Green tea offers a bounty of health benefits including improved insulin sensitivity. Here’s a refreshing way to enjoy it at any time of year. But remember, since green tea can boost metabolic rate, for some this is best to be served earlier in the day.
Iced Mint Green Tea with Lime
Makes 4 – 6 servings
4 green tea bags
2 tablespoons (25 mL) fresh mint
3 cups (750 mL) boiling water
4-6 fresh lime wedges
honey, to taste
Place tea bags and mint in a heat-proof carafe; pour boiling water over and all to steep for 15 minutes. Refrigerate until serving time. Pour tea over ice cubes. Squeeze in lime juice from wedge and sweeten with honey to taste.
Without honey
Per 6- servings nutritional information:
Calories: 2
Protein: 0 grams
Fat: 0 grams
Saturated Fat: 0 grams
Carbohydrate: less than 1 gram
Dietary Fibre: 0 grams
Sodium: 1 milligram
With 1 teaspoon/ 5 mL honey
Per 6- servings nutritional information:
Calories: 23
Protein: 0 grams
Fat: 0 grams
Saturated Fat: 0 grams
Carbohydrate: 6 grams
Dietary Fibre: 0 grams
Sodium: 1 milligram
Are you a fan of green tea? Yay or nay?
Enlightened Eater 
Thanks for the iced green tea recipe, Rosie, this sounds so good! Right now it’s pouring rain in the maritimes, but once we get another warm sunny day I’ll be making this!
Jennifer
Hoping for a sunny warm day for you very soon, Jennifer! But I also love iced green tea during the winter before a workout. I don’t add the mint then as my garden is covered in snow.
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