Beat the summer heat and balance your blood sugar at the same time with this super simple iced tea recipe
INGREDIENTS
(2 servings)
2 cups spearmint tea
1 cup coconut water
1 ounce lime juice
2 tbsp monkfruit sweetener (or stevia)
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar (optional)
DIRECTIONS
- Boil 2 cups of water, then add 2 tea bags or 1 tsp of loose leaf tea for 5 mins. Let that cool then chill in the fridge.
- Add chilled tea to a mug with all other ingredients and mix well
- Serve with ice and enjoy 🙂
BENEFITS
- Spearmint tea
- Reduce testosterone in women with hormonal imbalances
- May lower blood sugar
- May improve digestion
- Coconut water
- High in antioxidants
- High in potassium and magnesium to aid in blood pressure control
- Electrolytes present to reduce dehydration
- Lime juice
- High in vitamin C which lowers inflammation
- Monkfruit sweetener
- Natural sweetener with no known long term effects. (If you’re unsure what sweetener to use I discuss my recommendations here)
- Apple cider vinegar
- Proven to reduce blood sugar spikes when taken before meals
Check out the video tutorial here