Make Your Smoothies Lighter with this Essential (inexpensive) Base Ingredient + New Smoothie Recipe and Giveaway

July 24, 2014 By Leanne Vogel December 11, 2018

Using this inexpensive ingredient as the base for your next smoothie lightens up your drink and boosts the health benefits without the added cost of superfood ingredients.

In the end, it’s about swapping high sugar ingredients for low sugar ingredients and tea is a fabulous (healthy!) way to do this.

Made from fermented leaves, herbs, fruits, seeds, or roots steeped in hot water, teas have high concentrations of antioxidants and chemical compositions that can potentially reduce inflammation, encourage healthy digestion and more.

Brew a cup, let it chill and add as a base to your next smoothie to cash in on these powerful health benefits…

Green Tea ultra-high in antioxidants

Black Tea boosted energy + lung protection

White Tea potent anti-cancer properties

Oolong Tea cholesterol lowering power

Pu-erh Tea weight gain buster

Herbal Tea highly specific healing properties

I’ve been using Leaf & Ardor Tea Co. as a base for all of Kevin’s smoothies and popsicles this summer. They add natural flavors to his smoothies without the use of sugars or anything artificial. Their blends are mixed exclusively with organic ingredients, no synthetic fertilizers or pesticides, artificial colors, flavors or added sugars.

I met one of the owners, Connie, in New York last year. She; along with her business partner Cristina, have joined together with the highest quality organic tea suppliers and artisans to provide a premium selection of all-natural teas, fine gifts, and custom-curated gift boxes.

I love Leaf & Ardor Tea Co. so much, jars of their Ruby Rose Hips Herbal Tea were given to our guests as wedding favors. Connie and Cristina have also put together a sweet giveaway package for 1 Healthful Pursuit reader (details below today’s recipe).

AND! When you order tea (and other goodies) from Leaf & Ardor, save 15% at checkout with the coupon code, HEALTHFULPURSUIT (expires August 6, 2014)

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Enter to win

A Leaf & Ardor Tea Co. tea package complete with:

• 3, 3 oz. packets of tea: China Green, Ruby Rose Hips Herbal Blend, Masala Chai Tea
• 1 glass teapot for loose leaf tea
• 3 hand-carved black walnut and cherry wood spoons

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Order tea (and other goodies) from Leaf & Ardor and save 15% at checkout with the coupon code, HEALTHFULPURSUIT (expires August 6, 2014)

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