Green Tea Question

Nutrition
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i usually try to drink some green tea after my breakfast for some anti-oxidants. included in my breakfast is a berry/protein smoothie.

so the question is, does anybody know if it would be a big deal to just rip open the tea bag and blend the tea leaves in with my smoothie instead of using hot water?

i am just curious if my body would be less able to absorb the nutrients that way…

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here’s what I do: I make green tea, I drink it, then I eat the leftover leaves (these are actually leaves, not bagged). I feel like I get the full effect then. You could try something like that, make the tea then dump the leftovers into the smoothie. hope that helps

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[quote]theceka wrote:
here’s what I do: I make green tea, I drink it, then I eat the leftover leaves (these are actually leaves, not bagged). I feel like I get the full effect then. You could try something like that, make the tea then dump the leftovers into the smoothie. hope that helps[/quote]

Same here.

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You are fine consuming the leaves, however that does include all of the tannins in them which may make your stomoch upset. However because you are including it with a meal you should be fine. I saw someone eating deep fried tea leaves on the food network the other day. And yes your body will.