Do you like to drink tea?<\/p>\n
I do!<\/p>\n
Though there was a time\u2026 fairy recently in fact\u2026<\/p>\n
that I didn\u2019t consider myself much of a tea drinker. *shoulder shrug<\/em>*<\/p>\n But now I drink at LEAST 2 cups a day!<\/p>\n And recipes like this one make it such a delicious, yet healthy TREAT!<\/p>\n So if you\u2019re looking for delicious, as well as nutritious, healthy tea recipes, try this one on for size\u2026<\/p>\n 1 organic green tea bag<\/p>\n 1 organic ginger tea bag<\/p>\n 1 tsp. blackstrap molasses<\/p>\n dash of cinnamon<\/p>\n (natural) sweetener of choice \u2013 I personally use evaporated cane juice but you can use honey, stevia, agave, etc.<\/p>\n 1\/4 tsp. coconut oil (optional, but adds a delicious, almost kinda \u201cbuttery\u201d flavor)<\/p>\n water<\/p>\n Okay, so first you heat up your water until just under, but not quite boiling. Pour into cup or mug. Steep your tea bags for at least 5 minutes (the longer the better, though) to bring out the flavor and beneficial qualities of the herbs. Add the other ingredients, stir well and enjoy!<\/p>\n This tea is kinda spicy but it\u2019s SO good and it\u2019s like drinking a\u2026 ginger snap! Now this is totally optional, but I happen to sometimes like my tea with cream. So, I found a coconut milk creamer at my local Fred Meyer store and it\u2019s AWESOME!<\/p>\n Green tea<\/strong> \u2013 antioxidants, weight loss, lowers bad cholesterol<\/p>\n Ginger tea<\/strong> \u2013 improve blood circulation, helps with nausea, antiviral, may help reduce inflammation, pain and stiffness associated with arthritis<\/p>\n Blackstrap molasses<\/strong> \u2013 blood builder and restorer (great if you\u2019re anemic); rich in B vitamins, potassium, iron, calcium and magnesium; may restore natural hair color<\/p>\n Coconut oil<\/strong> \u2013 diabetic friendly \u2013 may help lower blood sugar levels, weight loss, improves absorption of calcium and magnesium and therefore aids in bone and dental health<\/p>\n Cinnamon<\/strong> \u2013 anti-inflammatory, lowers blood sugar levels, anti-fungal<\/p>\n Do you like to drink tea? I do! Though there was a time\u2026 fairy recently in fact\u2026 that I didn\u2019t consider myself much of a tea drinker. *shoulder shrug* But now I drink at LEAST 2 cups a day! And recipes like this one make it such a delicious, yet healthy TREAT! So if you\u2019re […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":103,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[165,166,167,168],"class_list":["post-125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-and-nutrition","tag-easy-healthy-tea-recipes","tag-ginger-tea-recipe","tag-healthy-afternoon-tea-recipes","tag-quick-healthy-tea-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/cherieking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/cherieking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/cherieking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/cherieking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/103"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/cherieking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/cherieking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":324,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/cherieking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125\/revisions\/324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/cherieking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/cherieking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/cherieking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Ginger \u201cOh SNAP\u201d Tea<\/span><\/h3>\n
Here are the benefits of some of the ingredients I named in this tea recipe:<\/h2>\n
When you try it, come back & leave a comment below to let me know what you think!<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"