Iced tea: 7 recipes to lose weight, improve immunity, detox… –

On hot days, what we most want is a very cold drink to cool off. But before falling into the temptation of attacking the refrigerator or even the beercheck out these iced tea recipes! In addition to being delicious, each one has a function: to lose weight, to deflate, to help the intestine, to facilitate digestion… Check out:

Apple, Beetroot and Ginger Peel Detox Tea

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This delicacy helps the liver function, that is, it makes your liver work correctly. Made by chef Lidiane Barbosa.

Ingredients:

Peel of 1 organic apple;
1/3 of beet;
1 wheel of ginger;
400 ml of filtered water;
Ice;
Mint leaves.

Method of preparation:

Put all the ingredients in a pan and leave it on low heat for approximately 12 minutes. Turn off the heat, cover the pan and wait for another 5 minutes. Strain and refrigerate with ice and maple leaves. mint.

Lemon, pineapple and cayenne pepper detox tea

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According to chef Lidiane Barbosa, the beverage is alkalizing. The combination of ginger with citrus fruits it helps to clean the blood.

Ingredients:

Pulp of an apple;
1 wheel of ginger;
1 pinch of cayenne pepper;
100 ml of chamomile tea;
Ice;
Basil leaves;
500ml of filtered water.

Method of preparation:

Put the ingredients in the blender. Beat well and then strain. Refrigerate and serve chilled.

Energizing and immunity-boosting tea

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“Cabbage works as a transmitter of nutrients, making our bodies better absorb carrots and apples”, explains Lidiane Barbosa. Orange also does this role very well. Therefore, it is always interesting to use fruit as the basis of the teas you are going to prepare — not to mention that, together with other ingredients, it prevents cell oxidation.

Ingredients:

Peel of 1 organic orange (without the white part);
Peel of 1 organic lemon (without the white part);
1 small branch of cinnamon;
2 tablespoons of cane molasses;
4 cloves from India;
600 ml of water;
Ice.

Method of preparation:

Put all the ingredients in a pan and leave it on low heat for approximately 12 minutes. Turn off the heat, cover the pan and wait for another 5 minutes. Strain. Add ice and refrigerate.

Fake caipirinha tea to facilitate digestion

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This recipe takes the famous kombucha, which is obtained from the fermentation of sweetened tea from the leaves of the camellia sinensis plant. “O kombucha offers probiotic properties, vitamins and enzymes that facilitate digestion. It is naturally frizzy, that is, perfect for the summer”, says Vanessa Jardim, nutritionist Gym Box Sports.

It is worth remembering that in the first three days, it is indicated to drink only 100ml of the drink for the body to get used to the intake of probiotics. Then we can increase consumption. “In the recipe I also added ginger, because it is a natural thermogenic that accelerates metabolism.”

Ingredients:

1/2 squeezed Sicilian lemon;
1 level tablespoon of brown sugar or sweetener to taste;
150ml of Kombucha (preferably lemon flavor);
1 teaspoon of grated ginger;
Mint to taste.

Method of preparation:

Mix everything in a glass, add ice and enjoy! You will think you are taking a caipirinhabut without the harmful effects of alcohol.

Mate tea with lemon to lose weight and burn fat

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Mate tea is not new on the Brazilian menu, but many people forget that it has numerous health benefits. “AND antioxidant, diuretic, laxative and a good brain stimulant because of caffeine. It is worth remembering that it is also thermogenic, that is, it helps in the weight loss process and in the reduction of total body fat”, explains Vanessa Jardim. If consumed daily without sugarmate has a hypoglycemic action, that is, it helps to lower blood sugar.

Ingredients:

1 or 2 teaspoons of mate tea leaves;
½ squeezed lemon.

Method of preparation:

In a cup of tea, place the dried mate leaves and half a lemon. Then add 150ml of boiling water. Cover and let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes. Store in the fridge and drink in a glass with ice. If you want, add mint leaves.

Hibiscus tea, apple cinnamon and ginger to speed up metabolism

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“The apple is rich in malic acid, which has a detox effect, and helps in the functioning of the liver. Hibiscus is anti-inflammatory and helps with weight loss, it just cannot be used by women who want to get pregnant or pregnant women. And cinnamon and ginger help speed up the metabolism and burn fat”, says the nutritionist functional and integrative Luanna Caramalac.

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon shallow hibiscus;
½ apple;
1 wheel of ginger;
2 cinnamon branches.

Method of preparation:

Boil everything for about 12 minutes, turn off the heat, cover and wait another 5 minutes. Then take it to the fridge.

Hibiscus tea with mint to facilitate digestion

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“Mint helps with digestion, so it is indicated to be consumed after meals”, explains nutritional coach Gabi Lodewijks, creator of the Global Healthy Life project.

Ingredients:

6g of dried hibiscus flower;
Peppermint to taste;
200ml of water.

Method of preparation:

Heat the water and place the flower hibiscus. Allow to cool and add mint and some ice cubes.