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[Watch (HLS stream): Should I Drink Green Juice?](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/J0d2ag3D.m3u8) (1:36)  _Published 2015-04-23. Green juice can cost you $10 a bottle. But is it a trend worth buying into? All five of our experts gave green juice the go-ahead_ by [Kelly Choi / Eat This, Not That!](https://time.com/author/eat-this-not-that/) ## Kelly Choi / Eat This, Not That! Feb 8, 2016 7:06 PM UTC  Close up of Japanese green tea being poured from teapot into cup Close up of Japanese green tea being poured from teapot into cup Getty Images by [Kelly Choi / Eat This, Not That!](https://time.com/author/eat-this-not-that/) ## Kelly Choi / Eat This, Not That! Feb 8, 2016 7:06 PM UTC As the resident tea aficionado at Eat This, Not That!, it’s rare to see me without a mug of tea in my hands. I’ve seen so many people benefit from tea—including personal success among my family and friends—that I literally wrote the book on tea: [_The 7-Day Flat-Belly Tea Cleanse_](http://amzn.to/1TNQGcA?tag=timecom-20)_._ And while test panelists lost up to 10 pounds in one week, the benefits of tea can be soaked up in a variety of creative ways. We’re constantly seeing cool things pop up in the news as other tastemakers and innovative culinary artists find ways to integrate tea into their foods and drinks. **1\. Cook with tea** There are so many foods that require hot water that it’s a super easy way to swap in hot green tea. Use it for oatmeal or to give an earthy flavor to quinoa. You can experiment with different types of tea—white tea, red tea, pu-erh tea, etc.—and be mindful of caffeine levels if you’re doing this at dinner. **_Eat This, Not That!:_**[_50 Best Overnight Oats Recipes_](http://www.eatthis.com/overnight-oat-recipes-for-weight-loss) **2\. Make tea soup** Instead of using chicken or beef stock, using tea as the base of your soup stock is an easy and nutritious soup substitute. I recommend using green tea for noodle soups and having it at lunch, since there may be more caffeine in there than you’d want at dinner. **_Eat This, Not That!:_**[_15 Healthy Breakfast Ideas: 5 Minutes, 5 Ingredients!_](http://www.eatthis.com/healthy-breakfast-ideas) **3\. Bond it with berries** Specifically, strawberries. “Ochame,” which translates to tea strawberries, is a delicious dessert in Japan that’s made up of strawberries dipped into white chocolate that’s been mixed with green matcha powder. The result is both sweet and bitter—and chock full of antioxidants. **4\. Make an ultra-steeped cold brew** You get a potent dose of antioxidants from hot green tea, but did you know that for the maximum benefits, you’ll want to steep green tea in cold water for two hours? This is because green tea’s antioxidant capacity relies on time and temperature of preparation. Being exposed to cold water for a prolonged time optimizes the free-radical-scavenging activity. Check out the best time and temperature for the three most popular teas (black, green, white) with our short guide on [how to make tea](http://www.eatthis.com/how-to-make-tea). **_Eat This, Not That!:_**[_35 Things You Don’t Know About Caffeine_](http://www.eatthis.com/caffeine) **5\. Drink away your ailments** From settling an upset stomach to helping you sleep, there’s a brew for many of the things your body needs. With looseleaf stores popping up on every other corner and mall, it’s never been more trendy to sip a healthy tea instead of toxin-filled sodas or sugar drinks. The buzz (no pun intended!) is well-deserved because the right types can change your life! [_Read the full list here._](http://www.eatthis.com/tea-trends) _This_ [_article_](http://www.eatthis.com/tea-trends) _originally appeared on_ [_Eat This, Not That!_](http://www.eatthis.com) ## Transcript Green juice can cost you $ 10 a bottle, but is it a trend worth really buying into? Five out of five of our experts give green juice the go ahead. The store bought kind has about 36 % of your daily recommended potassium, 20 % of your daily vitamin A 12 grams of natural sugar and four grams of protein. If you juice your own glass you'll likely get even more vitamins. Barry Popkin says that veggie juice is really healthy for you and a lot better for you than fruity concoctions like smoothies. A big concern about juicing is that it gets rid of most of the fiber which lets sugar rush into your bloodstream faster. But Popkin says that because vegetables are so low in sugar, that's not a big issue. Lydia Pisano has researched green leafy vegetables. And finds that they're linked to a lower risk of developing diabetes. Green juice is fine as long as part of your overall well balanced diet. But don't go on an all green juice Cleanse. That's what we have our kidneys and livers for, says Kristi King. Mary Jo Kasten warns that you should be careful with green juice if you have a kidney. Foods like spinach are a rich source of oxalate, which can contribute to kidney stones, but for most people, juicing is just fine. Most of us, of course, aren't anywhere close to overdosing on vegetables. And only 10 % of what we do get down is dark green. It's better to eat your vegetables rather than drink them, says David Katz, but if green juice is what it takes to get your veggie fix, then bottoms up. 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