drinking for weight loss

Question
Hi Tanya,

Is there anything I can drink, a lot of, that will help me with weight loss besides just water?

Thank you in advance for your response.

Julie

Answer
Oops! Sorry for the stupid typos in my previous reply, it was sent before I realized I mistyped. Here's a better version :)

Generally, the absolute champion among drinks helping to lose weight is green tea (see footnotes.) However, it's not the most traditional drink in Russian cuisine. Black tea is very popular and in a way aids in weight loss, too, because it inhibits the saliva enzymes responsible for carbohydrate digestion.

Now, the most popular Russian drink is Kvas and when prepared right, it is very healthful since it contains live culture of friendly bacteria, which eat up all the sugar in the drink while adding vitamins and probiotics.

Here's Kvas recipe

Ingredients

1/2 Lb. dried ray bread, crushed
1 oz fresh yeasts
1/2 tsp. white flour
1/2 Lb sugar (it will go in process of brewing)
1/2 lemon
10 Lb. boiling water

Instructions

Pour the dried bread into a big pot of boiling water, cover, let stand for 8 hours. Meanwhile, in a cup of lukewarm water, mix yeast and flour. After 8 hours, drain the bred and add the yeast mixture and sugar. Let stand in a warm place overnight or for 12 hours. Drain through a cheesecloth, press the remains to squeeze out more liquid, put into bottles with a slice of lemon in each, close tight and after 3 hours put into a refrigerator. Makes about 1 quart.


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Russian cold soup recipe made with Kvas:
http://bestlowcarbs.com/article1038.html

More about green tea:
http://dietandbody.com/article1177.html

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