Drink up to your health (post 1 of 4)
Many drinks are actually pretty healthy, if you add the right ingredients. Here is a list of common beverages that can boost your health.
• Tea: Tea has zero calories and can be made from black, green, or white. It contains antioxidant compounds called catechins. It can boost your immune system and lower your risk of diabetes. White tea has the most catechins and black tea has the least.
• Herbal Teas: Most herbal tea contains about 2 calories and peppermint tea is the best to drink when wanting to aid in digestion or if you have indigestion. Ginger tea can help ease nausea and licorice and marshmallow root teas can help with sore throats and coughing. Sipping herbals tea on occasion is a great way to add beneficial aids to your diet, but to really get into herbs and tea blends speak with an herbalist to make sure you are taking the right herb for the right aliment.
• Smoothies: Smoothies can contain anywhere from 150 to upwards of 650 calories or more, depending on where and what your purchase to place in the smoothie. If you add the right ingredients you can add vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and even calcium. If you add the right fruits you can make a great smoothie that taste good as well. Try berries, banana, mango and even some watermelon or other melon as well. Blend about 2 cups o juice or milk with two cups frozen or fresh fruit like strawberries, and blueberries with bananas and drink up.
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Earthly Eating Tip
*When it comes to cooking always use organic over conventional. Organic foods are guaranteed to be the best ingredients and if the product has the USDA seal of approval you are sure to know it is the very best. Look for sugars like the Florida Crystals that are now Carbon-Free. Look for other carbon-Free products here.
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