collagen matcha latte

Written By Bella Kalkbrenner

I don’t really like coffee, but I love matcha. I love to make a collagen matcha latte in the morning after breakfast! It’s blood sugar-balancing, warming, and energizing!

Matcha is extremely beneficial for overall health; matcha is high in antioxidants, is great for the liver, boosts cognitive abilities, may help prevent cancer, and is linked to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease!

Ingredients:

Method:

  • start by heating your water in a tea kettle or pot to <175 degrees F

  • in a mug, add matcha, cinnamon, maca, and optional coconut butter

  • pour around 4 oz water into the mug

  • using a whisk or spoon, mix ingredients and water together, working out any clumps

  • add collagen and optional honey

  • add the rest of the water and stir well until everything is combined

  • top it off with some frothy almond milk (I just shake the almond milk bottle really well)

  • sprinkle some cinnamon on the top

some nutrients in this latte -

Matcha - antioxidants, amino acids, catechins (epigallocatechin-3-gallate), theanine, polyphenols, quercetin, rutin, and chlorophyll (plant pigments)

Ceylon cinnamon - antioxidants, manganese, beta-carotene, vitamin A, vitamin K, potassium, zinc, magnesium, cinnamaldehyde

Collagen - protein: amino acids (proline, glycine and hydroxyproline)

Coconut butter - medium-chain fatty acids, fiber, potassium, magnesium, iron

Sources:

https://www.webmd.com/diet/health-benefits-matcha

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/23089-collagen

Kochman J, Jakubczyk K, Antoniewicz J, Mruk H, Janda K. Health Benefits and Chemical Composition of Matcha Green Tea: A Review. Molecules. 2020 Dec 27;26(1):85. doi: 10.3390/molecules26010085. PMID: 33375458; PMCID: PMC7796401.

https://www.webmd.com/diet/health-benefits-ceylon-cinnamon

https://draxe.com/nutrition/coconut-butter/

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