How to Make Iced Green Tea to Boost Your Metabolism

Iced green tea is a refreshing alternative to water or soda, and studies have shown it can boost your metabolism. Green tea is also loaded with antioxidants to help keep you healthy. But buying it one bottle at a time can get expensive. Here's how to make your own. It's so easy you may never want to get another bottle of green tea from the store again!

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• green tea bags
• hot water
• large sturdy glass jar with lid
• refrigerator or ice
• sweetener (optional)

1. Place two tea bags in a jar. They can both be green tea, or have one green tea and one another kind. I like to use one green tea and one mint tea. Lemon is also a good choice. Feel free to use your imagination.

2. Add a small amount of sweetener if desired. I like to use a single packet of Splenda

3. Pour boiling water over the tea bags until they are completely covered. Let stand 20 minutes or more. It's okay to forget your green tea is seeping for a while, I've let mine seep as long as an hour.

4. Remove tea bags and add cold water until the jar is full. Cover and keep in the refrigerator. Enjoy througout the day over ice.

Tips & Warnings

• If you prefer, this same method will work with black or herbal teas.
• Using tea bags with strings attached makes removing them easier.
• Make sure to add your sweetener while the water is hot so it dissolves completely

[sbarry77]

on 10/23/2009 great tip.. love iced tea! 5* and recommended

[MotherDove]

on 3/13/2009 Thanks for the fun idea of mixing flavors when you make iced green tea. Also, great easy to follow instructions!

[dlcass]

on 3/10/2009 I Love green tea. Thanks

[janellephant]

on 2/19/2009 I heard this works really well! I didn't know exactly what to do and I wanted to look more in to it but you told me exactly what I need to do. Thanks a lot, I'll be trying this too! 5* and rcmnd

[ashiflett]

on 2/19/2009 Excellent! Thanks for sharing!