It's HOT Outside, Drink Some Green Tea To Cool You Off

Green tea may not be as trendy this year as it was last year, but it is still just as delicious and nutritious! The problem is that most iced green teas you buy have lots of added sugars, including high fructose corn syrup (which despite what the corn growers maybe trying to tell you with there adds is not good for you,there is also a very minimal amount of honey which they claim is one of the main ingredients on the front of the can or bottle.

I was inspired to make my own iced green tea after we finished one of the big bottles of Arizona green that was in the fridge when I arrived back from school. I decided to refill it with a much simpler drink.
My iced green tea has only 3 ingredients:
4 Green tea bags
1/4-1/2 cup Honey
3.78L (1 gallon) boiling water

Put honey and tea bags in a large bowl and cover with boiling water
Let the tea steep for 10 minutes
Pour into a jug and allow to cool in refrigerator over night
Enjoy!

I have to do it in 2 batches, it turns out that 1 gallon= 2 kettles full
Depending on how sweet and how strong you like you can adjust the amount of honey and the number of green tea bags.

Women's Health magazine claims that drinking green tea can cause you to burn more calories, here is the article taking from the Women's health website:

Brew up some green tea

"It's the closest thing to a metabolism potion," says Tammy Lakatos Shames, R.D., author of Fire Up Your Metabolism: 9 Proven Principles for Burning Fat and Losing Weight Forever. The brew contains a plant compound called ECGC, which promotes fat burning. In one study, people who consumed the equivalent of three to five cups a day for 12 weeks decreased their body weight by 4.6 percent. According to other studies, consuming two to four cups of green tea per day may torch an extra 50 calories. That translates into about five pounds per year. Not bad for a few bags of leaves, eh? For maximum effect, let your tea steep for three minutes and drink it while it's still hot.

I will take it cold even if I only burn 40 calories extra!

Drink up
Mariel BOOM!