Cooling Summer Herbal Tea

If you think of herbal tea as a cozy hot beverage to drink on a cold winter evening, think again!

Herbal tea is a delicious cooling refreshment that can squelch the heat of a sweltering hot summer day. Let’s ditch the soda filled ice chest and bring on the herbal summer teas!

I am going to show you how to make a favorite summer drink around here and I know your peeps are going to like it too.

Whether it’s a BBQ, birthday party or wedding reception, this drink will keep everyone coming back for more.

How many parties have you been to and the ice chests are just full of sugar and chemical drinks?

So, let me ask you, when there is something really yummy AND healthy to drink, do you go back for seconds? (Please say yes).

What I am so amazed by again and again is that when you provide a delicious and healthy drink, people can feel it. People are like, wow, what is that? They can tell that it’s a good thing.

I mean really, you know that most of the stuff in the store is junk. Would you rather drink this:

Or this:

You are what you eat, but remember, you are also what you drink!

Obesity in children has increased almost 50% in the past forty years and diabetes is currently escalating at an unprecedented rate in the United States.

There are of course many other factors that contribute to these health risks, but I like to put the conversation about sugar drinks and soda up front where it needs to be.

Widespread consumption of high sugar drinks has played a role in the startling increase in obesity and diabetes which are among the top public health concerns in the United States.

Childhood obesity has been called “one of the most serious public health challenges in the 21st century.”

– Harvard School of Health

Soda consumption has increased more than 30% in the last twenty years in the US.

We know it is bad for us, but we are drinking more.

As many people lead busy lifestyles we stray further and further away from the kitchen and forget how easy it is to devise creative, delicious homemade beverages.

Let me show you, right here, right now how QUICK and EASY it is to make a cooling, refreshing summer drink that will satisfy your thirst and fill your body with healthy vitamins and minerals.

Let’s use summer celebrations as a time to nourish and build good health. Just because it is a party we don’t have to junk out.

Let me also show you one simple move of when and where you provide your teas that will have your people drinking more healthy tea this summer.

Try this recipe and I want to hear who you share it with and how they like it!

Cooling Summer Herbal Tea

Herbal tea is a delicious cooling refreshment that can squelch the heat of a sweltering hot summer day. Let’s ditch the soda filled ice chest and bring on the herbal summer teas!

Ingredients

• 4 cups water
• 1 tablespoon hibiscus
• 1 teaspoon peppermint
• 1 teaspoon lemongrass
• 2 tablespoons honey

Instructions

1. Put herbs and water into a large jar and put the lid on the jar
2. Let container of herbs and water for several hours
3. No need to heat it up, just let it sit out on the counter or in the sun for at least two hours
4. Strain herbs out of tea
5. Stir in honey to taste
6. Garnish and enjoy