Matcha

Current Mood: Japan

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Today I got to:

  • Eat Miso Soup for a light breakfast/work lunch
  • Shower in cherry blossoms
  • Drink sencha green tea with blueberry
  • Eat left over zesty noodles
  • Drink a white chocolate matcha with strawberry
  • Light a sacred cherry blossom soy candle for a peaceful rest

It’s finally nice to do some of the things 17 year old me always wanted to do. I remember a time when you couldn’t buy miso soup ingredients nearby, let alone have much in the way of pre-packaged miso. I remember reading about matcha, but not knowing where to get it without buying online. Now a days I can get a lot of this stuff locally and enjoy it to my hearts content! Plus, online options have also become more available and plentiful!

How things change.

The Overlord Sez: Drink Ur Matcha

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According to a recent study; Drinking matcha can help you not only sleep better, but mentally function better as well.

The participants underwent cognitive function and sleep quality evaluations, as well as various blood and neuroimaging tests, at the start and end of the trial, which the researchers describe as a double blind placebo-controlled randomized comparative study. At the end of the year, the matcha group, compared to the placebo group, displayed “a significant improvement in social cognition assessed with a facial expression recognition test, specifically, the precision of their perception of emotions based on facial expression.”

As a celebrated tea drinker I see nothing wrong with this! I’ve actually started drinking some matcha sweetened with monkfruit in the evening recently, and maybe it’s a coincidence but I do have an easier time waking up in the morning.

Random Yogurt Parfait Appears

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Today was a busy one, both at work and at home. Finally mailed off a couple packages and managed to even make myself a special work breakfast for tomorrow. Vanilla Greek yogurt mixed with matcha and honey, frozen blueberries and a crunchy topping made of organic cinnamon toast square cereal and walnuts that I crushed in a mortal and pestle. I wanted to do something different from the usual meal bars I’ve been eating during the week. I’ve also somehow managed to lose more weight despite my lack of trying. I figured with vacation and me being a human vacuum of food I would have put something on, but I’m continuing downwards. I haven’t lost a whole bunch (155 to 152), but I’m definitely at a spot I haven’t been in years, I’m at a point now where I might have to go through my wardrobe and discard some trousers, as well as buy some new ones.

As if I needed a shopping excuse… :zorak: