Iced Green Tea
Written by Mike Cheliak on June 22, 2009 – 2:47 pm -No not store bought Green Tea…Homemade! The anti-oxidant benefits of Green Tea are well documented so I won’t get into the technical details. What I will however mention is that too many people drink too many sugared or artificially sweetened beverages.
Carbonated sodas, diet drinks and mixes that are so jacked full of chemicals that you won’t recognize 3/4 of the ingredients and also sugary beverages disguised as “fruit juices”.
Your body needs water and liquid (more than you realize). To figure out your daily water requirement take your body weight and divide it in half (IE 200 pounds becomes 100). That is how many ounces you need. Add 8 ounces for every coffee or caffeinated beverage you have (it is a diuretic). Also add another 20 ounces per hour if you are doing strenuous work or exercise.
OK…that is a tonne of water. I am around 200 pounds so I drink at least that much in a day plus a hydration mix for exercise. You can drink too much water which will dilute your sodium level so it is a good idea to use an electrolyte replacement drink when working out. You DON’T need to jack up on the sugary ones either! HEED and ELOAD are two good brands as well as SURGE workout drink from Biotest (expensive though).
One of my favourite drink options is to do up some basic green tea. Take a jug of water (3L jug or so) and fill it with clean water. I have an RO system at my home but clean tap water will suffice. Add 6 green tea bags and let it steep overnight on the counter.
Refrigerate and then go to town. I have it plain, with lemon, with lime, with orange slices (or all three sometimes). I also do a nice SUPER ANTI-OXIDANT drink and add 2 ounces of POM with some ice and YUMMO! Another nice variation is to muddle (scrunch and mash) some fresh mint in a glass and then add the iced tea. Garnish with a mint sprig and you are HEALTHY AND COOL!
Inspire your Green Tea…You might just like it!
In happiness and health as always!
Mike .
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