{"id":10448,"date":"2021-07-12T12:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T16:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=10448"},"modified":"2021-08-02T10:45:15","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T14:45:15","slug":"mint-tea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=10448","title":{"rendered":"Mint Iced Tea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>You\u2019ll Need<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8 cups water<img data-opt-id=1223906923  fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5382\" src=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/mint-tea.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/mint-tea.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:720\/h:480\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/mint-tea.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>6 green or black tea bags<\/li>\n<li>Approximately 1 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves, slightly ripped (to help release flavor)<\/li>\n<li>3 Tablespoons of sugar (start with this amount and then the next time you make it see if 2 \u00bd Tablespoons is enough).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In a large pot, bring water to a boil.<\/li>\n<li>Remove from heat and mix in sugar until dissolved.<\/li>\n<li>Add the mint and tea and steep for approximately 10 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Remove tea bags and let cool.<\/li>\n<li>Once cooled strain out mint leaves and store in a container.<\/li>\n<li>Place in fridge.<\/li>\n<li>Let chill for several hours before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Play with Your Food<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Try herbal teas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ll Need 8 cups water 6 green or black tea bags Approximately 1 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves, slightly ripped (to help release flavor) 3 Tablespoons of sugar (start &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5382,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[380,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/mint-tea.jpg?fit=720%2C480&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7Qv5g-2Iw","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":52,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=52","url_meta":{"origin":10448,"position":0},"title":"Moroccan Mint Tea","author":"Will Clower","date":"May 4, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Are you trying to stop drinking soda? 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