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How To Make Nora Tea For Pregnancy (Caffeine-Free Recipe)

Nora tea is a nutrient-dense herbal tea blend that is made by combining nettles, oat straw, red raspberry leaf, and alfalfa. The tea is recommended for pregnant women by midwives to support the body during pregnancy and in the postpartum period.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Additional Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 5 minutes
Servings: 1 quart
Course: Pregnancy and Children
Calories: 74
Ingredients Method Nutrition Video Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup nettles
  • 1 cup red raspberry leaf
  • 1 cup oat straw
  • 1 cup alfalfa

Method
 

  1. Add equal parts organic nettle leaf, oat straw, red raspberry leaves, and alfalfa into a large glass jar.
  2. Use a spoon to combine the herbs or add the lid and shake the jar until everything is combined.
  3. Boil water and pour the hot water over the herbs until everything is submerged. You can use the spoon to make sure everything is covered in water.
  4. Add a loose lid and allow the tea to steep overnight or for about 8 hours. This length of steeping will ensure that the beneficial compounds are fully extracted from the plants.
  5. Strain off the herbs using a fine mesh strainer. Using a french press is another great option.
  6. The tea is now ready to consume!

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 74kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 2gFat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 2mgFiber: 4gSugar: 2g

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Notes

When to consume nora tea

It’s recommended that nora tea is not consumed until after the 16th week of pregnancy or when you’re in the second or third trimester. This is because red raspberry leaf tea may have uterine-stimulating effects which should be avoided in early pregnancy. 
If you want to consume nora tea in early pregnancy (consuming nettles can be a great way to keep iron levels up in early pregnancy) you can simply leave red raspberry leaf out of the blend until you’re at least 16 weeks pregnant.

How much nora tea to consume?

After you are 16 weeks pregnant, you can drink one quart of nora tea daily. Because it needs to steep for a long time, I like to prepare my quart for the following day before going to bed.

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