Cool down with Arizona Green Tea and Fruit Punch

 

There are days that the sun is like beaming down on me that I can't help but buy something to cool down. Like when I was with my friend Denise a couple of weeks ago. The sun was so hot that I was sweating bullets even inside the mall! 

Thankfully Denise went grocery shopping that I was able to stumble upon these drinks. These drinks are retailed at around 50PHP each which is about $1 in the US. I tried out three variants but I was only able to take a picture of the two that I liked. 

Let's start first with the Fruit Punch. 

This is good for 1 serving only and it has 100 calories in it. Definitely good if you are watching your weight. It does have 10mg of sodium and 25g of sugar. 

Unlike other 'Natural' fruit juices I've tried, the ingredients on this one does not have those hard to pronounce chemicals or substances which means it is all natural! 

As for the taste, It is really a fruit punch but not too sweet. I actually gave my nephew and nieces this drink and they really like it. Its definitely good to give to kids since its fruity yet not overly sweet that you want to hurl up. I actually really like this because it reminds me of summer.

Now let's move on to the Green Tea with Ginseng variant. I've actually tried this one before on its canned version when I ate at Yellow Cab and I must say that this drink is more into the health buffs.

This drink only has 70 calories with 10mg of sodium and only 17g sugar.

Compared to the fruit punch, this one has not a lot of ingredients but it has high fructose corn syrup. 

The taste is still the same if you ask me. The thing I like about the Green Tea with Ginseng is that its quite good for the health since ginseng has a lot of health benefits. 

Overall both drinks are great but I think the next time I drop by the grocery, I would opt for the Fruit punch since its something that my nephew and my nieces would like more. 

How about you? Have you tried this drink? What do you think about it? 

Let me know on the comments section below. 

Much Love! 

xx Alice

Food Finds: Sweet tooth goodness with Dole's Mandarins in Orange Gel

Happy Wednesday! 

On today's food finds I will be sharing this sweet tooth goodness from Dole, their Mandarins in Orange Gel cups.

Fat Burning Foods -- take your pick

Ola! 

There are a lot of fat burning foods out there, but one thing you can do is to at least choose those that are available in your area. Here are some of the fat burning foods you can have for your diet. 

Fruits rich in Vit C

fruits rich in vitamin C (ascorbic acid) like lime, tomatoes, lemons, oranges, guava, grapefruit, papaya, sweet lime, and tangerines. Vitamin C is said to help the body to process fat faster and also stimulate the carnatine amino acids which speeds up the fat burning process. It also dilutes the fat and it makes it less effective and also helps it in releasing the fat from our body. 

Apples. 

Apples have Pectin that restricts cells to absorc the fat in our body. Apples also encourages absorption of water in order to release the fat deposits in our body. Apples also have tons of antioxidants. 

Dairy products rich in calcium. 

Milk, cheese and yogurt can actually help you in burningfat since it increases fat breakdown. 

Nuts. 

We've all seen tips that say that nuts like almond and cashews can help us slim down but they don't really explain why. Nuts will actually help up keep full while also increasing our body's ability to burn fat. 

Green Tea. 

Green tea not only soothes us but also revs up our metabolism so don't deprive yourself from a cup or two a day. 

Whole Grain Cereals. 

This one is a no-brainer since Whole Grain is a staple for everyone who is on a diet. Whole grain cereals are packed with complex carbs and fiber that is good for our digestion and also to keep up with our metabolism. 

Chicken. 

Chicken is actually good for boosting our metabolism. Try this for a change- substitute protein for one fifth of the carbs you eat and you'll notice that more calories were burned. 

Those are the food you can try to lessen those fat in our bodies. 

Much Love! 

-- Alice