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.