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Recipes - Breakfast and Snacks

Healthier Lifestyle Tea

Healthier Lifestyle Tea is green tea with
lemon. It's a very cleansing and energizing
way to start the day. If you’re sensitive to
caffeine, you can drink decaffeinated
green tea.

Green tea is not only delicious but is
renowned for its health-promoting
properties. These have been linked to its high concentration of catechin
phytonutrients, which have a wide variety of protective benefits, many related
to their potent ability to fight free radicals. Adding 1 tsp lemon juice per cup
of green tea not only gives it a refreshing taste but additional benefits. Lemon
juice is a concentrated source of vitamin C, and hot water and lemon is a
very cleansingand energizing beverage

Ingredients:

1 cup green tea
1 tsp lemon juice

Directions:

1. Fill a non-reactive pot or pan (glass or stainless steel) with water and
   bring to a temperature of 160-170F.


2. Measure 1 tsp of green tea into a sieve or tea ball and place in 1 cup
   hot water.


3. Let steep for 2-3 minutes and add lemon juice. Steeping too long
   will make it bitter.

Green tea is not only delicious but is renowned for its health-promoting prop-
erties. These have been linked to its high concentration of catechin phy-
tonutrients,which have a wide variety of protective benefits, many related to
their potent ability to fight free radicals. Adding 1 tsp lemon juice per cup of
green tea not only gives it a refreshing taste but additional benefits. Lemon
juice is a concentrated source of vitamin C, and hot water and lemon is a very
cleansing and energizing

Calories 1.27

Calories-Saturated Fat 0

Protein 0.02 g

Carbohydrates 0.44 g

Dietary Fiber 0.02 g

Soluble Fiber 0.01 g

InSoluble Fiber 0.01 g

Fat - Total 0 g

Cholesterol 0 mg

Calcium 0.36 mg

Potassium 31.3 mg

Sodium 0.05 mg

Nutritional Profile