EatingWell Energy Drink
Here's a refreshing lemony energy drink recipe to give you a caffeine energy boost when you don't want coffee. It's a double-strength brew of green tea plus yerba maté and delivers about 135 mg caffeine plus antioxidants. Compared with store-bought energy drinks, this homemade energy drink recipe saves about 150 calories and has less than half the sugar. Add an extra-fresh taste by garnishing the rim with chopped mint. Yerba maté is a tea made from the leaves of a South American tree. Look for it with other tea in the natural-foods section of large supermarkets or natural-foods stores.
Source: EatingWell Magazine, July/August 2013
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Ingredients
Directions
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Make Ahead Tip: Cover and refrigerate for up to 1 day.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size:
1 1/2 cups Per Serving:
97 calories; protein 0.1g; carbohydrates 26.1g; dietary fiber 0.1g; sugars 24.8g; fat 0.1g; vitamin a iu 1.8IU; vitamin c 11.8mg; folate 6.1mcg; calcium 12.5mg; magnesium 5.4mg; potassium 95mg; sodium 11mg; added sugar 24g.
Exchanges:
1 1/2 other carbohydrate