Flavor Infused Water – Varieties to Try

Flavor infused water may make it easier to consume the water that we all know is good for us!  Sometimes, plain water just isn’t what you want.  So maybe you can give these a try! But there are so many benefits to drinking water!

Flavor infused water might be the variety you need.

For all seven of these options, you will need (for each one)

• 5 cups of water
• 1 cup of ice cubes (optional).

Strawberry, Basil and Lemon

• 1/2 cup of sliced strawberries, fresh or frozen,
• 5 large torn basil leaves.
• 1 thinly sliced lemon.

Watermelon, Kiwi, and Lime

• 1 cup watermelon cubes.
• 1 kiwi, peeled, sliced or diced.
• 1 lime sliced.

Pineapple, Coconut, and Lime

• 1 cup pineapple chunks, fresh or frozen.
• 1 cup coconut chunks, fresh or forzen.
• 1 lime, thinly sliced.

Honeydew, Cucumber, and Mint

• 1/2 cup cubed honeydew.
• 1 thinly sliced cucumber.
• 10 fresh mint leaves, torn.

Strawberry, Cucumber, Lime and Mint

• 1/2 cup sliced strawberries, fresh or frozen.
• 1 thinly sliced cucumber.
• 1 thinly sliced lime.
• 5 – 10 fresh mint leaves, torn.

Watermelon, Honeydew, and Mint Leaves

• 1 cup cubed watermelon.
• 1 cup honeydew melon cubed or balls.
• 5 – 10 fresh mint leaves, torn.

Orange, Blueberry, Basil

• 1 sliced orange
• 1 cup blueberries.
• 5 large torn basil leaves.

Mix all of the ingredients of your choice, along with the water and ice.  Refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours.

Play around with different flavors.  The main thing is to find a combination that you enjoy, that will help you get your daily water intake.  You CAN eat the fruit, but it will probably be watered down, since a lot of the flavor has been released in to the water.

Some simple choices

If you don’t like some of these combinations, you can do some simple things, like using fresh squeezed lemon, lime, or orange in your water.  Cranberry juice added to water will give you some added flavor, too.  Again, just experiment with different flavor combinations and find what works!

Aim for a minimum of 64 ounces a day, up to a gallon.  Take it slow, especially if you’re not use to drinking water.  Do this for you!  You won’t regret it!

If you find something that you think others might enjoy. come back here and comment!  I’d love for you to share with us!  I’ll keep trying new things, too, and will add anything I like, too!  I look forward to hearing from you!  Drink up!!  Follow me on Pinterest, Instagram, and Twitter, too!