When it comes to coffee, I usually take it with cream and sugar. As I’ve discovered an intolerance to dairy, I swapped my cream for almond or coconut milk or creamer (the unsweetened milks are low in sugar and additional ingredients; the creamers, however, are not so I don’t overdo it — they are just so darn tasty, though, and mix with coffee so smoothly). If you’re switching out dairy milk for alternatives, read up on the pros and cons in “The New Moo: Milk Alternatives.”
I’ve been in a prep week for a spring detox since May 1, so I’ve been removing coffee slowly (none this weekend, opting for black tea instead, but had a cup this morning [Mondays, right?]). I didn’t think eliminating coffee would be a problem, until I sipped today’s French roast. More on my no-coffee month to come…
Luckily, I was recently introduced to green-tea lattes after reading my coworker’s “Detox Diary” piece in our April issue. It never crossed my mind before, but when Heidi Wachter mentions green-tea lattes in her story, a light bulb went off over my head. Why, of course! That would be delicious!
And they are! I tried this one from Peace Coffee‘s Minneapolis shop, made with matcha green tea. Tea itself is full of antioxidants and health benefits, and I find that, the more tea I drink, the more I embrace other healthy habits (if I’m feeling the urge to snack again but just ate, I’ll drink a cup of hot tea instead).
The “tea-ista” made this one with hazelnut milk, and I added a bit of local honey. The combo of the hazelnut milk and tea was full of flavor and just sweet enough for me.
Today, scientific research in both Asia and the west is providing hard evidence for the health benefits long associated with drinking green tea. For example, in 1994 the Journal of the National Cancer Institute published the results of an epidemiological study indicating that drinking green tea reduced the risk of esophageal cancer in Chinese men and women by nearly sixty percent.*^’^
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I was hoping/wondering if there was the chance you could post a couple green tea latte recipes. Or did you & I missed them?!?!? Thanks!
Thanks for reading, Alex! I’ve only enjoyed green-tea lattes at cafes and coffeeshops, but would like to experiment in my home kitchen. From what I’ve read, you’d mix green matcha tea powder with milk or a milk alternative, then froth with a cappuccino maker or steam on the stovetop. I know many places like to add simple syrup, but I’m a fan of using local honey, which is how the “tea-ista” at Peace Coffee made this drink for me.