Health nut: Green tea...the weightloss tonic

I love a good smoothie after a vigorous workout.  The protein powder helps my muscles recover and It's a great way to consume lots of fruit.  I find the milk, especially almond milk, makesy smoothies taste bland, so instead I like to add green juice.  I alternate brands, using Bolthouse, Naked, or Odwalla, and I normally choose because of the price.  All three versions of Green juice are loaded with goodness...but they still have sugar and calories, so I try to keep it to a cup or less.  But when your blender is loaded with frozen berries you need extra liquid for it to blend right.  Instead of water, I've been adding chilled green tea.  It tastes great with the rest of the ingredients and is an easy way to get a dose of green tea if you have a hard time drinking it straight.  I am just recently acquiring a taste for it by itself.

To make chilled green tea, I boil water in a kettle, then pour into a juice container.  Steep three green tea bags (I use Lipton decaf green tea) for about 10 minutes.  Squeeze 1 tbsp lime juice into tea, take tea bags out.  Let cool on the counter for 20 minutes, add some ice cubes, and put in the fridge.  It'll ne ready when you are!

Here's a recipe I like to use for smoothies:

-1 scoop of (low sugar) vanilla protein powder
-miscellaneous frozen fruit(blueberries, raspberries, pineapple strawberries, bananas, whatever floats your boat!). * fun fact*-most fruit and veggies are negative calorie foods- which means your body burns more calories digesting them then they have in them!
-1 cup of green juice
-1 cup of chilled green tea
-1 tsp chia seeds (optional)
-1 spoonful of Greek yogurt (optional for extra protein)

Blend and feel great!