Sentences with phrase «blue matcha»

The natural blue color is a trip — I haven't even heard of blue matcha powder!

We simply don't yet have definitive scientific evidence that proves all of blue matcha's health benefits for humans.

I have almost all ingredients (just waiting on blue matcha)!

So blue matcha is really... butterfly pea powder?

There's no evidence that suggests blue matcha can harm you, it's just that it currently doesn't seem to be about much more than it's good looks.

Blue matcha powder comes made from the dried flowers of the butterfly pea plant.

I was originally going to call this a butterfly pea latte or blue matcha latte, but once I read about moon milk... and the fact that this was blue... well, blue moon milk seemed like the perfect name for it.

I've been drinking blue matcha (made by Bluebird Tea Co.) which has the goodness and caffeine of the matcha.

Or you can order blue matcha powder, which seems to be making the rounds on Instagram right now.

@bluechaitea blue matcha power has been life changing in my kitchen.

If you follow the latest foodie trends on Instagram, this probably isn't the first time you've heard about blue matcha.

That said, it's not necessarily a bad thing to add blue matcha to your smoothie bowld.

blue, banana and grapes Ingredients for these two glasses: • 6 tsps Chia seeds + • 220 ml plant based milk + • 2 tsps blue matcha + • Banana and grapes so light and good for our health.

And blue matcha lacks the antioxidants and caffeine that put traditional matcha on the map, says Sass.

«While blue matcha is pretty, it's important to know that it's not simply a blue form of traditional green matcha, but rather a completely different plant altogether,» Sass explains.

Bottom line: Sorry, mermaid fans — while the photos of blue matcha creations are undoubtedly stunning, the dreamy powder lacks the proven benefits of green matcha.

Putting my foodie hat aside and my R.D. hat back on, if you're already drinking green matcha for its health benefits, I don't recommend replacing it with blue matcha.

But now blue matcha, an almost otherworldly (but totally natural) indigo - colored powder, is showing up on social media in the form of soothing turquoise - toned «mermaid» or «ocean» smoothie bowls and electric blue baked goods.

Green matcha is made from tea leaves (Camellia sinensis), whereas blue matcha is made from the butterfly pea flower (Clitoria principissae).

However, it is almost universally agreed upon by dietitians that consuming blue matcha won't harm you.

* Homemade blue food coloring from red cabbage (tutorial HERE) OR a small handful of butterfly pea flowers steeped in 1/4 cup boiling water OR blue matcha powder ** You can use homemade coconut sprinkles instead, recipe HERE

Maybe one day dietitians everywhere will be singing the praises of blue matcha, too!

I didn't think of ordering just the blue pea flowers so I can have a nighttime alternative to my blue matcha latte?

I've been addicted to the new anti-oxidant kid on the block recently — blue matcha powder, especially when it makes your breakfast the colour of the seaside.

The Bournemouth matcha powder is new to me too, I don't really understand it because as far as I know there is no blue matcha plant?

But apart from its name, blue matcha has little in common with the traditional stuff, according to Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD, Health's contributing nutrition editor.

Blue matcha, on the other hand, has not yet been studied extensively and thus far has been studied only in animals.

Blue matcha can be ordered online and is available at some health food stores.

We know that blue matcha has a host of antioxidants called anthocyanins and proanthocyanins.

You see, proponents of blue matcha (which is not to be confused with the proprietary spirulina extract called «Blue Majik,» another thing entirely) promise it has many of the same health - promoting properties of its verdant counterpart, green matcha.

Blue matcha is the new nutrition craze in town.

Blue matcha is an indigo powder that Instagrammers are going wild for; sprinkling into their breakfast smoothies, baking up into blue goodies and layering into their lattes.

We do know that blue matcha has a host of antioxidants called anthocyanins and proanthocyanins.