11 Healthy Iced Tea Recipes For Weight Loss

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If you love iced tea, you “get it”.

In the U.S., big glasses of iced tea are served almost as much as water in many restaurants.  Certain preparations, including “Sweet Tea” are practically religion in areas of the country.

Iced Tea isn’t just refreshing, but it can be one of the healthiest drinks on the planet.

Quality teas, like Wu-Long & SlimTea, can help you burn fat, detoxify your body, and help reverse aging every time you drink it. In celebration of this delicious, refreshing, and healthy beverage, I’ve compiled my 10 favorite ways to enjoy Iced Wu-Long & Iced SlimTea.

(Because our Certified Organic and Kenyan Oolong teas are very strong, I’ve included instructions to brew all three.)

 

1.  Slimming Iced Chai

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Makes 4 Servings

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Brew tea according to package directions
  2. Pour all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth.
  3. Store in a mason jar with a BPA-Free Lid.  I like to add cinnamon and nutmeg to the top of mine with some foamy milk.  Mmmm….

 

2.  Dr. Oz’s Fat-Blasting Cinnamon SlimTeaCup of tea with lemon and cinnamon

Makes 3 Servings

Dr. Oz has praised Slimming Oolong Tea for it’s catechin and caffeine combination that torches body fat and ignites your metabolism for hours after drinking it. Cinnamon also helps your body effectively process sugars.

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Bring water to a boil.
  2. Turn off the heat and steep the tea.  Then let the cinnamon soak for 5 minutes.
  3. Pour tea in pitcher or mason jar with BPA free lid.  Fill the rest of the container with water and let chill in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours.

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3.  Sweet Lychee SlimTea

Makes 6 Servings

Lychees are an incredibly healthful fruit that are found in China and Brazil. They’re soft, slightly chewy, and resemble the consistency of tapioca. They’re loaded with fiber, healthy flavonoids (the fat-burning antioxidant found in Wu-Long and SlimTea), and Vitamins, including C and B. Lychee benefit skin, hair, and heart health. Drink Sweet Lychee SlimTea for dessert, or as a delicious drink your friends will beg you to share!

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Boil tea according to package directions.
  2. Juice half your lychee fruits in juicer or blended until fine pulp.  (If you don’t have a juicer, strain the blended lychees into a bowl and add to the tea.  You may need extra lychee fruit for this method.)  Add lychee juice to tea and set aside in refrigerator.
  3. Freeze 5-10 lychees in the freezer to make ‘ice cubes’.
  4. Once frozen, add frozen lychees to tea.  They take on a ‘tapioca’-like consistency that’s just delicious!

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4.  Blueberry SlimTea

Makes 6 Servings

Blueberries have such a yummy texture when blended that you don’t need to juice them to get great consistency, and flavor! I love to make little blueberry ‘ice cubes’ with this tea to add an extra sweet and aesthetic touch.

Ingredients:

  • 1 Pint Organic Blueberries  *It’s critical that you use organic blueberries in order to avoid ‘steeping’ dangerous chemicals into your tea.
  • 6 Bags Wu-Long or 1-2 bags Certified Organic SlimTea or 1-2 bags Kenyan Oolong Blend
  • 6 Fresh Mint Leaves
  • 6 Cups Water

Directions:

  1. Steep tea according to package directions.
  2. Rinse and blend 1 pint blueberries with mint leaves.
  3. Add blueberries and tea to pitchers and let chill.

 

5.  Blackberry-Chia Appetite-Suppressing Iced Tea

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Makes 4 Servings

Chia seeds *exploded* in popularity over the past decade, although they were used by ancient Mayan warriors  thousands of years ago!  They’re known to control hunger and they’re packed with super-nutrients. This seed is edible when ground into a powder or soaked in water or tea for 15 minutes. They are used to boost energy, supplement your body with Omega-3 fatty acids, and provide you with carbohydrates, protein, fiber, antioxidants and calcium.  Whew! Here’s how I add this superfood to my Slimming Tea!

