You see grandmothers sipping
yerba mate at bus stops.
You can make
yerba mate at home in a French press, coffee pot, or with a simple household strainer.
I first discovered
yerba mate at my favorite tea room in college - Dobra Tea (the Madison location sadly no longer exists but there are a few others scattered through the US and Europe).
Not exact matches
At first I was fooled by the health ingredients — ginger,
yerba mate, rhubarb root, etc... I really did think it was just a tea full of healthy and nourishing ingreidents that help detox your body from all the nasty stuff inside.
You can pick up some of the Almond Butter flavor Organic Plant Protein
at Whole Foods since it's a Whole Foods exclusive flavor, or you can buy their vanilla, chocolate,
yerba mate (energy) or Marley coffee flavor (all delicious) online or wherever Garden of Life products are sold.
Coffee contains about 85 milligrams of caffeine per 5 ounce cup, and
yerba mate has slightly less
at about 78 milligrams.
Here is an article on what types of teas to use for brewing Kombucha (click through to the 2nd post
at the bottom of the first for info on
Yerba Mate)
If you're bored with the herbal teas you have
at home, consider giving
Yerba mate a try.
A comprehensive review of all existing studies on
yerba mate conducted in 2003 and published in the journal Head and Neck, suggests that people who regularly drink large amounts of
yerba mate were
at significantly increased risk for cancer of the esophagus, lungs, mouth, pharynx, and larynx (3).
Concentrated shots of
yerba mate would potentially carry similar risk
at much lower levels of consumption.
While most societies prevent children from developing a coffee drinking habit
at an early age, for us in Argentina, drinking
Yerba Mate is part of our childhood diet.
When you look
at its nutrient profile,
yerba mate is a veritable superfood, multiple studies confirm that a cup or two a day can seriously improve health and wellbeing.
The taste is very distinct for those who like more organic flavors but if this is not your preference, you might want to try one of the many
Yerba Mate Flavors available
at GauchoGourmet.
3 whole eggs (yes, including the super-healthy egg yolks) scrambled with TONS of veggies (onions, mushrooms, peppers, diced squash, and chopped spinach) 1 large chicken sausage (organic free range chicken with NO nitrates, nitrites, or preservatives... only chicken and spices) Half of a red grapefruit 1 large cup of
yerba mate / green / mint tea (this is my new favorite tea I found
at Whole Foods... it's a mix of
yerba mate, green tea, and mint tea, and it's freakin amazing!)
In a Brazilian study conducted
at the University of Sao Paulo, the antioxidant effects of
Yerba Mate tea on health young women was studied.
Heather, Christine, and Jenna (Of Barbells and Baking) will each be getting: A jug of Vanilla Whey Protein Ultimate Tea Stack - Wild Teas # 1 - # 7 Wild Metabolism Stack 14 - day Supply: 1oz of China Leaf Green,
Yerba Mate, Sencha * Note: winners were picked 100 %
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If you look
at the ingredient details above, you'll see caffeine comes from several different sources including caffeine,
yerba mate, guarana, green tea, and kola nut.
Sure,
Yerba Mate is a great choice for making Kombucha and
at least one company located in Chicago uses it exclusively to brew a variety of flavors.
You can pick up some of the Almond Butter flavor Organic Plant Protein
at Whole Foods since it's a Whole Foods exclusive flavor, or you can buy their vanilla, chocolate,
yerba mate (energy) or Marley coffee flavor (all delicious) online or wherever Garden of Life products are sold.
Then look
at brands that have been built around
yerba mate, rooibos, tulsi, and so on.
Only until Monday, December 12, 2011
at midnight, save 10 % on all
Yerba Mate Gift Sets, Gift Baskets & Starter Kits and give a meaningful and healthy present to your loved ones this Christmas.