Fat-Burning Tea

Fat-Burning Tea

It can be difficult to drink water all day, everyday so I have come up with a tasty drink to have in addition to your water. I call it my fat-burning tea because it has a lot of elements that have been shown to help raise metabolism and flush fat. So here is my recipe:

First I take a large pot and boil it with a bunch of peeled ginger. You can use as much or little as you like. I love the bite ginger gives the tea so I use a huge handful. Ginger is also very good for your digestive system and is said to help burn fat. I cut the ginger into 1inch or so pieces. After the water has come to a boil and the ginger has really "soaked" in.... take it off the heat and pour it into a loose tea teapot. I have a large one so I can make a large amount of tea at once. I use a "Raspberry-Lemon Mate tea"  that I buy on Teavana's website (you can use any of the Mate flavors).   http://www.teavana.com/the-teas/mate-teas 

I combine the mate with equal parts organic "silver needle" green tea that I found for a great price on amazon. (It might seem expensive but it lasts forever!)http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000SANUEK/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

I have combined both teas for flavor and health benefits. Mate is known to help raise metabolism and green tea helps keep you trim.

After the tea steeps for about 4 minutes of so (only steep green tea for a minute or so if you are drinking it by itself) pour it into a large pitcher and let it cool in the fridge. You can sweeten the tea to taste using STEVIA. I use "Stevia in the Raw" but you can use any brand. You can also add fresh lemon to the tea as well. Happy drinking! I hope you like! Please leave a post if you try it out!