Matcha Green Tea Smoothie
Try this delicious matcha green tea smoothie!
Green tea has been used by Chinese physicians for millenia in treating a whole range of medical ailments from skin care to indigestion. Green tea is used widely in alternative therapy treatments throughout the Western world currently.
Green tea contains ECGC, a polyphenol and very powerful antioxidant. This antioxidant is responsible for fighting free radicals (often the causes of many cancers in our bodies).
Green tea helps fight bacteria, infections, can assist in weight loss, and can help in boosting your immune system and speeding up your metabolic rate.
The health benefits of green tea are now being researched enthusiastically and it is expected that even more uses will be fopund for the role of green tea in maintaining a healthy body that can fight aging and tissue damage.
Ice Cream and Green Tea Recipe
This delicious ice cream and green smoothie recipe combines the flavor of ice cream with the healthy benefits of green tea. Other flavors may be just as nice (try peach, berries and banana) but vanilla seems to be the best option for many mixes.
1/2 cup vanilla ice cream
1 cup matcha brewed green tea (chilled)
1/2 banana
1/2 cup honeydew melon
Directions:
Start by blending the tea with the banana and honeydew melon until slightly smooth.
Add the ice cream and blend on low for 20 more seconds and enjoy a tasty green tea smoothie.
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