Do You Often Drink Plain Iced Tea To Reduce Sugar? Add These 5 Ingredients For A Rich Taste

Illustration of a unique way to drink plain tea (Pexels/Adenrele Owoyemi)

YOGYAKARTA – Tea is a popular drink to drink after eating. Usually served hot or cold. When it comes to reducing sugar consumption, many people choose unsweetened unsweetened iced tea. However, there is a unique blend that can enrich the taste but still be healthy.

1. Lemon

Before being given ice, the tea needs to be brewed first so that all the content of the tea leaves glows in the hot water. When brewing, you can mix the lemon slices along with the zest, lime, or other types of oranges. This method adds some natural citrus oil to your cup. While the added flavor also makes you more excited. Not to mention the benefits for health because orange peel contains flavonoids that prevent various diseases.

2. Mix with fruit

Adding fruit to your home tea blend is the easiest way to get a rich taste without adding sugar. You can add peaches and various types of berries for a subtle sweetness. Better yet, by adding fresh fruit means adding a lot of fiber, vitamin C, and antioxidants.

Illustration of a unique way of drinking plain tea (Pexels/Karolina Grabowska)

3. Mix fresh herbs

According to mixologists reported by Everyday Health, fresh herbs and spices can be a good mixture of tea served warm or cold. Such as ginger, cloves, and cinnamon, making iced tea smell good. Adding mint, rosemary, basil, turmeric, and sage will get the best taste. To make it, squeeze fresh herbs with the back of a spoon. Once brewed, it will emit a unique color and taste.

4. Take advantage of kitchen spices

Have you ever tasted ginger tea without sugar? To add more flavor, you can add cardamom and anise to your tea. This tea blend with spices is perfect for drinking anytime. At night, it can be served warm. But if the day is hot, add a few cubes of ice for a cold sensation.

5. Add fruit cube

Making a fruit cube, there are lots of tips or how to make it. You can puree fresh fruit or spices and then freeze it, it's quite simple, isn't it? This fruit cube, can be made from various kinds of fruit. Starting from strawberries, raspberries, mint, basil, and lemon wedges. Once frozen, can be added in a glass of iced tea.

Interested in trying the iced tea mix recommended above? You can be creative by adding other than the ingredients above.