 

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Boil Water and steep tea for 5 minutes.
  2. Add chia seeds to water once you remove tea bags.
  3. Puree Berries of choice and add to chia seeds and tea.
  4. Add Berries and chill in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours in jar with BPA Free Lid.  You may add additional filtered water to taste.
  5. Pour delicious iced Chia Tea over ice before serving.

 

6.  Cucumber Mint SlimTea

Cucumber Iced Tea

Makes 6 Servings

Alongside Grapefruit and Lemons, Cucumbers are the easiest things you can add to your Slimming Tea. This tea is so delicious that my family and friends pass up beer and wine at parties to sip this summery, slenderizing, and satiating drink. Cucumbers are packed with weight loss and detoxification benefits, too!

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Brew tea and chill for 2-3 hours.
  2. Add Mint and Cucumber and allow to soak for at least 30 minutes before serving.

 

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7. Slimming Ginger-Grapefruit Iced Tea

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Makes 4 Servings

Not only are Wu-Long and SlimTea great for boosting metabolism and oxidizing fat, but grapefruit also contains incredibly high vitamin C, which helps you break down fats in your body. I drink Slimming Ginger-Grapefruit Iced Tea almost every morning while I work.  It’s very refreshing and I don’t find myself craving carbs when I have the grapefruit juices in my tea vs. eating a grapefruit plain.

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Bring water to a boil.
  2. Steep tea, ginger, and grapefruit for 5 minutes.
  3. Chill for 2-3 hours before serving.

 

 8.  Slimming Pear Iced Tea

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Makes 4 Servings

Pears are delicious with cheese plates at parties, and that’s how I like to serve Slimming Pear Iced Tea. Sometimes when I drink hot pear iced tea, I choose to add almond or coconut milk, which is a delicious compliment to pears, too!

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Bring water to a boil.
  2. Add pears and tea to water and let steep for 5 minutes.
  3. Chill for 2-3 hours before serving.

 

9.  Slimming Arnold Palmer

Lemon Iced Tea

Makes 6 Servings

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Bring the water to a boil.
  2. Turn off the heat and let the tea bags steep in the hot water for about 5 minutes.
  3. Remove the tea bags and add the fresh squeezed lemon juice.
  4. Cool in refrigerator for 2-3 hours. Then add to pitcher. Serve over ice.

 

10.  Sweet Peach SlimTea

Ice peach tea

Makes 6 Servings

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Bring the water to a boil.
  2. Turn off the heat and steep the tea bags in the hot water for about 5 minutes.
  3. Remove the tea bags and chill tea in the refrigerator 1-2 hours.
  4. Meanwhile, add the peach chunks to a food processor and blend until smooth.
  5. When the tea is chilled, add the peach puree and stevia and stir until mixed.

Serve over ice with a slice of peach or some mint as a garnish.

 

11.  Smokey SlimTea Bloody Mary

Spicy Bloody Mary Alcoholic Drink

Makes 4 Servings

Ingredients:

  • 1 Cup Warm, Steeped Wu-Long (highly concentrated, 2 bags) or 1 bag/1-cup Certified Organic SlimTea or 1 bag/1-cup Kenyan Oolong Blend
  • 1⁄2 Cup Vodka
  • 1 oz smoky vodka
  • 1 Tsp horseradish Tabasco sauce (to taste)
  • 1⁄2 Tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 3 Cups Gluten-Free, High Fructose Corn-Syrup-Free Tomato juice
  • 1⁄4 Tsp Celery salt
  • 1⁄4 Tsp Cayenne Pepper 1 Tsp Black Pepper

*Please do not drink alcohol unless you are of legal age

Directions:

1. Place the warm cup of tea in a glass jar with the vodka and steep overnight.

2. In the morning, fill a tall glass with ice cubes. Add all the ingredients and stir.

 

Try one or try them all and let me know your favorite! They are all delicious and so good for you, you can’t go wrong! 

Happy Sipping!

Chrissy