Everyone needs water, every day, no way around it. But, we don’t just have to drink plain old water. Spice it up a bit and add some great flavors that also have added nutritional benefits. Say goodbye to plain old water with these 10 fresh ideas to do with your water!
- In a large pitcher add sliced organic lemon and sliced organic cucumber — here is the pitcher I use
- Pour water over top
- Let sit in the fridge over night for best flavor
- Very refreshing and alkalizing
2) Antioxidant boost: Berry/lemon balm (lemon balm and berries are some of the highest-ranking antioxidant foods)
- In a large pitcher add the berries and smash them a little with a wooden spoon
- In a mortar and pestle muddle the lemon balm — here is where to get a mortar and pestle
- Add to the pitcher and cover with water
- Let sit in the fridge over night for best flavor
3) The prebiotic & probiotic boost: (prebiotics and probiotics work together to establish and maintain healthy gut flora)
- In a large blender add one bottle kombucha, 1 ripe banana, 2 cups ice, and water
- Blend until its a nice slushy
- Enjoy right away!
4) Immune booster: watermelon/rosemary (both contain immune-boosting properties)
- In a large pitcher add in water melon chunks
- Smash the water melon chunks with a wooden spoon. In a mortar and pestle muddle rosemary
- Add to pitcher and cover with water
- Store in the fridge over night for best flavor
5) Blood sugar control: cinnamon/green tea (both help regulate healthy blood sugar levels)
- Brew up some green tea
- Pour into large pitcher
- Add ice
- Add cinnamon
- Mix very well
- Enjoy right away!
6) Anti-inflammatory: pineapple/lemon (interestingly, the core contains the highest amount of bromelain, which is the anti-inflammatory part of the pineapple. I save the cores in the freezer for smoothies or to cut into cubes to cool off my beverages)
- Slice pineapple and lemon and add to large water pitcher
- Store in fridge over night for best flavor
- Alternately, you can blend these ingredients with some ice and enjoy right away!
7) Wake-up water: lemon/ginger/cayenne powder
- Slice organic lemons and ginger
- Add to large pitcher and cover with water
- Add cayenne powder to heat tolerance
- Mix well and let sit in fridge overnight for most intense hot flavor
8) Herb water: rosemary/sage/basil
- In a mortar and pestle, muddle the herbs
- Add to large pitcher and pour water over top
- Store in fridge over night for best flavor
9) Natural Sprite: lemon/lime/stevia
- Make up some carbonated water using a Soda Stream — where to get
- Slice lemons and limes into wedges
- Squeeze the lemon and limes into the pitcher and then throw the squeezed wedges into pitcher
- Pour carbonated water over top and add liquid stevia to desired level of sweetness
- Enjoy right away!
10) Give your digestion a boost: Ginger/mint/lemon
- In a large pitcher add sliced organic lemon and sliced ginger
- Muddle the mint in a mortar and pestle
- Add to the pitcher and pour water on top
- Let sit in the fridge over night for best flavor
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Hi, Kate. I have just found your site and love it. I hate to sound like an idiot, but what do you mean by muddle? Is it just crushing in a mortar and pestle?
Hi, Tricia. Glad you are enjoying my site! I meant to put in a wiki-link how to on mudding. I will go over and add that back in. Thanks for the reminder.
You have some great ideas here Kate, so glad I found your site can’t figure out how I missed your for so long!
Glad you are enjoying my blog, please share it with others 🙂
Love it! I really was in need of new ideas
Love the ideas! How long do these last in the fridge?
That’s hard to say, a few days? We drink them up right away!
I am using lemon balm as a night drink with some blackcurrents all from my garden. Thank you so much for all your time and effort.