Living Green With Jerinda: Rooibee Red Tea . . . an Organic, Caffeine-Free, and Low-Calorie Bottled Tea

Thank you to Rooibee Red Tea for providing complimentary product samples for us to base this review upon. All opinions expressed are my own.

Eating healthy is one thing that is very important to my family and me, so when I was offered an opportunity to try Rooibee Red Tea, I was excited to taste test this organic bottled tea. This tea is made from the rooibos bush, which grows only in South Africa. Tea made from the rooibos has always been popular in its native land, but has picked up a following in other countries now because it is very healthy and provides many antioxidants. Plus, it is naturally caffeine-free and low calorie.

I had never heard of the rooibos bush or red tea so I was very intrigued and didn’t have too high of expectations for something so healthy. I was pleasantly surprised by how truly delicious this tea is! We were sent 2 bottles of each of their 5 flavors which are unsweetened, watermelon mint, cranberry pomegranate, peach, and vanilla chai. Every single one is absolutely amazing. My personal favorite is the watermelon mint, which, ironically, I figured would be my least favorite, but I loved all 5 flavors. I thought it tasted amazing and I loved the health benefits for myself and my family. I will definitely be purchasing Rooibee Red Tea is the future.

You can learn more about Rooibee Red Tea at www.rooibeeredtea.com. It can be purchased at many retailers such as Kroger and Whole Foods. See a complete list here.

Easy Recipe: Summertime Popsicle Punch

In honor of the first day of summer, Mother Nature has decided to make it nearly 100 degrees here in Massachusetts.  I thought it would be the perfect time to share this super-easy, refreshing, and delicious recipe for Popsicle Punch.  I made these on Father's Day and it was a huge hit with both our children and my husband. One of the best things about this recipe is that you can make individual servings in just a minute if you have the frozen cubes ready in the freezer.  There is no need to make a big batch.

Recipe:  Popsicle Punch

INGREDIENTS:

Lemon-lime soda

Red fruit-flavored drink or juice

Non-red fruit flavored drink or juice

Step 1.  Fill an ice cube tray with the red fruit drink or juice.  Repeat with the other color of fruit drink or juice.  Put both trays in the freezer for at least one hour.

Step 2.  When the cubes are completely frozen, fill the glasses of your choice with the cubes, making sure to alternate the colors as you place them in.

Step 4.  Fill the glasses with chilled lemon-lime soda.  (You could also use room temperature soda, but your cubes will melt more quickly.)

After a few minutes, the cubes will begin to melt and the drink will have a peachy pink tint.  Depending on the size of your glasses, one ice cube tray of each color will make enough to serve approximately 5 people.  Our children could not finish all of theirs in one sitting, so next time I'll be using smaller glasses.  They are not usually allowed to drink soda anyways, so a smaller serving would also mean less of a sugar rush.