Antioxidant, Immune Boosting - Orange Ginger Iced Green Tea 🍊

This is a refreshing beverage, perfect for those hot days of summer. This Orange ginger green tea is full of antioxidants and gives a nice immune system boost.

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What Ingredients Go In This Refreshing Drink?

• Purified Water 
• Green tea bags
• Fresh ginger (peeled )
• Local Honey 
• Orange juice - freshly squeezed  
• Lemon juice - freshly squeezed

How To Bring This Drink Together!

It needs to be noted that you do not want to boil you tea water, you need to bring just to a simmer. If you boil your water the high heat will destroy all the catechin benefits. What are catechins? Catechins are antioxidants that help to protect cells from harm . These compounds may inhibit the production of free radicals, which in turn protects cells and molecules against deterioration. Aging and several illnesses are linked to these free radicals. 

1. Using a Citrus juicer handheld - Juice your lemon and oranges
2. Simmer water (Remember not to boil)
3. Add your green tea bags and peeled ginger
4. Add your freshly squeezed orange juice and lemon juice
5. Place in fringe to chill or pour over ice.
6. Add some mint leaves for garnish (optional)

Green Tea Benefits

Green tea is known for improving blood flow and lowering cholesterol levels and also has those awesome powerful antioxidants - catechins.

Ginger Benefits 

Ginger (and Lemon Juice) are great for digestion and a wonderful anti-inflammatory.

Benefits of Citrus

Oranges and Lemons are rich in vitamin C. Oranges also have Vitamin A and potassium.

Iced Citrus Green Tea is not only delicious but has wonderful nutritional perks. Its refreshing during the summer months and a great immune boost when the weather gets cold and flu season strikes.   

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YIELD: 1 PREP TIME: 10 MIN, TOTAL TIME: 10 MIN

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 cups purified water
• 2 green tea bags (I use organic)
• 1 Tbsp grated or minced peeled ginger
• 2 Tbsp local honey
• 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
• 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Heat water to simmer (not boiling). Add you tea bags and allow to steep. .
2. Toss in your minced ginger.
3. Let you tea and ginger steep for 3 mins. Remove tea bag.
4. Allow your tea to cool then strain.
5. Add your honey and stir.
6. Lastly add your orange and lemon juice, stir again to combine.
7. Pour over ice and, garnish with mint and serve.
8. Enjoy Friends ! ❤️

References Adapted By:

10 Evidence-Based Benefits of Green Tea. (n.d.). 10 Evidence-Based Benefits of Green Tea. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/top-10-evidence-based-health-benefits-of-green-tea

Musial, C., Kuban-Jankowska, A., & Gorska-Ponikowska, M. (2020, March 4). Beneficial Properties of Green Tea Catechins. PubMed Central (PMC). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21051744