Hibiscus Tea

Ahhh, So Refreshing...

This is a great drink for detoxing and getting rid of water weight. I like making a very concentrated stock that way I can just dilute from there and I won't have to make it as often. 

Beware! This will STAIN your beautiful, beautiful clothes... there is no mercy, trust me. So just be careful!

These are the dried Hibiscus Flowers, which will make the tea!

Ingredients

• Hibiscus Leaves (75 g ~ 2 cups)
• Water
• Stevia/Ideal/Sweetener of choice

Directions 

Fill a 4 qt pot with water and boil

Throw in a handful to two handfuls of hibiscus leaves

Allow to boil for 10 minutes, then remove from heat. Let leaves soak for 10 more minutes. This is your concentrated "stock", it will be concentrated, but it's all up to taste.

Add desired amount of sweetener

Use a colander to pour into a pitcher

Remaining leaves can be used again immediately if you have not filled up your pitcher.

I usually store my "stock solution" and then add half a pot of water to the used leaves, boil, and serve the tea you just made in a big glass to drink. 

When ready to serve, dilute with water

I do 50/50, but its personal choice

CAN BE  SERVED HOT OR COLD :)

Green Juice

I like to double this recipe. I pour 8 oz into mason jars and place enough for a few days in the fridge, the rest will freeze well. 

Ingredients:

• Cucumber (1)
• Granny Smith Apple (1)
• Handful of Kale 
• Handful of Spinach
• Lemon (1/2)
• Ginger Root (1 inch)
• Celery (4 stalks)
• Hemp Protein - optional (1 to 2 scoops)
• Chia Seeds - optional (1 tsp to 1 tbsp depending on preference)

Directions:

1. Place all ingredients, whole, in Vitamix  (chop into smaller pieces if using a different blender)
2. Pour into mason jars
3. Freeze extra if necessary

Notes:
I have frozen these after pouring in mason jars with good results.
Other options include:

• freezing in mini muffin trays, then storing in Ziploc bags
• freezing the raw ingredients - mixed, and portioned out into Ziploc bags