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Kristen Helmstetter

(Brisa Starr)

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Traveling with My Favorite Matcha Green Tea

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I’ve been a fan of drinking matcha green tea for a long time now. (Here’s when I got started with it.)

It gives me an energy that is calmer than coffee, and makes me feel like a zen goddess.

I love matcha so much that I wrote a book about it.

Now that I’m traveling around the world I want a convenient way to travel with it. Something that doesn’t require measuring out a spoonful of it from a bag or can. That can get messy in airports, ya know?

Enter: Pique Tea

It’s my favorite matcha green tea and for good reasons: Quality. Flavor. Convenience. Awesomeness.

It’s my Matcha-BFF.

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The 3 Best Travel Day Supplements

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Travel Day Supplements

I take three specific travel day supplements on travel days.

And, they always help me stay healthy. Whether I’m traveling by airplane or train, I get a boost for my immune system with these. I stay healthy and avoid getting sick. Yay! 💪🏼 💥

Sadly, it’s common for people to get sick after a traveling day.

I mean, who wants to get sick just before a vacation? Not me.

A number of factors contribute to people getting sick from travel day.

  • There are crowds of people in places like airports, train stations, and subway stations, inevitably with some who are sick.
  • We are usually in confined areas (think airplanes), where you can’t get enough fresh, clean air and people are sharing germs.
  • We often lack sleep due to travel days being long and starting early in the morning.
  • And, let’s not forget stress. The excitement or anxiety of traveling depresses the immune system.
  • Lastly, our diets tend to suffer. Many of us eat more sugars and refined carbohydrates out of convenience.

Not a problem for me though.

I found three travel day supplements that greatly boost my immune system, and they help prevent me from getting sick, in spite of a travel day being harsh on my body.

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The 3 Best Supplements to Take on Travel Day

  • Echinacea, but you have to get the right kind (angustifolia).
  • Zinc, but you must have the proper type and form (acetate and lozenge).
  • Matcha green tea powder

I’ll address each of the travel day supplements.

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How to Eat Healthy While Traveling Anywhere

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International airport

Eat healthy while traveling… yes, this is easy… no matter where you travel in the world.

We’re a digital nomad family who, so far, has traveled and eaten healthy in 5 countries.

True, we’re newbies at the digital nomad lifestyle, but we’re not new at eating healthy while traveling in general. I took what I learned from eating healthy while traveling for vacations, and applied it to traveling the world eternally.

And? It works.

My family eats healthy while traveling anywhere with a few food staples and routines.

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Recipe: Matcha Lime Mousse – Creamy and Zingy

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Matcha Lime Mousse – creamy and zingy.

Most of my creations come from trying to use whatever I have on hand … inspired by whatever I recently heard re health foods or food TV shows.

In an effort to use the avocados and limes plus getting polyphenols from matcha green tea… I made Matcha Lime Mousse.

I love matcha green tea powder so much I wrote a whole book with recipes using matcha – tons of polyphenols, health benefits, and the most amazing feeling in my mind when I consume it. (This is my favorite matcha and they have a bunch of other amazing teas.)

In hindsight, I’d use more ginger to get more ginger kick and ginger goodness.

Brain food.

Recipe: Matcha Lime Mousse

  • 3 medium avocados, peeled and pitted
  • 2 limes, juiced (about 1/4 cup juice) plus some zest
  • 1 to 1 1/2 inches fresh ginger, chopped
  • 1/4 cup raw honey or maple syrup (more to taste)
  • pinch sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon matcha green tea powder (or more)
  • 1/4 cup cold (or room temp) brewed green tea (or water)

Blend everything until smooth. I used a Blendtec high-powered blender although I prefer a Vita-mix.

Recipe yields about four servings.

Update:

Here is my latest and greatest favorite matcha! It’s by Pique Tea.

Pique Tea: Clean and pure matcha
Pique Tea: Clean and pure matcha

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Iced Mint Matcha Coffee – Gross or Brilliant?

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Iced. Mint. Matcha Coffee.

I was getting ready to head out of town and I had two drinks I was enjoying… my polyphenol-rich, energizing iced coffee in one glass and my polyphenol-rich, zen-boosting matcha green tea, made with refreshing peppermint tea.

See why I love Matcha Green Tea so much here

Instead of gulping one down so I could just take the other with me… with a little cringing, I combined them and added ice. I figured I’d had grosser things so I didn’t have much to lose.

Well Hells Bells! It was great.

I thought the mint background in the green tea might make the coffee disgusting, but it didn’t.

And? It’s a bad-ass, army-green color.

Recipe: Iced Mint Matcha Coffee

  • Brew your peppermint tea, as usual.
  • Once it’s the proper matcha green tea temperature (about 175 degrees F), mix in the matcha green tea powder, as usual.
  • Get your iced coffee (or take your hot coffee and ice it).
  • Add the peppermint matcha green tea.
  • Add more ice.
  • Enjoy.

I love accidental recipes like this.

By the way, check out my new favorite matcha by Pique Tea! Get a discount of 5% for new customers.

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Delicious pure matcha!

I love the packets for travel and I love the pureness of it!

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Recipe: Michigan State Matcha Green Tea

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Vibrant matcha green tea for vibrant health.
Vibrant matcha green tea for vibrant health.

I grew up in the state of Michigan, and I was a University of Michigan fan all my life. As you might imagine, I also graduated from the University of Michigan, too. Go Blue!!

Well, we wolverines were rivals with Michigan State spartans… yes, indeed we were! Except, I liked Michigan State so long as they weren’t playing us. :)

Hey! Not cool! Grrrrrrrrr!!! Go BLUE!
Hey! Not cool! Grrrrrrrrr!!! Go BLUE! (image)

Well, in spite of that image above, I’m making a tea for Michigan State fans.

I thought them when I was mixing it together. It’s matcha green tea and white tea. Those are their colors: green and white. Nuff’ said.

Green n White for Michigan State
Green n White for Michigan State (image)

By the way, speaking of matcha green tea…

do you have a copy of my book Matcha Cookbook?

It has over 50 great recipes

featuring health boosting matcha green tea powder!

 

Michigan State Matcha Green Tea
Michigan State Matcha Green Tea

Recipe: Michigan State Matcha Green Tea

In a small pot, heat the water to 180 degrees F on your stove.

Using a French press, put the hot water along with the white tea leaves in it. Let them steep for 4 minutes. (If you have another way to brew loose tea leaves, then by all means do it how you like.)

While it’s steeping, sift the matcha green tea powder into a mug. Pour the now-brewed white tea into the mug and manually whisk (or use an electric whisk) until frothy.

Update: I found a new matcha that I’m in love with.

It’s smooth, pure, and delicious. Pique Tea Matcha!

Pique Tea Matcha

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