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RAIN RAIN GO AWAY! Premium Green Tea April Hop Giveaway ~ Closed

April 10, 2018 By Paula 14 Comments

I am always excited when we welcome April and Spring because it is a time of rebirth and regrowth. A time when the beautiful flowers burst forth, the weather warms, and we get to enjoy the longer sunlight hours. To help you welcome the beautiful May flowers that these April Showers will bring, I’ve got a delicious April Hop Giveaway for you!

This Premium Green Tea is a blend of select green teas. Delicately handled leaves are steam processed in the traditional Japanese style to preserve the flavor, fragrance, and color of the fresh leaf. The finished tea leaves are a vibrant green that brew into a bright golden-green liquor with a delicately herbaceous, slightly sweet and nutty flavor.

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This April Hop Giveaway is for the Stash 40 count box of Single Serve Premium Green Tea and will run through 4/24/2018 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time. It is open to residents of the US ages 18+. You are not eligible if you have won a prize from the sponsor in the last 90 days.

The winner is subject to eligibility verification and will have 24 hours to confirm before a new winner will be drawn. The winner will be responsible for any taxes or fees that result from the receipt and/or use of their prize. For any questions or concerns, please email paula_stewart (at) ymail (dot) com (please consider adding this email to your “Safe List” as the winning email notification will be sent from this email).

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Dates: March 19, 2018, at 9:00 am EST to March 31, 2018, at 11:59 pm EST

Prize: ONE lucky reader will win a 40 count box of Single Serve Stash Premium Green Tea

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Loving tea and all the great benefits it offers, we are thrilled to be hosting this April Hop Giveaway for Stash Premium Green Tea. Be sure to stop by our review to see what we thought about this healthy brew.

Disclaimer: Sweet Southern Savings nor any blog promoting this giveaway, is not responsible for the awarding of the prize. Sponsor is responsible for prize fulfillment. Any Questions about this giveaway? Email Paula at paula_stewart (at) ymail (dot) com.

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Green Tea Benefits With Single Serve Convenience!

April 7, 2018 By Paula 8 Comments

GREEN TEA!
Have you been wondering what all the fuss is about?

This flavorful beverage offers many health benefits to anyone who drinks it regularly. Green tea is considered one of the world’s healthiest drinks and contains one of the highest amounts of antioxidants of any tea. Some of the antioxidants and healing compounds found in green tea include polyphenols, catechins and various other types of flavonoids — the same anti-aging compounds found in things like red wine, blueberries, and dark chocolate. Amazingly, green tea is approximately 20-45 percent polyphenols by weight, of which 60-80 percent are catechins such as EGCG. These catechins are antioxidants that are said to help prevent cell damage.

Among many other benefits, green tea may help prevent memory loss and can help protect brain cells from free radical damage. It may also help prevent Diabetes and insulin resistance. According to dozens of studies, regularly drinking green tea may reduce your risk of developing heart disease or Alzheimer’s, help you maintain better bone mineral density, ward off eye diseases that affect vision in older age, prevent strokes, and even extend your life.

Both green and black tea share many of the same benefits, considering they come from the same plants. It’s the processing that results in the different colors, flavors, and health benefits of green tea and black tea. Green tea leaves are dried for a shorter time than black tea leaves before processing, so they keep their greener color. Compared to green tea, black tea is more processed.

The standard way to brew green tea is to:

Place your tea bag or high-quality tea leaves in your teapot.
Heat or boil water, but don’t let it completely boil and become too hot, as this can destroy some of the delicate compounds found in green tea leaves. The “ideal” temperature for brewing green tea is between 160 degrees Fahrenheit to 180 degrees F (traditionally standard Chinese green teas brew at slightly higher temperatures). Pour hot water into the teapot to steep the leaves for only about 1–3 minutes. Larger leaves need more time to steep than finer, smaller leaves.
Once brewed, pour a little tea at a time into each cup in order to have the tea’s strength be evenly distributed. At this point, you can add some lemon juice or raw honey as the finishing touch.

Now, if you are like us this seems like a lot of work and time for a cup of tea. Thank goodness for our single serve machine and Stash’s awesome line of teas for it. Stash Single Serve Teas give you green tea benefits with single-serve convenience!

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Stash Premium Green - Green Tea Benefits With Single Serve Convenience

Every afternoon we have a cup of tea. Marcus has a spoonful of raw unfiltered honey in his and I enjoy mine naked. Because of its smoothness and clean taste this Premium Green Tea from Stash is one of our favorites. If you are looking to add green tea to your life this is one that we would highly recommend you try.

Explore The World Of Tea During Hot Tea Month This January

December 26, 2016 By Paula Leave a Comment

January is a time for new beginnings, health, and family. Most of us have already made resolutions of one sort or another. Those that are simple to incorporate into our lives are the ones that we are most likely to stick with past January. The potential benefits of adding tea to our diets, it can aid in the ongoing battle of the bulge and increase the body’s immunity to colds and flu, in addition to that fact that it is so inexpensive makes it an easy addition to our routine. A positive change that we are likely to keep.

By no coincidence, January is also National Hot Tea Month. The healthiest teas are teas that are pure (no milk or sweeteners). If you want to drink them every day, you can – they’re good for you! So whether you’re drinking to new beginnings, your health, or domestic harmony, Stash Teas are a delicious way to celebrate Hot Tea Month.

About the Product:
The Stash Tea single serve variety pack is a great way to sample all 15 teas that are available in single serve cups. Whether you are looking for a burst of flavor or want to relax with a hot cup on a rainy Sunday morning your sure to find the perfect tea in this sampler pack.

Premium quality teas with 100% natural ingredients that are healthy and great tasting
Stash Tea is one of the largest specialty tea companies in the United States
Compatible with Keurig original K-Cup brewing systems
Certified Kosher
We’d like to think our teas aren’t just good, they’re the best

Offering a plethora of health benefits and a great variety of flavors, Stash teas are a great way to explore the world of tea. I have had the pleasure of drinking several of these exciting teas and found that they each offered a perfect balance of flavor, color, and aroma. The Green Tea and Chai Spice were are two of my favorite Stash teas. I drink my tea without adding anything and found both of these teas to be smooth and flavorful.

Glossary of Tea Tasting Terms:
Aroma: The odor of the tea liquor, also called the nose or fragrance. A complex aroma is often described as a bouquet.
Astringency: A lively and mouth-drying effect on the tongue. Not bitter, but a clean and refreshing quality. The sensation of astringency is caused by a reaction between polyphenols (tannins) and the protein in saliva.
Body: The tactile aspect of tea’s weight and substance in the mouth, variously subcategorized as light, medium, or full; also known as fullness.
Bright: A lively, clean style that refreshes the palate.
Character: A tea’s signature attributes depending upon origin, whether of its country, region or type.
Clean: Indicates purity of flavor and an absence of any off-tastes.
Finish: The lasting taste on your tongue after swallowing the tea.
Flowery: A floral nose or flavor associated with high-grade teas.
Full: References a positive sensation of body and good heft; indicates a well-made tea, possessing color, strength, substance, and roundness.
Malty: A sweet malt flavor that is characteristic of Assam black teas.
Muscatel: A flavor reminiscent of grapes, most often used to describe an exceptional characteristic found in the liquors of the finest Darjeelings.
Smooth: Round-bodied, fine-drinking teas.
Soft: Smooth, lush, and subsequently often (but not necessarily) timid in flavor; not a negative term.
Thick: Describes liquor having substance, but not necessarily strength.
Vegetal: A characteristic of green teas that might include grassy, herby or marine flavors.

Thank you, Stash Tea for this great reference!