Sleepytime Tea Recipe

YES, this is the tea I was talking about in my previous post about Bedtime. You want this recipe. Yes, yes, yes. This sweet elixir helps my little booger start nodding off to dreamland and actually is pretty delectable!

Everyone knows about the warm milk trick to help with insomnia, this just takes it to the next, and yummier level. First I fill J’s mug 3/4 full of milk. In the picture it shows 1%, but most of the time for this tea I give him whole milk. I microwave that for about 1 minute or until its lukewarm.

Next, I put about a half a tablespoon of honey. 

**WAIT** WHY ARE YOU GIVING HIM SUGAR BEFORE BED???

–Good Question! While the honey does act as a sweetener to make the tea a little more appealing, honey can actually act as a sleep aid! Check out this informative little bit I found here.

“Honey can be a health aid for sleepless nights. Similar to sugar, honey can cause a rise in insulin and release serotonin — a neurotransmitter that improves mood and happiness. “The body converts serotonin into melatonin, a chemical compound that regulates the length and the quality of sleep,” Rene Ficek, registered dietitian and lead dietitian nutritionist at Seattle Sutton’s Healthy Eating in Chicago, Ill., told Medical Daily in an email.

Moreover, honey also contains several amino acids, including tryptophan that is commonly associated with turkey. Honey’s steady rise in insulin, according to Brennecke, causes the tryptophan in honey to enter the brain, where it’s then converted into serotonin and then into melatonin, which is a sleep aid. This hormone is responsible for regulating sleep and wake cycles.”

Yep, you heard it right, all the ingredients in this tea will help your kiddo sleep even though it tastes great! SO back to the recipe…

I put the warm milk and honey back in the microwave for about 30 seconds just to warm the honey up enough that it’s easy to stir. You want the milk/honey mixture to be warm but not to hot for your little ones.

Then I steep the Traditional Medicines Organic Nighty Night tea in the milk mixture until it gets a slight caramel color to it. It wont actually turn dark because of all the milk, but it will change color enough that you’ll know.

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Sweet Dreams little boogers!
-C