Best Weight Loose Green Tea

Here is a list of healthy tea recipes that contain the goodness of health benefitting herbs, botanicals and fruits. Here we have listed quite a few green tea hot and cold recipes that are extremely refreshing and delicious.


Iced Lavender Green Tea


This is a low-calorie drink, and the fresh lavender blossoms give a subtle flavour to the sugar-free tea. Lavender is also one of the best natural remedies for hair loss, so regular drinking of Lavender Green Tea can prevent hair fall. You can easily get lavender blossoms from natural food stores and is simple to make.






Ingredients:


Dried Lavender Blossoms (Fresh) – 11/2 tsp
Tea bags- 4
Sprig Lavender (Optional)- 1
Procedure:


Heat ½ cup of water in a saucepan until it gets simmer. Remove the pan from heat and add tea and lavender to the heated water. Steep for about 5 minutes, strain it into a bowl and let it cool for some time. Now, pour the prepared tea in ice filled glasses and season it with some lavender sprigs to make it more appealing.


Green Tea Kiwi and Mango Smoothie


This is one of the delicious smoothie recipes with kiwi prepared by mashing your favourite fruits kiwi and mangoes and you are ready to enjoy a tasty drink.


Ingredients: Green Tea Kiwi and Mango Smoothie


Diced Mango (frozen)- 2 ½ cups
Fat Free Vanilla Yogurt- ¾ cup
Honey- ¼ cup
Lime Rind (grated)- ½ tsp
Ripe Kiwifruit (peeled and quartered)- 3
Baby Spinach (packed)- ½ cup
Bottled Green Tea- 2 tbsp
Water- 2 tbsp
Ice Cubes- 2 cups
Procedure:


In a blender place mango, ½ cup yogurt, water, lime rind, 2 tbsp of honey and process the mixture until smooth and stir it occasionally. Now, drop the mixture into four different glasses and place it in the freezer. Rinse blender container and place ¼ cup yogurt, 2 tbsp honey, kiwifruit, baby spinach and the remaining ingredients in a blender, and repeat the same procedure. Gently spoon this green- tea mixture onto the mango mixture and garnish the drink with kiwi fruit slices. You can stir the combination to combine two different flavors. Serve the drink immediately.


Green- Tea Cranberry Spritzer


Eating fruits and vegetables to lose weight is by far the best option and what better way to do so than with a combination of green tea and refreshing cranberries. Planning for some party in your circles? Then you must try out this refreshing cranberry spritzer. Nothing beats spritzer in welcoming guests to host an outdoor party.






Ingredients:


Green Tea Bags- 4
Cranberry juice- ½ cup
Seltzer (Chilled)- 3 cups
Sugar- 1/3 cup
Water- 1/3 cup
Procedure:


Heat water in a saucepan and add sugar to this boiled water. Stir it until the sugar completely dissolves. After it gets completely cooled steep the tea bags in 2 cups of boiling water for 2 minutes. Remove bags and cool it completely. Add Cranberry juice and divide the tea in four different ice- filled glasses. Top it with chilled seltzer and is now ready to serve.


Green Tea, Almond and Blue Berry Smoothie


This smoothie contains all the ingredients that boost up your metabolism and burn the fat off your waist. The benefits of almonds and almond milk for skin and weight management are well known. This smoothie is just yummy and satisfying to all the smoothie lovers out there.






Ingredients:


Green Tea Bags- 2
Blueberries (fresh)- 2 cups
Fat Free Vanilla Yogurt- 12 ozs
Almonds (dry, roasted, unsalted) – 2 tbsp
Flax seeds- 2 tbsp
Water- ¾ cups
Ice Cubes- 3
Procedure:


Bring water to boil, pour over tea bags and steep for about 4 minutes. Squeeze and remove tea bags, chill the tea overnight. If using fresh blueberries, you need to place it in the freezer overnight. Place all the ingredients in a blender, process until smooth and divide the smoothie in ice-filled glasses.


Iced Green Tea


This is a simple low-calorie recipe that leaves you refreshing, chilled and it lowers the risk of Alzheimer’s and diabetes. Green tea in pure form is one of the best home remedies to boost metabolism. The flavor of this recipe invigorates you as soon as you just sip it.


Iced Green Tea


Ingredients:


Green Tea Bags – 6 to 8
Boiling water – 4 cups
Cold water – 2 cups
Artificial sweetener (non- caloric) – ½ cup
Procedure:


Pour boiling water into a saucepan over the tea bags and steep for about 5 minutes. Squeezing gently, remove tea bags from the water. Add sweetener to cold water and stir for 2 minutes until the sweetener dissolves. Let the tea come to room temperature and is now ready to serve.


Lemon Grass and Ginger Iced Tea


Lemon zinger tea health benefits are well known to all of us. With its subtle flavor lemon grass and ginger iced tea is a perfect drink for every tea lover. With low caffeine levels and antioxidants present in this tea makes you feel energized all day long.


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Ingredients:


Fresh Lemon Grass – 1 stalk
Fresh Ginger – 7 slices
Green Tea – 5 bags
Sugar – ½ cup
Procedure:


Rinse the lemon grass thoroughly, cut into 2-inch lengths and crush it with a large knife. Bring 2 cups of water, ginger, lemongrass and sugar to boil in a saucepan. Take off the pan from heat, add green tea bags and steep the tea for about 5 minutes. Remove the tea bags if you think the flavor is strong and let the tea cool for about 30 minutes. Pour the tea into a pitcher through a fine strainer. Cover the tea and keep it chilled until cold for at least 2 hours and divide the tea into four different ice-filled glasses.


