--- title: 5 Tea Trends You Need to Try description: Explore the benefits of tea by tapping into these fun and healthy new trends. canonical: https://time.com/4209798/tea-trends/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-08T19:06:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:56:21.151Z article:section: Health og:title: 5 Tea Trends You Need to Try og:description: Explore the benefits of tea by tapping into these fun and healthy new trends og:url: https://time.com/4209798/tea-trends/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfbe5b83bd730f889/69887c55f887dc5a90e947a4/tea-pot-cup.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: tea-pot-cup og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 5 Tea Trends You Need to Try twitter:description: Explore the benefits of tea by tapping into these fun and healthy new trends twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfbe5b83bd730f889/69887c55f887dc5a90e947a4/tea-pot-cup.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 5 Tea Trends You Need to Try ## Video: Should I Drink Green Juice? [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 cupGetty 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) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4209798/tea-trends/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4209798/tea-trends/"},"headline":"5 Tea Trends You Need to Try","datePublished":"2016-02-08T19:06:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:56:21.151Z","description":"Explore the benefits of tea by tapping into these fun and healthy new trends","url":"https://time.com/4209798/tea-trends/","keywords":["Diet & Nutrition","Weight loss","baking","tea"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfbe5b83bd730f889/69887c55f887dc5a90e947a4/tea-pot-cup.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kelly Choi / Eat This, Not That!"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfbe5b83bd730f889/69887c55f887dc5a90e947a4/tea-pot-cup.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"tea-pot-cup","caption":"tea-pot-cup","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/dietnutrition/","name":"Diet & Nutrition"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4209798/tea-trends/","name":"5 Tea Trends You Need to Try"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Should I Drink Green Juice?","description":"Green juice can cost you $10 a bottle. 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