Very Green Tea

would an iced green tea latte with nonfat milk, no melon syrup be a healthy alternative to the original?

Yes. The melon syrup really adds a lot of calories and the milk is high in fat. Non-fat milk reduces this of course.

I'm not sure of the exact calories in a scoop of matcha but you can always go online to starbucks.com and check out nutritional information. You can even modify your drink with nonfat milk, etc.

It is definitely much healthier. The matcha has some added sugar for taste (its a pre-packaged product) but it's pretty much just powdered green tea.

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I have the matcha powder, but every time I add it to hot milk it gets all clumpy.

Use a shaker or handheld/stick blender to combine cold milk and tea. Heat the mixture slowly, stirring frequently. Works for me!

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Can anyone tell me where I can buy the Universal Beverage Base that Starbucks uses? I found only the Matcha Green Tea Powder and Melon Syrup on Ebay but can not find the UBB anywhere. If not, can anyone recommend how to make it? I have heard that you could use melted vanilla ice cream or the following recipe:

1/2 cup whole milk
1 tsb vanilla
1 tbsp milk powder

Any ideas?

In 2006, Starbuck replaced the UBB mix with CBB (Creme Beverage Base). This version is made by combining one part skim milk with one part CBB Powdered Mix (normally containing sugar, flavorings, thickeners and other minor proprietary ingredients). I have checked and you cannot buy the mix retail. Sorry.

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i think it's called matcha…can i get an extra scoop without charge?

yes, i work at starbucks and as long as something is already in the drink you can get as much as you want no charge. all you have to do is ask for an extra scoop, and yea its called matcha powder
Happy Drinking!

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I have a magic bullet (love it) and I make some fruity smoothies from scratch quite often, especially after a workout. I know people put Protein powder in their smoothies for muscle growth. Is there some type of powder to put in to speed up metabolism or// help me lose weight? i.e. Matcha Green Tea?

Is the powder is tasteless? Where can I get it? What should I be on the lookout for?

Thanks!

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i was wondering i am making a cake and i couldn’t find matcha so what else could i use

I haven’t ever heard of using green tea powder in a cake, but if it is for flavoring, perhaps you could use regular tea powder or presweetened lemonade powder depending on the flavor you are going for.

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Tea is known as traditional health drink for thousands of years in China, it spreads to Asian, Europe, India, and many other countries. We divide into few groups, Black tea group, Green tea group, and other tea groups…

In different country, people have different culture to drink tea, specially in Japan and Korea, they have traditional way to make their own tea, the way to serve tea… In Japan, they make matcha power (green tea powder) with Vanilla ice cream, it becomes green tea ice cream… it is very great in Summer time!

In China, it is because the mass of land, it has many many different kinds ot tea.

In Europe, they specially like to put different black tea mixes with berries or flowers to make a good smell, because of the mixture of the tea, it becomes all different kinds of therapy…

In India, it is very close to china, old time, indian merchants just walked across china to buy tea.

Learning to drink tea is your good health classes starting stone…
Why tea? not something else?

I always drink chrysanthemum or green tea in the evening. I love oolong tea, but keep in mind it has significant caffeine.

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I bought some Matcha at Teavana but it doesn't mix as well as it does at Starbucks. It stays very clumpy. Thanks for your help!

tazo. try adding a little hot h20 to the matcha and mixing it before adding in the milk.

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Green Matcha Tea Powder - Japanese Cerimonial Tea…..does anyone know of this and its benefits? are there any negetives? Can you add the powder to smoothies?

It is an antioxidant and helps cleanse the system of impurities. It also helps your metabolism. The only negative is the caffeine. As long as you don't go overboard, you should be fine. I have never added it to smoothies, but it sounds like a good idea.

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I've been reading about the health benefits of green tea and I'm trying to consume more of it.

Please share your favorite green tea recipes. If your just going to tell me add lemon or honey, please don’t bother posting. I’m searching for something more creative.

I also have some matcha/green tea powder that I’m not quite sure what to do with.

Try adding lime instead of lemon. Or here are some more ideas:

Green tea pound cake

INGREDIENTS
* 2 large eggs
* 1 cup flour
* 2/3 cup sugar
* 1/2 cup butter
* 1 tbsp maccha
* 1/2 tsp baking powder

DIRECTIONS:
Cream butter in a bowl. Add sugar in the butter and mix well. Gradually add beaten eggs and stir well. Sift flour, baking powder, and green tea powder together and add the flour to the egg mixture. Pour the batter into a buttered loaf pan. Bake in preheated 340 degrees F oven for about 30-40 minutes.

Green tea latte

INGREDIENTS
* 1 cup soy milk (real milk interferes with the polyphenols, blocking the health benefits so real milk should not be drunk together with green tea)
* 1 cup water
* 1 tablespoon maccha
* 2 tablespoons white sugar

DIRECTIONS
1. In a small saucepan, combine the soy milk, water, green tea powder and sugar. Warm over medium heat while whisking until hot and foamy. Pour into mugs and enjoy.

Green tea zest

INGREDIENTS
* 1 fresh pineapple - peeled, cored and cut into chunks
* 2 large green apples, washed and sliced
* 1 1/4 teaspoons chopped fresh ginger
* 1 cup brewed green tea, chilled
* 1 cup mango sorbet or crushed ice

DIRECTIONS
1. Juice the pineapple, apples, and ginger in a juice machine. Mix the juice with the tea, and stir in the mango sorbet.

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