Family, friends and feasts, this is the perfect time to share some Christmas Tea with your loved ones.
Do you know what people love about this tea? It’s red.
Yep. Red teas get gobbled up more than any other color tea!
Hibiscus makes a red tea! It’s a good source of vitamin C and it’s full of minerals. That is one of the benefits of having a regular habit of drinking herbal teas. Herbal teas are rich in minerals and it’s an easy way to up your mineral intake.
Hibiscus also has lots of antioxidants that help to keep you healthy. Hibiscus has a long history of being used as a cardiovascular tonic and it also has anti-inflammatory properties that can help reduce inflammation in your body.
Lemon verbena is just a crowd pleaser. Its’ lemony aroma has an uplifting effect on anyone in the room.
Lemon verbena is one of my favorite herbs to make tea with for other people. I have never met anyone that didn’t enjoy a cup of lemon verbena tea. The aroma is so pleasing and the flavor is very mild and satisfying. Both hibiscus and lemon verbena have a mild calming, but not sedating effect.
Herbal tea is a great alternative to all the sugar drinks out there. Even the healthy store bought drinks have questionable ingredients.
The Harvard School of Medicine is calling childhood obesity, “one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century”. There are many things contributing to that statistic, but the sugar and soda drinks play a big role.
Getting your family used to drinking tea is one of the antidotes to reaching for that Big Gulp, big sugar impact drinks that seem to be everywhere.
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!?
Make up a big batch of this tea and share it with your loved ones. This combination makes the perfect Christmas Tea!
Christmas Tea
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 1 tbsp lemon verbena
- 1 tsp hibiscus
- Sweeten with 1 teaspoon honey
Instructions
- Place herbs and water into a pot with a lid on it. I use stainless steel Revere pots; glass and enamel pots also work well
- Bring water and herbs to a boil and then immediately turn off the heat
- Let herbs steep for one hour
- Using a metal strainer, remove the herbs from the tea and pour the tea into a teacup or pitcher
- Drink warm or at room temperature
Just the right color for Christmas, not to mention all the great health benefits. Thank you Kami, you’re my greatest teacher.