Since much of the US is covered in snow, here is a tropical recipe to remind us of warmer weather ahead. 

Here is a fun, delicious and healthy recipe using rooibos tea.  Although you can use any rooibos tea, why not use rooibos made in South Africa, the home of this red tea.  Intaba Tea is made in South Africa. It is superb and inexpensive.

TROPICAL FRUIT PUNCH (Recipe courtesy of Intaba Tea Company)
750 ml (a little over 3 cups) strong, cold Intaba Rooibos tea (use 4 tea bags)
250 ml pineapple juice (just over 1 cup)
1 can (100g) granadilla (passionfruit) pulp
40g sugar (about 1.5 ounces)
Crushed ice
Glacé cherries
Fresh pineapple cubes
Fresh mint, chopped
1. Mix tea, pineapple juice, granadilla pulp, sugar and ice.
2. Decorate with cherries, pineapple cubes and mint
3. Serve chilled (4 glasses)

Serve.  Your guests will think you are suberb for this health, tasty and different drink.

Green tea may help the elderly feel better mentally, reports the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in a December 2009 article.

The Journal reported on a study from Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering in Sendai, Japan.  The study found that elderly men and women consuming 4 or more cups of green tea had 44% less chance of having depression symptoms.

The study covered over 1,000 elderly Japanese citizens.  Reseachers think that theanine, a substance found in green tea, may be the reason for the study’s results.

Researchers caution that more study is necessary.

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