Recipe: Easy Flavored Water

Recipe:

Easy Flavored Water

Water is absolutely essential to our health. One of my first questions to patients is asking how much water they drink a day. Once we take out all of the coffee, juices, soda, and energy/ sport waters, it is astounding how many people drink less than 2 glasses of water a day! Most of these people are so dehydrated that they have even completely lost their thirst reflex (the craving for water when the body is low).

When I ask why......WHY AREN'T YOU DRINKING MORE OF THIS PRECIOUS LIFE AND HEALTH SUSTAINING FLUID.......the common answer from patients is that they don't like it all that much. I love water, and it's been a hard concept to wrap my head around, but there are people out there who either do not like the taste or find it bland.

If you are one of those people, or you just want to spice up your water life, than this recipe is for you!

I want everyone to understand just how easy it is to make flavored water. I have brought different flavors to parties and people always want to know how it was made. It's this simple.

Take a cup of anything (although I normally suggest fruit or cucumbers.....but hey, go wild), cut it up, put it in a pitcher of water and let it sit for an hour. That's it! You have just made flavored water! Now you have a drink that is good for you, not full of sugars and additives, but doesn't taste like just water!

For some of you less creative or experimental ones out there, my three favorite "recipes" are below.

1) Cucumber Water

-Cut up a cup of cucumbers into circles (like the kind you put over your eyes) and throw it in the water.

2) Fruit Splash

-Cut up a 1/3 of a cup of strawberries, a 1/3 of a cup of blueberries, and a 1/3 of a cup of pineapple and throw it in the water.

3) Ginger Water

-Cut up a 1/3 cup of fresh ginger, and you guessed it, throw it in the water. Careful! Ginger can be potent. This is a change from the cup of anything rule. Lemon can also be added to this one for a nice variation.

Simple, easy, delicious! If you have other great water recipes, I'd love to hear from you!

yours in health,

dr Samantha boldt