{"id":412265,"date":"2024-08-12T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=412265"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Aim-for-Healthier-Hydration-with-a-Habit-Building-Beverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Aim-for-Healthier-Hydration-with-a-Habit-Building-Beverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Aim for Healthier Hydration with a Habit-Building Beverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><h2><strong>Aim for Healthier Hydration with a Habit-Building Beverage<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Family Features) Begin building tiny, healthier practices into routines you already have to help make it easier to establish habits you can stick to. This concept is called \u201chabit stacking,\u201d and it can help you improve habits from morning to night.<\/p>\n<p>Consider those busy mornings when you need an on-the-go solution rather than opting for sugary foods and drinks, turn to Green Tea Berry Banana Smoothies that include unsweetened green tea. When incorporated as part of an overall healthy diet, unsweetened tea can support heart health.<\/p>\n<p>This no-sugar-added recipe from Lipton, a proud national sponsor of the American Heart Association\u2019s Life is Why campaign, can help you enjoy healthier mornings while checking emails or hydrating before heading to the office.<\/p>\n<p>Choosing beverages with no added sugars can contribute to a healthy heart, according to the\u00a0 American Heart Association, making these smoothies perfect for building into a morning routine. Because it\u2019s predominantly water, which is needed to keep your body running at its best, unsweetened tea provides a delicious way to hydrate without ditching those healthier habits.<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart.org\/en\/healthy-living\/healthy-eating\/eat-smart?utm_source=familyfeatures&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17063-AHA\">Heart.org\/eatsmart<\/a> to find more habits that contribute to heart health.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><h2>Watch video to see how to make this recipe!<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R15dtkP4W6w?si=7EM4fYMyaQ6npnw-\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d2z0g7klazfonw.cloudfront.net\/production\/additional_images\/23385\/17063_VID_Green_Tea_Berry_Banana_Smoothie_Detail_Image_embed.jpg?1722347623\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; max-height:100%; max-width:100%;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/recipes.heart.org\/en\/recipes\/green-tea-berry-banana-smoothie?utm_source=familyfeatures&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=17063-AHA\">Green Tea Berry Banana Smoothies<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Recipe courtesy of the American Heart Association<\/p>\n<p>Servings: 4 (1 1\/2 cups per serving)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cups water<\/li>\n<li>8 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 single-serving green tea bags<\/li>\n<li>16 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ounces frozen mixed berries (about 3 cups)<\/li>\n<li>2 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 medium bananas, peeled, cut in half and frozen<\/li>\n<li>1 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt<\/li>\n<li>2 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 teaspoons fresh-grated peeled gingerroot (optional)<\/li>\n<li>2 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 teaspoons vanilla extract (optional)<\/li>\n<li>2 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 teaspoons chia or flax seeds (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>In small saucepan over high heat, bring water to boil. Remove pan from heat. Submerge tea bags. Steep 4 minutes. Discard tea bags. Let tea mixture cool 30 minutes. Pour into pitcher. Refrigerate 2 hours, or until chilled.<\/li>\n<li>In food processor or blender, process tea, berries, bananas and yogurt until smooth. Add gingerroot and vanilla, if desired, and process until smooth. Pour into four glasses. Sprinkle with chia seeds, if desired.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Nutritional information per serving (without optional ingredients):<\/strong> 136 calories; 1 g total fat (0 g saturated fat, trans fat, polyunsaturated fat and monounsaturated fat); 3 mg cholesterol; 23 mg sodium; 29 g carbohydrates; 5 g fiber; 18 g total sugars (0 g added sugars); 8 g protein.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ssl.google-analytics.com\/collect?v=1&amp;tid=UA-482330-7&amp;cid=1955551e-1975-5e52-0cdb-8516071094cd&amp;sc=start&amp;t=pageview&amp;dl=http%3A%2F%2Ftrack.familyfeatures.com%2F17063%2F9406&amp;dt=AIM-FOR-HEALTHIER-HYDRATION-WITH-A-HABIT-BUILDING-BEVERAGE\" \/><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/imgupload\/044028f9055c996f6e909488c8202953.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><br \/>Aim for Healthier Hydration with a Habit-Building Beverage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aim for Healthier Hydration with a Habit-Building Beverage (Family Features) Begin building tiny, healthier practices&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-412265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=412265"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412265\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=412265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=412265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=412265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}