Sipping on Oolong Tea for Weight-Loss

The following is a post sponsored by Okuma Nutritionals. For our sponsored post policy, click here. We here at FBG are big tea fans. In fact, we’re not sure if there’s a tea we don’t like because not only is tea a non-calorie drink, but also it’s delicious and really good for you! We recently were introduced [...]

FitLinks: Yoga to Beat Headaches, Green Tea Benefits & More!

Sip on some warm green tea today, and then snuggle in with these fab FitLinks!  How healthy are your lunch habits? —A New Mode Reaching your goals with friends is always the best. —Mary’s Stories Ultimate Harmony sounds pretty good to us… —indiegogo Behold the amazingness of a cup of green tea. —HuffPost Healthy Living Super [...]

Sippin’ on Summer: Tazo’s Iced Green, Black and Passion Tea (with Giveaway!)

Here’s my definition of summer: flip flops, cut-offs, bikini top, chemical-free sunscreen and a glass of iced tea. To me, this is summery perfection. But, I’ll be honest, making a big vat of iced tea can be tasty—for the first five glasses or so—and then you kind of need something to spice things up. Something [...]

Making Kombucha at Home (The Fermented Tea Everyone Is Sipping On)

Kombucha, aka fermented tea brewed from a solid mass of yeast and bacteria? Yes, it sounds a little gross. Okay, a lot gross. But it’s not. No, really. I made it—at home. And you can, too, ’cause we’re giving a homemade kombucha kit! But I get ahead of myself… While there isn’t much research on it, anecdotally kombucha is [...]

Tiramisu Tea? Pour Us a Cup, Please!

I’ve been drinking tea for awhile, but it’s always been the tea-in-a-bag variety. In fact, it wasn’t until a few months ago that a few of my friends introduced me to loose leaf tea. And ya’ll, it’s been tea-rific heaven ever since. There are tons of loose leaf teas out there and because teas in this [...]

An Ode to French-Press Coffee, Chai Tea and Full-Fat Cream

I hope ya’ll are enjoying all of our blogs because we’re certainly enjoying writing them. Also, I really, really needed a place to share my random thoughts. Like today’s post, which I’ve had the idea to do for months but never quite felt like I could take up a whole post on something that, really, [...]

What to Sip on This Labor Day: Green White Tea Sangria

This Labor Day weekend, why not celebrate the holiday with a delicious—and healthy—sangria that mixes fruit and green tea for a refreshing drink? Serve it at your Labor Day barbecue or make a pitcher up for you and your gal pals tonight. And, hey, the recipe doesn’t call for any wine, but we totally think [...]

The Great Caffeine Debate: How Much is Too Much?

Today’s guest post is provided by Maxine Dee, a mother and wife who is dedicated to going green. The more she has learned, the more important she has seen it is for her family’s health and well-being, as well as that of the earth. When not with her family, she works for Treetopia, a seller of artificial [...]

Two Natural Ways to Get More Energy

With so many unnatural energy fixes on the market these days, we thought we’d try these two more natural products that promise to energize. After all, who doesn’t want more energy for your workouts—and life?! PALO Natural Vitality Tea with Mamajuana So this one was a new one for us. We had never heard of “Mamajuana,” [...]