how much it costs for all ingredients? How can I make it easier to understand? Does it confuse you when I tell you how much the recipe costs per serving vs. Do you prefer shorter music video style food videos for Cheap Clean Eats or the original talking ones? (Or some hybrid?)Ģ. Well I hope you enjoyed my Healthy Boba Drink video!! I also have a question for you – can you answer this in the comments for me?ġ. Or…if you wanna be clever…the next time you go to a boba tea shop and get a drink, grab an extra couple straws. Traditionally they are black like the ones above.Īnd while you’re at it, add some large boba straws too! You have to have big straws to suck up the balls or it doesn’t count. The ones in the video are white but boba balls come in a variety of colors! Pink, green, purple. I found a pack of these boba balls for $5.13 and free shipping. I spent some time on Amazon to look for alternative options for you since you may not live in an area with Asian supermarkets. The package of balls is anywhere between $1.99 to $2.99. I think you need to find one that is Chinese-run since this is a Taiwanese drink. I went to like 5-6 different Korean and Japanese supermarkets in the city with no luck. I had to go out of the LA city area and into the suburbs to a 99 Ranch to get the balls. Ridic! As for the balls, these were a lot harder to find. I got the matcha powder at which was A LOT cheaper than at Whole Foods or specialty tea shops. Now tell me guys, if there were a Boba Tea Shop in your city and they sold healthy boba for 60% off the regular price, would you go?Īnd now we both can!!! You can go to your own boba tea shop at home, save money, and save your health! Each ball has anywhere between 7-14 calories and a typical drink has 25-75 balls (depending on how generous your boba drink maker is :))īut you know what, once in a while – it is ok! (Like once a week.) But if you just like the milk tea or are training hard for an event, have the drink without the balls. A serving, 1/4 cup has about 110-130 cals and 34g of carbs. The boba balls are made from the starch of the cassava root and contain a lot of carbs. And that’s what I did here! Honestly, I can’t think of a way to replicate that chewy texture with any other ingredients! And that chewiness is something that MAKES BOBA, well BOBA!! Then I finally realized…okay…if I can at least cut down the sugar and the cals in the liquid part of the drink, I will be ok with the original tapioca balls. I tried cutting up shirataki noodles into ball form. I tried making coconut flour/tapioca flour balls. (I’ve been trying since like February!!) I tried rolling prunes into balls and boiling them. It was absolutely delicious!!! You know what though? The reason why I have been delaying this video was because I literally have been FAILING at making the perfect tapioca pearl substitute. Then drain the balls, add to a cup, then pour the milk tea on top! Make sure the water (about 1/2 cup) is sweetened with 10 drops of liquid stevia. Then for the perfect al dente boba balls, just boil for 3 min. TOTAL: $1.67 and 150 cals VERSUS $4.00 and 400 cals at the store!Īll you need to do is blend the first 4 ingredients in a blender until smooth. Turns out it was! Here’s what you’ll need to make a serving of Matcha Bubble Milk Tea (my favorite flavor) for 150 calories and it only costs $1.67! That’s 60% off the regular price at the boba store!ġ TBS of matcha powder (0 cals, 29 cents) – get it at ġ0 drops of liquid stevia for sweetening (0 cals, 3 cents)ġ/4 cup boba balls (110 cals, 60 cents) + 10 drops of stevia (0 cals, 3 cents) This was definitely a case that I needed to investigate for Cheap Clean Eats. Unfortunately though, a drink like this has 400 calories and over 54g of sugar! About $4 a drink. With chewy tapioca pearls swimming in a blend of sweet milky goodness and an oversized straw to top of off – ah – it is incredibly addictive!! It’s traditionally a Taiwanese dessert drink. If you’re Asian or live in an area with a lot of Asian people, you’ve probably heard of bubble milk tea. One of my most favorite YOLO drinks in the world is bubble milk tea.
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