Disclaimer: I received the Nanami Zen Set to try for the 7 day challenge through my relationship with FitFluential. All opinions are my own. #keepitreal
Happy Friday everyone! Today I’m linking up for Friday Five 2.0 with Rachel from Running on Happy and Lacey and Meranda from Fairytales and Fitness. Today I’m discussing 5 reasons why you should try the #7daydrinkgreen challenge by Nanami Green Tea!
I’m a HUGE green tea drinker. I don’t drink coffee and I have at least one cup of green tea a day. I was excited to try this 7 day challenge which consisted of just drinking water and Nanami green tea. Now that I’m 5 days into the challenge, I wanted to share my thoughts on why you should try this challenge!
Decrease your sweet tooth
I don’t drink soda, but sometimes I do enjoy orange or cranberry juice. In the summer I also LOVE lemonade! Unfortunately these drinks are not the healthiest options and contain way too much sugar. By doing this challenge and just sticking to the green tea and water for hydration, my cravings for juice/lemonade has subsided a lot.
It’s organic
Nanami is a specialty 100% certified organic green tea brand. Although my diet isn’t 100% organic, I felt good knowing that the tea I was drinking everyday was organic and not full of additives, extra sugar or ingredients that I cannot pronounce. Bonus – almost all teas are calorie-free (Matcha has 3 calories per serving)!
Caffeine
I don’t drink coffee, but I still need a little caffeine in the morning (I start work between 7:15-7:30 am). Luckily two of the Nanami teas contain caffeine. Matcha has 70mg and Sencha has 30mg. This is still lower than the typical caffeine in coffee (95mg) but it’s still a good boost in the morning. Also if you wanted to enjoy a cup of Matcha or Sencha after dinner, it shouldn’t keep you awake for hours on end.
Enjoying a cup of Sencha first thing in the morning
Variety
While each type of tea has it’s own unique flavor, you can enjoy all four of the teas hot or iced. This really works well for me because while I enjoy hot tea in the morning, I do prefer iced tea with lunch or with an afternoon snack.
Brewing Guide
Not sure how to prepare the different types of teas? Nanami has provided a “How to Brew Japanese Green Tea” Guide. Having no experience with loose leaf tea, I referred to the guide often. All of the teas require different brewing procedures, so it’s very important to refer to the guide to ensure your tea comes out correctly.
Do you want to try the #7daydrinkgreen challenge? Enter below to win your own Nanami Tea Zen Set!
*Giveaway is only open to US residents and will end on 6/16/2017*
Do you drink green tea? Would you try the 7 day challenge?
I love green tea but definitely get bored with the plain kind. I would love to try out some different flavors!
I agree – it can get boring drinking plain green tea over and over again. Flavors are definitely appreciated!
Ooh these look interesting! I’d love to try them out too
Loose leaf tea is way different that the bagged tea, but I love it! Enter the giveaway to win your own set of tea!
I rarely drink tea but I enjoy green tea once in a while!
It’s my favorite type of tea!
I’m not much of a tea drinker to be honest, though I know green tea is good for me.
It took me a while to get used to the flavor because it is a little more bitter, but now I really enjoy it!
I drink green tea here and there. I like to drink them in different flavors. Yes, I would like to try the challenge.
Hope you entered the the giveaway for your chance to win your own set!
I’ve had green tea here and there, but don’t drink it consistently. There are definitely a lot of health benefits to drinking it and should try to incorporate it into my diet more frequently.
I love the health benefits of green tea as well!
I did this challenge too and really enjoyed the teas!
I have really loved it!
I am not a huge tea drinker although as I sit here typing I am having an iced tea. I do like green tea though!
I think it’s so much easier to have iced tea in the summer – it’s a great warm weather drink!
I have not had green tea (unless you count the bottled kind that is sweetened LOL). Although I’m not much a tea drinker, I do prefer it over coffee (especially chai tea)….I got to have some flavor in my mug 😉
LOL, unfortunately that kind of green tea doesn’t count 🙂 Chai tea is really good too – I have that every now and then!
I’m not much of a tea drinker but I’ll admit, you piqued my interest with this one!
Enter the giveaway for your chance to win the set! I think once you try the different flavors, you’ll be hooked!
I drink green tea every day–I brew it and drink it over ice!
Iced green tea is super yummy!
This sounds like a cool challenge. I am NOT team coffee, I’ve always preferred tea., but I never know what types to get. I love all the different flavors!
Yeah I’ve never been a coffee drink either!
I love green tea, I would definitely do the 7 day challenge
Good luck in the giveaway!
I love green tea! I had been drinking it more often during the school year, now that I am off for some reason I seem to be drinking more coffee.
I love green tea also, especially all the different flavors!
I much prefer coffee over tea, so my tea knowledge is a bit limited. I had no idea there was so much variety in green tea!!
Tons of variety, which I’m learning more and more about each year!
I’ve never been a coffee drinker but I love green teas and would love to try these.
Same here – I don’t like the taste of coffee but I find tea to be delicious!
I love green tea! I don’t think it will ever replace coffee for me, but I drink it almost daily.
That’s great that you drink it daily. Good Luck in the giveaway!
I would love to try this..never had it
Yes, I like green tea and would love to try the challenge
Yes, I really like green tea.
Ive never tried it. But id like to!
I drink it occasionally but would like to take the challenge.
I love Green Tea and drink it. Thank you
I drink it occasionally i would love to do the challenge
Yes to both questions.