3 Drinks to Help You Stay Warm This Upcoming Fall and Winter Season

Fall is around the corner, but we can already feel the cold breeze coming in during those last few summer nights.

Fall is a wonderful time to enjoy so many outdoor activities, including apple picking, hiking, outdoor soccer games, outdoor festivals, and so many other things. But the only downside of it, it’s so easy to catch a cold during the season.

So to prevent that from happening, and so you could enjoy those outdoor activities with your family and friends, here are a few warm drinks that will help you to fight against any kind of cold or sickness during the cooler Autumn months.

1. Turmeric Latté

Turmeric is known to be a superfood when it comes to overall health. It’s known to have powerful medicinal compounds to help fight against inflammation and increase the capacity of antioxidants of the body. Curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric, also has the ability to improve brain function and lower the risk of brain diseases, as a bonus. The most important benefit, however, is that it’s known to increase immunity, which is highly beneficial for the cold season coming up.

A nice, simple, and warm to incorporate turmeric into your lifestyle is by drinking a turmeric latté. This nice and easy drink has the ability to increase your immunity, while being equally delicious.

Recipe

• a cup of coconut milk
• a teaspoon of turmeric
• cinnamon
• fresh ginger or ginger powder
• black pepper
• sweetener, like maple syrup (optional)

Instructions

1. In a small pot, heat the coconut milk until boiling.
2. Add in the turmeric and stir until dissolved in the milk.
3. Add the ginger powder, cinnamon, black pepper, and stir.
4. Optional: add in a teaspoon of sweetener, like maple syrup

Additional benefits of this latté:

Coconut is an antibacterial, antiviral, anti-fungal and antiparasite known food that has the added benefit of support the immune system. Ginger, black pepper, and cinnamon are also known to be powerful immune system boosters.

2. Hot Chocolate

Hot chocolate was my all-time favourite growing up. During the winter, after every single time I went sledding or skiing, my dad would take me to the local Tim Hortons, and I some nice, warm hot chocolate. What I didn’t know though was that the ingredients in the drink weren’t that healthy and in reality, were only decreasing my immunity.

So, here’s a hot chocolate recipe that has the reverse effect, increasing your immunity, and that you’re able to make and have in the comfort of your own home.

Recipe

• a cup of coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon of cacao powder
• a pinch of cinnamon
• a pinch of salt
• optional: sweetener, like maple syrup, or coconut sugar
• optional toppings: cinnamon stick, dark chocolate shavings

Instructions

1. In a small pot, add in the coconut milk, cacao powder, cinnamon, and salt and heat it, occasionally whisking it. (Optional: add teaspoon of sweetener)
2. Serve with optional toppings, like cinnamon stick, or chocolate shavings.

Additional benefits:

Cacao powder is a superfood that is known to be a good source of antioxidants.

3. Matcha Tea Latté

Matcha is known to be an excellent source of antioxidants that help to prevent disease and sickness, so it's a perfect superfood to drink during the colder autumn and winter months. It not only calms the mind and relaxes the body but it also enhances mood, which is definitely beneficial in during the Winter, when you don’t get as much vitamin D due to the lack of sun. It’s so incredibly powerful that one cup of matcha tea has as many antioxidants as 10 cups of brewed green tea.

Recipe

• 1 teaspoon of matcha
• a cup of coconut milk
• water
• Optional: sweetener, like, maple syrup or coconut sugar

Instructions

1. Add match, hot water and optional sweetener into a mug and whisk until dissolved.
2. Heat the coconut milk in a small pot.
3. Pour the coconut milk into the mug.

And enjoy!

These three easy to make drinks are perfect for any cold autumn and winter day, and especially wonderful to enjoy after spending outdoors, or even while spending the day outdoors.