A drink that easily replaces breakfast or afternoon tea, which has healing properties, is tea with milk.
The varieties of tea are diverse and are classified depending on the type of tea bush (Chinese, Assamese, Cambodian variety), by the method of processing (black, green, white, yellow, Oolong tea, Puer tea), by country of origin (Ceylon, Chinese, Indian, African Japanese
Also, teas differ according to the type of tea leaf, according to the method of additional processing, and according to the additives in the composition of tea.
Tea with milk: how to cook properly
According to the method of preparation, the main types of tea are different: hot tea with milk and cold.
Oolong tea is most often used for hot tea, but you can brew both black and green tea. But white for such a drink would be too weak. To add some flavor, a mixture of herbs can be added to tea. Pink tea works well, it gives a special aroma. To do this, it is enough to add 30 ml of the finished brewing of herbal or flower tea to tea.
For any tea, the beginning of the cooking process is the same. - at the beginning of cooking you need to pour the teapot with boiling water. After that, it is put on 1 teaspoon per serving for each person and additional one more spoon. Pour water temperature of 80 degrees and leave to infuse. Infusion time depends on the type of tea: black tea is infused for 3 minutes, and green is enough for 1 minute. If you hold it longer, the drink starts to taste bitter. Bitterness does not give only Oolong tea, which should be kept for 3 minutes, but a longer infusion will not give bitterness. Also, herbal tea does not give bitterness, but it should be kept for 5-6 minutes.
You should not pour tea with boiling water, it will not affect the taste of tea, but it will kill most of the beneficial substances contained in it. After infusion in a cup (200 ml), gradually pour in 70 ml of milk. Do not pour the milk too quickly, it can lead to wateriness of the tea and the appearance of smell.
Add sugar to taste, but remember that sweetness is not very healthy. Therefore, it is possible to substitute sugar with honey or even give up sweetener. Milk can also be replaced with cream or condensed milk.
The main requirement for brewing cold tea - it must be strong. 2-3 teaspoons of tea is enough. Tea filled with boiling water should be infused for 2 minutes. If leaf tea is used, it is more convenient to use a strainer for brewing. Next, add milk, you can and condensed. Then fill the glass with crushed ice or ice cubes until the middle, a little more. Do not add a lot of ice, as the drink will turn out watery.
There are other various options for brewing milk tea:
• a simplified version: pour a bag of favorite tea with boiling water, let it brew and add cream or milk,
• Chinese way: boil the tea for half an hour, strain it and add milk or cream,
• apple tea with milk: sugar, milk and ready-made black tea mixed with apple slices and ice,
• masala: a famous drink in Pakistan and India; Black tea and spices (vanilla, cloves, cardamom and cinnamon), milk and copper are mixed. Such tea can be drunk both completely cold and piping hot. If you add ginger to these ingredients, you will get another kind of masala tea - ginger tea.
The benefits of tea with milk
This drink is usually consumed in many countries. This is no accident. It activates the work of the brain and strengthens our immunity. A mixture of useful components of tea with milk vitamins provides an excellent combination of nutrients, so necessary for us to complete life.
If the body does not absorb milk well, then tea with milk will be the right drink for you. Indeed, in combination with tea, the severity of milk is significantly reduced, and such a drink will already have a positive effect on the microflora of the stomach and intestines. The special benefits of tea with milk will be those who are sick ulcer and gastritis.
Tea with milk perfectly restores energy after colds or poisoning food, raises the tone exactly when you can not eat solid, heavy food, when all the forces of the body are aimed at combating the disease. A mixture of animal fats, proteins and vegetable fats will help you recover faster and get on your feet.
The complex of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants contained in milk tea prevents disorders of the immune system, kidney damage, depression.
Tea contains 200 beneficial substances that do not evaporate under the influence of milk, but are well absorbed by the body and have a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system.
Tea with milk is also shown to those who are already suffering from problems. with nervous system. After all, the milk added to the tea significantly reduces the level of caffeine and the stimulating effect of it. And with a weak brew and a small amount of honey, it is a good sedative.
Do not forget that tea with milk is a good way to quench your thirst and get a long-term effect from it. Start the day with such a drink, even in the heat for a long time you will not want to drink and sweating significantly reduced. True, this applies only to green tea.
