The Best Healthy Matcha Recipes • Fit Mitten Kitchen (2024)

FAQs

What is the healthiest way to consume matcha? ›

If you want to reap all the health benefits that come hand-in-hand with matcha green tea, the best way to drink matcha is with as little sugar and honey as possible. A little bit never hurts every once in a while, but making a habit of drinking real, organic matcha will help you feel great all day long.

Unlike regular green tea, Matcha green tea is believed to exert beneficial effects on the gut microbiota, as it is richer in nutrients such as tea catechins and insoluble dietary fiber.

While you can drink matcha daily, it is high in caffeine and may contain traces of pesticides and other chemicals. The beneficial compounds it contains, such as catechins, may be harmful in high quantities. It's best to consume matcha in moderation, for instance, 1–2 cups of tea per day or up to 2 teaspoons of matcha.

Good matcha changes everything, of course. Please don't put milk in your good matcha, especially if you're drinking it for health reasons.

Stevia is a natural, zero calorie sweetener known in part by from its bitterness but also its limited aftertaste. It's considered a direct sugar substitute. Stevia, in this respect, does not take away the flavor matcha has to provide. It simply elevates and matches matcha's subtleness.

If you're looking for a sweeter version of your matcha latte, then adding milk is a great way to do so. You can also add a sweetener such as honey, agave syrup, or sugar to your matcha latte for an extra boost of sweetness.

Fill about three-quarters of your workout bottle with cool water. Add 1/2 – 3/4 teaspoon of good quality matcha powder and shake well. Combined with moderate exercise the powerful catechins in matcha tea actually pull more energy from fat stored in the abdominal area.

But not TOO hot, because excessive heat kills it. We find that the optimal temperature for matcha is roughly 175f / 80c. You can go cooler than that, but you really can't go hotter than that.

Place 2 Chashaku or 1 teaspoon of Matcha (2g) into the Chawan bowl. Pour 70ml (2.46fl oz) of hot water into the Chawan. The water temperature should be 176F (80C). Using the bamboo Chasen, whisk the Matcha until it has a rich foam on top.

I definitely love a good matcha latte, but this drink in the summer is so refreshing. The fresh squeeze of the lemon pairs so well with the taste of the matcha.

Is matcha powder better with water or milk? ›

If you are drinking Matcha for health reasons, we suggest drinking Matcha with just hot or cold water for maximum absorption of nutrients. How to make it with just water? Whisk or shake (in our Tea Shaker) to combine and enjoy!

You want polyphenols in your diet, and good matcha is chock-full of them. But if you put milk in your matcha you're taking away much of the goodness, so please stop doing that! They key is to drink better matcha.

For the most part yes cold matcha and hot matcha have the same benefits. Japanese tea masters have told me that using cool water to make your matcha brings out matcha's amazing amino acid, L-theanine. L-theanine in the tea leaf makes it taste smooth.

If you are drinking Matcha for health reasons, we suggest drinking Matcha with just hot or cold water for maximum absorption of nutrients. How to make it with just water? Whisk or shake (in our Tea Shaker) to combine and enjoy!

While it's true that making matcha with hot water can release L-theanine, heat does not destroy the nutrients, so drinking matcha both iced or hot is wonderful! In fact, cold brew matcha is so easy, and you'll experience the same benefits!