How Green Tea With Honey Helps Weight Management*
Green tea is very well known for its weight management* properties. It not only boosts the metabolic rates but also burns fats with the help of flavonoids and caffeine. It is known to increase the fat oxidation process and regulate the insulin in the body, thus burning calories.
Green tea is also becoming a popular beverage off late with many people opting for the healthy drink, replacing it with regular tea and coffee. With many brands available in the market, different flavors of green tea are also well-liked. While some swear by the lemon flavor, many have a taste for ginger, lemongrass, tulsi and even sweet rose. Even though popularly green tea is not taken with sugar, those with a sweet tooth can replace their craving for sugar with a healthier option in the form of honey.
Inclusion of honey in green tea does not just improve digestion. According to author and nutritionist Mike McInnes you can also use of honey for Weight management*. Yes, honey does contain sugar but unlike refined or white sugar, it does contain essential nutrients that are beneficial for the overall health and fitness. White sugar on the other hand has empty calories and contains no benefits when it comes to your overall health and leads to no good except for weight gain when you consume it on a daily basis.
Note: We recommend using Dabur Honey in the following Green tea and Honey recipes. It is one of the most trusted brand in the category and has been ranked as the No. 1 Honey by Consumer Voice.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups hot boiling water
- A spoonful of green tea
- 1 teaspoon Honey
Method:
- Take a cup of water and let it boil
- Once the water is boiled, keep it aside for ten minutes to cool. Then add a spoonful of green tea and let it brew for a minute. The brewing time can be increased depending on how strong you want the tea to be.
- After the tea is brewed you can add a spoonful of honey in it and relish the taste.
Both green tea and ginger are known for their health benefits and help relieve nausea, dizziness and motion sickness.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups water
- A spoonful of green tea
- Juice of a half inch ginger
- 1 tsp Honey
Method:
- Boil water and let it cool for few minutes
- Add a teaspoon of green tea in it and let it brew for a minute or so
- Thereafter, grate a half inch piece of ginger & add it to the tea mix
- Add a teaspoon of Honey before serving
In this recipe, you can also try using Honey Ginger by Dabur instead of using raw ginger and honey. It is advised to take three to four cups of green tea with ginger every day for optimal health benefits.
Lemon and other citrus juices are filled with vitamin c, which fights off infections and keeps the immune system strong. Lemon juice also increases the amount of catechins a human body extracts from green tea by up to six times.
Ingredients:
- A cup of boiled water
- A spoonful of green tea
- Few drops of lemon
- 1 tsp Honey
Method:
- Boil water and keep it aside for a few minutes
- Thereafter, add a spoonful of green tea and let it brew for two minutes
- Add two to three drops of lemon juice and serve it hot
- Add a teaspoon of Honey and stir properly before serving
The same recipe can also be made into a cooler by cooling off the green tea mix, adding few drops of lemon, a teaspoon of honey and lots of ice.
Lavender is a great flavor for summers as it cools the body. Combining green tea with lavender also helps prevents hair fall.
Ingredients:
- Two dried lavender petals
- 1 tsp green tea
- 1 tsp Honey
Method:
- Bring water to boil and add Lavender petals to it. Keep it aside to cool
- After five minutes, strain it and add a teaspoon of green tea in it
- Again, let it cool for 2-3 minutes
- Pour the mix into glasses and add little honey, stir and serve chilled
This drink not only enables Weight management* but also helps in increasing immunity.
Ingredients:
- One whole mango cut into pieces
- 1 kiwi chopped into pieces
- 1 small bowl of curd
- 1 tsp Honey
- 2 cups pre-prepared green tea
- Water
- Ice cubes
Method:
- In a blender, blitz mango, kiwi, a bowl of curd, honey and prepared green tea together
- Then add some water and ice cubes and blitz again
- Take a tall glass and pour the drink
- Top with crushed ice and serve chilled
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