Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Though I didn’t go to any St. Paddy’s Day parades this year, the Irish in me wanted to add a little green into my afternoon in honor of the holiday.
A few days ago, Kiss Me Organics sent me some of their matcha green tea powder to try out. Some stats on matcha:
- It’s the highest quality powdered green tea out there and is considered a powerful superfood.
- It’s been a Japanese cultural norm since the 12th century.
- It’s an antioxidant powerhouse. In fact, my package notes that matcha has 137x the antioxidants of brewed green tea — whoa right!
- Made of chlorophyll-rich tea leaves, matcha is ground into a fine powder using the entire leaf.
- Its natural properties are thought to cause an increase in energy and physical endurance, as well as a metabolism boost.
I’ll talk more about Kiss Me Organics Matcha later on after I get to use it a lot, but for now, I’ll share my first recipe using it:
Banana Berry Yogurt Matcha Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 3/4 cup mixed berries I used strawberries, blueberries & blackberries
- 1/2 frozen banana
- 1 cup vanilla Greek yogurt
- 1 TBSP honey
- 1/2 TSP matcha
- Ice
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth.
Nutrition
Calories: 390kcalCarbohydrates: 70gProtein: 22gFat: 3gCholesterol: 10mgFiber: 6gSugar: 53g
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Tell me, have you ever tried matcha?
Jessie says
Such a beautiful color smoothie! I’ve never tried matcha before, but will definitely be looking into Kiss Me Organics products. Thanks for sharing!
foodielovesfitness says
I thought it would turn out green, but it wound up this pretty purple! Ha.
Sarah @ Making Thyme for Health says
I love matcha! Especially as a frozen latte or milkshake. It’s so healthy!
And even if you’re smoothie didn’t turn out green, at least there was still some green in it! Sounds delicious!
foodielovesfitness says
Thanks, Sarah! I definitely want to try matcha next in some healthy muffins or cookies.
FitBritt@MyOwnBalance says
I made matcha fortune cookies at a Sur La Table cooking class and they came out really good! I definitely had no idea it had so many awesome benefits though! Thanks for sharing.
foodielovesfitness says
Oooh nice! Even more reason to love it right?
Lauren says
Nope I’ve never tried matcha, but now I want to thanks to this yummy looking smoothie and your tips on how healthy it is!
foodielovesfitness says
It’s new to me too! 😉
Davida @ The Healthy Maven says
I am a huge matcha fan! one of my fav snacks is matcha mixed in with yogurt and topped with chocolate chips…super yummy! but not before bed because then I am up all night lol
foodielovesfitness says
Oooh I’ll have to try that! Hmm, it’s weird because I’m really sensitive to caffeine in coffee, but I haven’t felt any jolt from matcha yet and am fine with drinking green tea. Maybe my body just hates coffee haha which is why I don’t drink it!