Tea Does a Body Good!

As noted in my last blog, "diet villain" ALERT:  CAFF, I am posting this information about tea.  

Tea
After water, tea is the most commonly consumed beverage in the world, offering many health benefits if you skip the cream and sugar. The average amount of caffeine in tea is 40 milligrams per cup, compared to coffee, which contains around 100 milligrams per cup.

* Notes
Teas such as green, black, white, and red contain polyphenols, which are rich in antioxidants that help protect our bodies from free radical damage and may reduce the risk of gastric, esophageal, and skin cancers.

• Polyphenols also help prevent blood clotting, lower cholesterol levels, and may lower the risk of ovarian cancer.

Herbal teas are infusions made with herbs, flowers, spices, roots. and other plant parts but do not have the same health-promoting properties as green, red, and black teas. 

• Herbal teas are consumed for their physical or medicinal effects, especially for their digestive, immunity, cleansing, relaxant, and wellness properties.

* Tea Rules

• Drink a couple of cups of tea daily to help boost your water intake and add other health benefits. With such a wide variety of flavors you’re bound to find one or more you love.
• Don’t drink grocery store or convenience store bottled teas that aren’t 100% tea. These teas usually contain sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and other sugar derivatives, all of which are definite no-no’s.
• Try pre-made unsweetened Tejava tea (www.tejava.com), found at Trader Joe’s.
• Some coffee bistros offer a variety of tea choices—just make sure they are plain teas—no sugar, cream, artificial sweeteners, etc.

Here are some articles you may want to read about tea:

Web MD:  Antioxidants in Green and Black Tea 

Health, caffeine, and benefits: is tea good for you?

Tea is good for you, but skip the milk.

Drink up:  White tea is good for you–really?

Health Benefits of Tea 

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Diva Reduction Recipe: DIVA Frittata

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Diva Reduction Recipes -- “Fit Meals in Minutes”
“Combining quick and convenient with sound nutrition!”

MY DIVA DIET knows how busy women are these days. We try to balance families and friends, church, pets, household, cleaning, and grocery shopping. Then we have our careers, creative ideas, our looks, etc. The younger generation of women and teenagers try to do it all, too—juggling parents, stepparents, grandparents, siblings, pets, school, friends, sports, hobbies, and parties. As women we are often so busy that we put our health & fitness last, including our abilities to cook and eat healthy meals. This, however, is something we need to change—we need to re-prioritize.

Because we truly want you to succeed with MY DIVA DIET, we have designed quick Diva Recipes that meet the criteria for fat reduction as well as sound nutritional guidelines. You don’t have to give up taste when you eat correctly. In fact, you will learn that wholesome and fit foods taste better than junk food.



Diva Frittata

(contains dairy and eggs)

2 whole eggs + 5 egg whites
1/4 cup onion, chopped
1/2 cup mushrooms, diced
1/2 cup raw spinach
non-stick cooking spray
1 Tbsp. Parmesan cheese, grated

Preparation: Pre-heat the oven to 450 degrees. Whip together eggs and egg whites in a bowl. Spray a skillet with non-stick spray and cook veggies on medium heat until al dente. Spray a square baking pan with non-stick spray and pour in eggs and cooked veggies. Top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Place in pre-heated oven. Cook until firm, about 15 minutes or until desired texture.

Photos of recipes are real and have not been touched up!

Makes 2 Servings —

Recommended Serving Size: 1/2 of the frittata
Nutritional Value per serving: 172 calories; 20 g protein; 6 g carbs; 7.2 g fat; 2.2 g fiber; 346 mg sodium

Try your frittata with a sprouted corn tortilla or healthy sprouted bread for a great meal any time!

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Here is another way you can turn your Frittata into a complete meal idea–a side of:

+ 1/4 cup white, brown or wild rice, cooked, plain

+ 1 cup blackberries (raspberries and blueberries are great, too)
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Total meal:

301.5 calories
22.3 g protein
35.9 g carbs
8.2 g fat
9.4 g fiber

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