Are you a tea lover? Well, you do a good thing then, tea gives many benefits for us. It is good for our health including giving essential nutrients, helping preventing and healing diseases, and losing weight. The last point is probably the most interesting thing about tea that people like. Nowadays, tea becomes an ingredient which should not be missed by dieters to help them lose weight. Some are also familiar with the tea diet which concerns on using tea in every meal plan. Then, how does the tea diet benefit dieters. Check the following advantages of having tea in a diet meal plan.

1. Drinking tea helps replace the habit of mindless snacking.
2. It increases fluid intake to reduce appetite.
3. It helps dieters to give up drinking coffee without experiencing caffeine withdrawal symptoms.
4. It helps reduce blood glucose and cholesterol levels.
5. Tea contains high amounts of antioxidants that may help to reduce the risk of chronic diseases including cancer.
6. It addresses psychological factors involved in eating behaviors.

Here is a diet meal plan using tea that might be helpful for dieters.

Breakfast
Yogurt tea parfait
8 – 16 ounces tea

Morning Snack
Apple pie tea served hot or cold
1 tablespoon fat and sugar free whipped topping

Lunch
Tea grilled chicken
2 cups salad vegetables
½ cup brown rice or tea rice
8 – 16 ounces tea

Afternoon Snack
1 cup edamame
8 – 16 ounces tea

Dinner
Lettuce wrapped tea turkey burger
1 medium corn on the cob
1 slice watermelon
8 – 16 ounces tea

Evening Snack
Strawberry chocolate mint tea frozen yogurt

Then, how does one make a new recipe of tea to vary the tea diet menu? Here is a simple recipe to make a diet tea drink with lemonade.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup and 2 tablespoon orange flavored drink mix (sugar free)
• 1/4 cup lemonade
• flavored-drink mix (sugar free)
• 3/4 cup iced tea mix (sugar free)
• 1 tsp ground cloves
• 2 tbsp ground cinnamon

Directions
Combine all ingredients and stir all until blended. Then, store the mixture in
an airtight container. For each serving, add 1 teaspoon mix in a cup. Next, add 1 cup hot water, then stir well.