matcha – Top Morning Recommendations

Tips for Making the Best GREEN TEA (Video)

Chris — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 20:08:14 +0000

It’s important to know all of the fine points of tea-making so you get the full benefit of everything that healthy Green Tea has to offer: lose excess weight and belly fat, gain a healthier complexion, reduce stress and find pure enjoyment! Watch the video to learn more.

Featured here is Super-Healthy Matcha Tea.

To start with, it’s good to know that using a common square tea bag is not an efficient way to make tea.

Vicky explains the best way to make Healthy Matcha Tea in the video, below.

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[Video] Here’s How to Harness the Power of MATCHA and Make a Perfect Cup of TEA

maud — Thu, 19 Jul 2018 20:08:10 +0000

Matcha is an increasing popular type of green tea with many of the same health benefits of normal green tea. It is grown and prepared differently than regular green tea, however, and typically contains more caffeine and antioxidants.

Studies have shown that matcha can be more effective than normal green tea when it comes to fighting bacteria, fungi and viruses. It may also reduce the risk of kidney and liver damage while lowering blood sugar, triglyceride and cholesterol levels.

Since matcha is more concentrated in antioxidants, a single cup of matcha may be equivalent to about 3 cups of regular green tea.

Because it strong and highly concentrated, it is advisable to drink no more than 2 cups of matcha per day. In addition, macha may contain contaminants from the soil or environment that are harmful in large amounts.

It’s useful to know that matcha has a rich, sweet taste when prepared properly in accordance with Japanese tradition.

Nevertheless:

Matcha can have a grassy and bitter taste, and is often served with a sweetener or milk. Matcha powder is also popular in smoothies and baking.

To prepare matcha tea, mix 1 tsp of powder with hot (not boiling) water. Use a whisk to make a smooth drink with froth on top.

Matcha is typically available in 3 consistencies:

Standard: Most people mix 1 teaspoon of matcha powder with 2 ounces of hot water.

Usucha (thin): This thinner version uses about half a teaspoon of matcha, mixed with about 3–4 ounces of hot water.

Koicha (thick): This thick version is sometimes part of Japanese tea ceremonies. 2 teaspoons of matcha are mixed with about 1 ounce of hot water. There is no foam, and a higher grade of matcha is required.

Watch the video on the next page to see a quick demonstration of how to make matcha:

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Delicious Matcha Yogurt Breakfast Energy Bowl

Chris — Sun, 13 May 2018 23:46:25 +0000

Start with some plain greek yogurt and mix it with honey and matcha, then top with sliced oranges and shredded coconut to make a perfect Matcha Yogurt Breakfast Bowl. Perfect in this case means extremely nourishing, appealing texture, easy-to-make, pleasing to the eye and delicious.

The nutritional properties and benefits of yogurt are legion. We all know that good yogurt – the live stuff – is, of all the dairy products, massively beneficial for gut health (almost always an issue as we get older and our gut, ahem, slows). But it is also be good for the immune system too. And thick, Greek yogurt has the added bonus of being especially high in protein. This means a smaller amount is satisfying. Probiotic vegan yogurt is a great alternative.

Then there are the impressive nutritional properties and benefits of Macha! This superfood is a powder made from finely ground green tea leaves. A cup of matcha made with about 1 tsp of powder has ten times the antioxidants and benefits of one cup of regular green tea. And 1 tsp of the powder has the same amount of caffeine as a full cup of coffee … with a slightly sweet flavor.

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