Down to a Tea!

I hope everyone’s managed to absorb last week’s blog and your juices are truly flowing. This week I wanted to give you some top tip’s on tasty but healthy teas because like juices and smoothies they can taste fantastic as well as be good for your health.

A great tip for you is to ditch the bag! Tea bags contain dust, the stuff at the bottom of the barrel. To really taste good tea, and extract maximum nutrition, you need to use loose leaves with whole herbs and spices, infused appropriately. It’s not as easy as throwing a bag in a cup, but good things always come to those who wait. You can really taste the goodness in teas made from loose leaves so throw the tea bag away today!

Another great tip is to bear in mind the three T(eas)! Temperature, Timing, Taste. To ensure the best tasting brew, the temperature and timing needs to be appropriate for the type of tea. If the water is too hot or the tea is left to brew for too long it can result in a bitter taste, which is not pleasant on the palate. Good green tea should only be brewed for one minute at 80-85 degree water (not boiling!). Good green tea can also be reused for a second or third brew, by increasing the brew time by 30 seconds each time, although still at 80-85 degrees. Black teas should be brewed at just below boiling (around 95 degrees) and can be brewed for around 3-4min, while herbal teas can be brewed using 95 degree water and for around 3-5 minutes.

Here’s some more tips for you to brew over, until next time...happy infusing!

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