My matcha challenge

Have you ever heard of matcha tea?  I think I have, many months (even a year?) ago but had never tried it – until now!

Matcha tea is said to be the superhero amongst teas.  One serving is equivalent to 15 cups of regular green tea (that’s 137 times the antioxidants of regular green tea!).  I love drinking green tea so when I heard that fine fact it caught my interest immediately.  I was contacted by the lovely staff at TeaPigs last month to see if I would be interested in taking the matcha challenge in January. 

Here is what their website says about matcha tea.  It’s worth a read!

All I have to do for this challenge is have a serving of matcha every day. That’s 1/4 of a teaspoon.

Let me tell you.  This tea is no joke!

There are different ways of drinking matcha and so far during this challenge I’ve drank it as a shot (just mixed with some fruit juice), I’ve made a matcha latte, and I’ve had it just in boiling water as you would any other tea.  It has quite a strong taste, and I’ve enjoyed it all three ways so far, but I’d say I prefer the shot first, the latte second, and the good ol’ fashioned way third.  I’m 6 days in!

What do I have to do?  Basically just see how I feel!  How are my energy levels? Do I get the “boost” it promises? Am I noticing any other benefits, like feeling slimmer or differences in my hair, skin and nails? So far – I have noticed the boost in energy, and 5 out of 6 days I’ve cut my coffee consumption from three cups to two. Still hoping to bring that down to one.

If any of you are interested in purchasing matcha tea, I have a 20% off code for you.

MATCHABLOG12 – offer ends Feb 12th!

 

Like I said, this tea is no joke!

So far I’m really enjoying it and I’m thinking about ordering some more!

I’ll report back once the challenge is over to let you know how the rest of it went.

In the meantime, follow other bloggers, tea drinkers and I who are doing the challenge on twitter!  #teapigsmatchachallenge