Green Tea and Pinapple Smoothie $1.69

Im a big Dr Oz fan. I just like his demeaner, bedside manner, compassion and knowledge. I remember seeing him a long time ago on Oprah talking about the health benefits of Green Tea. At the time, my father had just been diagnosed with Bile Duct Cancer(he later passed away from the dreaded disease) and he said that consuming Green Tea was one of the best beverages for our bodies(he may have said one of the best food/drink period for our bodies-but dont quote me on that, Im not certain) I just remember him saying one of the benifits of green tea was the antioxidents that it contained. I had learned early on with my dads cancer what an antioxident was, and realized it is vital for our body to keep bad cells out, because once they are present, they can and do often spread like wildfire. I became a green tea advocate immediately and gave my dad several cups a day, along with vitamins, fresh fruit and vegetable juices. My dad lived almost 2 years with his cancer, and it was a cancer with dismal statistics. I will never be sure if it was the green tea, vitamins, or juices that gave him some time, but I dont feel it hurt, and I firmly believe prevention is absolutely the best medicine. Ive seen the horrors that cancer can wreak on a body, mind, life and life of loved ones, so if drinking 2 or 3 cups of green tea a day, can prevent that havoc, I say DRINK UP!!! I will drink a few cups a day plain, and then I will make a smoothie almost everyday. One of my favorite combos is Pinapple and green tea. I remove the pinapple from the can, rinse them ofcourse, and freeze them for a few hours so the drink is slushy. Very refreshing and supercharged antioxident!!
Green tea has been used by the chinese for 4.000 years for treating anything from headaches to depression. A study recently at the University of Perdue states a direct link with green tea inhibiting cancer cells.
Consuming green tea could also be linked to lower cholesterol, which inturn lowers the risk of heart disease and stroke. The combo of the pinapple and the tea creates a very powerful antioxdent, since they both contain bad cell fighting nutrients. Pinapple also adds lots of vitamins including b6, A, K and Vitamin C.
Ingredients:
serves 2
4 green tea bag .40
2 cups canned diced pinapple .99
1 cup ice
1 tablspoon honey(optional).30

brew tea, let cool
if pinapple frozen, remove from freezer
pour into blender with ice
add honey
blend until smooth and frothy
drink!!