Rose Petal Tea


If you are more into aromatic teas, then the rose petal tea is the ideal beverage for you. This exotic green tea recipe for weight loss helps you burn calories in a healthy and tasty way. Enjoy the exotic taste of rose petal tea and beat the summer heat.


Ingredients:Rose Petal Tea


Oranges – 1
Green Tea Leaves – 1 tsp
Dried and Crumbled Rose and Hibiscus Petals – 1 tsp
Procedure:


Use a vegetable peeler to peel the rind from the orange, but avoid the pith. Now, let the rinds dry at room temperature for 1 day and then grind them finely. In cup add the rind, green tea leaves and the flower petals, pour boiling water from above and let the tea steep for 10 minutes, strain the tea, add artificial sweetener and freeze it for 1 hour. Sip the chilled tea.

Minty Green Tea


This is an amazingly refreshing and delicious green tea recipe for weight loss that uses the goodness of mint. The refreshing flavours of mint provide satiety and prevent hunger cravings. The benefits of mint leaves and mint oil for hair and skin are well known. It also helps in speeding up digestion and fat burn in the body. In addition, this drink contains merely 9 calories, which makes it much healthier than soda.


Ingredients:Minty Green Tea


Fresh mint leaves – 1/2 cup
Green tea bags – 2
Honey – 1 tsp
Procedure:


Add the washed and chopped mint leaves in a tall glass, add the tea bags and pour boiling water over the top. Now, keep the glass in a fridge for 3 to 4 hours. Remove the tea bags using a spoon, add the honey and mix well, add some crushed ice from the top and serve with a straw.


Tulsi Green Tea


This is by far the best green tea for health that contains the goodness of tulsi leaves that makes it a rich source of antioxidants that neutralize the damage caused by free radicals and oxidative stress. This tea is also effective in guarding against cough and cold and effective elimination of toxins.


Ingredients:Tulsi Green Tea


Tulsi Leaves – 8 to 10
Green tea bags – 1
Honey – 1 tsp
Procedure:


Wash and chop the tulsi leaves roughly, add the tulsi leaves and the green tea bag in a cup. Pour warm water into the cup, cover it with a saucer and let it steep for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the saucer, take out the tea bag, add the honey, mix well and enjoy it warm or cold.


Raspberry Green Tea


Raspberries are considered the best fruits for juicing weight loss. This brightly coloured and fruity green tea is loaded with the antioxidant benefits of juicy red raspberries. Xylitol found in raspberries is a low-calorie sugar substitute so that even diabetics can enjoy the drink without adding sugar to the drink. It is also a rich source of vitamins A, C and E.


Ingredients:Raspberry Green Tea


Raspberries – 1 Cup
Green tea bags – 2
Granulated sugar – 1 tsp (optional)
Procedure:


Heat some water in a pan and pour it into a cup. Add the green tea bags to it and let them steep for 5 minutes and then discard the bags. In a large saucepan, heat 1 cup of water, add the raspberries and sugar to it and boil it on medium heat letting it simmer until the raspberries break up. Add the raspberries mixture to the tea, let it cool down, keep it in a fridge for 1 hour, strain it and enjoy chilled.


Melon and Green Tea Drink


The appetizing and refreshing aroma of melons dissolve with the goodness of green tea to make it one of the best cold tea recipes that combine both taste and health. Melons are well known for its weight loss properties which make it an amazing and effective green tea for losing weight. It is one of the delicious anti aging fruits for youthful and lively skin.


Ingredients:Melon and Green Tea Drink


Green tea bags – 2
Melon – 1/2 cup
Chopped mint leaves – 4 tsp
Granulated Sugar – 2 tsp
Procedure:


Heat a cup of water in a pan, steep the green tea bags in the water; wait for 5 minutes and discard the tea bags. Heat another cup of water in a deep bottomed sauce pan, add the mint leaves, melon and sugar to it, cook the melons over medium heat till they become tender. Pour the tea and this melon mixture into a tall glass, mix well and freeze it for 2 hours. Strain the drink and enjoy chilled.


Peach White Tea


This fruity and refreshing tea contains the goodness of peaches that helps in relieving stress and anxiety. It is also one of the best fruits for glowing skin. Therefore, peaches are often known as the “Fruit of Calmness”. Being a rich source of phytochemicals, it helps in fighting obesity related diabetes and heart diseases. This can be marked as the best green tea for weight loss without any doubt.


Ingredients:Peach White Tea


Green tea bags – 2
Sliced and peeled peaches – 1 cup
Granulated Sugar – 2 tsp
Procedure:


Steep the green tea bags in a cup of warm water for 5 minutes and then discard the bags. In a large saucepan, heat a cup of water and add the peach slices and granulated sugar to it. Cook the peaches by stirring continuously for about 10 to 12 minutes, keeping on a low flame. Pour the tea and peaches mix in a tall glass. Refrigerate it for 1 hour, strain the drink and serve it with ice cubes.


All these green tea recipes follow almost the same preparation method except that there is variation in the ingredients you use. All the ingredients are low in calorific value, rich in antioxidants, boost your metabolism and thus eventually help in reducing your body fat and thus add up to your weight- loss plan. Share your favourite smoothie recipes via comments section that helped in losing your body weight.