Of course, drinking water is good for us, everybody knows that, but let’s face it, the taste, or lack of taste… leaves much to be desired… It doesn’t even taste like water.
And soft drinks are full of sugar, don’t kill your thirst and are so fattening! Juices also are either too sweet or else very expensive.
The most common thing to do is squeeze a little lemon into the water. I love lemon, but now I’ve found out I’m allergic to it, I have to stay far away from it. But even so I have to turn my drink into a total delight.
And you know how I do it?
I cut pieces of strawberries, apples, cucumbers, herbs, grapefruit, peach, edible flowers (pesticide free!) And throw them into water (leaving them in the refrigerator to soak up the flavor).
Separate flavors, of course, I don’t make a fruit salad in the water.
You’ll be surprised at the flavor that ‘appears’!
And you can also do it with sparkling water. Twisting the herbs beforehand intensifies the flavor.
Try these flavors for sunny days:
♦ lemon and thyme
♦ lemon and rosemary
♦ Cucumber and thyme
♦ orange and lemon
♦ raspberry with roses
♦ mint, cucumber and lemon
♦ basil, lemon and mint
These combinations not only quench thirst, but also refresh the spirit of beauty and wonderful aroma. ♥
You can put the herbs in water, freeze them and then throw the cubes in fizzy water. mmmm… I love it.!
Another wonderful thing that I’ve have done for a few years: I boil water in a pot, throw in 4 or 5 tea bags and put it in the refrigerator.
The Celestial Seasonings brand makes me undecided about which I like more:
The “Bengal Spice” (with cinnamon, chicory, cardamom, cloves, vanilla, ginger)
The “Wild Berry Zinger” (hibiscus, rosehips, chicory, oranges, strawberries, framboezas, cranberries, blueberries and orange)
The “Honey Vanilla Chamomile” (with lemongrass, chicory, licorice, orange and chamomile).
Or “Mandarin Orange Spice” (rosehips, blackberry, hibiscus, chicory, orange and chamomile). Phew!
These teas are so delicious that when you open the box you’ll want to eat them!
Of course in the winter, drink the teas warm.
(They don’t know that I’m making a big commercial here for them).
Okay …
“I believe that water is the only drink for a wise man.” (H. D. Thoreau)
