Green Tea Powder: The Alternative Way of Getting the Benefits of Green Tea

Green Tea: Improving Your Health Without Straining Your Bladder

Green tea has become a popular drink as it has been implicated in reducing the risk of cancer, heart disease, stroke, and high cholesterol.   The health benefits are out there, but drinking green tea isn’t your only alternative.  The popularity of green tea inspired many companies to provide alternative means of getting the benefits of green tea.  At many Asian grocers, you will find green tea flavored gummy bears, green tea flavored ice cream, and green tea cookies.  However, as with many packaged and processed foods, the amount of the ‘good stuff’ can be dubious.   The good news is it is easy to incorporate more green tea into your daily life with green tea powder. 

Green tea powder is not a new innovation.  The Japanese tea ceremony is based on matcha, a specialized green tea powder.  Green tea power is as it sounds, ground up green tea leaves, thus it maintains a rich green color.  You can purchase green tea powder online or at most Japanese or Chinese grocers.

Food:

With green tea powder, you can add the benefits of green tea to any food.  Like tea leaves, it can be add to hot water for instant green tea.  You can also shake up your exercise but adding a small amount of green tea powder to bottled water.  For a quick and healthy dessert, you can mix in a teaspoon full of green tea powder to non-fat yogurt or ice cream.  You can also add a spoon full to a smoothie for an extra healthy kick.

It is also suitable for baking.  Just take your favorite cake or cookie recipe and add a teaspoon of green tea powder into the mix before baking.  Because of its rich color, you can also use it instead of food coloring to decorate certain foods.






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