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Tea gets you running

The world’s oldest marathon runner, 100-year old Briton Fauja Singh, attributes his success to ginger curry, cups of tea and “beeing happy”.

he has revealed the key to conquering his daily 10-mile training regime is eating plenty of ginger curry and drinking copious amounts of tea.

‘I am not a learned person in any shape or form. To me, the secret is being happy, doing charity work, staying healthy and being positive,’ he said.

‘If someone says I must stop running I ignore them – invariably they’re younger than me. The secret to a long and healthy life is to be stress-free.

‘If there’s something you can’t change then why worry about it? Be grateful for everything you have, stay away from people who are negative, stay smiling and keep running.’

(http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2032862/Ginger-curry-copious-cups-tea-Worlds-oldest-marathon-runner-100-reveals-secrets-success.html#ixzz1b2I6lVEP)

What kind of tea gets you running through the week?

Tea gets you running0Palle Frid Svensson2011-10-17 18:52:51The world’s oldest marathon runner, 100-year old Briton Fauja Singh, attributes his success to ginger curry, cups of tea and “beeing happy”.

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Janine’s energy boosting matcha drink

It’s Saturday Tea Party, today featured by Janine Quatrevingt and her energy boosting matcha drink.

Janine says that she and her husband:

were inspired by a tapioca tea drink in the China District of Manhattan. Matcha powder itself is very interesting. In addition to plentiful antioxidants there is something in the tea which provides a consistant energy boost (unlike the caffeine spike from coffee) – elevating your mood and energy levels as you go through the day. The ginger touch was our own, but the rest was a re-creation of the tapioca drink.

Janine and her coworkers are drinking this beverage every morning to keep up their energy boost through out the day.

(Photo by: Janine Quatrevingt)

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon green tea matcha powder (ie big spoonful)
1 teaspoon vanilla paste (or vanilla essence… the real kind!)
1 tablespoon honey (temper to taste)
1 tablespoon fresh crushed ginger (optional)
1 pint soymilk
1 tablespoon water at room temperature
crushed ice

Instructions:
Make a paste with matcha, vanilla paste, honey and water. Add the ginger and stir in the
soymilk. Add crushed ice to two tall glasses and pour matcha mixture on top. Drink and
enjoy! Alternatively throw all ingredients into a really good blender for a lovely matcha-ccino.

I look forward to upcoming recipes in the future from my dear foodie friend Janine.

Below is our process of making the drink:

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The ingredients

Matcha tea

Stirring

Cheers!

You can see all pictures taken during the process here.

The green drink tasted great and we recommend it as a power starter in the morning!

Do you think Popeye would like it?

Janine’s energy boosting matcha drink0Palle Frid Svensson2011-07-24 16:25:17It’s Saturday Tea Party, today featured by Janine Quatrevingt and her energy boosting matcha drink.

Janine says that she and her husband:
were ins…