Why I’m So Obsessed with This One Drink!

Today, we are going to talk about Why I’m So Obsessed with This One Drink!

So are you guys ready to hear what this magic drink is?

The drink I make sure to have every single day no matter in I’m traveling, working hard a on project or just hanging out at home?

Great, ok, the drink I want you to start drinking everyday is green tea.

Green tea will do three distinct things for your health and your weight.

1. Drinking green tea is the magic habit switch that helps stop doing things that damage your metabolism, like snacking & craving sugar.

2. Drinking green tea helps support the transition of your metabolism from burning sugar, sugar, sugar, to burning fat, fat, fat.

3. Drinking green tea will even help support your immune system which in these times is a super good idea.

Okay here’s what I want you to do to get all those amazing metabolic and health benefits from green tea.  

I want you to drink a cup of green tea everyday between breakfast and lunch.  

This is going to be your bridge.  It bridges breakfast and lunch so you don’t feel hungry and want to snack.

We are trying to clean things up, food wise, we are trying to incorporate a new healthy habit into your life so that you can start eating smarter and burn fat.

So starting with a cup between breakfast and lunch and then I want you to see if you can also drink a cup between lunch and dinner.

Drinking one to two cups of green tea everyday is a smart move.  

Drinking tea instead of snacking is a nutritional ninja move that I teach my clients in the Freese Method to help break our metabolically damaging snacking habit.

Ok, so far, we’ve established that drinking green tea is a super smart way to burn fat, be healthy, have a great immune system and break bad habits that damage our metabolism.  It’s not the only one, but it’s a great place to start.  

Who is on board with drinking at least one hopefully two cups per day.?

Ok, the next question is, "Hannah, I don’t like the taste of Green Tea! It’s too bitter!"

Well, I would like to humbly request that you try it again, but this time, I want you to make it a certain way.

Do not make it like black tea or coffee.

The hot water you use should not be boiling, that’s too hot.  Let it come to a boil and then turn off the heat for 3 minutes and then use that water.  Water that is too hot makes the tea too grassy.

Only steep your green tea for 3-5 minutes. Do not just leave your bag in there forever. This releases a bunch of tannins which makes the tea bitter.  Plus, it can give you a big tummy ache.  All the good stuff is out of that tea bag within 3 minutes.

When I order a green tea from Starbucks I assume it’s been sitting for at least two minutes. I take a look at my watch or dash board and take that bag out within a minute of getting it.

Also, my top 3 green tea brands to try for delicious and not bitter green tea:

1. Twinings® Of London Green Tea

2. Numi® Organic Tea Gunpowder Green

3. Yogi® Green Tea Pure Green Decaf

Would you consider trying it again?

Great, now let’s get into the most commonly asked questions.

GREEN TEA FAQ's

Can I drink both cups at once?

• Yes.  No biggie, but you’ll lose the supportive no-snacking effect that we get when we drink it between meals.

Can I drink the tea cold?

• Yes, hot or cold.

Can I drink it out of a bottle?

• Yes, as long as it doesn’t contain sweeteners.

Does it have to be caffeinated?

• No, it can be decaf.

Can I sweeten it with honey or agave nectar or stevia?

• No, you cannot, we want it plain.

Can it be flavored like with jasmine or turmeric? 

• No, we want it plain as possible. We have data on plain green tea as a bridge beverage and it’s effect on your insulin, but not flavored green tea.

Do I have to brew it at home?

• No, you can order it from coffee shops or restaurants, still counts.

Can I just take a green tea supplement or extract?

• No, you cannot.  The research shows the benefits of green tea are most associated with drinking the tea.

Hannah, I still hate green tea, can I drink black or herbal?

• Yes, as a snack substitute it’ll be fine, as a fat burner, no, they are not as good, they will support your immune system, but in a different way.  Green tea is the tea I recommend over black and herbal.

What about matcha? Can I have that?

• Yes, it’s great too.  Matcha is just drinking the whole ground leaf, instead of taking the leaves out.  It’s very good.

Let’s recap on today’s session

Having 1-2 cups of green tea per day will help you

1. Break bad eating habits that damage your metabolism, like snacking & craving sugar.  

Feel like snacking? STOP, have a cup of green tea instead.  This is especially powerful after a weekend or a time of indulging in too much food or too many sweets.

2. Drinking green tea helps support the transition of your metabolism from burning sugar, sugar, sugar, to burning fat, fat, fat.

3. Drinking green tea will even help support your immune system which in these times, with cold & flu, COVID and winter all here at the same time, is a super good idea.

And the three brands I recommend are:

1. Twinings® Of London Green Tea

2. Numi® Organic Tea Gunpowder Green

3. Yogi® Green Tea Pure Green Decaf