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It’s completely understandable to be sceptical about health ‘trends’ and ‘superfoods’ but the consumption and information about matcha benefits has been around for centuries and is pretty difficult to ignore! Since it has been around for centuries in the Japanese...

If you google ‘gut health’ you will see pages and pages of info on the topic. It is certainly a huge trend in nutrition at the moment, and one I think is definitely here to stay. The gut microbiome is the collection of bacteria that are present in our gut....

MATCHA TEA BENEFITS FOR BUSY PEOPLE (that still want to be healthy) Sticking to the whole #cleaneating  #healthyliving lifestyle is pretty tough, particularly when you've got 3 kids and a dog and a 9-5 job or have 6 different business going at the one time or have...

1// DON'T BURN YOUR MATCHA One of the most common mistakes when making your first matcha green tea is burning the matcha itself (don't worry we learnt it the hard way too!). Although you may pour boiling water straight into your tea cup with your green tea sachet, you...

MELBOURNE MATCHA MADNESS We've got NOTHING on the motherland when it comes to amazingly delicious creations using the newest superfood on the block, matcha tea powder. However, we still reckon that some of the best matcha can be found right here in Melbourne. Here are...

We love sharing random beautiful things we come across with our Matcha Maiden communi-tea. Not only does our beloved matcha powder come from Japan, we also discovered some amazing words in the Japanese language that have no real equivalent in English (but that...

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Samantha Gemmell is a nutritionist at Feel Good Food Packs, an not-for-profit organisation with an altruistic vision and drive to share good food with those experiencing homelessness. Each pack consists of donated and...