Harm of milk tea
Although drinking such a drink has already become a good tradition, but is it only the tea with milk that benefits?
To understand this, you must first understand what substances are obtained by combining vegetable raw materials and animal fat under the influence of high temperature.
When milk protein, casein, tea and catechin is combined, it first decomposes, and The benefits of all components are greatly reduced. In green tea, the molecule of theaflamine in combination with milk protein forms a substance that not every organism absorbs.
The harm of milk tea is that the absorption of fats in the body is much fasterthan when milk is consumed in its purest form. In hot tea, fats dissolve and freely enter the cells of the body.
It is also important that milk tea is quite high-calorie product. Especially if it is used while drinking with cookies, buns and candy.
It is also believed that this drink contributes to the body's fight against cancer. Such a statement is considered a myth. Scientists say that a mixture of tea and milk forms harmful substances that have a bad effect on the patient’s condition and even push the body towards bad diseases.
The downside is that this drink unable to dilate vessels just like ordinary tea does. Milk removes this function from tea.
For some, negative emotions cause changing the taste of tea under the influence of milk. Lack of familiar caffeine taste neutralizes the charge of cheerfulness.
Various myths about the methods of brewing tea are also a minus. After all, some claim that drinking medicines with tea and milk we increase the effect of the medicines themselves. Others say that the metabolism is stimulated by taking hot tea with milk on an empty stomach. Still others say that one brewed tea can be brewed again in a few days! All this has no scientific evidence.
Also do not forget that tea with milk is a wonderful diuretic. Therefore, they should not get involved in those who are planning a long trip or have problems with the urinary system.
Still it is worth remembering some rules of the use of this drink, hTo be no harm from milk tea:
• it is not necessary to add a lot of sugar to the drink,
• do not leave tea leaves overnight, you need to store it in a cold place,
• you should not use tea with milk immediately after eating or before eating,
• should not consume more than three cups every day,
• do not get carried away strong milk before bed if you do not want to earn insomnia.
Tea with milk for pregnant and lactating mothers: the benefits and harm
During pregnancy, a woman wants to create maximum security for her child, especially with regard to food and drinks.
To drink tea with milk during pregnancy is permissible, the main thing is to approach this wisely, not to abuse it and to know some facts.
When choosing a grade of tea, preference should be given to green, because it contains more nutrients.
Moreover, in severe toxemia, chewing tea leaves helps relieve nausea.
Since milk inhibits caffeine, tea with milk can be an excellent thirst quencher.
Just need to remember that tea should not be strong, as it provokes the excitation of the nervous system.
When breastfeeding, black tea with milk is not prohibited to drink. He will not do harm, but he will also bring little benefit, according to WHO. But herbal tea concoctions will have the most beneficial effect. The following herbal teas are especially helpful:
• lemon balm,
• tea with mint,
• tea with dill, cumin or fennel.
In combination with frequent attachment, good sleep and positive emotions, tea with milk will significantly increase lactation.
Tea with milk: its benefits for losing weight
A fairly popular slimming drink is molokochay. This diet has gained popularity due to the simplicity of its observance and good results.
Tea with milk has the following positive qualities:
• quickly removes excess fluid from the body,
• cleanses the body of toxins,
• normalizes metabolism
• improves complexion,
• This is a great option if you do not stand up all day fasting.
There are several options for drinking tea with weight loss. It can be used every day in the amount of several cups. And you can arrange fasting days once a week.
Up to three kilograms are lost in one fasting day. It all depends on the initial body weight and the amount of fluid accumulated in the body. If there is a predisposition to edema, then the likelihood of losing more weight increases.
During the unloading day should drink every 1.5 - 2 hours. It must be remembered that tea with milk is an excellent diuretic, which removes all excess fluid from the body, which is why weight is reduced. You should drink at least two liters of this drink during the unloading day. But in order to leave and fat, in addition to tea with milk, the body also requires physical exertion and proper nutrition.
If you drink tea with milk for weight loss every day, you should not forget that black tea is drunk twice a day, and green is drunk three times. The main thing is to drink one hour before meals or one and a half hours after.
When losing weight, add skimmed milk to tea. Excess fat is not what the body needs, but vitamins and calcium contained in milk will saturate the body.
