It turns out that all the favorite coffee can be easily replaced by another drink that invigorates in the morning, not worse.
Not everyone can Wake up in a cheerful mood and ready to conquer new peaks. Someone perk up the morning exercise or a cold shower. Someone turns the cheerful music. And, of course, many of us are accustomed to starting your day with a Cup of hot coffee. Did You know that there are products, such as energy, which are a great alternative to the usual coffee? We offer kinds of super refreshing drinks that are worth a try, writes the Chronicle.Info with reference on WomenZone.
Drinks for a cheerful morning:
1. Chicory with cocoa. If you are not familiar with radicchio, it’s time to fix it. Today it is extremely popular in many countries as a dietary seasoning. Prepared from chicory delicious desserts and drinks. For example, chicory with cocoa.
Method of preparation: pour Milk into a saucepan. Put on the fire. Heat it but do not boil. Add milk to cocoa powder. Mix well. After you add the chicory. Stir again and drink. Hold on the heat for another 5 minutes. Pour into cups. Add honey to taste.
2. Tea with milk and cardamom. Useful properties of cardamom are very diverse. It is often called the “king of spices”. So, cardamom improves metabolism and removes toxins from the body, calms the nervous system.
Method: cook the cardamom Pods a little fluff with your hands or a spoon. Pour the milk in a small saucepan, add the cardamom and tea bags. Put on fire and boil for 5 minutes. Remove the drink from the heat. Pour into cups. Add sugar to taste.
3. Sea buckthorn cocktail. Sea buckthorn ahead of citrus and black currant on the content of vitamin C. Unsurprisingly, this berry has the most favorable impact on the human body. And sea buckthorn is very invigorating and uplifting.
Method of preparation: blend milk, sour cream, egg yolk, ground coffee and sea-buckthorn juice in a blender. Whisk until smooth. Add sugar to taste. Mix well.
4. Lemon-honey drink. This tonic not only increases efficiency, but also promotes weight loss and immunity. In a glass of warm water, put 1-2 slices of lemon and a teaspoon of honey, then mix well. Optionally, you can add a teaspoon of ground cinnamon.
To do this, first pour the cinnamon with the lemon in hot water, and after some time in the slightly cooled mixture add the honey.
5. Hot chocolate with peppermint. A drink that tastes very similar to coffee, but still it is not, is hot chocolate with peppermint. He has a rich and original taste, very refreshing and invigorating. To all fans of unusual sensations strictly recommended for use.
Method of preparation: Mix the milk, cream, sugar and mint leaves in a saucepan and put on medium heat. Bring to a boil, remove from heat, cover and leave for 10 minutes. Strain the milk through a sieve to remove coagulated mint leaves. Add the chocolate, broken into pieces, in the milk mixture, return to medium heat and warm, stirring until the chocolate is completely dissolved. Remove from heat and carefully whisk until frothy consistency. Pour into cups. Optional decorate top with whipped cream and chipped mint caramel.
6. Jasmine green tea and a slice of lemon. Replace coffee help and green tea. Its tonic properties are not in vain remind coffee green tea also contains stimulating caffeine. However, its effect starts later than that of coffee. In addition, green tea contains large amounts of catechins – substances with antimicrobial, antioxidant and antitumor action. When brewing tea, you can also add a lemon, the main condition — the water temperature should be no higher than 80-85°C.
7. Ginger tea. Tea made from ginger has, unlike coffee, long-lasting stimulant effect. The smell of ginger is able to relieve fatigue and elevate mood. The drink will be especially useful for people engaged in intellectual work.
To prepare the invigorating elixir of ginger is very simple: for this piece of root you need to peel them, finely chop with a knife and pour boiling water. For taste you can add honey, lemon or a few mint leaves.
8. Citrus juice, garlic, ginger and Cayenne pepper. Coffee can be replaced not only hot drinks but also cold. For example, citrus juice, garlic, ginger and Cayenne pepper. This explosive mixture will not leave you indifferent. Great mood and the energy you provided.
Method of preparation: Squeeze the juice of 3 oranges and 2 lemons. Grate the ginger on a grater. Crush a clove of garlic. The juice of oranges and lemons, ginger and garlic place in blender. Add a tablespoon of olive oil, a pinch of Cayenne pepper and at high speed, whisk in the foamy orange liquid. Pour into glasses and serve.
9. Fresh grapefruit with mint. This drink is rich in a number of nutrients and vitamins, contains low calories. Grapefruit helps to strengthen the immune system and copes with apathy and depressed mood. To cook fresh, in a glass pour the warm water ( ¼ ) and mix with brown sugar. Then squeeze the juice of one grapefruit and a couple slices of lemon. Prepared with fresh mix with the syrup and adding the petals of fresh mint.
10. Iced tea with lemon and thyme. Lemon and thyme are perfectly combined with each other. Prepare tea from them. This refreshing drink will help you to lift your mood, strengthen immunity and rejuvenate. Moreover, thyme contains tannins and essential oils, which affect the body in the most favorable way.
Method of preparation: Grate the zest of 2 lemons and squeeze the juice. Pour the water into the pan. Add the spices, juice and zest of lemons. Put the saucepan on a medium heat. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat. In a saucepan add tea bags and sugar, if you will use it. Allow to steep for 15 minutes. Remove the leaves and leave the contents of the pan for an hour at room temperature. Strain through a sieve. Pour into a jug. Send drink in the fridge. Refrigerate until desired temperature is reached. Pour into glasses and serve.
11. Smoothie: Carrot + Apple + ginger + banana + orange + mint. The mood will rise even one glance at this bright and juicy drink. Take 3 carrots, 2 green Apple, piece of ginger, 2 bananas, 1 orange, a handful of mint leaves. From carrots, apples and oranges you need to make juice, and then mix in blender with other ingredients.
