I don’t think i’m alone when I say that the summers are tough to stick to healthy eating with all the BBQs, holidays and just overall more relaxed living. While enjoyed my very frequent special goodies, I am so ready to cut back to maybe a weekend cupcake and get right back on track. I have a great nutritional program that I have been following for over 1.5 years and I am a million times healthier now then I was back then. I’m so glad I was given the opportunity to try out this Organic Matcha Green Tea from Kiss Me Organics because it falls right into everything I’ve been doing {you know, aside from the summer cheats}. Keeping with good whole foods, natural, powerhouse foods, like this Matcha Green Tea! After drinking my Metabolism Boosting Matcha Green Tea Smoothie, I absolutely felt energized and overall just great {and that was after running 3 miles this morning}. We’re giving away 1 bag to a lucky winner, so be sure to enter.
I’m sure many of you have heard of the benefits of green tea right? Jam packed with antioxidants, natural metabolism boost and stress relief to name a few. Heres the thing… not all green teas are created equal and thats why I am really loving this Organic Matcha Green Tea from Kiss Me Organics. Matcha is a green tea that is not fermented and is in powder form. The Matcha green tea is derived from dark leaves grown in the shade which gives this green tea its amazing amino acids!
“Benefits of Matcha Green Tea
“The reason matcha is slowly edging out traditional green tea in terms of health benefits is because those who ingest matcha are consuming the entire leaf rather than brewed water. One glass of matcha green tea is equal to 10 glasses of regular green tea as far as antioxidants and nutrients. In fact, a 2003 study published in the Journal of Chromatography A found matcha has 137 times more of the powerful antioxidant epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) than other types of green tea.
EGCG has been proven effective in the fight against many forms of cancer, HIV, heart disease and a host of other illnesses and diseases.
Fat Burning. You’ll see more and more people skipping coffee or black tea for their afternoon pick me up thanks to the study that found matcha green tea has unique thermogenic properties that nearly quadruple fat burning. Imagine burning as much as 40% more calories simply by adding matcha green tea to your diet! Drink a cup before your daily workout and you’ll increase fat burning by 25%.
Pick Me Up. Another reason many people are forsaking their daily cup of java? It turns out that matcha green tea provides a significant energy boost while also providing far less caffeine per cup than coffee. You can enjoy up to 6 hours of clean energy without jitters, nausea and the dreaded caffeine crash associated with highly caffeinated beverages.
Chill Out. You know that regular green tea is advised to those suffering from anxiety or insomnia, but did you know that matcha was originally used to help Buddhist monks during periods of intense meditation? Matcha contains much more L-Theanine, an amino acid that promotes relaxation and well-being within the brain, than other green or black teas.” -Source: Kiss Me Organics
Whats not to love about that!?!?! This culinary grade so that means not only is this perfect to brew or add to a smoothie but also great to use in cooking and baking! This bag of Organic Matcha Green Tea came with a guide with over 50 recipes!
Lets get to the recipe! This one makes enough for 2 smoothies. I hope you give this a try!
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Lori Vachon
My daughter makes smoothies frequently, bet she’d love this!
Sandi @ A New York Foodie
this looks very interesting Angela….would love to try it! Have a great weekend! 🙂
Evelyn @ My Turn for us
Absolutely I would use it!!
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Michelle @ A Dish of Daily Life
I’d probably try it in a smoothie!
nancy@skinnykitchen.com
I’d love to try it too!
Debi @ Life Currents
I think it’s be wonderful in ice cream or a cake 🙂
Heather
LOVE healthy products and would love to try this one. Thanks!
Heather at MyLifeWellLoved.com
Cindy @ Hun What's for Dinner?
That smoothie looks wonderful. I’d also use the Matcha powder in smoothies.
Joanne/WineLady Cooks
Thanks so much for sharing this giveaway. I’m a fan of smoothies and healthy drinks and enjoy using Matcha.
Joanne.
Marlys (This and That)
Would love to use it in smoothies…
Ronda
If I won this, I would make my morning smoothies to help boost my metabolism for the day.
cakewhiz
I would try to incorporate it in some type of a cake or cupcake recipe 🙂