Vibrant Superfood Latte Trio
Vibrant Superfood Latte Trio
Our vibrant superfood latte trio offers a delicious and fun way to enhance nutrition and warm the soul, especially on a cold winter day. Choose from blue spirulina powder, matcha green tea powder and turmeric powder, all offering incredible health benefits, boosting our immune system and improving our overall wellbeing. Such beautiful natural colours too! Simply whisk into your favourite milk, heat and enjoy!
Ingredients
1/2tsp organic blue spirulina powder
or
1/2tsp organic ceremonial grade matcha tea powder
or
1/2tsp high quality organic turmeric powder & a twist of ground black pepper*
2tbsp hot water
250ml vanilla milk (we use Alpro vanilla soya milk)
Sweetener of choice if desired (sugar, honey, maple syrup, xylitol, stevia etc)
Optional ~ a few drops of your favourite extract (vanilla, almond, hazelnut etc)
Method
In a small bowl, whisk the hot water and your choice of powder until it is dissolved. Place the milk in a milk frother or a small saucepan. Add the dissolved powder mixture (and any sweetener or extract if using) and heat through. If heating in a saucepan, whisk until frothy. Serve immediately. Enjoy!
Notes
You may use any milk you prefer, however, for that mildly sweetened enhanced flavour, we recommend the Alpro vanilla soya milk, or an equivalent. Alternatively you can add a few drops of your favourite extract, such as vanilla, almond etc.
In order to truly benefit from these wonderful ingredients, it is important to use high quality organic powders, which will be naturally potent in all the health promoting nutrients.
*Adding a twist of black pepper into your turmeric latte enhances the absorption of the curcumin, making it more readily available to be used by the body.
Blue spirulina powder is a superfood truly worthy of its title. It is a type of blue green algae that grows both in salt and fresh water. It is very rich in nutrients such as protein, copper, iron and B vitamins. It contains powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds. Studies have shown that it may improve cholesterol and triglyceride levels, suppress oxidation, reduce blood pressure, act against cancer and lower fasting blood sugar levels. It also helps improve muscle strength and endurance and reduce the effects of allergic rhinitis.
Matcha green tea powder comes from green tea leaves that are grown and treated differently, hence producing a unique nutrient profile. Matcha powder comes from grinding the entire tea leaf of the plant, which is why it is so high in concentrated nutritious compounds. Studies have shown that regular moderate consumption of matcha may help protect the liver, the heart, protect against cancer, boost brain function, enhance the immune system and aid weight loss, just to name a few of its amazing properties. It does contain some caffeine, albeit less than coffee, but it takes longer to be absorbed into the bloodstream and as such its effect may last longer and offer a smoother hit. One to two cups a day are more than enough to boost health.
Turmeric powder is rich in curcumin, which is what gives it its power and its vibrant yellow hue, as well as other powerful bioactive compounds, vitamins and nutrients. Turmeric has been shown to improve health due to its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and disease-fighting properties. Turmeric is well proven to reduce inflammation, pain and discomfort and also reduce the effects of arthritis. It has also shown to help prevent cancer, promote heart health and aid digestion. Combined with piperine found in black pepper, it can be as potent and effective as many anti-inflammatory drugs, but without all the nasty side-effects.
