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Although green tastes delightful when enjoyed on its own, it´s sometimes nice to add a little extra flavor. Here´s how to flavor your own homemade green tea.

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Green tea just might be one of the healthiest drinks you can sip with its high concentration of polyphenols which may have the ability to ward off a variety of chronic diseases. While plain green tea tastes delicious particularly when it’s fresh brewed, it’s nice to add some additional flavoring to your homemade green tea on occasion. There are a variety of ways to flavor green tea at home without paying extra for commercially flavored green teas. Here are some ideas for adding flavor to homemade green tea right in your own kitchen:

Fruit juice

While lemon juice, orange juice and lime juice are obvious choices, don’t stop there. Be creative and try adding a little cranberry, blueberry, cherry, or blackberry juice to your next cup of green tea. If you want to be even more creative, try lychee, pineapple, acai berry, or pomegranate juice in your green tea. Not only will you enhance the taste, you’ll be adding to the health value of your green tea with these super fruits that are filled with healthy antioxidants. To make your homemade green tea look more appealing, garnish it with fresh fruit slices.

Herbs

Herbs are another great way to flavor homemade green tea. The most popular herb used to flavor tea of all kinds is mint. If you want to try something a bit different, add small amounts of ginger, lavender, or pineapple sage to your cup of green tea. Some people even enjoy the taste of rosemary or basil mixed with tea. You can make a Chai green tea by adding cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, pepper, and allspice. Milk is characteristically added to Chai tea, but cow’s milk can inactivate the polyphenols. Substitute soy, almond, or rice milk instead.

Fresh fruit

When you serve your homemade green tea iced, add slices of fresh apple, orange, lemon, pineapple, cantaloupe, mango, papaya, or honey dew to the glass. Pour green tea over the cold fruit in a freshly chilled glass with ice. Add the sweetener of your choice and you’ll

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