Lemon-lavender, strawberry-mint, and cucumber-thyme flavored waters, May 2013
Do you succeed in getting your recommended 8 glasses of liquids daily? If so, good for you! I don’t—for some reason it’s a continual struggle. During cold months, herbal tea is a hydration helper. With warmer weather, I’ve started to drink flavor-infused water. It goes down easy, helping me to happily meet my quota.
These three recipes are for flavors I like. For other flavors, experiment with your favorite ingredients. A formula to start with, per quart of filtered water, is a few slices of fruit or vegetable and a sprig or two of fresh herbs. If you don’t have fresh herbs, place about 1 tablespoon dried herbs in a mesh tea ball. Refrigerate at least 4 hours. Replenish mixture by adding water to the ingredients for 3 to 4 days.
| Strawberry-Mint Infused Water | Print |
- 1 cup washed, trimmed and sliced strawberries
- 1 sprig fresh mint, rinsed
- Filtered water
- Place berries and mint in a 1-quart container.
- Fill with filtered water, and refrigerate at least 4 hours.
- Strain into a drinking glass or water bottle.
| Cucumber-Rosemary Infused Water | Print |
- 1/2 washed and thinly sliced cucumber (no need to peel)
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary, rinsed, or 1 tablespoon dried rosemary in a mesh tea ball
- Filtered water
- Place cucumber slices and fresh or dried rosemary in a 1-quart container.
- Fill with filtered water and refrigerate at least 4 hours.
- Strain into a drinking glass or water bottle.
| Lemon-Lavender Infused Water | Print |
- 1/2 washed and thinly sliced lemon, remove seeds after slicing
- 1 sprig fresh lavender, rinsed, or 1 tablespoon dried lavender flowers in a mesh tea ball
- Filtered water
- Place lemon slices and fresh or dried lavender in a 1-quart container.
- Fill with filtered water, and refrigerate at least 4 hours.
- Strain into a drinking glass or water bottle.
Shared at:
- Simply Sugar and Gluten-Free Slightly Indulgent Tuesday
- The Gluten-Free Homemaker Gluten-Free Wednesday
- Poor and Gluten-Free Waste-Not Want-Not Wednesday
- Wheat-Free Fare Wheat-Free Wednesday
2 limes
handful of cilantro
1 jalapeno pepper sliced (seeds removed).
ZESTY!
Not spicy, but you get the pepper taste.
Enjoy.
Malinda, this sounds intriguing and, yes, zesty. Thanks for sharing the idea!
LOVE these infused waters! I did a blueberry one last week and blogged about it 🙂
Jennifer,
Yes, aren’t flavored waters great? And so many variations are possible. Blueberry sounds wonderful. I’m so into blueberries lately.
Thanks for stopping by and for sharing your blog!
These sound wonderful! I usually carry a bottle of water around with me all day, so that definitely helps me get my daily water intake 🙂 Sometimes I squeeze some lemon in there, but I will definitely give these a try.
Thanks so much for sharing it on Waste Not Want Not Wednesday, Eileen, I’ve pinned it 🙂
Thanks, Danielle! You–and your blog party–are the best!