Basic Food Knowlegde : TEA!

“You can’t go to bed without a cup of tea. And maybe that’s the reason why you talk in your sleep.” –One Direction (Little Things).

               

Well as you can tell, I have thing on that song. I think this is my all time favorite song because first, it sounds really nice to pick me come to the dreamland. And if you listening the lyrics carefully, it is so deep and empowering the girls. And personally, I get motivated from this song. This song tells how priceless we are as a woman. Ah, lovely song.

                And because of listen the lyric, it suggested me to try a cup of tea before bed. So it’s like my habit right now. But I add some milk on my tea to get enough sweet. That’s me don’t judge.

 

What is tea?

If you don’t know then Wikipedia says “Tea originated in China, possibly as medical drink. It came to the West via Portuguese priest and merchants, who introduced during the 16^th century. Drinking tea became fashionable among Britons during the 17^th century, who started large scale production and commercialization of the plant in India to bypass a Chinese monopoly at the time.”

But yeah I know tea is good for our health. But there are also negative impacts if we drink tea too much. Okay now we are going to talk about it.

Negative impacts consuming tea too much :

·         Anemia, because absorption of nutrients from food is inhibited.

·         Insomnia, tea had caffeine.

·         Osteoporosis, because tea can get rid of calcium on your body.

But as you can tell, it can happen if you drink tea too much. It’s normal to drink a cup of tea everyday but don’t drink it more than 2 cups per day because your body can’t deal with it.

Benefits of tea :

·         As an antioxidant to capture free radicals in the body. Also effective in preventing the growth of cancer cells in the body. Lowering cholesterol level. These benefits because there are polyphenols on tea such as catechins and flavanols.

·         Tea also has vitamin A to care of our eyes, liver and others!

·         Help out diet psssttt……………

·         Stimulate us in the morning ;)

Kinds of tea :

Green Teas

Green tea contains healthy antioxidants. They help maintain cholesterol levels that are already within the normal range, are good for skin and teeth. It’s good for diet. It maintains a healthy blood sugar level. That’s why my teacher don’t ever drink green tea with sugar cause it will be useless.

                Oolong Teas

Oolong tea smells really good. Most people commonly recognize oolong tea as the Chinese tea served in Chinese restaurant. It helps diet too! Ppssttttttttttt….

                Blooming Teas

Blooming tea is also known as artisan of flowering teas. These teas actually “bloom” as they steep. They are hand tied by tea artist and often include some type of flavor or scent along with the beautiful design. It can be a beautiful gift! ;)

                Mate Teas

Mate tea made from the leaves and twigs of the yerba mate plant, mate teas give the same energy as coffee without the jitters. Great option for you a coffee lover! They also may curb your appetite an contain 21 vitamins and minerals.

                Rooibos Teas

Or red tea is made from a South African red bush. This tea contains antioxidant as well. Rooibos teas help promote digestion, promote healthy skin, teeth and bones. You can drink it either hot or iced.

                Herbal Tea

All I know about this tea, it’s rich of vitamin A.

                Black Teas

Most people consume. Here in Indonesia actually. I don’t know about others habit but again, my teacher told me that this low quality tea is most favorite tea in Indonesia. I admit it cause I usually drink this kind of tea. I can find it everywhere and also, it is sooooo inexpensive. But black tea is also helps maintain cholesterol levels that are already within the normal range, as well as helping to maintain cardiovascular function and a healthy circulatory system.

How to store/place teas to keep it along time?

                Put it in the dark place. Never use glass or clear jars to store as sunlight or UV rays will degrade your tea quickly. Next thing is package your tea in a very tight place to avoid the air. Air is another enemy of tea. Use a good container.

                Don’t put your tea in high temperature place, heat can degrade the quality of tea, removing flavor aroma and increasing the chance that your tea will take on moisture.

Well that’s all. I hope you like this kind of post ;)

Take care yourself. I love you.