5 Delicious (and Healthy!) Iced Tea Combinations
To upgrade summer's coolest brews, lose the sugar and stir in these extras instead.
By Jessica Girdwain
Sugar Buster = Black Tea + Cinnamon
A 2012 study found that countries where people consumed the most black tea had the lowest rates of type 2 diabetes. Antioxidants in the tea leaves may enhance insulin activity. Adding cinnamon can make a good thing even better: According to research in
Diabetes Care, consuming just one-third of a teaspoon of cinnamon a day can reduce levels of glucose in people with type 2 diabetes.
Brew It: Cynthia Gold, tea sommelier at Boston's
L'Espalier, recommends pouring 8 ounces boiling water over 2 black tea bags and 1 cinnamon stick (about 2 tsp. powdered). Steep 4 minutes. Let cool; transfer to an ice-filled glass; top with 2 ounces club soda.
From the
June 2013 issue of
O, The Oprah Magazine
