Banana-Berry Green Tea Smoothie
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This smoothie, with banana, blue, black and raspberries, blended with raw honey and green tea is full of vitamins, antioxidants and metabolism boosting ingredients that will have you ready to tackle your day!
You know what they say, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” Well, how many of us skip it because we just don’t have time? We are rushing around, trying to get out the door to work, or take kids to school, only to look at your watch at 10:30 and think “where did my morning go?” and figure you will just move on to lunch. Of course, by then, you are starving, and don’t always make decent choices.
Lipton’s new black and herbal varieties and improved green teas refresh the tea experience with bold and stimulating flavors, such as Pure Green Tea, Amazing Grey and Herbal Berry Hibiscus.
I began 2016 with a new breakfast option. Smoothies. I will tell you, that I never used to be much of a smoothie person. I had the “it’s not eating if you aren’t chewing,” mentality. I have since become a lover of them. I think that part of my problem was that I was simply just doing it wrong. The calories and non-sense were building up, as I was dumping stuff into the blender, not knowing just how simple and satisfying a good smoothie can be. Then one day, instead of just adding water or milk, I added some brewed green tea.
Game changer.
Now, not only am I drinking my breakfast, in my car, while rushing from commitment to commitment, my breakfast is full of antioxidants, fiber, and flavor, it is boosting my metabolism and increasing my brain function, and quite possibly even lowering my risks of getting some types of cancer.
Whhaaaat…??? Yes, my friends, I have done my research.
In my research I have found that Green tea (can) help with fat loss, boost metabolism, improve brain function and even lower the risks some some types of cancers. I don’t know about you, but as a busy mom of four, of a “certain age” these are all benefits I can totally get behind.
Mix green tea into a smoothie with berries and bananas and you add in benefits like Vitamin C, Vitamin K, high fiber and potassium. It also works as an anti-inflammatory and (can) help with high blood pressure, just to name a few!
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** Brew tea the night before to speed up the process.**
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Banana-Berry Green Tea Smoothie
Ingredients
- 6 ounces of water + 2 Lipton Pure Green Tea Bags = 6 ounces brewed Lipton Pure Green Tea
- 1 cup frozen triple berry mix
- 1/2 small banana sliced
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons raw honey
- ice cubes optional
Instructions
- Steep tea bags in boiling water for about 1.5-2 minutes or until you have reached desired strength. Either use immediately or refrigerate until ready to use.
- Blend frozen berries, honey and banana with green tea, adding ice as needed. Process until smooth.
- Drink and enjoy!
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This would get my day off to a healthy start! Yum!
Green tea has so many health benefits and adding it to a smoothie is an easy way to add to your diet!
I am a huge fan of the new & improved varieties!!! This is such a great idea! I wouldn’t have thought to do a cold smoothie! Thanks for sharing this!!
Oh wow! A smoothie with tea in it sounds awesome! This looks beautiful!
Thanks!
Sounds like the perfect way to start the day to me! Looks delicious!
Green tea is always a good way to boost the metabolism and the berries with thier fiber are so filling. Yum!
Hi Michaela,
I found your recipe when looking for new Green Tea smoothie recipes and liked how simple your recipe was. I linked to your recipe in a smoothie post if that is OK.
-Anna
Of course thanks, Anna!
These are delicious!! They are my new favorite breakfast!
Banana berry green tea. Sounds interesting. Honestly, this smoothies recipe is totally a new concept to me. I’ll try this recipe asap.
Please let me know what you think!!
Banana Berry is my favorite smoothie. thanks Michaela.
You are most welcome!
I am from India. Lipton is popular brand here.We have using there green tea and normal tea for a decade.
huge fan of the new & improved varieties!!! This is such a great idea! I wouldn’t have thought to do a cold smoothie! Thanks for sharing this!!
Thank you sooooo very much for sharing this smoothie recipe!!! I have been struggling with jumping on the smoothie bandwagon as I always felt that adding the protein powders and/or the milk alternatives would add unnecessary calories and ingredients, and all I really wanted were the health benefits…antioxidants, vitamins, metabolism boosters…and if there is a possibility something might fend off cancer…I am all for it!!! I can’t wait to try this recipe this weekend. My aging parents are coming to town and I want to share this with them as I am always trying to encourage them nutritionally. So excited…thanks again!
Kimberly – I am so happy that you found it, too! I have quite a few smoothies – I also love my Fiber Smoothie! That’s a good one as well! Let me know what you think!