If there is one change you can make for your overall health is to drink more water! Our bodies need water. Water helps fuel every cell, tissue, and organs, keeps you hydrated, and helps with weight loss, healthy skin, bone health, and digestion. Take it to the next level and create infusion beverages by mixing and adding these ingredients to your water. Fruits, vegetables, and herbs are rich in vitamins, antioxidants, and minerals. You will love the flavors and the added health benefits!
Benefits:
- Blueberries: Low in sugar and high in antioxidants, blueberries are very nutrient-dense and contain fiber, vitamin C, vitamin K and Manganese. They can help with bones, skin, and blood pressure health.
- Cucumbers: Cucumbers are about 95 percent, have antioxidants that help lower blood pressure, contain vitamin A and are high in vitamin K.
- Lemon/limes: Both are high in vitamin C, an antioxidant, which can benefit your skin, blood pressure and immune system.
- Mint leaves: Mint’s anti-inflammatory properties can help your digestion, fresh breath and are rich in nutrients and antioxidants.
- Oranges: Loaded with vitamin C, which can help your skin and immune system. They are anti-inflammatory and have potassium which can help with blood pressure levels and calcium for healthy bones.
- Strawberries: Are loaded with antioxidants, low in sugar, may help improve blood sugar and cholesterol, and inflammation. Strawberries are rich in phytochemicals, vitamin C, vitamin A and Potassium.
Try these delicious and healthy recipes or choose your ingredients and create your own!
Blueberry & Orange Infused Water:
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cup of blueberries
- ½ cup sliced thin orange rounds
- 8 cups filtered water
- Pour ingredients into a pitcher. Refrigerate for 3 hours.
Strawberry & Orange Infused Water:
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cup of diced strawberries
- ½ cup sliced thin orange rounds
- 8 cups filtered water
- Pour ingredients into a pitcher. Refrigerate for 3 hours.
Orange, Lemon & Lime Infused Water:
Ingredients:
- ¼ cup sliced thin lemon rounds
- ¼ cup sliced thin lime rounds
- ½ cup sliced thin orange rounds
- 8 cups filtered water
- Pour ingredients into a pitcher. Refrigerate for 3 hours.
Cucumber, Lemon, and Mint Infused Water:
Recipe:
- 1 cup of sliced thin cucumber rounds
- ½ cup sliced thin lemon or lime rounds
- 10 mint leaves
- 8 cups filtered water
- Pour into a pitcher. Refrigerate for 3 hours.
Make it a healthy New Year!