Green Tea

I have already posted about green tea once before but I have come across a new recipe and good info to share. 

I read on WebMD that Drinking green tea or oolong tea offers the combined benefits of caffeine and catechins, substances shown to rev up the metabolism for a couple hours. Research suggests that drinking two to four cups of either tea may push the body to burn 17% more calories than normal during moderately intense exercise for a short period of time.


Green tea has lots antioxidants which is good for your health and Dr. Oz says green tea has been shown to boost your metabolism by 12% with drinking just one cup!  I don't know about you but all of that is good news for me since I still have some weight to lose!!
 
I usually drink my green tea hot.  I don't know why but that is how I have done it.  I like iced tea but really hadn't thought too much about making my green tea that way.  I don't want to replace my water with drinking too much iced green tea.  On his website {linked above} Dr. Oz shares a recipe for what he refers to as Tangerine Weight-Orade.  It sounded delicious so I thought I would give it a try!I didn't have any Tangerines but I did have oranges.  So here is how I made it.



 
Ingredients 3 quarts brewed green tea
1 orange sliced
handful of mint leaves, washed
 
Directions I have a Mr. Coffee Iced Tea brewer that happens to make 3 quarts at a time.  You can adjust this recipe to fit your needs.  I brewed my tea and then dropped the orange and the mint in with it and let it set in the refrigerator over night to let the flavors really blend together. 
 


I enjoyed this drink.  I probably could have done with out the mint.  I really am not a huge mint fan but fresh mint tastes different than the mint you think of that freshens your breath.  It was pleasant though and I was able to drink the entire pitcher.  I have thought about buying a green tea that has mint in the bag already and seeing if I like that better.