Why not freshen up your recipe repertoire (and get a nutritional boost!) by incorporating some matcha green tea into your next meal?

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Coffee and matcha tea have a lot to offer. But when it comes to nutrition, health benefits, and flavor, how do these top beverages compare?

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Give your latte a healthy makeover by adding green tea powder! You'll fall in love with this quick and easy matcha latte.

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Serves 2.

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Discover the amazing health and beauty benefits from Japanese green tea powder, otherwise known as matcha!

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Serves 12.

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Serves 4.

Pumpkin spice lattes are delicious, but they're also pricey and loaded with up to 50 g of sugar. These warm drinks are healthy alternatives to the PSL.

Warm Drinks: 6 Healthy Alternatives to the Pumpkin Spice Latte | alive

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Makes 27 chocolates.

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This show-stopping, make-ahead, no-bake, vegan matcha cake is a grown-up version of a childhood favourite: ice cream cake. Sweet, creamy, and refreshing, this is one recipe you might find yourself repeating through the year.

This Vegan Matcha Cake Is Totally Sweet and Stunning | alive

Serves 8.

This salad is a great way to welcome spring. Cha soba are buckwheat noodles that have matcha green tea added to them. They can be easily sourced next to the regular soba noodles in the Asian section of some grocery stores.

Serves 6.

For lovers of sushi, this sushi bowl is a great way to enjoy your favourite Japanese flavours at home. Sushi-grade seafood can be found frozen in Asian grocery stores.

Serves 6 | ready in 30 minutes

Serves 8

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These are the best healthy, quick, and easy banana recipes to help you use up ripe bananas.

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Serves 12

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Want to get through the day without chugging six cups of coffee? These natural energy boosters might be just what your body needs.

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Serves 4 | Ready in 30 minutes (If tofu is pre-pressed)

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