A New View of Healthy Eating: Daily Healthy Recipes by Melanie Albert: Drink Matcha Tea Today!

by Melanie A. Albert, intuitive cooking expert, author, speaker, Founder & CEO Experience Nutrition Group, LLC

This morning a friend of mine was asking about my motivational New View of Healthy Eating Card Deck. I let her know that the intention of the deck is to motivate us to take action on our eating, cooking, and self-care. It’s been awhile since I personally used my deck, so I intuitively choose a card for today. This “Drink Matcha Green Tea Today” is the inspiration for today’s blog.

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I’ve been drinking matcha tea since 2004. I was just beginning to work in marketing and branding with Dr. Andrew Weil’s organization and learned about matcha and starting drinking it. Honestly, at first matcha was a little bitter for me and it took some time to become accustomed to drinking it. Now, I love matcha and drink it almost every day and enjoy the mindful process of preparing and drinking the tea.

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Excerpt from “A New View of Healthy Eating”

Matcha: Tea of the Japanese tea ceremony

  • High quality Japanese green tea is covered before picking to accentuate its vibrant green color and to increase amino acids, as well as vitamins A and C.
  • The tea leaves are stone-ground, so we actually eat tea leaves when we drink matcha tea and receive the full benefits of green tea.
  • Intense grassy, green taste.

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4 Simple Steps to Prepare Matcha Tea

Step 1: Place ¼ tsp matcha in matcha bowl.

Step 2: Add nearly boiled water.

Step 3: Whisk with a bamboo whisk.

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Step 4: Enjoy the ritual and ceremony.

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As a side note, my company created a beautiful matcha tea kit for the 2008 Super Bowl XLII in Phoenix. I have to say, I think we were a little ahead of the trends…

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Action: Try some match tea today! Really!

Hope you enjoy drinking matcha tea. Please share your experience with us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/NewViewHealthyEating

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