From the Mongolian steppes to the London living rooms tea with milk is popular. Despite essential distinctions in the history of emergence of the recipe, ways of preparation of drink, invariable as two main components, are the fact that it gives force, invigorates and saturates an organism with useful substances.
Why add milk to tea and as they interact
Tea and infusions from its leaves contain essential oils, C, A vitamins and also groups of vitamins B and P. They improve a metabolism, work of nervous system, enhance immunity. The catechins which are contained in this drink — strong antioxidants — strengthen vessels, slow down cell aging.
Milk is also saturated vitamins and proteins. The fat which is its part improves digestion of oil-soluble vitamins, strengthens effect of essential oils.
The combination of vegetable and animal protein for a long time creates sense of fulness, fills an organism with energy.
Important! In green tea there is more vitamin C, and black has more expressed diuretic effect and contains more essential oils.
Than tea with milk is useful
Thanks to a unique set of minerals in combination with proteins, drink:
- has the toning effect;
- improves balance of nervous system;
- stimulates removal of liquid from an organism;
- improves digestion;
- expands vessels, reduces spasms;
- improves immunity;
- provides with energy for a long time.
For men
At a modern rhythm of life, men should replace partially habitual coffee with this original and useful drink.
- Antioxidants will reduce negative effect of smoking, dirty air.
- For those who leave off smoking it is a good way to wean quicker from nicotine — unlike coffee, the taste of this drink is badly combined with cigarettes.
- The toning effect softer and long-term.
- Unlike caffeine, tannins do not cause overexcitation of nervous system, the strengthened heartbeat and dehydration.
- The zinc which is a part of drink positively affects potency, and proteins support muscle bulk.
- Regulating water exchange, drink is prophylactic from an urolithic disease and inflammation of a prostate.
- Helps to struggle with feeling of hunger, allows to control better appetite and not to allow overeating.
Whether you know? In the east black tea with milk is seasoned with cardamom or a carnation for strengthening of potency.
For women
Oil-soluble vitamins are better acquired thanks to milk fats. These vitamins improve sight, a condition of skin, hair and nails. The fat content percent from 1% to 4% at the same time will not allow to gain excess weight. Maintaining water balance in an organism, drink allows to avoid hypostases, maintains elasticity and prolongs skin youth, keeps vessels healthy.
Calcium is necessary for preservation of teeth, durability of bones and a beautiful bearing.
If to replace an afternoon snack with coffee and sweets with a drink cup, in 2 weeks it is possible to lose several extra kilos.
Read also about advantage of green tea for men and women.
In what time of day it is better to drink
Ideal time — a breakfast, the second breakfast or an afternoon snack. You should not drink it for the night, the diuretic effect can prevent a quiet dream. At the same time, if it is necessary to keep cheerfulness and working capacity until late at night, it will quite adequately replace coffee.
Whether it is possible for pregnant women and the feeding women
At pregnancy, drink saturates an organism with calcium, helps to struggle with hypostases and spasms. The main thing to show sense of proportion and to adhere to the recommendations of the doctor. Young mothers often use it for a good lactation. It is an available, effective and pleasant way to strengthen development of milk, to take off fatigue. Milk proteins neutralize some enzymes of tea, thanks to it there is no overexcitation of nervous system, on the contrary, the mood and a dream are normalized.
Whether you know? In Asia at toxicosis to pregnant women recommend to chew tea leaves for disposal of nausea.
Whether it is possible to use on a diet
Change of habitual style of food — a stress for an organism. There can be headaches, sleep disorders, differences of mood, fast fatigue. If the diet does not exclude dairy products, drink will help to adapt to a new diet. The main thing to observe the recommended number of calories.
Important! At clinical nutrition it is better to consult with the doctor.
As it is correct to make tea with milk: recipes
Traditional English way
In a heated-up teapot put a dry tea leaf, on 1 teaspoon on 150-200 ml of water, fill in with very hot, but not boiling water (for green tea of +85 °C, for black +90...+95 °C). Insist 5-7 minutes, having covered a teapot with a napkin.
In a cup of the average size pour 50-70 g of warm milk and add tea leaves. Sugar — to taste. Black tea on baked milk
For 1 portion (400 ml) it is necessary to take 150 ml of brewing tea and 250 ml of milk.
Previously milk is brought to boiling, then several hours in an oven or the multicooker weary. More economic way is to fill in it, boiling, in a thermos and to leave for the night.
Tea leaves are cooked in the usual way and added to a cup with warm baked milk.
Get acquainted with a recipe, useful properties and nutrition value of baked milk.
Ginger tea
This recipe is recommended at catarrhal diseases.
Take the crushed ginger root (1-2 teaspoons), milk (1 liter), green tea (3-4 teaspoons), water (100-150 ml). To make tea leaves on water, to put the crushed ginger in a pan, to fill in with milk, to add tea leaves, to bring mix to boiling, at once to remove from fire and to insist 15-20 minutes. To filter, drink during the day in the portions 50-60 ml.
Learn more about advantage and harm of tea with ginger.
Asian boiled tea
On 0.5 liters of fat milk take 2 teaspoons of black or green tea.
Milk is brought to boiling, add tea, again brought to boiling, remove fire to minimum. Drink about 3 minutes weary, then 10 minutes insist.
Whether you know? Mongolia, Tibet, India and Central Asia add salt, cinnamon, a carnation, an anisetree (anise), cardamom to drink. For increase in nutritiousness — oil, the fried flour, rice and even pelmeni.
Than tea with milk is harmful
Drink has the high caloric content and diuretic effect, it should be used carefully in a case:
- urolithic disease in an aggravation stage;
- at cystitis;
- at problems with a gall bladder;
- at stomach ulcer;
- at gastritis;
- at intolerance of milk;
- at the excess weight;
- at diabetes;
- at a hypertension;
- at thrombophlebitis.
Read also about advantage and harm of green tea with milk, coffee with milk.
Useful tips
Correctly to make this useful drink, remember the following recommendations:
- When giving at first pour in a cup milk that it did not turn from high temperature, and then tea.
- Except cow, add to drink goat, sheep, horse and even yak milk, and vegetarians — soy.
- It is possible to add butter to drink, it will increase its nutritiousness.
- Spices diversify taste and aroma of drink, will allow to create the unique recipe.
Taste this unique drink. In severe climate of deserts and highlands it supports strength of shepherds and travelers, and at home creates the atmosphere of family heat and a cosiness.