So I've started drinking Matcha (ceremonial grade) green tea

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(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #21

Whereas you can pry my coffee mug from my cold dead hands, lol! :coffee: :rofl::rofl::rofl:

#22

LOL!

Well, I’ve bought the sh*t now, I might as well attempt to drink it!

We’ll see how it goes- if i can’t warm to it I’ll put it down to experience.
But by the third cup today it really wasn’t as bad as I initially thought.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #23

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

Reminds me of the Saki story, in which no one will buy a new breakfast cereal, until an advertising campaign turns eating it into a grim duty! :scream:

#24

“Filboid Studge, the Story of a Mouse That Helped”

I’m going to have to read that now…out of a sense of duty, dammit!

:sweat_smile:

(Stickin' with mammoth) #25

It’s spectacular with a dash of cream, and a few drops of stevia and pure vanilla extract. That’s how I used to drink it, but I never shelled out for ceremonial stuff. Premium grade was just fine, I even made coconut fat bombs out of it in my pre-carnivore days.

RECIPE IDEAS (You can keto 'em up.)

(Allie) #26

Maybe less at regular amounts but you’re trying to cram in as much as possible so maybe counter productive :thinking:

There’s no way I would try and trick my body into accepting something that tasted as bad as this does.

#27

I made this before reading your post, to break my fast at 12pm a few minutes ago.
Looks the same of course!
But it’s a heaped tspn of Matcha, 3 tspns MCT oil, 2 dollops of creme fraiche, (I would’ve added a spoonful of butter but I’ve ran out last night!), plus 8 blueberiies and 4 strawberries and a dash of unsweetened almond milk.
This is the tastiest one yet, dare I say even pleasureable!
I think I have the basis to build on for those alternative breakfast days now.
Cheers for the recipe ideas, much appreciated. :smiley:

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(Stickin' with mammoth) #28

Enjoy! I used to swoosh a dash of water around the empty cup and the end and drink it to get all the delicious residue out of there and into my stomach. With ceremonial grade matcha, it’s probably a buck a swoosh!

#29

Wow, some good recipes there!

Next, I’m going to try a warm Matcha tea with these ingredients:
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Perhaps even add some butter and MCT oil to make a real humdinger…for the blow the head off effect.

(Stickin' with mammoth) #30

For a minute there, I thought the coconut milk can was full to overflowing with blueberries and I got excited…

(Bob M) #31

My guess: either none of these are true, or if they are true, they don’t matter. Particularly the “helps detoxify the body” part. Ah, what?

But, it’s probably not likely to hurt.

#32

You don’t think Matcha has anti oxidants even?

(Denise) #33

I see Matcha every time I go to our local Grocery Outlet. I’ve wondered about it but haven’t tried it. What I do use is Stevia powder, the white powder so not directly from the green leaf. I only use a tiny bit as it is very bitter if you put too much, of the powder anyway. I have not had any issue using 1 heaping scoop in my decaf coffee each a.m. and I only drink 1-2 cups. Then I do a sort of tonic using ACV and I put a more level or less, scoop in that twice a day. The scoop is just 1/32 of a teaspoon, very small.

I also love my unsweetened Almond Milk, and I use it mainly as creamer for my decaf much of the time, but right now using dairy cream.

#34

Thanks- yes, I think I’ll be using a combination of cream (sour) and unsweetened almond milk going forward. Then on a skip brunch day, I’ll add MCT, butter, maybe a few berries…some tumeric even.

Those recipes linked to above in the thread by @Aqua_chonk look good- some patently not keto though, but could be converted to suit keto…

#35

OK, this is the best one yet so far.
Heaped tspn Matcha into the nutri bullet cup, add a little boiling water to the powder and mix to dissolve the tea/create suspension mixture.
Heat the required amount of coconut milk up (I did mine 2 mins in microwave), and add to the tea suspension.
Add a few blueberries and a couple dollops of creme fraiche/sour cream.
Blitz on the nutri bullet/food processor. Froth up with frother.
Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good!

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#36

That coconut milk is the ticket!

Lovely creamy taste, low carbs- gonna have to get a smoothy or two with that going forward (without the Matcha).

#37

So I got down to the last 3rd of the coconut Matcha latte, and spotted the Apple Cider Vinegar bottle out of the corner of my eye.
So on impulse I fired 2 tspns of ACV into the remaining Matcha.

Big mistake, it was minging beyond imagination.

Luckily there was some coconut milk left to dilute the taste out of it, and I was able to finish it.
Wasn’t too bad with the extra coconut milk…probably would’ve been ok with just 1 tspn ACV in the first place.

(Bob M) #38

I think antioxidants are meaningless or even detrimental.

#39

Well, it’s been said that anti-oxidant supplements have yet to be proven beneficial in preventing diseases, but there are a lot of sources stating the benefits of anti-oxidants. And there certainly have been studies indicating the dangers of over supplementing some vitamins, such as Vit E / Beta carotoene for instance.

A cursory search on google:

" Antioxidants are substances that may protect your cells against free radicals, which may play a role in heart disease, cancer and other diseases . Free radicals are molecules produced when your body breaks down food or when you’re exposed to tobacco smoke or radiation." (Mayo clinic)

" Is antioxidant actually good for you?

Antioxidants are man-made or natural substances that may prevent or delay some types of cell damage. Diets high in vegetables and fruits, which are good sources of antioxidants, have been found to be healthy; however, research has not shown antioxidant supplements to be beneficial in preventing diseases ." (nccih.nih.gov)

It’s also been well documented that, for some, taking vitamin D3 and vitamin K2 as a supplemnt has health benefits, especially with the immune system.

" Does vitamin D function as an antioxidant?
Vitamin D is a natural antioxidant which has few evidence of increasing antioxidant enzyme level in COPD and asthma, but not in ACO patients. To evaluate the effects of vitamin D3 supplementation on antioxidant enzymes level in vitamin D3 deficient patients with stable ACO."
(clinicaltrials.gov)

" Vitamin K-2 has antioxidant properties that may help protect against cancer. In addition, findings suggest that K-2 may suppress genetic processes that lead to tumor growth."
(medicalnewstoday.com)

I’m not claiming for one second that Matcha is some sort of wonder tonic, all I’m saying is there are claims that it has antioxidant properties from many sources, and that there are even more sources saying that antioxidants are beneficial in promoting good health by interacting with free radicals.

#40

Anyways, like I said earlier, I’ve bought the sh*t, so I might as well see if I like it as an alternative to coffee etc.

After all, there’s 3 CEREMONY schools of Oriental green Matcha drinking tradition!!!
NOT 1, BUT 3!!!

Surely that’s enough evidence for ya?
If ya ain’t in, ya can’t win, lol.
:smiley: