How to Make Lipton Citrus Green Tea

Use the flavor of lime in your green tea.

If you're tired of paying top dollar for a bottled Lipton green tea product, you can mix up a tasty alternative for less. In addition, drinking green tea with citrus flavors will help your body absorb more of the drink's antioxidants. Best of all, you may already have some of the ingredients lying around the house.

Things You'll Need

• Lime
• Sugar or or sugar substitute
• Orange extract
• Lipton green tea bags

Instructions

1. Boil 4 cups of water. Place two Lipton green tea bags in a pitcher and pour the boiling water over the top. Let it sit for about 20 minutes.

2. Remove the tea bags and add some lime juice or a couple lime flavoring packets. Mix in about 1/4 cup of sugar or 10 single-serving packages of a sugar substitute. Add 1/4 teaspoon of orange extract and mix it up.

3. Put the tea in the refrigerator to chill. You can also add ice cubes to cool it down faster.

Tips & Warnings

• It is better to use the equal but it makes it taste like the diet if it's not sweet enough with the sugar add to your desired taste.

• Do not touch the boiling water it will scald you

References

• Natures-Health-Foods.com: Green Tea - Simply Super Natural