The Best Healthy Matcha Recipes • Fit Mitten Kitchen (2024)

FAQs

What is the healthiest way to consume matcha? ›

If you want to reap all the health benefits that come hand-in-hand with matcha green tea, the best way to drink matcha is with as little sugar and honey as possible. A little bit never hurts every once in a while, but making a habit of drinking real, organic matcha will help you feel great all day long.

Swapping out the sugary syrup for an all natural sweetener like honey, maple syrup or agave nectar is the best place to start because those sweeteners add both sweetness AND flavour (my personal favourite is honey for the flavour)!

Incorporate Matcha into Smoothies

Blend matcha with spinach, banana, and almond milk for a delicious and energizing green smoothie that can keep you feeling full and satisfied, making it easier to stick to your weight loss plan.

If you do like to drink Matcha latte style, we recommend ditching the dairy and choosing plant-based milk instead. Here are the key reasons why: Dairy Milk contains a protein called Casein which binds itself to the Catechins. Catechins are plant-based compounds that are antioxidant-rich and are found in Matcha.

Is it OK to drink matcha every day? Drinking matcha everyday is perfectly healthy. However, since matcha has an earthy taste it's often combined with other liquids and sweeteners. Flavored matcha lattes are popular drinks that contain milk and some sort of added sugar.

Investigators discovered that the individuals who consumed the matcha beverage had an increased amount of beneficial gut bacteria and a decreased amount of harmful gut bacteria found in their feces, when compared with the placebo group.

The tea naturally increases your body's total calories burned by boosting your metabolic rate. It also increases the heat produced by the body during physical activity. This sends a signal to the body to burn off more calories and get rid of fat stores in different areas, such as the belly.

In order to gain the full weight loss benefits of matcha you need to use a high grade of matcha like our organic ceremonial matcha that contains the highest level of antioxidants, amino acids and nutrients.

There are 2 reasons I recommend having your matcha with breakfast or after eating: Having matcha on an empty stomach can temporarily increase stomach acid levels which can then cause an upset stomach. If you're sensitive to caffeine, you may also feel more lightheaded or your heart may feel like it's racing.

What are the downsides to matcha? There's a myriad of health and wellness benefits to matcha but ultimately, as a tea it is still a caffeinated beverage and naturally, overconsumption can affect moods, heart health and concentration – similar to that of coffee overdose.

What milk tastes best in matcha? ›

In between whole and fat-free falls 2% or reduced-fat milk, which is considered an agreeable pairing for matcha lattes, as it retains a foamy, creamy texture but tones down the heavy, rich flavor of whole milk.

Green tea is consumed in a tea bag, which is steeped in hot water and then discarded. Matcha powder is whisked with hot water and then often combined with steamed milk to create a delicious frothy beverage, which means you're consuming the entire green tea leaf!

While it's true that making matcha with hot water can release L-theanine, heat does not destroy the nutrients, so drinking matcha both iced or hot is wonderful! In fact, cold brew matcha is so easy, and you'll experience the same benefits!

Please don't put milk in your good matcha, especially if you're drinking it for health reasons. The milk sticks to the polyphenols, which alters (not in a good way) the bioavailability (how well your body can absorb nutrients) of the matcha, and all the goodies just flush through.

Matcha is high in caffeine (even more than coffee and other green or black tea!) so consume it wisely. Matcha is much better without adding dairy-based milk because that appears to lower its antioxidant benefits.