I got my White Matcha Tea to review a couple of weeks ago. And I was beyond excited! I had heard so many great things!
Did you know...
*No GMO's or additives - LOVE this!
*Matcha is usually Green Tea - so this is special!
*The tea is stone ground into a fine powder - the key to matcha!
Why stone ground? Because it doesn't take away flavor or health benefits - and tea is SO good for you!
What kind of health benefits?
*High antioxidant count to kill free radicals in the blood stream
*Reduces the risk of certain types of cancer
*Decreases fine lines and wrinkles (yeah!)
*Helps maintain a good complexion
So what did I think?
Positives:
It tastes good. Really - I am a tea drinker at heart. I don't like coffee...at all. So, tea is my thing! It definitely has a unique flavor - but it is a good one!
It lasts a long time. You only need to use a tiny little bit for each cup, so even though you only get a small pouch - it will last you a decent amount of time.
I do think that drinking the tea helped my complexion. Being pregnant means I feel like I"m in high school again with all of the random break outs and obviously noticeable pimples. And the 3 or 4 days I remembered to drink the tea in a row led to 3 or 4 days of less break outs. :)
Most of all, I love eating (or drinking) things that I know are helping my body and not hurting it. Because, let's face it, most of the stuff that we eat is probably doing more harm than good.
Negatives:
I was very disappointed when I opened the package and found that there were no directions. The products are on Amazon (which is how they sent my product) so I went there and found incomplete directions. I had to go to their website to figure out what to do. Which is extremely inconvenient. I feel like it would take 2 seconds to print out a brief set of directions for each order.
I'm not sure if it is because I'm pregnant or what - but the texture really bothered me. No matter how hot I made the water, the powder didn't quite disappear. That really didn't agree with me. However, I tried putting it in my Keurig self-brew cup and made it like I would loose leaf tea. It is much better that way - though still has a somewhat weird texture.
Would I get more?
Probably not. I love the health benefits. But I just can't get past the texture for the price. But everyone is different - so you should definitely give it a try!
I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.
Matcha is really great to throw into green smoothies in small amounts for an antioxidant boost. I'm not a huge fan of the taste by itself. Anyways, nice review!
ReplyDeleteThat's a really great idea! I'll have to remember that....still have some left!
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