LET'S TALK ABOUT TEA!

Happy Monday everyone! Get your week going with a nice herbal cuppa. I've got turmeric, orange and thyme in mine so it's packed full of iron and vitamin C. Perfect for a chilly October morning. What do you put in your tea guys? http://jamieol.com/SuperFood

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Hi guys! Let's talk about herbal teas.

This is a lovely, lovely world!

Is it a great way to hydrate?

Yes!

Is it a lovely way to start the day?

Yes!

Does it give a cozy, warm feeling?

Yes!

And can the fruit you heat
extract beautiful flavors

that you wouldn't have in a cold drink?

Yes!

I'm going to give you a combo today,
which I think is brilliant.

If you look at this, this is turmeric.

It's world worth having a look for this.

Unbelievable, brilliant to use
in your cooking, of course.

We normally get it like this,
as a dry product.

Either way, this is absolutely packed
to the rafters with iron,

which is no bad thing

because we want to have
lovely, healthy blood, cells --

and it's really, really good
for our general health.

Now, we can absorb more iron
in the presence of --

Citrus!

So, whether is orange or lemon,

and there's juice
and the lovely zest there,

this is going to make
a delicious, delicious drink!

Look at the color! Oh my God!

Watch your hand because it will stain.

Get this into a jar.

Now, what I love to do is

I make little teas
in an airtight jar, right?

I use that as my tea pot.

Obviously, make sure
it's a nice Kilner jar,

something that is heatproof.

And then, whatever is left over,

goes into the fridge
and then you chill it,

and you get a totally different
sort of flavor spectrum when you keep it.

I love doing it with things like
lemon, orange --

If you got a speed peeler,

those essential oils come out of zest...
just a couple of bits of zest,

literally 3 bits like that
are going to transform your tea.

So, there's a little slice
and a few bits of that.

You can absolutely sweeten this
with a little bit honey, if you want to.

A little teaspoon of honey in there
for a drink for 2-3 people.

It's delicious and that balance

that sort of the bitter,
the fragrant, the juicy --

and the honey is lovely.

Some boiling water --

Just a little bit of thyme goes in

and let's let it steep
for a couple of minutes.

Let's just talk about what we can say
about these herbal teas for a fact.

We've got vitamin C in the orange.

The vitamin C in the orange
is going to let you

absorb more iron from the turmeric
-- double pleasure --

But in the thyme, you've got calcium,
can you believe it?

We always associate sort of
calcium-rich-food with dairy,

but actually, it's in thyme as well.

So you can see, they're not
empty calories, right?

This is not like naked,
like in a lot of soda.

This is beautiful stuff, which is amazing!

Basically, the story is

that whether is kind of ancient Greeks,
Romans, Chinese medicine, yadayadaya --

there's so much association
for a beautiful herbal tea

and good health.

I can't actually legitimately say
a lot of this stuff

because the truth is,

science, medicine,
just doesn't know enough

about what we know, yet.

The question is,

are you prepared to sit around and wait
for science to tell you that this is good?

Naaah!

Get in there!

Boil up a kettle,

have some fun with spices,
things like fennel seeds, cinnamon --

You know, all these lovely spices
have got lovely micronutrients for sure!

Citrus... for sure!

Herbs... for sure!

So, let's have a little pour out --

Delicious!

Really, really, sort of comforting
and therapeutic, and undoubtedly,

better for you than a whole load of
average drink you could have,

who can argue the good things
that factually are correct about this.

But guys, I hope you liked this video,

if you did, give us a little thumps up,

but more importantly,

I'm sure you guys have got
some amazing ideas

and let's share it on the community.

So, what is your hot toddy
and your kind of herbal drink of choice?

Please add it in the comment box below
and let's get this thread going,

and I'll pick some out,
I'm going to give it a look

and I'm going to make it another day,
and we'll keep this going.

I think this is a really,
really lovely way

to start or finish the day,

and also, most importantly,

it's a very creative way
to have fun with flavors.

Guys, take care, lots of love. Bye!

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English subtitles by Jenny Lam-Chowdhury