing at all, though like coffee it can irritate and dry the voice. I quit a five-cup-a-day coffee habit years ago when I realized that I was losing my voice every time I drank coffee and then sang. You'll have to experiment with the following to see if you need to just avoid these foods for an hour or two before you sing on the day of important gigs, or if they are causing chronic problems and must be avoided, period. Since you can control what you eat, your diet is the first thing to adjust if your throat feels overly dry, irritated or gunky. Then you might strain to produce a sound, causing more irritation, then more mucous, and the vicious cycle continues. Dried out vocal cords cause notes to crack, while too much mucous around the cords makes it hard for them to meet and create a tone. The optimum state of the vocal cords is warm and moist. The mucous membrane that surrounds the vocal cords can get irritated from incorrect singing, but also from numerous environmental factors.
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Knowing how to avoid or minimize the effects of colds, allergies and other assaults on the vocal cords is a must for every singer. Yes, a strong singer can sing through a cold more easily than a weak singer, but a strong and smart singer will still go out of her way to avoid a cold at all. The environment inside and outside your home, what you eat, colds and allergies can all wreak havoc on your voice, no matter how much you practice.
The longer you sing and develop your voice, the more you may realize that there are other factors to consider besides maintaining good voice technique.