Ginger is a very popular ingredient for a wide variety of Asian dishes. In Thailand, China, Japan, it is often added to hot, salads, soups, and drinks. If you want to use ginger for weight loss , it is important to know how to cook it. Most diets involve drinking a drink from ginger, and we'll look at different recipes that allow you to change its taste.
How correctly to prepare ginger drinks?
The basis of any drink in the composition with the fresh root of ginger will be the same method. We will analyze it step by step from the moment you have already acquired a fresh, firm, elastic root and are ready to cut it.
- For one liter of the drink you will need about 4-5 cm of root. Cut off the desired amount.
- Brush the root of the ginger with a knife.
- Rub on a grater or chop the thin root slices.
- Put the crushed root in a thermos or teapot and pour it with steep boiling water. Cover and let stand for 40-60 minutes.
As a result of these simple machinations, you get the foundation for a large number of ginger based drinks. By the way, in many diets it is recommended to use it in its pure form. The proportions you can vary at your discretion - the taste should be pleasant for you (at least relatively).
How to prepare a delicious drink from ginger?
Now that you know how to prepare the root of ginger for making tea, you can think about how to diversify this recipe so that it does not get bored and you feel comfortable during the diet. We offer such options: in the finished tea, put a slice of lemon or squeeze fresh lemon juice to taste;
- mix 1: 1 ginger and green tea;
- add a little low-fat milk to ginger tea;
- mix the ready-made ginger tea with a couple of spoons of cherry syrup;
- add a spoonful of honey and a spoonful of raspberry jam to the ginger drink;
- when brewing add to the ginger a third of cinnamon sticks, or ½ tsp. ground cinnamon;
- when brewing, add a little cardamom to the tea, and dilute the finished tea with black tea;
- use ginger tea as the basis for instant coffee;
- cook on the ginger tea cocoa, mixing it with milk 1: 1 and adding a little honey.
In the question of how to apply ready-made ginger tea to lose weight, you need to know the measure. Sweet varieties of tea are more delicious, but their drinking is limited and only in the morning. If there are no sweeteners in tea, it can be taken even in the evening, but not before going to bed, as this is an invigorating drink.