Healthy Water Recipes

The weather is getting warmer and, if you are like me, you are breaking out the cold beverages.  I thought I would share some great drinks that you can sip on all day and enjoy their health benefits as well. 

From Together We Will Lose It

FAT FLUSH WATER 

You should drink at least three 8 oz glasses per day, they say the longer it sits, the better it

tastes. You can eat them as well but they are intended as flavoring and still work, so that is a personal choice. The Vitamin C turns fat into fuel, the tangerine increases your sensitivity to insulin, and the cucumber makes you feel full. Try it for 10 days and see what you think!

Ingredients per 8 oz serving

Water:

1 slice grapefruit

1 tangerine

½ cucumber, sliced

2 peppermint leaves

Ice – as much as you like

Directions:

Wash grapefruit, tangerine cucumber and peppermint leaves. Slice cucumber, grapefruit and

tangerine (or peel). Combine all ingredients (fruits, vegetables, 8 oz water, and ice) into a large

pitcher.

Stir & Enjoy!

From  All-Natural Weight Loss: 

If you really want to cleanse then DRINK, DRINK, DRINK. Here are 8 home-made vitamin

water recipes to help you keep the water flowing!

The classical: lemon/cucumber:

Mix in a pitcher: 10 cups of water + 1 cucumber and a lemon, thinly sliced + 1/4 cup fresh

finely chopped basil leaf + 1/3 of finely chopped fresh mint leaves. Leave in the refrigerator overnight before serving.

The granite  Strawberry/Lime or Raspberry/Lime:

Mix in a pitcher : 10 cups of water + 6 strawberries / 0r Raspberries and one thinly sliced lime

+ 12 finely chopped fresh mint leaves. Leave in the refrigerator overnight before serving.

The digestive: Fennel/citrus:

First: infuse 1 to 3 grams of dried and crushed fennel in 150 ml of boiling water for 5-10 minutes. Allow to cool.

Mix in a pitcher: 10 cups of water + lemon juice (put the leftover lemon in the mix) + a small thinly sliced orange + 12 fresh chopped mint leaves + the infusion of fennel seeds. Leave in refrigerator overnight before serving.

The antiox: Blackberry/Sage:

Note that a part from the berries, sage leafs is the herb that has the highest antioxidant content.

Mix in a pitcher : 10 cups of water + 1 cup of blackberries that have been very slightly crushed + 3-4 sage leaves. Leave in refrigerator overnight before serving.

Watermelon: Watermelon/Rosemary:

Mix in a pitcher 10 cups of water + 1 cup of watermelon cut into cubes + 2 rosemary

stems. Leave in refrigerator overnight before serving.

The exotic: Pineapple/Mint:

Mix in a pitcher : 10 cups of water + 1 cup of pineapple cut into cubes + 12 fresh mint leaves finely chopped. Leave in the refrigerator overnight before serving.

The traditional: Apple/Cinnamo:

Mix in a pitcher : 10 cups of water + 1 cup of apple cut into cubes + 2 cinnamon sticks + 2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon. Leave in the refrigerator overnight before serving.

The zingibir: Ginger/Tea:

 

In advance: heat 1 teaspoon of ginger in two cups of tea, let it cool down.

Mix in a pitcher: 10 cups of water with two cups of the ginger tea + 4-5 pieces of fresh ginger

cut into cubes. Leave in the refrigerator overnight before serving.

From A Sweet Simple Life:

Sassy Water  

Ingredients:

        2 lemons

        1/2 cucumber
        10-12 mint leaves
        3 quarts water

Directions:

1. Slice cucumber and lemons. Place in the bottom of the pitcher. Toss in mint leaves. Add water.
2. Chill overnight or for at least 8 hours.

Yields: 10-12 glasses

Enjoy!

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