Homemade Starbucks Medicine Ball Drink

Let’s make this popular order – the Starbucks Medicine Ball – into a drink that is actually nourishing for the body. Kick your winter cold with this homemade version.

The Starbucks version has 30g of sugar. There is honey in the Starbucks version, but it is not up to the standards you would want to provide a medicinal benefit. It contains potassium sorbate (a preservative), gums, and “natural flavors” (can be a unknown variety of lab-made flavorings). Nothing about those ingredients set your body up healing. 

Let’s stick to the good stuff that will actually support our bodies. That’s the whole reason we would order the Starbucks Medicine Ball over your usual double-pump, cold foam, latte-blah-blah triple espresso, right? 

Ginger, honey, lemon, and peppermint are the ultimate tried and true threat for cough, cold, flu, congestion, and overall funkiness. Take a drink if you feel something coming on or if you need a little immunity boost. 

I like to swap out the tea depending on how I’m feeling or what I have on hand. Ginger, honey, and lemon – you really can’t go wrong adding it to any tea blend. I prefer loose leaf tea. You can typically find it for much cheaper than bagged tea, plus you avoid chemicals and bleach that are used in most tea bags. My favorite tea balls are durable and reusable. Plus, you can mix and match single varieties of tea to make your own custom blend, depending on your needs. 

Homemade Starbucks Medicine Ball Recipe

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Ingredients

• 1 ginger root, chopped into small sections. Peel, if preferred.
• 3 lemons, peeled
• 3 tablespoons raw honey, preferably local
• plash of water
• High quality peppermint tea

Instructions

1. Blend the ginger, lemons, honey, and water
2. Pour into an ice cube tray
3. Freeze until solid
4. Add a cube or two to your hot peppermint tea