Having sugar in your tea can help sweeten the taste, but there is an even healthier alternative that can give the sweet flavouring – without upping your sugar intake
On average, Brits drink up to four cups of tea a day – and if you take sugar with it, you could be going over the recommended limit. However there is a healthier alternative, that can still offer the sweet tasting tea without the added calories. Adding honey is a sweeter alternative, yet it is more beneficial for you too – and a little bit goes a long way.
Not only is it better than sugar, it has many health benefits too. Consumed on its own, or in tea, it’s a natural antibacterial, which means it can aid in helping fight off infections.
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It’s also a great source of antioxidants and can help boost your immune system. Honey is also thought to help relieve coughs and sore throats. According to the tea and coffee blog, honey is a great alternative to sugar for those looking to lose weight.
Because it is so sweet, you don’t need to use as much of it to achieve the desired sweetness and this means that you end up consuming fewer calories overall. Honey is also thought to help boost your metabolism and promote fat burning.
However some people worry that adding honey to hot water can become poisonous, but according to the tea experts, this isn’t the case. “The temperatures reached when boiling water are not high enough to change the chemical structure of honey. So rest assured, your honey tea will be perfectly safe to drink,” they said.
Here’s how you make tea and honey according to the experts:
1. Start by boiling water, depending on what tea type you are drinking will determine the water temperature needed.
2. Next, add one teaspoon of honey per cup of tea.
3. Stir until the honey has dissolved completely.
4, Add your tea bag or loose tea leaves and allow the tea to steep for three to five minutes.
It comes after data released by budget supermarket Aldi, that nearly a quarter of people aren’t making them right, which is alarming as it works out that the average Brit is gulping down four cups of tea. More than half the nation (55%) also reportedly say they’d prefer a brew over a coffee.
The research commissioned by Aldi quizzed the nation to discover what makes the perfect cuppa, with 78% so passionate about the hot drink, that they give exact instructions when someone offers to make them a cup to make sure they get it right.
It found that 67% of people believe English Breakfast is the go-to-brew, but alarmingly, a quarter have been making it “wrong” by adding the milk first while 78% add the water first before letting the bag stew for TWO minutes to achieve the ultimate shade – classic builders (toffee brown).
Half (49%) agree that a splash of semi-skimmed milk should then be added to help bring the temperature down to 57 degrees, which is considered the perfect drinking temperature.
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