11 Reasons You Should Drink More Green Tea!
1-It is an excellent source of antioxidants
2-It burns fat and enables you to exercise longer
3-It prolongs your life
4-It lowers stress but boosts brain power
5-It reduces high blood pressure
6-It helps protect your lungs from smoking
7-It helps protect your liver from alcohol
8-It prevents tooth decay and cures bad breath
9-It helps preserve and build bone
10-It boosts your immunity against illnesses
11-It rehydrates you better than water.
So I do this EVERYDAY at least once... sometimes twice. Sometimes I get SO thirsty and this is the only thing that will satisfy ;) I found a cheater way to make the Starbucks shaken green tea at home and most times I like mine better then the ones I buy there. It's a little less diluted.
I have a reusable cup I use. I used to keep my venti Starbucks cups and keep a few on hand just to trick myself into thinking I had gone there :) But now I don't need to be tricked :)
Start with 8 ounces of water in a coffee mug. I microwave it.1 minute 40 seconds gets it nice and hot, but not quite boiling.
*Be careful handling hot water. I saw a special on people getting burned by hot water that randomly exploded out after being microwaved. So be safe!
I use TAZO Zen Green Tea, that is what Starbucks uses. You can get it at the market or at Starbucks. It is my favorite.
#2 Take 2 (TWO) tea bags, submerge and steep for 5 minutes!
While my tea steeps I microwave a second glass of water for 1:40.
Get your martini shaker and fill with ice. You want it full, because the hot tea will melt a lot of it.
When the 5 minutes is up I take the tea bags out of the first mug and put them right into the second mug I just microwaved. It will take a little longer (more then the original 5 minutes) to get to my desired potency but will be ready later when I want it. I just leave the tea bags in, most times for hours.
Pour the hot tea over the ice in the shaker.
Shake for a few seconds until cold.
I put more ice into my cup then pour through the strainer, so it gets REALLY cold.
enJOY!
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