Let's be honest -- it's pretty hard to get through the day without a little caffeine boost. But coffee can leave you feeling shaky and anxious, and chemical-laden energy drinks should be forever banished to a fraternity house basement where they belong.
Enter matcha: a traditional Japanese powdered green tea that's harvested from the tips of the plant while they're still young and packed with flavor, nutrients and caffeine -- but not the kind that makes you crash.
A 2-gram serving of matcha contains just as much caffeine as an espresso, but the way it makes you feel is very different from that of your afternoon latte. The natural caffeine in matcha tea takes longer to break down in your bloodstream than coffee, which results in a 3 to 4-hour extended release caffeine boost, versus the 1 to 2-hour boost (and crash) that coffee provides. Meaning, you stay on your grind (or hustle, as MatchaBar's co-owner Graham Fortgang likes to call it) for even longer.
Not only does matcha keep you energized, but it also makes you feel more relaxed and less anxious than a shot of espresso or an energy drink. Matcha contains L-Theanine, a natural calming agent that works with the caffeine to provide a calm, focused and happy.
It also has 10 times the antioxidants of a cup of regular green tea, which helps control blood sugar and cholesterol levels and can even boost your metabolism.
Can't argue with that.
MatchaBar's Watermelon Basil Matcha (featured in the video above) is set to debut with their new spring menu this week. They are located at 93 Wythe Avenue in Brooklyn and 256 W 15th Street in Manhattan.
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