Ginger Tea for Weight Loss- Recipes and Benefits

Ginger for weight lossApart from being a daily ingredient, ginger is used for many health benefits in various forms, including weight loss. Also known as Adrak and Aadu in various parts of India, ginger is widely used in the form of tea for losing weight. Consuming ginger tea can speed up your metabolism rate and help in swiftly cutting down calories. It also keeps you full for longer and burns body fat rapidly. Lets discuss deeper..

Different Ways to Make Ginger Tea for Weight Loss

When we talk about ginger tea, it can be prepared with a number of variants and a number of combinations. We shall discuss the number of ways and recipes to prepare ginger tea for reducing weight.

Simple Ginger Tea or Water

You will need: One ginger piece (approx. 2 inches long) and 200-250 ml water.

Method:

  1. Peel and finely grate the ginger piece.
  2. Heat water in a pan until it comes to a boil.
  3. Add the grated ginger and let it boil for a few minutes.
  4. Strain the mixture and drink in its warm state.

Ginger and Honey Tea

Ginger Honey TeaYou can add honey to enhance the taste of the tea, and also to gain the benefits of honey for weight loss. As we have discussed earlier, honey helps in detoxification of the body and boosting the metabolic rate, which ultimately helps in losing weight at a rapid pace.

You will need: One ginger piece (approx. 2 inches long, 200-250 ml water and 1 tablespoon honey.

Method:

  1. Make the simple Ginger tea like above and add honey. Mix well.
  2. Drink in its warm state.

Turmeric and Ginger Tea

Turmeric is another wonder food which helps in losing weight. It has a property of eradicating fat accumulation and providing fat loss. It also has anti-inflammatory properties and reduces bloating.

You will need: One ginger piece (approx. 2 inches long), 200-250 ml water and ½ teaspoon turmeric powder.

Method:

  1. Make the simple Ginger tea like above and add turmeric powder. Let it infuse in for one minute.
  2. Drink in its warm state.

Lemon Ginger Tea

lemon ginger teaLemon is also an important ingredient in weight loss. It has antioxidant properties which help in detoxification of the body and eliminating the harmful radicals from the body.

You will need: One ginger piece (approx. 2 inches long), 200-250 ml water and juice of ½ lemon.

Method:

  1. Make the simple Ginger water like above and add the juice of ½ lemon.
  2. Drink in its warm state.

Lemon Ginger Honey Tea

Only a simple combination of the above mentioned recipes, this tea is simple to prepare as well. This tea has similar slimming effects like famous Cumin, coriander, fennel seeds tea.

You will need: One ginger piece (approx. 2 inches long), 200-250 ml water, juice of ½ lemon and ½ tablespoon honey.

Method:

  1. Make the simple Ginger water like above and add lemon juice & honey. Mix well.
  2. Drink in its warm state.

Ginger Green Tea

As we all know by now of how green tea is extremely useful in burning calories and shredding off pounds quickly. Combined with ginger, this tea can aid at extreme levels in combating obesity. Between in market you will get green tea of different flavors and from different brands, don’t get confused, checkout our comparison and choose the right one which work for you,

You will need: One ginger piece (approx. 2 inches long), 200-250 ml water and green tea leaves.

Method:

  1. Peel and finely grate the ginger piece.
  2. Heat water in a pan until it comes to a boil.
  3. Add green tea leaves.
  4. Add the grated ginger and let it boil for a few minutes.
  5. Strain the mixture and drink in its warm state.

How Does Ginger Help in Burning Fat and Reducing Weight

There are a number of reasons of why you should drink ginger tea on a regular basis. Drinking it daily can aid in shredding those pounds at a faster pace. Here are the reasons behind ginger acting as a weight loss agent.

Thermogenic properties

Ginger is known to have thermogenic properties, which helps in raising the body temperature. This will help in increasing the metabolic rate of your body, which would ultimately help in burning more fat.

Rich in antioxidants

We are, by far, well versed with the benefit of detoxification and its linkage with weight loss. Like Curry Leaves tea, Ginger is said to be rich in antioxidants, which will cleanse your body and flush out all toxins, reducing inflammation and bloating.

Appetite suppressant

Consuming ginger tea can help in suppressing hunger and keeping you full for longer. It is thus advised to have ginger tea in between meals which would help you to reduce cravings and cut down on unwanted calories.

Increases energy level

More energy can help you to exercise more and thus burn more calories and fat. Drinking ginger tea can boost up your energy levels and thus can help you to work out more.

Reduces cholesterol levels

High cholesterol levels are also responsible for causing obesity and its related problems, one of the prime ones being, heart related diseases. Ginger consumption can play a role in regulating cholesterol levels and blood pressure, hence keeping your heart healthy.

More Ways to Use Ginger for Slimming

Apart from preparing ginger tea, there are other ways of using ginger in your diet which is as easy and convenient to prepare. It can be used in a powder form or as a juice.

Ginger powder

To make ginger powder, you will need: 2 pieces of fresh ginger roots and water.

Method:

  1. Soak fresh ginger roots in water for a few minutes.
  2. Cut the ginger roots into small pieces.
  3. Keep the ginger pieces under sun to dehydrate.
  4. After they are completely dry, grind them in a mixer to fine powder.
  5. Sieve the powder to remove the coarse texture and store in an air tight container.

You can use this powder as a spice in daily meals or mix it with water and drink to lose weight quickly.

Ginger juice

To make fresh ginger juice, you will need: 2 pieces of fresh ginger roots, 50-100 ml water and cheesecloth.

Method:

  1. Peel and grate the ginger roots.
  2. Cut the ginger roots into small pieces.
  3. Wrap the ginger pieces in cheesecloth and press to squeeze out the juice from it.
  4. Add some water to dilute it, if you do not appreciate the taste.

Drinking this juice 1-2 times in a day can boost up your weight loss procedure. Between, you can also drink other weight loss juices like Coriander leaves JuiceAmla juice or Lauki juice

Nutritional Facts of Ginger

10 grams of ginger roots contain:

  • Calories: 8
  • Carbohydrates: 1.777 g
  • Protein: 0.182 g
  • Fat: Less then 1g
  • Dietary fiber: 0.2 g
  • Sugar: 0.17 g

 

  • Calcium: 1.6 mg
  • Iron: 0.06 mg
  • Potassium: 41.5 mg
  • Magnesium: 4.3 mg
  • Vitamin C: 0.5 mg
  • Phosphorus: 3.4 mg

Note:  here  1g carbs= 4 Calories,  1g Protein= 4 Calories, 1g Fat= 9 Calories. And *Per cent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Precautions and Side Effects of Eating Ginger

Even though ginger is beneficial for weight loss and other health benefits, make sure that you do not use more than 4 grams of ginger for making tea in a day.

  • Excessive use of ginger can cause heartburns and gallstone problems.
  • It can even upset your stomach and cause diarrhoea.
  • One of the rare side effects is facing irritation on skin.
  • Some women also faced extra menstrual bleeding on their periods when they consumed a high amount of ginger.

Make sure to consult your physician before consuming ginger, if you face any of the above mentioned problems. Ginger tea can be fairly used to boost your weight loss and your desire of getting slim at a faster pace. Try out the above mentioned methods or recipes to consume the taste of ginger in varied ways.

NOTE - Friends, I am not dietitian or Doctor, I write information here on the basis of my own 25 kilo weight loss experience and sometimes from online research. Please take doctor advice before applying any tip, as each and every human body is different.

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