Green tea with milk, sounds weird, right? But once you are done reading this you will be enjoying your green tea with different types of milk just like me.
Green tea is famous for various health benefits like weight loss, improvement of brain function, fast metabolism and etc.
Milk has proteins in it that are very useful but if you add it, the protein will inhibit the effect of catechins which is responsible for most of all the health benefits of green tea.
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Effects of Milk on Green Tea
Milk in your green tea will increase your taste value but not only taste it also gives your nutrition.
Milk has proteins it will inhibit the activities of catechins which is responsible for almost all health benefits of green tea.
Health Benefits of Green Tea
- Green tea is good to improve your brain function. That is because of the compounds it has like caffeine and L-theanine. Caffeine is the world’s most used stimulant. It helps your brain to work efficiently. Caffeine is basically a neurotransmitter and allows the brain to work efficiently.
- Green tea is most famous for losing weight. These green teas have an effect on increased fat burning and fast metabolism. Some studies show that there isn’t any effect on a person’s metabolism if he is using green tea.
- Green tea has a good amount of antioxidants. For those of you who don’t know antioxidants allow your body to fight and protect itself from free radicals damage. Free radicals are responsible for cancers and also making cholesterol in the blood vessels which results in increased chances of heart diseases and strokes.
- Green tea is also good for breath issues and oral health. It has a compound called catechin which inhibits the growth of streptococcus mutans. This streptococcus mutan causes plaque formation and also causes tooth decay.
- Green tea also helps to tackle type 2 diabetes which is found in 1 out of 10 Americans. Type 2 diabetes is caused by insulin resistance or an inability to produce insulin. According to studies green tea reduces blood sugar levels and helps to improve insulin sensitivity.
- Strokes and heart diseases are major causes of death in today’s world. Green tea helps your body to decrease LDL cholesterol through its antioxidant property. LDL cholesterol is a major source of causing heart disease and stroke.
- Green tea is famous for reducing weight and that’s because it improves metabolism and increases fat burning.
How can you use green tea with milk?
Matcha Latte
If you are looking for some green tea with milk to start. Matcha is green tea leaves powder.
All you have to do is use a bamboo whisk to blend a teaspoon of matcha powder into 1/4 cup of boiling water. Then, add milk and sweeten the latte to taste with agave nectar or other natural sweeteners.
Ingredients
Matcha (1 tsp), Hot Water (1/4 cup), Milk (3/4 cup), Agave Nectar or Natural Sweetener (1 tsp)
Green Tea Pudding
You can get different delicious drinks and dishes from these green tea leaves. Add a tablespoon of this to a pudding recipe and make your favorite pudding with green tea.
Green Tea Lassi
lassi is a traditional Indian beverage. Lassi with green tea is something you might not have heard about but if you try it you will become a fan.
All you need is equal parts of milk and yogurt with a powder of green tea.
Ingredients
Matcha (1-2 tsp), Yogurt (1/2 cup), Milk (1/2 cup), Agave Nectar (1 tsp), Lemon (a little bit)
Green Boba Tea
Green boba tea also known as bubble tea and is very popular in Asia, can be founded in any supermarket.
For this boba green tea, you need a handful of ice with equal parts of brewed green tea and milk.
Ingredients
Matcha (1 tsp), Milk (1 cup), Honey or Sweetener (2 tbsp), Tapioca (1/4 cup)
Matcha Custard
Mixing your custard with green tea will be a good decision and you won’t regret this. Rich in antioxidants and delicious what more can you ask for?
Matcha Smoothies
Green tea with your everyday healthy smoothie to put in an extra amount of caffeine helps you to be active.
Ingredients
Matcha (2 tsp), Milk (2 cups), Vanilla (1/2 tsp), Ice (1 cup), Baby Spinach Leaves (1 cup), Frozen Grapes (2 cups), Frozen Banana (1)
Alternatives To Putting Cow’s Milk In Green Tea
There are a lot of options depending on the type of milk you are using. The most common is cow milk but these other types of milk are also used.
Oat Milk
You might have noticed oat milk is made from thick oats obviously. Some people believe that it tastes better than cow milk. It tastes even better if you add it to green tea but green tea without any type of milk is better than any of its types.
Coconut Milk
Coconut milk with its own taste is the perfect blend of sweetness and adding honey will make it even better. But if you ask me coconut milk tastes way better than cow milk with green tea.
Soy Milk
Soy milk is not completely flavorless but almost near to it. If you add it to green tea the taste of green tea will be more prominent but it sure tastes better than cow milk.
Almond Milk
I haven’t tried almond milk but it is not something you would like because of its nutritional value is not good and also not good for the environment.
FAQs
Green tea is famous for various health benefits like weight loss, improvement of brain function, fast metabolism and etc.
Milk has proteins in it which are very useful but if you add milk the protein will inhibit the effect of catechins which is responsible for most of all the health benefits of green tea.
Different types of milk like coconut milk, soy milk, oat milk, and almond milk can be used.
Conclusion
After reading this you might have a clear idea that can you use green tea with milk. How you can use green tea and milk together?
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