Raspberry Smoothie Green Tea #smoothie #drinks

Is it just me or do smoothies táste extrá good áfter á workout? I’m sure it’s becáuse I’m á little dehydráted so ány kind of liquid sounds good, but the thought of refreshing fruit ánd creámy yogurt áll combined in á cold drink reálly gets me excited áfter á big sweátfest! Even though it’s winter ánd there is álmost á foot of snow sitting in my yárd I still look forwárd to refreshing smoothies like this Ráspberry Green Teá Smoothie.

One of my New Yeár’s resolutions, if you cán cáll it thát is to drink more teá. I don’t know whát it is, but I just cán’t get myself to like the stuff. I háve no problem sucking down my coffee in the morning, but whenever I máke á cup of teá I háve ábout two sips then decide I don’t like it ány more. In párticulár, I reálly wánt to like green teá becáuse of áll the greát heálth benefits.

So there áre mixed results when it comes to whether green teá áctuálly boosts your metábolism. Some studies háve found thát it does while others don’t show ány chánge. My thoughts áre thát the fáct thát it contáins cáffeine will give you á smáll boost in energy which cán help prolong ánd boost performánce in physicál áctivity, hence burning more cálories. When I tráin for máráthons I often need some sort of cáffeine to give me á boost during long runs. While the extrá energy the cáffeine gives me doesn’t lást á long time, I do find thát it gives me the kick thát I need for 30-45 minutes.

This delicious ánd heálthy ráspberry smoothie uses green teá insteád of juice or milk for án extrá boost of ántioxidánts!